This being the first official weekend of summer, we decided to celebrate by taking in a garden tour just over the Maine border in York. It was a fabulous opportunity to peek over the hedge (see below) into a lovely estate, stroll through the gardens, enjoy refreshments and come away inspired by what we saw.
I love a landscape that beckons visitors along gentle pathways from one garden to another, around corners, up hills, along stone walls, through woodlands and meadows with wonderful vistas and surprises along the way. Brave Boat Harbor Farm did just that. It was a true slice of heaven on earth.
A sampling of sights from our adventure. Click on photos to enlarge:
The Gunhouse, built by the last owner, a marksman and a gunsmith, was completed in 1980. This tiny getaway sparked a real interest among the men on the tour but I’d be perfectly thrilled to claim it as my personal retreat…
Many thanks to Old York Garden Club for sponsoring the tour and our gratitude to the family for throwing open the garden gates for visitors.
What a beautiful place, and fine photography!
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It was endless surprises around every bend. Lots of wonderful trees, too!
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I agree with Buck!
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At this stage of life, I am sooooo content to enjoy other gardeners’ landscapes. I do miss my Virginia gardens but not the backbreaking work.
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LOVE the grounds and gardens! Beautiful estate!
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It was beautiful. I appreciated every carefully edged and weeded border… every deadheaded flower bed and pruned shrub and tree but glad I didn’t have to do the work!
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