Wednesday, August 8, 2012

A Touch of England

Thuya Garden, Seal Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved
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Pavilions, lawns, rows of annual and perennial flowers planted in semi-formal style might indicate a garden in the English countryside. But surrounding this garden are the Maine woods of Mount Desert Island. The 140 acre paradise near Seal Harbor once belonged to a Boston landscape architect, but the land was eventually donated in trust to the residents of the island for public enjoyment.
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18 comments:

  1. JoeAugust 8, 2012 at 2:46 AM

    A wonder to behold Doug. Must be a popular place for weddings I would think. Verdant, green and bountiful.

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  2. Andrew Graeme GouldAugust 8, 2012 at 4:01 AM

    This is such a beautiful image, Doug. Love the foreground detail, and how you've used it to enhance the feeling of depth.

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  3. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"August 8, 2012 at 4:16 AM

    Could certainly be in England.

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  4. orvokkiAugust 8, 2012 at 5:29 AM

    So beautifull and lovely garden, like in England, I suppose :)

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  5. UnknownAugust 8, 2012 at 5:55 AM

    What a beautiful image of an enchanted place. Indeed, looks like an english garden.. :)
    Greetings

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  6. LowellAugust 8, 2012 at 6:14 AM

    This is what can only be called "breathtakingly beautiful"!

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  7. yzAugust 8, 2012 at 8:26 AM

    great mood, really looks british

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  8. BirdmanAugust 8, 2012 at 9:10 AM

    I've strolled through this garden too. The smells! Ah...

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  9. Kathryn DycheAugust 8, 2012 at 11:16 AM

    It looks so lush and beautiful . . . makes me miss home.

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  10. London CallerAugust 8, 2012 at 11:52 AM

    What a lovely garden!
    Do you get harbour view from that pavilion?
    A feel of old England in New England, eh? ;o)

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  11. Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerAugust 8, 2012 at 11:55 AM

    Just like an English country garden. Thanks for sharing that, Doug.

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  12. RobAugust 8, 2012 at 12:26 PM

    A lovely garden to roam and shoot.

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  13. john4jackAugust 8, 2012 at 6:15 PM

    so beautiful

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  14. AnonymousAugust 8, 2012 at 10:31 PM

    140 acres? That is ostentatious.

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  15. Traveling HawkAugust 9, 2012 at 5:44 PM

    I presume those on the right are Astilbe flowers and they look great in the landscape!

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  16. franzAugust 16, 2012 at 11:19 AM

    this is SUMMER ! it always amazes me what a profusion of colours and smells and shapes northern gardens produce in summer, much more so than southern gardens!
    (it was the same in iceland and now, in stockholm! i guess that's because everything blooms at more or less the same time !)

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  17. rianAugust 17, 2012 at 9:01 AM

    this is simply a lovely place.. great catch! :)

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  18. ChristopherAugust 27, 2012 at 5:57 PM

    A frame utterly filled with beauty.

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