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    A DOWNEAST eden

    Jun 25, 2020 4 minutes
    words and photographs by Erica Ludlow Bowman

    To get to Thuya Garden you must first travel to the edge of the continent. Situated in Northeast Harbor, Maine, on the southern coast of Mount Desert Island and at the foot of Acadia National Park, this garden is a bit off the beaten path. Here the landscape is rugged and distinctly coastal, with notably brutal winters and short, delectable summers. The condensed growing timeline creates a delightful condition of overlapping blooms. Thuya Garden is particularly rich and densely floriferous, especially in the month of August.

    THE APPROACH

    The most elegant approach to Thuya Garden is by way of the winding and rusticated Asticou Terrace Trail. (Note: This path requires navigation

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