Friday, August 5, 2011

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

As part of our July trip to Maine, hubby, Caleb and I visited the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. We had heard excellent reviews of the gardens, and locally we love trekking through the Sarah P. Duke Gardens. We were prepared for a treat.

The weather was nice on the day of our visit - hot for Maine around 80 degrees. The wonderful thing about the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is that it includes a few hikes in addition to typical botanical garden areas. Our self-guided tour of the grounds included only a few shortcuts and lasted about 2.5 hours. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Maine blueberries - I was dying to find a blue one to pick!

 
 
 A pouting toddler hidden behind a tree.  Near the end of our adventure, Caleb went through a brief spell of not wanting to be carried and not wanting to walk.  I love when that happens while hiking.

 
 
Pink dogwood - so pretty!

3 comments:

Maria said...

Stunning! What is the flower that looks like a daisy but with a red center? I believe I spotted a sweet little boy in one of the first pictures.

Weeks Worth of Waffles said...

I love the picture and caption about Caleb! Made me laugh.

Debbie said...

I love your pictures of the beautiful flowers from your Maine trip. Couldn't comment while at your house, it would have come from your computer...:-)