BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 15, 2022
Public gardens in Maine I’ve visited over the years include Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum in Hermon, Viles Arboretum in Augusta, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Asticou Azalea Gardens in Northeast Harbor, Charlotte Rhoades Butterfly Garden in Southwest Harbor, Merryspring Nature Center in Camden and Woodlawn Museum, Gardens and Park in Ellsworth. Several of these gardens include forest trails as well as a network of paths through various flower beds and orchards. Don’t pick flowers or otherwise tamper with the plants. Leave the gardens as you find them so others can enjoy them just as much as you did.