I was struck on a recent visit to Ogunquit, Maine, by the many and varied gardens there and nearby:

the ocean, beach, dunes, plover and tern nesting grounds;

plantings by hotels and the town along Marginal Way, particularly new signs about removal of invasive plants and replanting of native plants;

a community garden adjoining the short Beach Plum Farm walking trail;

a local artist’s garden;

and in Wells, Laudholm Farm’s walking trails and meadows.

Enjoy!

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Beach and Ocean

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Dune Protection at Footbridge Beach

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Dune Plants

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Least Tern and Piping Plover Nesting Grounds

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Marginal Way renovation projects

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Marginal Way Views and Plantings

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 Beach Plum Farm Community Gardens

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John Stand’s Art of Sight, Art of Mind garden

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Laudholm Farm Trails and Meadows

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And finally, this landscaping at a house (which just sold for about $900K) on Shore Drive:

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Everything in nature contains all the power of nature. Everything is made of one hidden self.

–Ralph Waldo Emerson