2022 Garden opening schedulesAsticou Azalea Garden, Thuya Garden and the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden will open in 2022…
What we are looking forward to in the border gardensI recently asked two of our lead gardeners what they were most excited about this season…
From the Preserve Archives: Charles Savage’s artistic vision for the gardensCharles K. Savage, creator and original designer of both the Asticou Azalea Garden and Thuya Garden…
Tell us about your recent visit to the PreserveThe Preserve wants your experiences at our lands and gardens to be enjoyable and positive…
How the Preserve grows and cares for mossesI must admit that it was not the flowers that drew me to Mount Desert Island eight years ago...
Member mornings at Asticou and Thuya GardensThis season we are pleased to roll out our new member mornings...
Ending the year with gratitudeAs we transition into winter and the holidays, I would like to take this moment to say thank you…Read more.
A 30-year tribute to Cindy Robbins, Asticou Azalea Garden Gardener From that first meeting with Cindy, in late fall of 1989, I knew we were in good hands…Read more.
A new way to share the gardens of the Preserve Every plant holds a story. As gardeners, it is our responsibility to understand, record, and share these stories...Read more.