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 In
the summer of 2005 the Master Gardener Volunteers begin to
bring the cottage plantings
back to what they may have been in Cordelia
Stanwood’s day.
The present plan is
to remove most of the plants in the upper level, add fill and enrich
the soil,
and replant much of what is there back into their original locations.
(Many have
seeded themselves forward over the years.) Annuals will be added as
well to
reflect the garden styles of the popular landscape architect Beatrix
Farrand
who designed so many gardens on nearby Mount Desert Island during the
same
years Cordie was pursuing her ornithology and photography here.
Although the original garden may have been established by her mother, Cordelia no doubt attempted to maintain it and probably added some favored species of her day. The Master Gardeners will attempt to recreate this garden, but with a mind to eliminating those species which have proved to be invasive as well as temporarily avoiding some which at the present time have very prevalent predators. (It’s always a balancing act with nature!) When Cordie returned from Rhode Island, she brought three things home: a red rose, a yellow rose, and a flowering quince. The latter is proving to be more than a challenge! Since it was incorrectly pruned for so many years, it has sent out rhizomes everywhere, which the MGVs must try to manage without killing the original shrub
Cultivated gardens are always a work in progress! . |
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