The Ultimate Maine Garden

It took twenty years and tons of topsoil, but Chuck Richards has finally succeeded in turning his 2 1/2 acres of granite ledge into a place of enchantment.

It took twenty years and tons of topsoil, but Chuck Richards has finally succeeded in turning his 2 1/2 acres of granite ledge into a place of enchantment.
Image subjects: garden path-from phlox to tall yellow ligularia.
garden-astilbe
house and garden
garden
moss path through woods and rocks
clumbs of heather and other grasses
stone paths through garden of flowers
  • By: James Schwartz
  • Photography by: Kevin Shields