Lynn Karlin

Garden writer Rebecca Sawyer-Fay and photographer Lynn Karlin wrote the following in their foreword to Gardens Maine Style, Act II:

Our favorite gardens transcend the merely pretty, combining visceral pleasure with a deeper relevance. Some of the landscapes featured in these pages emphasize what we love most about Maine: the rugged coastline and glassy lakes, the massive boulders and indigenous species, the morning fog and dappled evening light, the sleepy valleys where nothing much has changed in generations. Other featured landscapes, graced with historic plants, keep the past alive. When packed with spring-blooming bulbs, they offer hope in hard times. Always, they remind us of what matters most.

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Gardens Maine Style, Act II


In southern Maine, evergreen English ivy (Hedera helix 'Baltica') cloaks a stone facade without help from wires or twine. From: Gardens Maine Style, Act II Lynn Karlin	Built when she was small, Emily Holden's Rockport playhouse now doubles as a focal point in the garden of her parents, Mark Holden and Melissa Sweet. From: Gardens Maine Style, Act II Lynn Karlin
Lilacs, a favorite harbinger of Maine summers. From: Gardens Maine Style, Act II Lynn Karlin	Nestled among late-season Clematis tangutica pods and fallen maple leaves, a hardy climbing rose ('Freisinger Morgenrote') gown by Muriel Krakar shows no sign of ending its colorful run. From: Gardens Maine Style, Act II Lynn Karlin
The view says "Maine," but the pot says "tropics." With containers, gardeners can provide a touch of the unexpected, and experiment with non-hardy plants — even bougainvillea. From: Gardens Maine Style, Act II Lynn Karlin	The repeated, sinuous pattern of path and topiary (Thuja occidentalis, or American arborvitae) gives Thomas Lovejoy's Cape Neddick garden a sense of rhythm. From: Gardens Maine Style, Act II Lynn Karlin
Petanque, anyone? After spending seven years absorbing the French lifestyle, Kristie Scott couldn't help but furnish her potager with Gallic flair. From: Gardens Maine Style, Act II Lynn Karlin	In Southwest Harbor, the Charlotte Rhoades Park and Butterfly Garden presents a kaleidoscope of ornamentals beloved by monarchs and other winged beauties. From: Gardens Maine Style, Act II Lynn Karlin Gardens Maine Style
Colorful spikes of delphinium and lilies punctuate the July bloom of a cottage garden. From: Gardens Maine Style Lynn Karlin	Pruning rugosas, seaside. From: Gardens Maine Style Lynn Karlin
A rustic cedar pergola entices visitors to the winter garden. From: Gardens Maine Style Lynn Karlin	A wildflower garden blooms alongside a Camden street. From: Gardens Maine Style Lynn Karlin
Nothing but thyme. From: Gardens Maine Style Lynn Karlin

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