Accepting the Challenge
Whether he?s coaxing a finicky plant to bloom or climbing yet another Maine mountain, a Belfast man keeps ...
By Rebecca Martin Evarts
They say that you can take the measure of a man - or a woman, for that matter - by his garden. We all know the frenetic character whose garden is crammed with statuary, trellises, and topiary. Or the laid-back person whose beds harbor only a swath of juniper and a row of hostas. Some gardens scream, "Look at me," just as some people do. The shy or solitary may choose to create a garden unseen by anyone save intimates.Retired school superintendent Arthur Pierce's garden in the historic district of Belfast speaks volumes about its creator.
