A Legacy of Lilies and Lilacs

Bernard McLaughlin's celebrated backyard garden has been turned into one of Maine's most popular public gardens - complete with tea room. Image subjects:

Bernard McLaughlin's celebrated backyard garden has been turned into one of Maine's most popular public gardens - complete with tea room.
Image subjects: McLaughlin Garden - lilies in bloom
Astilbe blooming in McLaughlin Garden
hen and chickens in bloom in McLaughlin Garden
Garden bench in McLaughlin Garden

Location: South Paris

By: David Brown
and Richard Grant

Photography by: Kevin Shields

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	Maine ABC \| Illustrated with distinct Maine icons, such as moose, lobster, and Katahdin, this book has a rhyming verse that will have children singing the words, asking for it to be read again and again, and learning the alphabet in no time.
	Journey of the Sea Glass \| Full-color spreads with no words will inspire a child's imagination.
	Sea Glass Crafts \| Filled with ideas to turn your seaside treasures into home decor—inside and out, practical and decorative, whimsical and serious.
	Grandma Drove the Lobsterboat \| The redoubtable Grandma—this book is a sequel to Grandma Drove the Snowplow—is at it again.