McLaughlin Garden
Hosta Leaves B&W, originally uploaded by Roadduck99.I attended a Capturing Maine meetup at McLaughlin Garden in South Paris, Maine today. It was a fun time, with nine or ten of us in total.
The garden is famous for its lilacs, but those were a bit past peak. There are tons of flowers currently in bloom, including rhododendrons, globe flowers, forget-me-nots (everywhere), columbines, and the elusive Jack in the Pulpit. There is a lot of interesting foliage among all the flowers. Read more about it at Examiner.
Lenten Rose in bloom
Siberian Iris foliage
We also met the new Director, Ruth Copeland. She is an accomplished photographer in her own right.
These gardens were open to the public when they Bernard McLaughlin’s private garden. But I never really knew about them back then, even though South Paris is my home town. I’ve visited a couple of times in recent years. It’s a great place for photos, and a terrific excuse to go home and visit family.
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Joe–absolutely beautiful shots! I love the monochrome hostas the best–very nice! I wish I’d been able to make this shoot–I love McLaughlin Gardens–I was in MA visiting with friends though!
Cindy
June 6, 2011 at 12:52 pm
Thanks, Cindy. It was a blast. Lots of stuff in bloom. I took ~ 300 images, so there was bound to be a keeper or two!
June 6, 2011 at 1:23 pm
It sure was a fun day. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again; A great group of people. You know of course, when Jan is there she is the life of the party.
June 6, 2011 at 11:47 pm
Thanks, Beth. Jan does stir things up a bit!
June 6, 2011 at 11:58 pm