Spread over a granite hillside with the magnificent view of Northeast Harbor on Mount Desert Island and surrounded by ancient white cedars (thuyas) lies Thuya Gardens, a beautiful flowering garden built by Charles K. Savage in 1956. This long-term resident of Northeast Harbor, who had financial support from John D. Rockefeller and special input from Beatrix Farrand, built the garden in the English style with a clear coastal Maine influence, so that it incorporates the character of rugged Maine coast.

The two sides of the garden are lined with an abundant variety of annuals and perennials. There is an open observation pavilion at the top of an incline overlooking the main garden, which flows down the slope to a shallow reflecting pool at the bottom. Thuya Lodge was completed 1916 by Joseph H. Curtis, a Boston-based landscape architect and summer resident of the island. He designed the orchard garden around the lodge.

Thuya Drive, Northeast Harbor, ME 04662, Phone: 207-276-5130

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