The Asticou Azalea Garden Other plants, outside the heath family. NORTHEAST HARBOR, MAINE Garden has a small but growing collection had The conifers amongst which Savage a of fondness for the local pitch koreana). pine special rigida) and Korean fir (Abies and pic- (Pinus Reef Point he brought two old alba From dwarf Alberta spruces (Picea rare turesque and a weeping hemlock of very nana) and size (Tsuga canadensis Sargenti- and beauty In recent years native Jack and Scots 50 ana). white and black pine and about Japanese Austrian mountain pine (Pinus mugo) and have shrubs were often chosen with autumn four been planted. Deciduous trees color in mind, including red and sugar maple; viburnum; species five variants of Japanese maple; alatus; of birch; nine species of Amur maple; enkyanthus; euonymus several katsura; including the azaleas themselves the highbush blue-berry, and of LOCATION: The Garden is located on the northern outskirts the others many - perhaps especially in of East side of Rte. 198 about a hundred 3. yards Northeast Harbor. The entrance is on which "Royals" (Schlippenbachii) - are beautiful intention October. In summer, the Garden is by mostly Japanese iris and anemones, in the green - but color accents are supplied Stew- north of its intersection with Highway HOURS: by artia blossoms and wildflowers Garden is open to the public free of charge fernery and elsewhere. The during daylight hours from April 1st through Photographers: If you get an exceptionally much October 31st. beautiful view of the Garden, we should SEASONS: appreciate 8"x10" or 8"x12" black-and-white or color your contributing an unmounted print In Spring, from June 7th to 30th, and the azaleas are in bloom. Rhododendrons permanent photoarchive. We will exhibited assume laurels bloom a few weeks later. to our willingness to have your picture Address: your should we later mount an exhibition. Mt. In Summer, July 1st to September season) 30th, Archive, Azalea Garden, Island Foundation, (our busiest, and with many, the favorite Desert, ME 04660. the Garden is a tapestry of green. Ornithologists: If you make an interesting of In Fall, October 1-21st, the major attraction sighting identification, please send a government and in the Garden, and are sure post- your is the "fire" of autumn foliage. card with relevant data and your name address.