Gardening is a big part of life here at The Inn at English Meadows. It has been our passion project, to make the grounds as beautiful as the inside of the inn. Our big plans are beginning to come together. Cedar-raised beds are being assembled and filled with Coast of Maine Organic Soil, only the best for our plants and our guests. We love to use homegrown ingredients in our breakfasts. Today we served fresh lemon–peppery arugula, straight from the garden for our pita pizza. Soon zucchini for the frittata, chives and dill for our goat cheese scramble, and blueberries and rhubarb for our breakfast cake.
Vegetables aren’t the only thing in our garden. Today, three new Viburnums will grace our grounds as well as an Alaskan Cedar. The bright yellow Tamarack Tree and Landscaping trucks’ arrival this morning was thrilling for our grandson Wren. Bob Palmer, a local arborist well known for saving the Elm Trees of Kennebunkport, has taken us on as a pet project. We have become fast friends while he worked with us to rejuvenate our 100-year-old lilacs, and tame what will be our woodland garden.
We are so glad to see many indigenous birds and pollinators making our garden home, bluebirds are nesting in our blue-bird box, and a family of wrens staked their claim on another. It’s a magical time of year, full of new growth, new birth, and new gardens. We are creating a beautiful sanctuary for our guests, and on your next visit we hope you enjoy a game of bocci in the garden or a glass of Channing Daughters Rosato di Merlot on our patio. This summer we are saying yes to rosé!
