Kayla Mathieu
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
I’m going to be honest; I wasn’t exactly excited about visiting a botanical garden. I like flowers and nature, but the prospect of visiting a garden in Maine didn’t seem thrilling. My other concern was, how engaged will the kids be in a garden. Even though the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden has high reviews on Google, I was already preparing myself for the kids complaining about how bored they were. As we made our way into the garden, I was incredibly surprised. It just so happened that searching for trolls in Boothbay, Maine turned out to be the highlight of our trip!
The botanical garden consists of a multitude of gardens with designated features, such as the Lerner’s Garden of the Five Senses, Bibby and Harold Alfond Children’s Garden, the Fairy House Village, and many more! We spent about an hour exploring before we had to leave for another activity scheduled elsewhere. In that hour, we did not discover nearly as many things as we wanted to, so when we finished our other activity, we went back to the botanical garden and stayed until closing. Thankfully, we were able to return without having to pay another entrance fee. As closing time approached, employees with golf carts and shuttles drove through the garden to pick up straggling patrons. Even with a second time through the garden, and 3 hours of wonderful exploring, we still were not able to explore the garden in its entirety. We did find all five of the giant trolls though!
The Guardians of the Seeds
The Guardians of the Seeds are five giant trolls hidden within the forest area of the botanical gardens. They were created by artist Thomas Dambo using recycled wood. The trolls were a family favorite element of the garden, and our number one mission was to find all of the giant trolls. I think Lylah’s mission was to give them all a hug, as you can see in the video. I could see some younger children being scared of the trolls hiding in the tree, but my kids loved them!
Guardians of the Seeds (Top to Bottom, Left to Right): Roskva, Lilja, Gro, Frode, and Soren
Searching for Trolls in Boothbay, Maine YouTube Video
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