Hummingbirds of Maine

The largest botanical garden in New England, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens encompasses 295 acres along the rocky coast of the Boothbay Peninsula, with 17 acres of developed gardens featuring native plants suited to northern coastal Maine. Founded through community effort in 1991 and opened in 2007, CMBG has grown into a world-class institution with more than a dozen distinct garden areas, a Native Butterfly and Moth House, a Native Bee Exhibit, and extensive native plant programming. The Haney Hillside Garden alone features 6,000 native plants.

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Thuya Garden is one of Maine's most beloved hidden gems — a serene, formally designed garden perched on a wooded hill above the village of Northeast Harbor on Mount Desert Island, at the foot of Acadia National Park. Reached via mossy, granite-stepped Asticou Terraces trail through the forest, the garden features densely planted annual and perennial borders of exceptional floriferous richness, framed by carved wooden gates and reflecting pools. Visitor accounts consistently note hummingbirds in the garden during August visits when the borders peak in color.

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Founded in 1974 by Mary Ellen Ross in Camden, Maine, Merryspring Nature Center is a community nature park and arboretum open daily year-round free of charge. The property contains a 35-species native tree arboretum, meadows, gardens, a vernal pool, a Ring Garden with perennial and annual beds, an Herb Garden, and a new Native Shrub Border planted in 2023. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are common seasonal visitors to the garden borders and native plantings from late May through early September.

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The Wild Gardens of Acadia is an award-winning living field guide and educational garden located at the Sieur de Monts area of Acadia National Park, maintained by dedicated volunteers in partnership with Friends of Acadia since 1961. The garden showcases over 400 native plant species — all indigenous to Mount Desert Island — arranged across 13 sections representing distinct natural plant communities found within the park. Every plant is labeled, making it an extraordinary educational resource. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are documented visitors to the Bird Thicket and native wildflower sections.

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