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COME CAMP AT EASTERN PLANT! CAMPSITES OPEN AUG. 15

10 Friday Aug 2018

Posted by easternplant in Birdwatch, Camp, Camping, Native, PHOTOGRAPHY, SCENES OF GEORGETOWN MAINE, SERVICES, Vacation

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Greetings camping and garden friends!

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After much hard work we can now say our tent campground is opening. A rare plant nursery and scenic campground all in one …the only place like it. Tent camping with scenery all around you in mid coast Maine! Tall pines, fragrant firs and all the neat flora of Coastal Maine surround you at our lakefront property in Georgetown, Maine.

Note: lots of pics here, might take a minute to load!

These are not your typical campsites all jammed together.

Text 207 607 1284 for more info or to book or email easternplant@juno.com

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If you’ve been here you know how scenic our property is …but few have seen the amazing back property featuring a meandering stream, beaver pond and dramatic cliffs with moss covered boulders.  Our tent campground now showcases that beauty.

Come experience it …it is truly park-like.

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Just five private campsites, each with great features, including a water spigot at each site, offer a true back woods experience! (Yet close to civilization)

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Two sites have great fire pits …all sites are near or on our stream and have direct access to a logging road and hiking on the 140 acre nature reserve.

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Pine needled trails and pine needles at the tent sites for comfortable sleeping!

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Two sites are near our beaver pond with the sounds of frogs and sights of great birdlife including Bald Eagles, herons and more.

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Two sites are accessed by small footbridges over the stream. There are moss covered boulders and dramatic cliffs near the Morning Mist, Babbling Brook and Cedar Meadows Sites.

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We are centrally located near Bath Maine with many major Maine attractions within a days drive.

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Above shows the meandering stream after some good rains, this is near the Morning Mist Site

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The Red Door Site red door! Where did it come from? And where is the rest of it? That door has been there since we bought the property in 1988.

Other stuff:

There are enclosed high quality portable toilets with fans and lighting. Discretely placed solar and motion lights for ambient light to get you around in the dark.

For an additional fee we can provide a tour thru our abutting park-like nursery, there is no other nursery like it. See the largest collection of rhodos in northern New England.

Swimming: We are close to Reid State Park and it’s famous sandy beach. Plus, a few miles up the road is Sewell Pond, a noted swimming area. With so many campgrounds overcrowded, here is your chance to experience the Maine woods in a private way …like it used to be.

BBQ:  Sites 3, Morning Mist and 4, Babbling Brook, have cool BBQ pits.

Scenery: Dramatic rock bluffs and moss covered ledges are near the campsites. Don’t forget the meandering stream.

FOOD: The general store is two miles away …a nice walk or bike ride. The historic town of Bath is less than fifteen minutes away.

Come camp …it’s a great back to nature place!

Here is a description of each tent site. Sorry no RV’s.

Site 1– Red Door site, overlooks a scenic beaver pond with waterlilies and cattails. The sounds and sights of frogs, birds and deer are all around you. It is a short walk to the lake, Bald eagles frequent it. $29 per one or two people, $6 for each additional.

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Site 2– Frog Hollow site, is near a stream and beaver pond with waterlilies. It is a short distance from site 1. For larger groups consider booking both site 1 and 2. Also a short walk to the lake where eagles hover. $29 per one or two people, $6 each additional.

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Site 3– Morning Mist Site, is accessed over a small foot bridge and has a larger footprint. There is a gentle rise in back of the site, and it too is near a lovely, rock strewn meandering stream. Morning sun fills the area. There is a gorgeous fire pit. $38 for one, Flat rate $43 for two to 4 people.

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Site 4– Babbling Brook Site

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Babbling Brook site is accessed by a different footbridge over the stream and small waterfall and is very private. The site itself is close to the stream and has a cool firepit. Cascading over rocks the stream can be easily heard and adds a relaxing feel. $38 for one, or Flat rate of $43 for 2 to 4 people.

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Site 5– Cedar Meadows Site

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Cedar Meadows site is the most private with a serene view to a salt marsh and tall pines. The stream empties into it creating a small waterfall by the footbridge. It’s the largest site. Nearby is a dramatic cliff. $38 for one, $43 for 2 to 4 people. $6 for one more, totalling $49.

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Text 207 607 1284 for more info and to book or email easternplant@juno.com

Bookings are filling up 

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Above, Moss covered boulders near Babbling Brook and Cedar Meadows Sites

WILDWALKWAYS campsites at Eastern Plant in Georgetown Maine

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Tent Camping at Eastern, Update #2 and Rhodo bonanza!

24 Tuesday Jul 2018

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Lets talk toilets! We will have enclosed, high quality portable toilets at the campsite area, a big upgrade from the pit toilets we had mentioned. They will be only a short walk from the sites. We will have some sort of dim lighting near each one so they are visible at night, with an integral fan and light inside so you aren’t pooping in the dark.

PROGRESS BUILDING SITES

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Site 5 above

We spent yesterday working on site 4 and 5. Each site will have specific name attached. Site 5 overlooks a salt marsh, is near a stream, footbridge and small waterfall with dramatic cliffs a short walk away. The feel is very Maine! Site 5 area below

 

 

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Site 4 is accessed over a small foot bridge, is secluded, with fire pit and near a stream. The stream can be heard at the site. Here’s a few pics. IMG_20180723_182654

Small footbridge to site 4, ferns in abundance!

Lucas building site 4, a fire pit will be right next to stream, just out of view.

 

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CSELRES_dadb9393-3361-48aa-8030-b5cc969cbe8dSELRES_dadb9393-3361-48aa-8030-b5cc969cbe8dALL OR TEXT 207 607 1284 to reserve a tent site. Bookings are filling up

 

RHODO bonanza for you

We are swimming in two and three year old seedlings from our hybridizing program, one of the biggest in the U.S. we will be selling these at only $6 each this fall, when you but five or more. All are hardy and beautiful. INQUIRE!!!

SERVICES: MOVING LARGE PLANTS

18 Thursday Dec 2014

Posted by easternplant in MOVING LARGE PLANTS, SERVICES

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LANDSCAPE, MOVING PLANTS, RHODO, TRANSPLANTING

TRANSPLANTING LARGE PLANTS …ART AND SCIENCE

AT EASTERN PLANT

We have successfully transplanted and moved hundreds of large mature plants over the years, never losing one. If your property has plants that are valuable but would be better moved, contact us. We do go out of state if warranted.

Below is a photo time line example of digging, moving and transplanting a gigantic, 16 foot rhododendron. It had been ripped out of the ground by a windstorm, here in Georgetown, Maine during November 2014.  A new customer contacted me in distress “can you save my rhodo?” After taking a look, I informed the client we could “finish” digging the rhodo, move it and replant it.

Here is the toppled rhodo on the ground. It was uprooted on the back and right side, yet still “attached” in the ground. The weather was damp and wet so the root ball was not in danger of drying out. As you can see, it was originally planted too close to the house, not giving it room to grow. While that was bad, it had the fortunate effect of limiting the root growth on one side where it met the house. Rhodos are shallow rooted with wide, spreading roots. When we move them, we dig a wide, pancake type rootball. I suggested to the client after digging the rhodo, it be moved out a few feet to give it a bit more room. The soil it was in was typical stony/sandy/loam which is perfect for rhodos.

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I carefully went around the root zone area determining where most of the roots were before any digging was done. Luckily the root ball was still intact and not cracked to any large degree. Here is Ted carefully checking the root ball and going under it removing embedded rocks. At this point we have severed the root ball about 80& around. You can see how the root ball is right up against the foundation.

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The root ball is now severed. We have gently and carefully scraped the bottom of the root ball to remove more rocks embedded and loose soil to reduce the weight. Without a tractor*, lifting such a root ball is nearly impossible. (*when possible they can be used)

You can see these are not the typical dimensions of a rootball often seen, that would have been narrower but deeper. Had this root ball been dug that way, too many of the roots would have been destroyed and the rhodo would not have survived. There are no roots below 8 inches or so on a rhodo.

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While no pic of the event, we now use a truck to gently pull the severed root ball forward. Two of us will be lifting the main trunks slightly so they are off the ground as the truck pulls. Didn’t get a pic but success ..we pulled the ball forward 18 inches with zero damage.  Now on to uprighting the rhododendron, slowly in stages.

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We had the boards shown ready as supports. With three of us, we got the rhodo up to 45 degrees … not viisible but there is a rope from the main trunks that is anchored out of view toward the back, so it can’t drop down. The towels are against the trunk to prevent scraping the bark. The boards are supporting the front. This plant weighed probably 700-900 pounds.

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Same progress point with a different view. While ideally we would have wanted to move the rhodo out even further, there were logistics that prevented that but you can see it’s now out 18 inches from the foundation, where before it was flush against it. So far no damage and everything is going smoothly. That large stake on bottom right will be one of 2, used as anchors for the rope supporting the rhodo (you can see the temporary rope now loosened)

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The rhodo is now at almost 80 degrees upright. Ted has carefully begun to fill in with soil below the root ball, since as we lift the front of the rhodo, the root ball now has air pockets. NOTE: no soil has been filled in around the edges yet.

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Ted now begins to fill in the expanded planting bed with soil. The soil is only loosely filled in ad NOT compacted or walked on. Rhodos need loose, airy soil. Pressing in too hard, walking on the rootball and packing in the soil now would hurt the rhodo. So it is just gently firmed in by hand. The soil we brought in was just native soil, like that the rhodo had grown in. The HUGE MISTAKE most make, including most landscapers, is trying to add “better” soil with peat, compost, manure etc. That’s all wrong. If the rhodo was in native soil and doing fine, just add more of that. See the article on this blog about soil.

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SUCCESS! After finishing the soil fill, the rhodo was mulched with oak leaves…the best mulch for them, then watered in. The rope stakes in back will remain for a year. The wooden board stakes will remain thru winter as a safeguard. Client, below, was more than happy. A thirty to fifty year old rhodo successfully saved and moved. I want to thank Ted for his dedicated help on this job and the client as well: his extra hands were needed for the uprighting!

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 Email: easternplant@juno.com   Phone 207 607 1284 (poor service, leave message)

EASTERN PLANT AND WILDWALKWAYS

RARE PLANTS …LANDSCAPE CONSULTATION/INSTALLATION…TREE WORK

AND A DESTINATION POINT TO OUR WILDWALKWAYS TRAILS

GEORGETOWN, MAINE …COME VISIT!

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