Happy Friday GPODers!

First, I want to say a huge thank you to all who sent in submissions after my call to do so yesterday. You are all the people that help this blog continue posting every week, and I hope more of you will consider compiling some photos to send in over the weekend 🙂

Next week we’ll jump into some of those great submissions I got, but I decided to end the week on one last pull from the archive—my personal photo archive that is. Now that we’re in the thick of fall, I decided to share a dose of peak summer color. The following photos are from a trip to Acadia National Park and the neighboring town of Bar Harbor, Maine a couple of summers ago. In the midst of amazing ocean views, rocky beaches, cliffs, mountains, and lobster rolls, there were an assortment of bright flowers in long beds and bountiful containers.

Beautiful plantings can be found throughout Bar Harbor in the summertime, and I particularly loved this pretty purple combination. Dark purple petunias really pop in front of the bright green foliage and spires of lighter purple salvia and tall verbena (Verbena bonariensis, Zones 7–11). The giant yellow dahlia and peek of ocean behind make for a lovely backdrop, too.

Another lovely bed featured a huge Incrediball® smooth hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens ‘Abetwo’, Zones 3–8) that glows above a kaleidoscope of colorful flowers and sea of silvery artemisia.

Literally every color was on display that summer.

The photos above were taken in and around Agamont Park in Bar Harbor. The park has incredible views of the pier and Frenchman Bay, with plenty of benches and green spaces to sit and enjoy the nature that surrounds. This gorgeous fountain is a beautiful, central point.

Lemon Twist Plectranthus

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