It is said to be particularly fine in early May to July, with June the height of season for the azaleas. Take Routes 3 and 198 to Mount Desert Island, follow 198 to the entrance. For color photos and more details, see Victoria Magazine, May 1998. See also Garden Walks by Marina Harrison and Lucy Rosenfeld. The target date is May 1999.
Plants range from dwarfs to mature specimens.
About half of the several thousand plants are species, the remainder consist of named hybrids and natural hybrids grown from seed collected in the wild. A list of plants is available.