![]() ![]() When the McLeans purchased Lakeview more than eighteen years ago there were no gardens on the property, only a single lone rose bush known fondly as “the mystery rose” because it still hasn’t been identified. “Every garden has roses in it,” she says, “even the vegetable garden.” Heritage roses are her passion, and hundreds of them are scattered around the property, anchoring each of the planting areas. The home’s lofty perch offers sweeping views of Camden Hills State Park, and the protected park land ensures that their pristine panoramic vista will never be sullied by development.Īs stunning as the view is, it is the grounds surrounding the house that command attention during the summer months when McLean’s twelve gardens are in full bloom. Lakeview, the gracious Georgian-style house that McLean shares with her husband, the singer and songwriter Don McLean, and their two teenage children, Jackie and Wyatt, is located on two hundred private acres overlooking Megunticook Lake. Photographer Patrisha McLean is sitting on top of the world-at least it seems that way from the vantage point of her hilltop home on the outskirts of Camden. Patrisha McLean’s hilltop gardens bloom with inspiration ![]()
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