I am writing this post from Catalonia, Spain where we are winding down an amazing first week in our […]
Pepper Hill Farm
On a personal note, we would like to introduce the newest additions to our family. Meet Blökk and Pilatus our […]
Hartstone Inn Hosts Fundraising Dinner for Rockport Garden Club
The Hartstone Inn hosted a fundraising dinner for the Rockport Garden Club last week, raising a total of $577. The […]
Our Family Has Grown
Our family has grown! Michael and I are the proud parents of Monet & VanGogh. Our two little Himalayan babies […]
Hart Stones by Mary Jo
Written by Meghan Small. We all know Michael can be found in the garage restoring his 1962 Daimler when he is […]
Endless Summer Dahlias
Mary Jo and I just picked up our new dahlia bulbs from Phil Clark at Endless Summer Flower Farm which […]
Mary Jo's Orchid Corner – Paphiopedilum
Phalaenopsis (phals), Paphiopedilum (paphs) and Oncidiums (onc) are varieties that Mary Jo finds most easy to grow in the home. […]
Happy 10th Anniversary!
On May 13, 1998 Mary Jo and I signed the papers and became the proud owners of the Hartstone Inn. […]
Mary Jo and Her Orchids make the Local Newspaper
There’s something about orchids: A Camden innkeeper in her greenhouseMary Jo and her orchids were featured in a local newspaper […]
Mary Jo's Orchid Corner – Oncidium
Mary Jo has been growing orchids for over 14 years, and in this column, she will share some of her […]
Happy New Year!
New Year’s Eve dinner went off without a hitch. Dinner consisted of 10 courses from an amuse of baked brie […]
Then and Now – French Thyme Suite
Mary Jo came up with a great idea for the blog. “Let’s show before (before we owned the Inn) and […]
Mary Jo's Orchid Corner – Phalaenopsis
Camden, Maine may seem like a funny place to find tropical orchids, but Mary Jo has a rather large collection […]