To put it simply, Kennebunkport’s Snug Harbor Farm is an oasis. Covered in menagerie of animals, plants, and terra cotta pots, the farm is the result of one man’s exceptional vision: Tony Elliott. For whole story on how a boy from Ohio ended up in Maine, read our June feature, “The New New England.” For a more whimsical look at Elliott, check out this month’s Maine (Home + Design) Questionnaire:

Name: Tony Elliott

Occupation: Landscape Gardner

Favorite Maine destination: Castine

Mainer I most admire: Nano Chatfield

Favorite Maine artist: Norman West

Favorite Maine gallery or museum: The Ogunquit Museum of American Art

Favorite Maine craftsperson: Scott Mullenberg

Favorite Maine restaurant: Pier 77

Favorite Maine holiday: Fryeburg Fair

Happiest Maine memory: My first Christmas in Maine, cutting down my own tree, and then decorating it with home made ‘stuff.’

Worst Maine memory: First winter in Maine

Native or from away? Away

Ocean or lake? Ocean

Sugarloaf or Sunday River? Both

George Mitchell or George Bush? Mitchell

Sail boat or power boat? Sail

Bib or no bib? No bib

Moxie? Once in a great while

All Photos by Darren Setlow