Mays Garden

Mays Garden A private garden of brothers Tom and Louis Mays, located at Lake Waynoka in Brown County, Ohio. A hammock welcomes visitors to the wooded lots.

As you drive down Horse Shoe Drive, it's hard to believe that this tranquil garden exists in the back of the Mays home. It's a quiet refuge for many, complete with the sound of water, birds, and the sweet smell of roses, flowering trees and wildflowers. Unusual trees can be found in the garden, including the Kentucky Coffee, Fringe, Golden Chain, a variety of Magnolias, Yellow Wood, pink and white

Dogwoods, Australian Chastee, a variety of Japanese Maples, Red Horse Chestnut, Red Buckeye, Kwanzan Cherry, Japanese Snowbell, a variety of Crabapple, Mimosa, Redbud (pink and Forest Pansy), Parada, Pine, Tri-Color Beech, Sassafras, Paw Paw, Locust, Hickory Nut, Ash, Weeping Cherry, Golden Rain, Hemlock, Smoke, and many other trees. The garden is a popular location for high school biology students needing a leaf collection. An emphasis is made on raised beds and container gardening. The garden has been featured in the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Maysville Ledger-Independent and the annual Lake Waynoka calendar. The Mays Garden has been selected by Smithsonian Gardens for their Community of Gardens project. Community of Gardens is a digital archive hosted by Smithsonian Gardens in partnership with the Archives of American Gardens and created by home and commercial gardeners. By contributing images, videos, and stories to this website, contributors will help others to better understand the meaning and value of gardens to American life – today and in the future. Community of Gardens is the Smithsonian’s digital home for sharing and preserving the stories of gardens and the gardeners who make them grow. You can link to the Mays Garden at the Community of Gardens here: https://communityofgardens.si.edu/items/show/12116.

Thank you Jonathan Campbell for cleaning the fire pit.
06/07/2026

Thank you Jonathan Campbell for cleaning the fire pit.

Strolling 🚶‍♀️ on a warm day.
06/07/2026

Strolling 🚶‍♀️ on a warm day.

Today, I’m fertilizing with liquid seaweed.
06/02/2026

Today, I’m fertilizing with liquid seaweed.

Bring a covered dish and lawn chair.
05/31/2026

Bring a covered dish and lawn chair.

The Land US Grant is partnering with the Brown County Historical Society for their July Meeting, to bring you a special evening; “Ohio’s Homecoming and Picnic” presented by Cenovus Energy, in honor of America’s Birthday! The America 250-Ohio Homecoming Picnic program promotes and encourages communities across the state, to
come together to honor our nation’s history and Ohio’s contributions over 250 years!

Our local history group members would love to spend time with the community for a special social hour & picnic with activities. If you have a favorite recipe that you would like to bring, please bring a recipe card, along with your potluck dish, to share with us!  Please also bring your own chair for this free event.

First hosta bloom of the season.
05/30/2026

First hosta bloom of the season.

Fresh from the garden.
05/29/2026

Fresh from the garden.

Took a stroll 🚶‍♀️ on a foggy morning.
05/28/2026

Took a stroll 🚶‍♀️ on a foggy morning.

Monday stroll 🚶‍♀️.
05/18/2026

Monday stroll 🚶‍♀️.

Unique clematis. Deutzia.
05/17/2026

Unique clematis. Deutzia.

Indian Pinks. A perennial. One of my favorites.
05/17/2026

Indian Pinks. A perennial. One of my favorites.

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220 Horse Shoe Drive
Sardinia, OH
45171

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