In Hope, Carol and Roger Hewitt Are Getting Their Dahlias in a Row

In Hope, Carol and Roger Hewitt Are Getting Their Dahlias in a Row

By Kathryn MilesPhotos by Kelsey KobikFrom our September 2025 issue Between the thin, rocky soil that covers much of the state and a growing season that never feels quite long enough, gardening is ever a labor of love in Maine. Growing something as showy and brilliant as a dahlia in these conditions might sound like an almost preposterous proposition. That, though, is precisely what Carol and Roger Hewitt do. Every summer, at their Highfields Fa…