Charlene D’Avanzo:

If you haven’t seen the giant trolls at the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden do take the time to see these wonders of nature.

Thomas Dambo, famous for his troll sculptures, is said to be the world’s leading recycled-materials artist, His huge troll projects are designed to inspire us to see the natural world through a whimsically different lens and bring us deeply into our woodlands at the same time.

My husband John and I visited the trolls for the first time a few weeks ago. It was truly a extraordinary experience! The huge size alone of these creatures is absolutely stunning.

Roskva, the heaviest and strongest of the trolls grows taller and wider each year. If a troll forgets anything they can always ask her.

Lilja, still a child, loves the colors and the scents of the flowers.

Wise and mysterious Birk listens to the whispers of the soil. He knows everything that happens in the wild, and every day he tells tales to all the other creatures of the forest.

Ever curious Soren dreams about drifting around on a cloud in the sky.

Gro is a wanderer who disappears each fall and reappears in the spring.