8670 BOZMAN NEAVITT

SAINT MICHAELS, MD 21663

The experience of Rose’s Garden unfolds gradually, the way the best properties always do. A long, pine-lined entrance drive carries you toward a first glimpse of Harris Creek ahead — water framed by tall pines, open and still. Then the drive sweeps gently to the left, and then, almost as a surprise, the cottage — modest, elegant, perfectly placed. It makes no attempt to impress. It doesn’t need to. The cottage is quiet and handsome — simply elegant in the way that only genuine character produces. Nothing oversized, nothing imposing. Just a well-proportioned, beautifully maintained home that belongs exactly where it sits. “That first view of the house — unhurried, understated, perfectly at home in its setting — tells you everything about what kind of place this is.” THE PROPERTY Few waterfront properties in Talbot County can offer what Rose’s Garden delivers: 6.87 private acres along Harris Creek, with approximately 400 feet of rip-rap shoreline in excellent condition. That kind of scale — within the Saint Michaels area — is simply not available anymore. And the west-facing orientation means sunsets over open water every evening, looking out across largely undeveloped land on the opposite shore. The views are clean, natural, and remarkably unspoiled. For a property this close to Saint Michaels, that is genuinely extraordinary. A private dock with 4 feet of water at mean low tide provides direct access to the creek and the Chesapeake Bay beyond. The home has been comprehensively renovated — new roof, refinished hardwood floors, updated kitchen, two fully remodeled baths, and complete HVAC throughout. A buyer arrives to something turnkey, not a project. THE LIFESTYLE Morning coffee on the primary bedroom deck with the creek glassy and still, nothing but natural shoreline across the water. Afternoons in the saltwater pool with the scent of pines and the sound of the water nearby. Evenings at the waterside pavilion as the sky turns orange over Harris Creek — unobstructed, undeveloped, all yours to take in. The rose garden and large, beautiful mature trees spread across the property give the grounds a personal, tended quality that simply cannot be manufactured — it accumulates over decades, and here it already exists. At night, subtle landscape lighting illuminates those trees from below, casting the grounds in a quiet, warm glow. It is the kind of lighting that enhances rather than announces — a property that is just as inviting after dark as it is at sunset. And yet Saint Michaels — its restaurants, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, the Miles River Yacht Club — is just minutes away. The seclusion is real. The convenience is too. That combination is what makes Rose’s Garden so difficult to replicate. WHY THIS PROPERTY IS RARE Properties like Rose’s Garden do not come together by accident. The acreage, the frontage, the dock, the unspoiled views, the mature landscape — each of these alone would make a property noteworthy. Together, and this close to Saint Michaels, they represent something that simply does not come to market often. The renovation means a buyer inherits none of the headaches that typically accompany older waterfront homes — the deferred maintenance, the aging systems, the compromises. The work is done and done well. Rose’s Garden is ready for its next chapter. AT A GLANCE — 6.87 private acres — Saint Michaels area — Waterside pavilion — Pine-lined entrance drive w/ creek views — New roof — Large mature trees throughout grounds — Primary bedroom deck w/ water views — Subtle uplighting on mature trees — Full HVAC — central + mini-splits — Unspoiled views — largely undeveloped opposite shore — Both baths fully remodeled — 400 ft Harris Creek frontage — Refinished hardwood floors — Rip-rap shoreline — excellent condition — Updated kitchen w/ new appliances — Private dock — 4 ft MLW — Rose garden

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