The fall season in New England with all of its color is a relatively short period between the summer greens and the winter white. Transitions by their very nature are volatile, and this past week, a violent cold front broke a streak of hot humid weather with cooling winds and spectacular lighting. The calm after […]
foliage
There was a near endless stream of campers heading south on Rt. 93 through New Hampshire on Monday afternoon, leaving their summer grounds in the North Country, White Mountains, and Lakes Region. Labor Day marks the season’s symbolic end, and with students now waiting for the bus on weekdays and football returning on weekends, it’s […]
New England
6 Slow Drives Through Fall Color
Ready to hop in your car to take in the vibrant colors of fall? Use these driving directions for the best slow drives to see foliage in New England.
This Connecticut foliage drive takes a meandering jaunt through northwestern Connecticut’s scenic beauty and nature’s bounty.
New England
The Fear of Missing Peak New England Foliage
Now a week removed from our first New England fall foliage forecast of the year, every early turning tree has been catching my eye. There’s a maple in a parking lot along my commute that is nearly completely orange. A birch tree in my neighborhood is now speckled yellow. An old oak is turning brown […]
New England
2014 New England Fall Foliage Outlook
On a recent August morning, I found myself requiring a sweatshirt while hiking along the shores of a quiet New Hampshire pond at sunrise. In the unseasonably cool air, the morning mist that danced above the water was slow to burn off as the sun rose higher in the sky. When the view across the […]
Travel
Mohawk Trail | Photographs
The Mohawk Trail — New England’s first official “scenic tourist route” — has had millions of drivers tool along its 60-mile stretch since opening in 1914. Here some of our talented readers share their photos of this striking region of Massachusetts.
Ready to hop in your car to take in the vibrant colors of fall? Use these driving directions for the best slow drives to see foliage in New England.
Avid gardener and blogger Michael Gordon, who lives in Peterborough, New Hampshire, shares his secrets on how to create the perfect backyard garden.
Gardens
Container Gardens | Flower Power
Patrick Shellman from Fantastic Umbrella Factory Garden shares his best tips for creating dazzling container gardens that are equal parts true grit and pizzazz. Put your sunglasses on. Gardeners spend summers soaking in sun, buoyed by breezes. It’s one of the great pleasures of our work, but those conditions can be stressful for plants, especially when […]
The relationship between cats and tulips may seem obscure, but gardeners who are cat lovers would instantly understand…