Fall is a great time to work in the garden and prepare for next year’s growing season. Here are 5 top picks for fall planting in New England.
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Magazine
9/11 Started Here | Yankee Classic
Years after the tragedy, Portland ticket agent Mike Tuohey profoundly remembers 9/11 and how it started in Portland, Maine.
Connecticut
5 Best Things to Do in Hartford, Connecticut
Only have a day or two? From connecting with a literary lion to exploring a garden paradise, here are five of the very best things to do in Hartford, Connecticut.
Massachusetts
Weekends with Yankee Q&A | Garden Guru Mark Richardson
New England botanic garden guru and Weekends with Yankee featured guest Mark Richardson talks fall blooms, how to get your garden in shape for spring, and apples vs. pumpkins.
For the sisters of Canterbury Shaker Village, their way of life seemed nearly at its end—until a singing cowboy named Bud Thompson came along.
Eight years ago, I picked up an umbrella tree at Bonsai West, a two-acre nursery in Littleton, Massachusetts, that boasts one of the most extensive bonsai collections outside Japan. The plant was around 15 years old, the cashier told me as I examined its shape. I was taken in by its twisty aerial roots, its […]
History
The History of Old Home Day
This New Hampshire–born event has become a widespread tradition celebrating local roots. Learn more about the history and evolution of this late-summer New England town tradition.
Massachusetts
Heritage Museums and Gardens on Cape Cod
In search of flowers, history, fun, and adventure on Cape Cod? Heritage Museums and Gardens has all that (and more!) in one stop.
New England
Best New England Garden Museums
From a Maine seaside estate designed by Frederick Law Olmsted to the former Vermont home of Abraham Lincoln’s son Robert, these ten New England garden museums are the perfect place to spend the day.
This classic family-owned New England brand brings authentic Italian flavor to the table.
Mountain bikers from around the country have flocked to Vermont’s Kingdom Trails. But locals and cyclists alike wonder if it is too much of a good thing.
With Bluet wild blueberry wine, two Maine-bred winemakers have found inspiration for a fizzy new product – and just maybe a way to help save the state’s wild blueberry industry.