Looking for fun in the Bay State? You won’t have to look far!Read our picks for the best attractions in Massachusetts for 2014. BEST CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM: MASSACHUSETTS MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART (MASS MoCA), North Adams More than 100 large-scale wall drawings designed by artist Sol LeWitt are a must-see extravaganza of pattern and color […]
landscape
New Hampshire
Madame Sherri | New Hampshire’s Most Eccentric Resident?
Take a drive down the Gulf Road in West Chesterfield, New Hampshire, some time. It’s an enchanting landscape — horses running through sun-drenched fields, steep green hills dotted with small white houses. Further down the road, you’re enveloped by woods and wetlands. The driving here is somewhat questionable, and you have every right to be […]
New England
Wild Lakes in New England
One afternoon last August, I set off up West Grand Lake in eastern Maine, my kayak loaded with enough food and gear for two nights of island camping. No sooner had I dipped my paddle, though, than four canoes occupied by eight beefy guys pushed off from the shore nearby. Loaded with brightly colored coolers, […]
Rhode Island
Wickford, Rhode Island Slideshow
Last summer, photographer Julie Bidwell captured a slice of life in the beautiful town of Wickford, Rhode Island for our “Could You Live Here” feature. The essence of a small town is in the landscape, the architecture and the details. Please enjoy this slideshow of some of our favorites.
Gardens
A Rose Glossary
Earth-Kind: Special designation created by Texas AgriLife Extension Service to recognize roses that demonstrate superior pest resistance and hardiness. These plants are own-root, highly tolerant to black spot, and can be grown without fertilizer, spraying, or supplemental watering after the first year. Landscape Rose: Grows low, like groundcover, and works well in any landscape. Flower […]
Jimmy and Sara Ackermann are trying to do what many feel is nearly impossible in the 21st century: begin a new life working off the land.
Over the past 30 years, a famous garden designer and his wife have transformed a dilapidated Vermont farmhouse into a study in harmony between indoors and out, where garden views are always in focus. Town life never suited Gordon and Mary Hayward. They found that out firsthand in 1981, when they bought an 1850s-era white […]
Connecticut
Essex, Connecticut | Could You Live Here?
With a bucolic setting on the Connecticut River and steeped in history and tradition, Essex, Connecticut, was once named the best small town in America.
We took everything we love about our region’s varied landscapes and captured it all in these lovely terrarium scenes inspired by New England. [slideshow post_id=”538943″] What do you love about New England? Is it those iconic red barns with sheep grazing nearby? Or the blaze of autumn foliage that signals the growing season’s last hurrah? […]
Gardens
Farm Scene Terrarium
In “New England Under Glass,” Tovah Martin took everything we love about the New England landscape and captured it in a series of lovely terrariums. This farm scene terrarium calls to mind the rolling hills of Vermont’s countryside. Materials to Make a Farm Scene Terrarium Large open glass container 3/8-inch pebbles (for base drainage) Horticultural […]
In “New England Under Glass,” Tovah Martin took everything we love about the New England landscape and captured it in a series of lovely terrariums. This snowy winter scene terrarium depicts the maple sugaring season in New England, including a maple-sugar shack. Materials to Make a Maple-Sugar Shack Terrarium Open glass container 3/8-inch pebbles (for […]
Gardens
Fall Foliage Scene Terrarium
In “New England Under Glass,” Tovah Martin took everything we love about the New England landscape and captured it in a series of lovely terrariums. Do you wish you could enjoy New England’s majestic display of autumnal colors all year long? Capture the beauty of vibrant autumn in a fall foliage-inspired terrarium. Materials to Make a […]