Gardens

When is the Best Time to Cut Firewood?

Wondering when to split wood for next winter? We turn to the Yankee archives for the answer when it comes to the best time to cut firewood. There is evidence that the moisture content of some species of trees increases considerably at leaf openings in April and May, so wood cut in March is drier […]

New England

Flower Power | Out and About

If, like most of us, you are chomping at the bit for a colorful spring, April delivers a lineup of events you won’t want to miss.

Gardens

The Best 5 Nurseries & Garden Centers in New England

The best nurseries and garden centers in New England, as chosen by gardening expert Tovah Martin. Tovah Martin, author of more than a dozen gardening books, including The New Terrarium (Clarkson Potter, 2009) and Tasha Tudor’s Garden (Houghton Mifflin, 1994), cruises the countryside on periodic reconnaissance missions, finding ingredients to stuff into her already jam-packed […]

Magazine

The 5 Best Coming Attractions for 2016

Spring is a season of anticipation, and with each lengthening day, these coming attractions in New England draw closer to completion.

Magazine

Best Hidden Places in New England

Dreaming of getting away? Think new, get off the beaten path, and visit these six New England secret spots for a relaxed, laid-back escape.

Yankee

New England Wild Edibles | Secrets of the Spring Foragers

Each April, spring foragers hunt the many varieties of New England wild edibles with delicious results. There’s something magical about wild food: It draws us closer to the earth—and it’s delicious. Maybe it’s easy to romanticize this ease with nature, but it is romantic. Our great winter hibernation rumbles to its end in the first real warming days […]

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