Rhode Island

Nobska Lighthouse, Falmouth, MA

I cold winter’s day in New England. While taking this photograph of Nobska Lighthouse I remember thinking of warmer days ahead. 🙂

Gardens

Foolproof Roses | Winter-Hardy Varieties

Rose envy may be a thing of the past with these winter-hardy varieties. Not far from Mark Twain’s home in Hartford, Connecticut, is a garden that defies all weather. Planted in 1904, just six years before the humorist died, Elizabeth Park is the oldest public rose garden in the country, a spectacle of color and […]

Gardens

A Rose Glossary

Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe 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. Get Our […]

Food

Maple-Nut Upside-Down Cake

Today’s weather is such an improvement over the past, oh, five months, that I want to fire up the grill and eat corn on the cob. But rather than get ahead of myself, I’m opting to share a terrific maple-pecan cake recipe that I discovered in a 1975 cookbook called Treasured Recipes from Early New […]

Magazine

2014 New England Flower Shows & Festivals

A selection of popular New England flower shows and festivals for 2014. Make a weekend of it!   Portland Flower Show March 6–9, Portland, ME A garden lecture series, Children’s Discovery Garden, and thousands of plants are just a few of the highlights you’ll find at the Portland Co. Marine Complex. 207-775-4403; portlandcompany.comGet Our FREE […]

Yankee

Arrowhead Farm | Traditional New England Recipes from the Farm

These traditional New England recipes emphasize foods that “taste best at their appropriate season,” based on Great-Aunt Ida’s recipes and some nine generations of testing conducted on the family homestead right at the mouth of the Merrimack River — Arrowhead Farm. It’s been nine generations — 300 years — since one William Moulton of Hampton, […]

Gardens

Blue Flowers | 5 Popular Varieties for the Garden

Believe it or not, it’s time to start planning summer flower gardens. When thinking about colors, consider blue—one of the most sought-after colors for flowers in gardens. Why are blue flowers so popular? Part of their appeal may be that it’s a rare hue to find in plants naturally.  And while very few native blue […]

Gardens

2014 Home & Garden Awards

Whether you’re a gardening enthusiast, a daytripper, a foodie, or a shopper, there’s something green and lovely for you to enjoy from Yankee Magazine’s 2014 Home & Garden Awards.

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