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When flowers bloom and warm breezes flow, there’s no shortage of fun ways to celebrate. Here’s our curated list of all the best things to do in New England in the spring.

A visit to the house museum and gardens of Hildene, the Lincoln family “ancestral home” in the beautiful Green Mountain town of Manchester, Vermont.

Savory and sweet flavors abound in this midday feast inspired by an award-winning baker and a food-forward Vermont flower farm.

Fragrant and perfect for cutting, peonies are a popular summer bloom. Learn more about how to plant and maintain peonies with our peony care guide.

The Yankee Magazine editors share some of their favorite places to eat, favorite places to stay, and favorite things to do in Portsmouth, NH.

This roundup of the best New England nurseries and garden centers will help make your gardening dreams a blooming reality.

Craving color after a long winter? Check out our picks for the best spring flower festivals in New England.

Where’s the oldest and largest historic district in Connecticut? Old Wethersfield, CT, of course, where more than 150 homes predate the Civil War.

Jane Kenyon reflects on the work and waiting for a week, a day, an hour of glorious excess when peonies bloom in this timeless essay from the Yankee archives.

A roundup of favorite New England gardens and nurseries for finding horticultural inspiration.

From the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens to the roses at Elizabeth Park in Connecticut, here are eight of the best public gardens in New England.

From growers and merchants to artisans and authors, there’s a garden guru around every corner at the Connecticut Trade Secrets annual garden show.