For a group of Down East neighbors, the goal was simple: to buy wild shoreland to protect it from developers. They could not guess what bigger changes their good intentions would bring.
Maine
plants
Years of trial and error gardening with flowers and shrubs, berries and vegetables, has taught this acclaimed gardening writer one thing: her land has a mind of its own.
New England
New England’s Best Food Towns
by Hannah Palmer Egan When people think about food in New England, they inevitably conjure rolling fields, farm-to-table restaurants, and seaside shellfish shacks. Of course, you will find those here, sprinkled throughout the Northeast’s gentle mountains and rugged coastlines. And the region’s small cities — Providence, Portland, Cambridge, and Burlington, among others — are well known for […]
New England
The Best 5 New England Inns for Spring
These New England inns are not merely ideal for cuddling up when mornings and evenings are still nippy. Each also offers a fresh twist on spring that will renew your reverence for nature and its infinite possibilities.
Last fall we had a really persistent woodpecker pecking holes in the corner boards of our house. We’ve had the boards replaced, but we wondered if the bird will be back this spring. Why do they do this, and how can we keep them off our new corner boards? —Calvin A., Dublin, NH Woodpeckers drill […]
Gardens
How to Grow Pussy Willows
A springtime favorite, pussy willows look lovely as a centerpiece or woven into spring wreaths. Learn how to grow pussy willows in your own yard.
With its flowers, big turtles, and thousands of butterflies, Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory & Gardens offers a welcome winter escape.
Massachusetts
A Weekend in Worcester
Halfway between Cape Cod and the Berkshires, Worcester and the surrounding Central Massachusetts countryside are an ideal weekend getaway destination for families, foodies, brew hounds, outdoor enthusiasts, and those who love art or history.
The ProphetGeorge Perkins Marsh by Leath Tonino You know Henry David Thoreau and you know John Muir and you know Teddy Roosevelt. You probably have heard of Aldo Leopold (A Sand County Almanac), Rachel Carson (Silent Spring), and Edward Abbey (Desert Solitaire). These are the famous nature lovers of American history, the writer-thinker-preachers we credit […]
New England was built upon the coast. Its fate will depend upon how well we adapt to a future that can no longer be ignored. How rising seas are changing the New England coastline.
New England
Best 5 Indoor Garden Escapes
Sheltered and lush, these New England indoor gardens will banish the last of your winter blahs.
Rich colors and sweet scents herald spring— and draw a crowd—at this Rhode Island pick-your-own tulip farm.