The owner of a 38-acre farm in Northumberland, New Hampshire, is looking for the next dreamer to buy his property—which comes complete with a hydroelectric plant, cider mill, pond, and orchard. Lost Nation? You’ve never heard of it? Well, it’s a real place, consisting of the northern New Hampshire towns of Lancaster and Northumberland. Some […]
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Common daylilies are stunning flowers in their own right and are also very adaptable to most surroundings. Once established they are drought tolerant, have very little pest and disease problems and will bloom in the summer and multiply each season. Most varieties of daylily flowers will bloom continuously from morning to dusk throughout the season […]
Lush, woodsy, musky, earthy green moss. It’s hard to believe that some folks actually try to rid nature’s living carpet from around their homes and gardens. Being a moss lover, I do the exact opposite. I incorporate moss gardens throughout my yard and add it to gardening projects. Moss plants require nothing more than shade, […]
I’ve gardened from a very young age, starting when I was probably 6 or 7, following my father around, pushing seeds into his tilled earth–marigolds and zinnias, cucumbers and string beans, the easy ones. He separated a special area of his garden, marked with twine and small stakes. My garden. My father knew a lot […]
Our perfect Martha’s Vineyard daytrip starts with a carousel and lighthouse, and ends with lobster rolls and the quintessential island sunset. But that’s not all…read on to learn our picks for the perfect summer day on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. If only the day were endless … MORNING: Your journey begins on a boat. Catch the 9:30 a.m. Steamship […]
Looking for fun in the Green Mountain State? You won’t have to look far! Read our picks for the best attractions in Vermont. BEST INDOOR WATERPARK JAY PEAK WATERPARK, Jay The Pump House is glass-walled, with a retractable glass roof, and always 86 degrees. The choice of watery ways to cool off include “La Chute”–a […]
As much as I love art, it is rarely possible for an artist to improve upon the beauty of the natural world. The myriad forms of teeming, swarming, walking, winged and rooted life are just so impossibly intricate and overwhelming that just paying attention to what’s drifting and floating by in the air, in the […]
At Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, horticulture guru Bill Cullina celebrates the beauty of the state’s most overlooked landscapes: its woodlands. Ninety percent of Maine is woodland: That’s the highest percentage of any state, but it’s no surprise to anyone who has driven north on I-95, a straight line cutting through the endless forest on either […]
BEST MODERNIZED MOTEL BRIARCLIFF MOTEL, Great Barrington The chic look of the Mad Men era mostly by-passed roadside lodging, but new owners have imbued this ’60s motel with wit and style, making it a cool place to unwind in the hippest town in the Berkshires. Monument Mountain is literally across the street. Rates: from $170, […]
The Granite State has plenty to offer in the Great Outdoors. Read our picks for the best outdoor attractions in New Hampshire for 2013. BEST WATERFALL PARK BABY FLUME & HUNTINGTON CASCADES, Dixville Get two waterfalls almost in one with the Baby Flume, just east of The Balsams resort, and Huntington Cascades across the street. […]
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Finding Wildflowers at ‘Garden in the Woods’
The New England Wildflower Society’s ‘Garden in the Woods’ in Framingham, MA, offers a great opportunity to see native wildflowers.
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Early Plant Care: Tomato Plants
In this episode of Gardening with Farmer Tracie, Tracie digs into some great advice on how to transplant new vegetable plants and what you need to do to get them ready for the outdoors. Video Series: Gardening with Farmer Tracie Article: Organic Farmer Tracie Smith