Looking to rest your head in the Nutmeg State? We’ve got you covered! Check out our picks for the best lodging in Connecticut for 2014. BEST GARDEN LOVER’S B&B: ROSELEDGE COUNTRY INN & FARM SHOPPE, Preston Sit beside this historic building eating free-range eggs amid the butterflies and hummingbirds flocking to the organic garden. Blooms […]
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Gardens
Gardening Superstitions
Folklore and superstitions have swirled around gardening for years and go well beyond lucky four-leaf clovers or moon-phase planting. Gardening superstitions have been passed down through generations orally, tidbits of advice rumored to bring good luck — or ward off bad — to crops and home. While some may have origins seeded in truth, others evolved […]
When Dan Thibeault moved into his second-floor condominium in a rehabbed 1830s-era mill building in Peterborough, New Hampshire, he didn’t let a little thing like lack of ground space get in the way of creating a garden area. Thibeault, a chef and painter, set his sights on transforming a “boring” long-and-narrow rooftop section just off […]
Looking for fun in the Nutmeg State? You won’t have to look far! Read our picks for the best attractions in Connecticut for 2014. BEST SMALL ART GALLERY: THE ARTISTS’ PATH, Bantam A compact gallery packed with juried mixed-media shows, including art quilts. Sign up for carving and drawing workshops, or step through an open […]
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Seaquankeyquash | Lexicon
Find out the definition and origin of the word Seaquankeyquash!
Plan your garden well, and you’ll enjoy beauty in spring, summer, fall, and winter. Get started using these New England garden ideas. With the right combination of plants, a small garden can be enchanting throughout the year, filled with the beauty of spring and summer flowers, late-summer and autumn fruits, fall foliage color, and winter […]
Gardens
Shady Garden Plants
This shady garden plan — about 300 square feet in area — is perfect for a site in the shade of tall trees, where dappled sunlight reaches the ground. These shady garden plants were selected for their outstanding ornamental character and for their ability to attract pollinators, including native bees, butterflies, and birds. This collection […]
With its sweep of white sandy beaches totaling almost seven miles, it’s easy to understand why tourists flock to Wells, Maine, making it a popular summertime destination. But poke around this historic town—the third to be incorporated in Maine—and you’ll discover there’s more to do in Wells than sunbathe on its scenic shoreline. Beyond the […]
New Hampshire
Madame Sherri | New Hampshire’s Most Eccentric Resident?
Take a drive down the Gulf Road in West Chesterfield, New Hampshire, some time. It’s an enchanting landscape — horses running through sun-drenched fields, steep green hills dotted with small white houses. Further down the road, you’re enveloped by woods and wetlands. The driving here is somewhat questionable, and you have every right to be […]
New England
Wild Lakes in New England
One afternoon last August, I set off up West Grand Lake in eastern Maine, my kayak loaded with enough food and gear for two nights of island camping. No sooner had I dipped my paddle, though, than four canoes occupied by eight beefy guys pushed off from the shore nearby. Loaded with brightly colored coolers, […]
Rhode Island
Wickford, Rhode Island Slideshow
Last summer, photographer Julie Bidwell captured a slice of life in the beautiful town of Wickford, Rhode Island for our “Could You Live Here” feature. The essence of a small town is in the landscape, the architecture and the details. Please enjoy this slideshow of some of our favorites.
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, […]