A tour of the House of the Seven Gables connects you with Salem's impressive shipping and literary history.
Here in Hopkinton, temperatures typically dip below 32 degrees Fahrenheit for the first time during the second week in October, often coinciding with Columbus Day weekend.
It is a misnomer that autumn sniffles, sneezing and watery eyes are caused by goldenrod. The culprit for most fall allergies is ragweed, along with other plants.
The Cary Award Selection Committee recently announced that hydrangea paniculata has been chosen as a recipient of the 2010 Cary Award.
Bulbs are perfect, self-contained packages for gardeners. They're equipped with everything necessary to make flowers grow and bloom.
Garden in the Woods offers invitation to en plein air artists.
Discover hiking, bird watching and beauty just an hour away in Princeton, Mass.
Photographers Steve McGrath and Roseann McGregor hope their photographs encourage you to discover the natural beauty in your own backyard.
Glance at most any garden this time of year, and chances are the striking color and form of day lilies will grab your eye.
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Read about roses, talk to other gardeners about growing them, and insect and disease problems seem inevitable.
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With rakes in hand a team of Lowe’s volunteers, from stores in Dedham, Saugus, Weymouth and Woburn, was at Anna Marshall's Claybourne Street home Friday, Oct. 30 to remedy that situation. Using a $10,000 grant from Lowe’s, the nonprofit Rebuilding Together Boston arranged for various improvements to be made inside the home, including in the bathroom, where mold will be removed, the ceiling replastered and a new fan installed.
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Shopping with her mom at Spirit Halloween at the Dedham Mall, 8-year-old Emma Weiss had a certain costume in mind: a “candy corn witch” outfit that includes a layered dress, long black coat, black boots and “an up-do wig.”
Dedham was given a 2009 Leading by Example Award today at the State House, a recognition of its environmental efforts on many fronts, from energy efficiency to green schools to the coming rollout of single-stream recycling.
After taking a few “breath holds,” a middle-age mom of three gets help putting steel shackles around her ankles and wrists and wrapping multiple chains around her body. Counting a 15-pound lead belt and nine padlocks, she straps on 55 pounds of weight in all.