Glance at most any garden this time of year, and chances are the striking color and form of day lilies will grab your eye.
GARDENING
Read about roses, talk to other gardeners about growing them, and insect and disease problems seem inevitable.
While triple plays might be rare in Fenway Park, an unlikely trio of artists merge their separate strengths into a winning display at Mass Audubon Society's Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary in Sharon.
Ready to hit the market in search of some great tomatoes this summer? Here's a guide to some of the more common varieties and how to make the most of them.
A good tomato seems to hold the summer sun inside. The problem is finding a good one.
It's an awful feeling when your indoor cat dashes past you out the door. But it's even more distressing to realize that you've just made matters worse by giving chase.
If you don't like to waste anything and enjoy a good bargain, then composting is for you.
GARDENER'S JOURNAL
Few garden plants are as popular and so widely used in New England landscapes as rhododendrons, and rightfully so.
What's the ideal temperature for wine? "Serve whites cold, reds at room temperature." You already know that, right? Perhaps, but there is a bit more to it than that.
During the summer months, parents often search for ways to reinforce skills and lessons their children learn in the classroom. If you are a parent of a child with autism, you understand how important, yet challenging, it can be to find fun ways for your child to practice their skills, including those that teach social interaction and independent living.
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Special Town Meeting gave the Avery School and Dedham High School athletic complex projects key votes of support, upped Dedham’s meals and hotel taxes and voted to move the town’s adult zoning to Legacy Place this week.
At an otherwise smooth mini-Town Meeting, two Finance Committee members renewed their disagreement about possible hike to hotel and meals taxes, with Derek Moulton questioning how the money would be used if devoted to a major capital facilities stabilization fund.
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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.”