Flowers, flowers everywhere.When we think of New Hampshire gardens, it’s the beautiful Colonial flower beds of Portsmouth’s historic homes that usually come to mind. But the rest of the state is in bloom in June, too, and this month’s route connects some memorable gardens at their best season.Begin in Concord at I-93 Exit 17, following Route 132 north and turning…
Upon walking into the Coe House entrance hall in Center Harbor, you are immediately aware of a deep sense of history. Built in the early 19th century as a home for John Coe and his bride Lavinia Senter (hence Center Harbor), it has hosted many illustrious guests (Presidents U.S. Grant, Grover Cleveland, Henry Longfellow and Mary Todd Lincoln among others)…
Or better known as blueberries, this healthful fruit is known by its five points on the bottom.New England (especially Maine) is famous for its small, wild low-bush blueberries, but I’ve never found a blueberry I didn’t like. You might know this fruit as vaccinium. This is the family name of all blueberries, which encompasses over 450 plants.The three Native American…
Need A Good Reason to Spot the Newt? This month’s lucky (and fearless) newt spotter will receive a case of refreshing Nh20 Real NH Spring Water with assorted seasonal labels and two four-pocket totes from Chamberlain Springs: www.ChamberlainSpringsNh2o.comChamberlain Springs is a proud member of NH Made (www.nhmade.com), the state’s official non-profit booster of locally generated products and services. (Just for…
He has the credentials — so why not? Recently a Nashua Telegraph letter to the editor asked an innocent question. Why, writer Randall Whitehead wanted to know, isn’t Judd Gregg running for president? After all, Gregg, the state’s three-term Republican U.S. Senator, is retiring this year and hasn’t said what he is doing next.Those close to him point out that…
I long for a “New Hampsha” voice to guide me — even if it’s ornery.When my brother-in-law gave me a GPS last Christmas, I received a sense of direction. With the trusty silver rectangle mounted in my car, I no longer have to add an hour of driving time from Portsmouth to each intended destination. I no longer drive “via,”…
Chances are, history was not your favorite subject in high school. Even if you had a teacher who dressed up as Vasco Núñez de Balboa in an attempt to bring to life the crossing of the Isthmus of Panama, you, like I, might have snoozed a bit during class. But sometimes, if you are lucky, history itself will appear before…
The Appalachian Trail in New Hampshire is brief, but beautiful. Imagine walking 2,175 miles – over mountains, across farmland, through forests and along city streets – all the way from Georgia to Maine.Forester Benton MacKaye imagined such a “grand trail” back in 1921 as a way to get city-dwellers out into Nature and not too many years later it was…
Landscaping doesn’t have to mean high maintenance. By using combinations of hardy plants with hardscape, you can have a stunning and easy-to-care-for yard.There is nothing more beautiful than a well-planned garden, one that provides color and interest all year long. Some of the most ambitious gardens can take many hours of maintenance, and unless you have a full-time gardening staff,…
Looking for inspiration for your poetry or writing? Look no further than New Hampshire’s fall foliage.
