by Ray Duckler | Apr 5, 2022 | Home & Garden, In Print
For this dad, only lilacs can capture his daughter’s beauty The idea hit John Bentley at the West Salisbury Cemetery. A horticultural geek since childhood, Bentley always loved lilacs best. His daughter, Katie, buried in the cemetery, always loved purple best. And the...
by Teddy Rosenbluth | Apr 5, 2022 | Home & Garden, In Print
The first thing you notice when entering Michelle Lovely’s home is a bubbling, 75-gallon saltwater tank filled with fish. Then, you’ll see four cats scamper by. Eventually, you’ll be introduced to seven other animals. The current occupants of Michelle Lovely’s house...
by Sarah Pearson | Dec 18, 2021 | Home & Garden, In Print
By GENA COHEN MOSES The Concord Garden Club’s annual Art & Bloom exhibit is a Concord mid-winter tradition attracting art and flower lovers to enjoy creative floral arrangements paired with works of art. After a year’s hiatus, the Garden Club is returning with the...
by Sarah Pearson | Dec 14, 2021 | Home & Garden, In Print
By DAVID BROOKS For those of us who are lousy at thinking up Christmas presents for family and friends, the pandemic has a silver lining: Finally, we have a good excuse. Some stores have closed, we don’t feel safe shopping in person, supply chain snafus mean stuff...
by Theodore Tauscher | Oct 12, 2021 | Community, Home & Garden, In Print
Two of the ostriches at Fowl Language Farm in Gilmanton on Wednesday, June 16, 2021. Michael Bedford of Fowl Language Farm in Gilmanton with some of his ostriches on Wednesday, June 16, 2021. Michael Bedford of Fowl Language Farm in Gilmanton with some of his...
by Joyce Kimball | Mar 16, 2021 | Home & Garden, In Print
Longer days are here and spring is due to arrive this month. Are you thinking about perhaps starting a garden of your own this year? If you are, then you are among many others who have decided to try their hand at gardening as of late.Start with a “small” garden. This...