NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — If looking for a plant for the garden that will come back year after year, is easy to care for and suitable for a variety of growing conditions, coral bells (Heuchera) just might be the plant. It’s also known by the common names alum root and rock geranium.[Read More…]
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Ripping and Tearing
EAST MONTPELIER — Years ago, during my days as a remodeling contractor, we often had to demolish an existing structure, a wall, or plaster and lath in order to begin to work our magic. I asked my guys to list such labor on their time cards as “R&T” – Ripping[Read More…]
Cloudy, Wet; Heavier Precipitation By Week’s End
EAST HARDWICK — It’s hard to accept the snow showers arriving on the heels of a week with above-average temperatures as a headline. Highs last week reached the upper 50s and low 60s, some 15 or so degrees above normal for this time of year. Many days saw at least[Read More…]
Local Lumps, Hardwick, March 26, 1925
Fishing in the vicinity of lower Wolcott Street has been in evidence the past week or ten days – not for members of the finny tribe, but for the lumber which was washed away from the sawmill in the recent flood. Men from the mill have salvaged a goodly amount[Read More…]
Red and Silver: A Tale of Two Maples
HOPKINTON, N.H. — In early spring, a reddish haze appears in the woodlands. With most deciduous trees still dormant, the red maples are living up to their name. Their awakening buds lend color to a gray landscape and signal that spring is coming. I love watching the steady progression of[Read More…]
Partial Solar Eclipse to Occur at Sunrise, March 29
BURLINGTON — While Earth orbits the Sun on the Ecliptic plane, the Moon orbits Earth along a different orbital that is shifted by about 5 degrees from the Ecliptic Plane (see figure above). During an eclipse season, the Moon crosses the Ecliptic Plane twice at a time when the Earth,[Read More…]
April Gardening Recommendations
CORNISH FLAT, N.H — It’s April, and spring has sprung. Or will soon. Winter always is a sneaky devil, coming back with hard frosts and even a foot of snow on occasion. There is much to do, but start slowly, not just for your back, which has been resting all[Read More…]
How Can You Pray for Your Enemy?
EAST CRAFTSBURY — I have a great friend and one of the sweetest guys I know. Unfortunately, he roots for evil sports teams: Yankees, Lakers, Alabama football, you name it. When he told me this in the early days of our friendship, all I could ask was, “How can you[Read More…]
There’s Excitement in the Offing
EAST MONTPELIER — The week started off Friday night at midnight with a full lunar eclipse. A thick, rain-filled warm front followed right behind, and the snow began receding from my yard. Sugar-makers began posting steam-filled photographs of their operations, which will be followed shortly by more photos of two-wheel[Read More…]
Mud Season, March 19, 1925
Pleasant for People Early, Good Day for Sugarmaking Sat.
HARDWICK – With weather warming and rain forecast overnight Sunday, a series of alerts went out to Hardwick residents who have signed up for the TextMyGov systems at hardwickvt.gov/hardwick-textmygov/. Just before 8 p.m. Sunday, the first alert warned, “Due to rising river levels and expected rainfall overnight, the Lamoille River[Read More…]
Lamoille Birders Win Vermont County Quest
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — From the Northeast Kingdom to the Massachusetts border, and from the Connecticut River to the waters of Lake Champlain, Vermont’s teaming birding community once again took part in the Vermont e-Bird County Quest in 2024. Marking the 14th year, this event continued to bolster Vermont’s enormous database[Read More…]
