A Cacti Tour of Tucson
Vacationing in Tucson, Arizona for the weekend, I set my sights on a cacti tour of Tucson which put me in a prickly situation!
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Two More Connecticut Gems: Backyard Garden Trips #4
We’re back in Connecticut for the fourth installment of the backyard garden trips this summer. The first stop is one of the most popular gardens in the state, Elizabeth Park in Hartford and West Hartford. The other is more of a hidden gem, the cherry blossoms at Norwich Free Academy. Elizabeth Park Hartford’s Elizabeth Park
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Harkness Memorial State Park
Similar to when I tried to explore Dogtown in Gloucester and buckets of rain were literally dumped on us, some Backyard Road Trips just do not work out. Running through the BYRT Index and realizing that we really haven’t shown Little Rhody too much love, I decided to venture out to Arcadia Management Area in
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Secret Gardens: Backyard Garden Trip #3
For this Backyard Garden Trip, we’re heading off to my two hometowns, Plymouth, Massachusetts, and Norwich, Connecticut. These are both secret gardens of sorts. The garden at the Mayflower Society House is located in downtown Plymouth but is hidden enough that even some locals are unaware of it. The Memorial Rose Garden in Mohegan Park
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Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
The Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park in Cornish, NH includes the sculptor’s residence, studios, gardens, galleries and walking trails.
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Two New England Gems: Backyard Garden Trip #2
Take a Backyard Garden Trip to Saint Gaudens in Cornish, NH and the WWI Memorial Park in North Attleborough, MA.
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Two Connecticut Gardens: Backyard Garden Trip #1
For the inaugural post in the “Garden Series” at Backyard Road Trips, we are heading to the coast of Connecticut. First, we will visit an old faithful, Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford, and then swing back through New London, located right next door, to go to the Connecticut College Arboretum. These Connecticut gardens will not
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