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Gardening at the McIntyre Site

by Vintage Pics

After years of lawsuits, plans, and controversy--no progress yet.

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The Last Battle of Fitz-John Porter

by J. Dennis Robinson

Cowards don't get statues, but this one took decades to unveil

Read moreThe Last Battle of Fitz-John Porter

Prescott Park Created by Millionaire Sisters

by J. Dennis Robinson

They broke their brother's will and re-imagined the city's waterfront

Read morePrescott Park Created by Millionaire Sisters

1886 Ice Storm Photos Frozen in Time

by J. Dennis Robinson

Victorians didn't miss electricity or wi-fi but worried about the symmetry of damaged shade trees

Read more1886 Ice Storm Photos Frozen in Time

On the Road with Alvan Fuller

by J. Dennis Robinson

A brief biography of the man with the roses at Fuller Gardens in Seacoast, NH

Read moreOn the Road with Alvan Fuller

Atlantic Heights Created for Garden Tours in 1918

by Vintage Pics

Ab early low-income housing village, now gentrified, still charming

Read moreAtlantic Heights Created for Garden Tours in 1918

Science and Celia Thaxter’s Island Garden

by J. Dennis Robinson

Science and art meet at the Isles of Shoals Marine Lab on Appledore

Read moreScience and Celia Thaxter’s Island Garden

What Martin Pring Was Really After in 1603

by J. Dennis Robinson

A plant so valuable it was worth traveling 3,000 miles in a small wooden boarad

Read moreWhat Martin Pring Was Really After in 1603

Celia Thaxter Worshipped Nature

by Vintage Pics

Her real church was her garden and the natural world

Read moreCelia Thaxter Worshipped Nature

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