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Patterns In Bloom @ NEBG

March 23, 2024 // 0 Comments

Boston used to host the Massachusetts Horticultural Society‘s huge annual New England Spring Flower Show, which heralded the beginning of Spring. We think the show [...]

RDG Spring 2015 Summary

June 29, 2015 // 0 Comments

We had a cold, hard Winter and were all eager to see the arrival of Spring. After being buried in more than three feet of snow for more than two months, it was really nice [...]

Urban Safari : at World’s End

November 5, 2012 // 0 Comments

After our successful FirstUse outing with the Lensbaby Composer Pro and Edge 80 optic, we went looking for other locations to further “exercise” the lens. [...]

Urban Safari: RDG Update – Day Lilies

July 3, 2012 // 0 Comments

The RainyDayGarden made it through the second heat wave without a scratch. In fact, the plants have not been this healthy for many years. We think the reason is the large [...]

Jardin Plant Supports

June 22, 2012 // 0 Comments

The Northeast is currently in the grip of some seriously hot weather. According to the forecast, cooler air will be moving in soon and relief should be here before the [...]

Urban Safari: Spring At The Arboretum 2012

April 18, 2012 // 0 Comments

The Arnold Arboretum is a fantastic place to visit any time of the year (Spring, Fall, Winter). However, if we could only go once a year, then Spring would be it. While [...]

Ides of March 2012 : Spring Already?

March 15, 2012 // 0 Comments

How different this Winter was from that of a year ago! We hardly had any snow this season. Coupled with the unseasonably warm weather the past week, and things in the [...]

Urban Safari : Macro at the Mall

April 4, 2011 // 0 Comments

Taking closeup and macro photos is a lot easier when the air is still. Even a light breeze can set things swaying back and forth, ruining the focus. Waiting for things to [...]