Sunday, September 1

Formal Gardens at the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park

Set at the foot of Mount Tom, the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park overlooks picturesque Woodstock, Vermont. I've visited this park many times. I've toured the grounds and mansion, visited the Billings farm across the street and hiked to the top of Mount Tom. This past July, I visited the formal gardens and grounds surrounding the mansion. Come see the gardens in late July when the perennials were blooming abundantly.



Learn more about this park at the National Park Service website here.

A Walk Through Celia Thaxter's Garden at Prescott Park

 While we were spending the day in Portsmouth recently, one stop was the recreated garden of Celia Thaxter in Prescott Park. I'd read he...