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The very name of these regal flowers seems to shout power, prominence, or at the very least, elegance—ah, Dahlias!  These queens of the flower garden have long enthralled gardeners with the huge variety of their colors, sizes, and shapes available online, in catalogs, and at local nurseries.  You can order Dahlia tubers with exotic names like “Impressive Festivo,” or “Obsidian,” that will arrive in the mail looking like small, dried sweet potatoes—or you can cheat,...

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In 2019, during the summer, as our days were filled with carefree actions, and bees and butterflies provided a backdrop of bucolic bliss, filmmaker Peter Nelson was screening his latest film, The Pollinators, to an audience at the Woods Hole Film Festival.  The film captivates with its stunning photography—much of it in slow-motion—as it tells the tale of the current plight of bees, beekeepers, farmers, growers, chefs and really the entire world population. Bees and...

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Rain Gardens Matter: Simple Steps for the Cape Cod Homeowner

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