Day in the Garden — 05/28/2026

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Spend a lovely day in the garden — made all the lovelier by being a garden you don’t have to water or weed. This week, John Fladd takes a look at some of the garden tours and public gardens that allow you to enjoy the flora of the season without having to put on any gardening gloves. Above and on the cover, a view of the gardens at Petals in the Pines. Courtesy photo.

Also on the cover John also gets the details on the Friends of the Library of Windham’s annual Strawberry Festival & Book Fair, slated for Saturday, May 30 (see page 16). Enjoy the big trucks and friendly competition of the Fire Truck Pull & Festival (page 14). Michael Witthaus talks to singer songerwriter Amanda McCarthy about her return to New England and her slate of upcoming shows.

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