All Outdoors
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Science teacher Xander Lowry is our guide as we tap trees, gather sap, split wood and make syrup with local students. Plus, Jeremy Whipple, of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, talks about the prized syrup made at the Mashantucket Sugar Shack.
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Some varieties of phlox can be plagued with powdery mildew disease during our humid summers. I'm recommending a few varieties that have done well in trials conducted by Mt. Cuba Center, a public garden in Delaware.
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Want to support pollinators? Ground covers can be a source of pollen and nectar for these essential creatures. Think: strawberries, soapwort and perennial geraniums. Clovers make an excellent ground cover, too.
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Why grow zinnias? There's a type of zinnia for every garden annual lover. They're diverse in color, shape and length. Plus, they attract pollinators to the garden.
Regional Travel
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Tweed New Haven Airport will soon start new nonstop flights to Houston, St. Louis, and Traverse City, this June, through Avelo Airlines.
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With a rebounding seal population to feast on, great white sharks have returned to New England in greater numbers. Now, research in California might show how often sharks and humans come in close contact.
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Anyone who is traveling this summer is advised to plan ahead for more than just a plane ticket, hotel room and rental car.
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Fewer than 10% of truck drivers are women, and this episode of Audacious, meet three of them: One drives a tow truck, another owns a CDL training school, and another is a trans woman.