Practitioners of the New Perennial Movement do not, typically, insist on the use of locally native plants in their landscapes. Indeed, especially in Great Britain, this school has popularized the concept of “novel ecosystems.”
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Today we can capture the multiple nuances of color in nature on camera. Not so in previous centuries when many scientists who were trying to organize and delineate the natural world needed to be artists as well … capturing the differences in colors by using paints, in particular watercolors.
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If you believe there were more interactions between humans and black bears in the fall, you're right, said Laura Simon, an urban wildlife ecologist, who told columnist Thomas Christopher that encounters with bears can be both peaceful and avoided.
This week, Thom Smith answers readers' questions about skunks, porcupines, woodchucks and woodpeckers.
Perhaps with the odd weather we’ve had all fall and into the winter, the blackbird has not felt the urge to fly south with his colleagues. Since 1967, blackbirds have appeared on more than half of the Central Berkshire Christmas Counts, mostly with numbers in the single digits, but with a banner year of 132 individuals in 1998.
This week, columnist Thom Smith shares his "wire trick" to keep sparrows out of boxes intended for bluebirds and the simplest bird feeder design he knows of.
If you're keeping track of birds in your yard this winter, columnist Thom Smith says you shouldn't have any trouble spotting juncos.
Thomas Christopher writes: "Last spring, we planted our own little orchard of 20 dwarf cider apples. We are DIYers, but we also believe in doing it right."
Thom Smith is busy feeding the birds in his backyard, but not too busy to answer readers' questions about the birds.
The hedgerow serves an ecological function, providing fruits and seeds for birds and other wildlife, foliage for native caterpillars and nectar and pollen for pollinators. It also contributes to the architecture of the garden, furnishing a screen and a natural barrier.
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Avi Avital, mandolin, with Venice Baroque Orchestra Thursday night at Ozawa Hall.
LENOX — As the old saw has it, Vivaldi didn't compose 500 concertos — he composed the same concerto 500 times.The canard was put to the test Thursday night at Tanglewood when the Venice …
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma - seen here in a 2011 appearance at Tanglewood - "is perhaps our most visible personification of that humane quality in music," writes Berkshire Eagle music critic Andrew L..Pincus. "He understands music as a bond between peoples and cultures. It's one reason, in addition to…
Tanglewood's founder, Serge Koussevitzky, believed music had the power to save us from our worst impulses. His words, spoken at Tanglewood's opening in 1940, have as much application today as they did then, says Berkshire Eagle music writer and critic, Andrew L. Pincus.
LENOX — If you've followed the action at Tanglewood this summer, you've heard a bushel of talk about "Koussevitzky's vision." But beyond music, what are the implications of his "dream of a …
LENOX - Bach leaves few instructions beyond bare notes for the performer of his solo violin sonatas and partitas, so any performance of them is bound to be personal.Hilary Hahn took the stage …
Giuseppe Verdi was an Italian hero. Not only was he the creator of some of the best-loved operas of his time (shopkeepers still hum his arias throughout Italy today), but his name became a symbol of the country's unification.
Trumpeter Hakan Hardenberger and old friend Andris Nelsons, music director of the BSO, take the stage together Sunday afternoon at Tanglewood in a performance of HK Gruber's "Aerial," concerto for trumpet and orchestra.
My game plan is to make this recipe a little bit healthier by substituting whole wheat spaghetti or spaghetti squash for the regular spaghetti and getting 93-percent lean ground beef, low-fat cheddar cheese and reduced-sodium taco seasoning.
Citrus fruits can add subtle or powerful flavor to countless savory and sweet dishes. You can include citrus in beverages, vinaigrettes, dips, marinades, meats, salads, seafood, pastas, vegetables, and desserts and baked goods of all kinds.
Taking inspiration from her childhood, columnist Elizabeth Baer recently pulled together a grilled cheese and soup bar featuring a "fowl play soup" that you can customize to your liking.
While cooking up one of my go-to pastas, Melissa Clark reached right past her trusty bottle of extra-virgin and grabbed some butter from the fridge instead. She heated it in a skillet until it melted and browned, filling the kitchen with a sweet, nutty scent.
Food columnist Maggy Button writes, "Before Christmas, I was getting into using my air fryer as a way to eat healthier and with way less fat. Here are a few things I've tried ... sweet potato chips, tilapia, stuffed pork chops and eggplant bites."
I believe that it was more a hunger for comfort, for connection, and for tending to something nourishing and real which fueled the pandemic’s sourdough baking craze. It makes perfect sense, and it is achievable under any circumstances, not only extreme conditions of stress and isolation. I’d love for you to discover in 2023 your inner bread baker.
Celebrate Edith Wharton's birthday on Jan. 24 by joining The Mount's Book Club, or by picking up one of her 40 novels.
“This is an absolute, can’t-put-it-down thriller." Actor Reese Witherspoon, founder and curator of Reese's Book Club, has named Ana Reyes' "The House in the Pines," a new thriller set in Pittsfield, as her first book club selection of the year.
Have you ever made a collage? You probably have, but don't see it as an artistic practice. Don't worry, Melanie Mowinski will help you in her new book "Collage Your Life."
We've pulled together a sampling of some of the latest releases from the desks of Berkshire authors — these are not all of the titles released this year, just a smattering — with suggestions of who these books might be the best gift for.
MCLA assistant professor Hannah Noel's new book, "Deflective Whiteness: Co-opting Black and Latinx Identity Politics," delves into the myth of white victimhood and how white supremacists use it to justify racist actions.
Photographer David Ricci explores “the edge of chaos” — what happens when you crowd enough material into a space just near the line where it becomes completely incomprehensible — in his first photobook, "EDGE."