Dale Newton
We Love Bikers and Hikers Who Visit Fruitlands
We just said au revoir to our guests from Quebec City. They biked here from a round- about trip from Waterbury and are returning there...
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Dale Newton
- Jul 27
- 1 min
The Many Faces of Fruitlands July 27, 2024
Our flower gardens are in their glory right now. You are invited to visit and to walk around our gardens. You do not have to be a B&B...
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Dale Newton
- Jul 5
- 2 min
Biking Season in Vermont. Fruitlands Is Here to Help.
We had five guests last night, July 4th. The three fellows in the photo biked here from Newfound Lake in NH. 80+ miles. This morning they...
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Dale Newton
- Jun 16
- 1 min
We Tend This Garden...On This Father's Day
Brian McCandless, our guest this weekend at Fruitlands,, graced us at the Memorial Garden with several songs on his highland bag pipes....
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Dale Newton
- Jun 15
- 2 min
Bag Pipes and the Vermont Highland Games June 15
Brian McCandless is our guest at Fruitlands. He is both playing his bag pipes and teaching at the Vermont Highland Games today at the...
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Dale Newton
- Jun 12
- 1 min
Let the Show Begin
June 12 is still very early for flowers here at Fruitlands at 1,800'. There are, however, some early faces of joy. We are thankful that...
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Dale Newton
- Jun 6
- 1 min
June 6, 2024 - The Rhododendrons Are Lovely
This has been several years of TLC and sweat, but the 300' (34) rhododendrons are lovely this year. They are just about fully open. In...
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Dale Newton
- Sep 10, 2023
- 1 min
Early Morning at Fruitlands September 10, 2023
A cloudy morning brightened by the many faces at Fruitlands still holding on to summer and blossom season. The two apple photos show one...
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Dale Newton
- Jul 31, 2023
- 1 min
The Many Lily Faces At Fruitlands, July 31, 2023
Since our U Pick is closed today due to our being picked clean on Sunday and needing a day for ripening, there was time this morning for...
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Dale Newton
- Jul 8, 2023
- 1 min
Biking At Its Best In Vermont
Four gentlemen bikers from Central MA stayed with us last night. They had quite the adventure with the raging thunderstorms Friday...
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Dale Newton
- Jul 2, 2023
- 1 min
If You Are Biking Long Distance on the LVRT
One of the most exciting additions to the northern part of Vermont is the completion of the LVRT, the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail. At 93...
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Dale Newton
- Jun 16, 2023
- 1 min
Even -38 Degrees Can't Stop Them All
That one night of -38 this winter really killed off most of the buds on the rhododendrons, but we are thankful for what did make it....
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Dale Newton
- Jun 1, 2023
- 1 min
June 1, 1843...The First Fruitlands Is Born
On this day in 1843, a group of three adults and five children made its way from Concord to the town of Harvard. Their destination was an...
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Dale Newton
- Apr 29, 2023
- 1 min
Less is More - Nearly 50 Years of Pruning at Fruitlands
I can't think of a more fitting poem than this as I complete this spring's pruning tasks. When you look at an apple tree's structure...
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Dale Newton
- Apr 23, 2023
- 1 min
Another Part of Our Lives - The Origins of Vermont Plants Sunflowers for Ukraine Solidarity Action
Another day begins for VPSU. In being interviewed Monday by Rachel Hellman from Seven Days, Janet reminded me that this journey began in...
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Dale Newton
- Jan 8, 2023
- 1 min
Winter Sunrise at Fruitlands
These may be the shortest and darkest days of the winter, but lately we have had some stunning displays rising over the eastern...
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Dale Newton
- Oct 15, 2022
- 1 min
October 15 and the Colors Are Still Stunning
We were able to take another drive this afternoon to see how the hard rains and wind this week had affected the autumn colors. In the...
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Dale Newton
- Oct 8, 2022
- 1 min
Oct. 8, 2022 Autumn Colors in the Area around Fruitlands
These photos were taken today during a three-hour slow drive around the back roads in Peacham, Barnet, Danville, Walden, Greensboro, and...
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Dale Newton
- Oct 8, 2022
- 1 min
A Beautiful Autumn Day at Fruitlands, October 8, 2022
I have always wanted to get a slightly different perspective on our home. Since we are situated high on a hill, 1,800', taking seasonal...
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Dale Newton
- Oct 6, 2022
- 1 min
Fruitlands Organic Apples
This is a great year for our organic apples. We have very large trees that we planted in the 70's and 80's. Hundreds of pounds per tree....
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