Discover native New England plants, ice castles and a recipe for Maine blueberries.

An Eye For Beauty Weekends with Yankee

Premiered February 01, 2022
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An Eye For Beauty

Co-host Amy Traverso heads to Boylston, Massachusetts, home to Tower Hill Botanic Garden, run by one of the oldest horticultural societies in America. Heading north to Woodstock New Hampshire, we meet up with Co-host Richard Wiese who shares the award-winning interactive art experience known as Ice Castles. Back in her home kitchen, Amy turns Maine blueberries into Blueberry Buckle.

About the Program

Weekends with Yankee

Richard Wiese explores the sights, sounds and tastes of all six New England states — from foraging for edible invasive plants in Connecticut to whitewater rafting on Maine's wild Kennebec River. Senior food editor Amy Traverso shares the recipes, local flavors and sense of community that make up the fabric of the region’s food and dining scene.

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