Late spring in a New England vegetable garden is usually a time for the last asparagus, the crisp lettuce and arugula, the first pea shoots, and the first sprouting of warm-weather crops like peppers ...

Tom Carroll laughed about screaming like a little girl when he first picked up the turtle. But who could blame him? After all, the reptile was 20 inches long and weighed 20 pounds. And it was trying ...

Snapping turtles look to suburban New England gardens to lay eggs as their habitats are increasingly threatened. So the next time you're checking... Late spring in a New England vegetable garden is ...