The Garden Lady begins with a discussion about shrubs and trees that flower in the late summer and fall. We consider the Franklinia, blue mist shrub, and panicle hydrangeas. Callers ask a variety of questions including wondering about the ripening watermelons, pesto pizza, service berry trees with rust, and scale on houseplants.

Guiding the work is the nonprofit Aquinnah Land Initiative, a group founded in 2023 to ensure the three-acre property would remain in Indigenous hands.

Love it or hate it, The Steamship Authority’s redesigned Woods Hole terminal is here to stay, and it's built to last.

The local news headlines of the week with our region's leading journalists.

It's late summer and fish are plentiful in local waters. Fishing from a public dock can be a great place to take young people to fish. You don't need fancy equipment of even much experience to have a good chance of catching little snapper bluefish, herring, black sea bass, scup, and pufferfish. Drop your line and see what comes up.

The peptide is supposed to deliver flawless and firm skin, promote wound healing and other anti-aging effects. So what's the evidence behind GHK-Cu?

Five people are dead after a cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport, Trump's top envoys go to Ukraine with hopes of restarting peace talks, Germany's far-right party wins landslide victory.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former crime reporter John Simpson about Simpson's decision to go to clown school.