Nest visits a rebuilt midcentury home and a castle in — where else? — the Northeast Kingdom.

We check in on our House Hunters and learn about buying rental property.

And, because we’re lusting for green, we visit Red Wagon Plants to bone up on flower power!

Pamela Polston is a contributing arts and culture writer and editor. She cofounded Seven Days in 1995 with Paula Routly and served as arts editor, associate publisher and writer. Her distinctive arts journalism earned numerous awards from the Vermont...