The Vermont Set
Three printable Vermont editions in one purchase — the twelve-month journal, the native plants reference and the stargazing guide — for less than the three cost apart.
- Three printable Vermont editions, in one checkout instead of three
- Twelve undated Vermont month pages to write the year down in
- The Vermont native plants reference, with bloom windows and zone timing
- The Vermont night sky guide — dark places and the year's meteor calendar
$29.00one-time$33.98 bought separately
Instant download · yours to keep, with no account and no renewal · full refund within 30 days
A look inside
What the Vermont pages actually look like
From the Vermont editions
Some of what is actually in the set
The Vermont Nature Journal
Each Vermont month page carries that month's reference side — the blooms, trees and butterflies Vermont actually has then. Names you will meet in it:
- Red Trillium
- Trout Lily
- Dutchman's Breeches
- Marsh Marigold
- Red Clover
- New England Aster
- Sugar Maple
- Paper Birch
- American Beech
- Red Spruce
- Balsam Fir
- Eastern Hemlock
- Monarch
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
- Mourning Cloak
- Atlantis Fritillary
- White Admiral
- Clouded Sulphur
Native Plants of Vermont
44 native species are profiled for Vermont, chosen for hardiness zones 3a–5b. A dozen of them:
- Purple Coneflower
- Black-Eyed Susan
- Common Milkweed
- Swamp Milkweed
- Wild Bergamot
- Scarlet Beebalm
- New England Aster
- Wild Columbine
- Cardinal Flower
- Great Blue Lobelia
- Foxglove Beardtongue
- Dense Blazing Star
The Night Sky over Vermont
Every dark-sky place the Vermont edition sends you to, and every meteor shower it tracks through the year:
- The Northeast Kingdom
- Camel's Hump State Park
- Green Mountain National Forest
- Rural areas away from Burlington and the I-89 corridor
- Quadrantids
- Lyrids
- Eta Aquariids
- Southern Delta Aquariids
- Perseids
- Draconids
- Orionids
- Southern Taurids
- Northern Taurids
- Leonids
- Geminids
- Ursids
How the Vermont year breaks down
Counted, not claimed
Across the twelve Vermont month pages the reference side draws on 6 wildflowers, 6 trees, 6 butterflies and 7 things coming into season locally.
Something in the Vermont list is in bloom from March through October, and June is the peak — 21 of the 44 species are flowering then.
11 of them are caterpillar host plants and 14 support specialist bees — the ones that do the most work in Vermont yards.
On the 2027 numbers the standout for Vermont is the Quadrantids — about 120 an hour at its peak with the moon only 18% lit, best after midnight into dawn.
The Geminids, by contrast, peak against a 100%-lit moon that year — the kind of night the guide tells you to skip rather than let you find out at 2am.
The calendar runs every major shower of the year — 12 of them — with the moon's brightness worked out for each peak, so Vermont knows which nights are worth the drive.
In the box
Exactly what you receive
| The Vermont Nature Journal | 15 pages — twelve month pages plus covers and how-to |
|---|---|
| Native Plants of Vermont | 9 pages — the species table, bloom windows and planting calendar |
| The Night Sky over Vermont | 8 pages — the meteor calendar, dark-sky places and seasonal targets |
| Pages in all | 32, across 3 Vermont files |
| What you save | $4.98 — $33.98 bought apart, $29.00 bought together |
| Format | PDF, laid out for both Letter and A4 |
| Delivery | An instant download link, plus a link you can re-open for 72 hours |
| Access | Yours to keep — no expiry, no account, no subscription |
| Refunds | Full refund within 30 days, no questions |
How it works
From checkout to the field
Buy it
Checkout takes a card and an email address — no account to create.
Open it straight away
The download link appears immediately and the Vermont files are yours to keep.
Use it through the year
Print the Vermont pages you want and take them outside; they are laid out with room to write on as the season moves.
The set, or the pieces
Both are honest ways to buy the Vermont editions
| One at a time | The Vermont Set | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | Whichever single Vermont edition you pick | All three, together |
| Checkouts | One for each — there is no cart here | One, for the whole Vermont set |
| What it costs | $33.98 for the three apart | $29.00, saving $4.98 |
| If you only want one | Buy it on its own; every Vermont edition is sold separately | The set is only worth it if all of it is new to you |
Before you buy
Who this is for
Made for
- Someone starting from nothing who wants the Vermont basics in one go
- Gardeners in Vermont who also go out after dark
- Anyone giving the whole Vermont set rather than a single file
Not for
- Anyone who already owns one of the three Vermont editions in it — buy the rest singly instead
- Anyone who wants the Vermont Nature Year; that is the bigger book, sold on its own page
Everything here describes typical timing across Vermont, drawn from long-run records — weather, elevation and how close you are to water all move the real dates around. So the Vermont pages say "usually early May" and never "May 4th", which is not hedging but the most the data can honestly carry.
Questions
Before you decide
What exactly is in the Vermont set?
Three things, sold separately elsewhere on the site: The Vermont Nature Journal, Native Plants of Vermont and The Night Sky over Vermont. You get every file each of them contains.
What if I already own one of these Vermont editions?
Then buy the others on their own — the Vermont set only saves money if all of it is new to you, and we would rather say so than take $29.00 for a file you already have.
Is this cheaper than buying the Vermont editions one at a time?
Yes — $29.00 rather than $33.98, a saving of $4.98. There is no cart here, so buying them apart also means checking out 3 separate times.
Do the Vermont files arrive together?
They arrive as one download list on one page — 3 files in all for Vermont, each downloadable on its own, and the link re-opens for 72 hours.
How accurate is the timing for Vermont?
It describes typical timing across Vermont drawn from long-run records, and because weather, elevation and habitat move real Vermont dates around it says "usually early May" rather than "May 4th".
Is it worth paying when the Vermont pages here are free?
The free Vermont pages are the month you are in; these are the Vermont editions around them — planned before the year arrives, and printable, so you are not holding a screen in the garden.
Will it work for my part of Vermont, or just the big cities?
It is written at state resolution — Vermont as a whole, with regional notes where Vermont genuinely differs end to end, and nothing behind it is recorded finely enough to honestly promise more than that.
What format is the Vermont edition, and can I print it?
A PDF laid out for both Letter and A4, one page per sheet — printing it is the point, since the Vermont pages are made to be carried outside.
What if the Vermont set is not what I expected?
Email hello@birchcompass.com within 30 days for a full refund on the Vermont edition, and keep the files either way — asking for them back would be theatre.
Everything in this set is also sold on its own — The Vermont Nature Journal, Native Plants of Vermont and The Night Sky over Vermont — and the free Vermont pages cover this month either way.
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