CLUCK! – THE HIP URBAN FARM SUPPLY STORE THAT EVERYONE IN PROVIDENCE IS TALKING ABOUT August 17, 2015 Cluck!, an urban farm store located in Providence, Rhode Island offers most everything a rooftop or backyard ‘farmer’ would ever need. Remember, there are… Continue Reading
A WEEKEND IN STOWE VERMONT August 16, 2015 The top of Mount Mansfield in Stowe Vermont. The Stowe Mountain Lodge, our home base for three glorious days. I took this week off… Continue Reading
DESIGNING A LOW BUDGET FENCE THAT ACTUALLY LOOKS NICE August 11, 2015 Joe’s nephew Curtis helped us throw together our budget fence project – the only way we could install a 100 foot long fence to… Continue Reading
RANDOM RARETIES AROUND THE GARDEN August 6, 2015 The delicate, wiry stems of Anemonopsis each culminate with an upside down flower which looks more like a mid-century modern ceiling lamp than something… Continue Reading
KOO KOO FOR KUSHI MAYA – MY NEW FAVORITE SUMMER LILY July 26, 2015 After a late afternoon summer thunderstorm – complete with small hail and gusty winds, the Kushi Maya lilies remained tall and strong. I expect… Continue Reading
HOW VERMONT HAS BECOME THE ‘NAPA VALLEY’ OF CHEESE MAKING July 22, 2015 Cheese makers from the Von Trapp Farmstead in Waitsfield, Vermont offer samples of some of their award-winning creations. Oma was our favorite, a distinctive… Continue Reading
SATURDAY AT THE NEW ENGLAND LILY SHOW July 17, 2015 The first Saturday after the Fourth of July is typically the date for the New England Lily Society Show, and I hate to admit… Continue Reading
MY ‘BACK FORTY’ – MY SECRET GARDEN AREAS I’VE NEVER SHARED BEFORE July 17, 2015 A HOSE BRINGS WATER TO THE CHICKEN COOP, 250 FEET AWAY FROM RUNNING WATER AT OUR HOUSE. HERE ARE SOME PARTS OF THE GARDEN… Continue Reading
FIGHTING BOREDOM: 10 NEW PLANTS I’VE NEVER GROWN BEFORE July 12, 2015 IPOMOPSIS RUBRA, A NATIVE SOUTHWESTERN WILD FLOWER, BLOOMS IN THE FRONT MIXED BORDER Just when I was beginning to feel a little bored with… Continue Reading
RETAIL VISIT: A QUICK STOP AT TERRAIN IN WESTPORT July 9, 2015 The perfect potting bench with hand crafted pottery at the Terrain in Westport, CT A couple of weeks ago we stopped in at the… Continue Reading
