Forcing branches of flowering shrubs and trees is a skill I try to get better at every...
Home & Decoration
Have you been thinking about growing some delicious blueberries right in your own backyard? I’ve got you...
Today we’re revisiting my July garden located in Northern Massachusetts (zone 6a.) My crops are grown in...
As an avid gardener, I’m continually working outside on upgrading and changing things around my raised beds....
I decided on a broadfork in a roundabout way. I was rooting pink pussy willow cuttings and...
Becoming self-sufficient and starting a homestead can help many of us lead a debt free life. Living...
I first saw these architectural birdhouses several years ago, in the grocery store, of all places. I...
The holidays are over. Seeds have been ordered (or not–I decided to take a break from seed...
My son has a drone camera and captured these images of our home and landscape in January....
We’ve made it to spring, and I’m so ready to get back to what I love doing...
Pruning is the only gardening chore you can do in mud season, because your plants (and the...
The days are getting longer here, and it’s finally starting to warm up. The plants are all...
Do you often struggle with getting a restful night’s sleep? If you do, you aren’t alone! There...
Have you been looking for a fun project to spruce up your home? Creating an indoor water...
The weather’s been crazy, to put it mildly. I know most of the country has endured similar:...
Jasper cherry tomatoes  The sizzling temps are starting to reach the 90’s here in the Northeast....
We are only 14 days away from the first official day of spring! The outside garden still...
Mason bees certainly have earned the title of super pollinator and are a backyard gardener’s new best...
Moving Plants Out of Harm’s Way Before Construction Starts A year ago last March, I learned that...
As I sit here with my notebooks, seed packets and plant catalogs scattered all around me, I...