It’s strawberry season and it’s almost the 4th of July. This combination of events means that shortcake and other delicious strawberry desserts will be featured at almost every BBQ and other food related gathering for the next couple weeks. If you are entertaining a smaller group of friends and loved ones, these plates will accent […]
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Garden Tomato Kites
This photo, a tomato kite, is a close-up of the picture previously sent.
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Tomato Kite Creation
My husband Mike invented these tomato kites because he didn’t like any of the other alternative tomato supports like cages or stakes. Made from wood and string the supports are flexible and float in the breeze giving the plants a comfortable place to rest and grow. Here he is setting them up on each plant. […]
The outside living season is short in New England, so it’s important to make the most of it. Follow these five maintenance tips to extend the life of your patio and ensure it lasts for years to come. When building a flagstone patio on a sand bed, you can make it hold up better over […]
Summer in New England offers endless places to explore. Beaches, rivers, lakes, mountains, and forests are abundant and accessible, and the weather is finally enjoyable. I am less of a “crafter” in the summer because winters are long here– once spring arrives I’m ready to get outside! That being said, I don’t let my desire […]
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How Long Do Seeds Last?
Before I buy new seeds, I’d like to know if I can use the ones I have left over from last year. How long do seeds last? Is there a general rule I can follow to tell if they are good? Seeds have widely differing useful lives. Onion, aster, and delphinium, for example, must be […]
The relationship between cats and tulips may seem obscure, but gardeners who are cat lovers would instantly understand…
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Wildflower Gardening
One of the best reasons to grow native plants is that they’re relatively easy to raise, because they’re so well adapted to our region (which isn’t to say they are immune from their natural insect and animal predators, but that’s the trade-off in ecological gardening). Like all plants, native species have differing soil and water […]
Our editor in chief Judson Hale has written countless stories for our “House for Sale” column over the years. In our July/August issue, he writes his personal story about a house called Liberty Street, the summer home he purchased while on a “House for Sale” scouting trip back in the early 1970s. It has been […]
Every June 1 since 1950, Dave Webster and his boat have confirmed the start of another season for residents of Great Pond, Maine. Excerpt from “The Summer Mailboat,” Yankee Magazine June 1988 In 1943, the summer Dave Webster turned 15, he began delivering mail by boat on Great Pond, an 8,000-acre lake about 15 miles […]
When Yankee’s editor-in-chief, Jud Hale, decided it was time to sell Liberty Street, the family lake house, his three sons came together to share their special memories of the place.
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The Dating Flowers
This is a photograph of my crocus garden. I challenged myself to take some macro images of my new sprouted crocus bulbs. I particularly like how the background has soft colors so the vibrant colors of the crocus bulbs stand out. Very happy with how this came out. I firmly believe that we do not […]