Whether you’re a gardening enthusiast, a daytripper, a foodie, or a shopper, there’s something green and lovely for you to enjoy from Yankee Magazine’s 2014 Home & Garden Awards.
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Looking for some help in planning a successful New England flower or vegetable garden? Here are the winners for the best flower and vegetable varieties in Yankee Magazine’s 2014 Home & Garden Awards. [slideshow post_id=”550165″]
I love winter. I follow the storms, arriving in recently-snowed-upon towns before they’re properly plowed, shooting winter villages through a lace of fresh fluff on branches, picturing woodlands and villages with a thick frosting of ice. Other photographers are showing us the first sprouts of spring, but my bags are still packed for the next […]
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Make Your Own Display Boxes
I wanted to add spring colors to our walls and I had several small cardboard boxes on hand — so I made these display boxes. Display boxes (also called “shadowboxes”) can be arranged on the wall for showcasing a collection of small treasures. The items in the boxes can be changed out as needed whenever […]
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Ferns | General Care and Tips
Ferns can add a lush, tropical feel to an inside space, making them a popular choice for houseplants. Fern fossils have been found that date back over 350 million years, and little has changed in the structure, reproduction and look of the plant in that time. This prehistoric plant differs from many other plants as […]
What are some ways to make a new house look old? We asked everyone’s favorite old house expert, Bob Vila, for his tips and tricks.
Over the past 30 years, a famous garden designer and his wife have transformed a dilapidated Vermont farmhouse into a study in harmony between indoors and out, where garden views are always in focus. Town life never suited Gordon and Mary Hayward. They found that out firsthand in 1981, when they bought an 1850s-era white […]
It was raining and three o’clock in the morning, August 19, 1955. The sudden roar of a truck in front of the house jarred me awake. I plunged my head deeper into the pillow to smother the sound, but the roaring and grinding got louder. Exasperated, I pounded to the window. What I saw, I […]
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DIY Easter Baskets
Easter baskets can be purchased in a variety of shapes, sizes, and themes. But if you are uninspired by the selections available in stores, or if you love crafting, you can make your own! These DIY Easter baskets evoke a nostalgic feel and are a nice size for party favors, gift giving, or decorating an Easter […]
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Crocus | Longing for Spring
Have hope for there is always a warmer day to come, and brighter colors to lighten your grand day. No winter can last forever, even in admirable New England.
Miniature houseplants are sweet, fun and whimsical. Displaying these tiny plants and flowers in miniature, makeshift plant pots is an enjoyable way to indulge your green thumb with very little effort, money or space. Here are some simple, yet creative, ideas for pairing miniature plants with equally pint-sized planters. So which tiny plants work best? […]
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Make Ribbon Organizers
After a long and snowy winter, I have made quite a mess of my craft supplies. This week I set a goal to de-clutter and organize my materials before sunny spring weather arrives. Although most of my craft supplies can be put into labelled storage boxes and jars, I cringed when I came across this […]