Japanese beetles can ruin your roses as well as many other landscape plants and vegetable crops. If your garden is infested with Japanese beetles, fight back fast by using these three methods to control those ravenous garden pests. Japanese Beetle Control The simplest way to get rid of Japanese beetles is to pluck them off […]
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The owner of a 38-acre farm in Northumberland, New Hampshire, is looking for the next dreamer to buy his property—which comes complete with a hydroelectric plant, cider mill, pond, and orchard. Lost Nation? You’ve never heard of it? Well, it’s a real place, consisting of the northern New Hampshire towns of Lancaster and Northumberland. Some […]
Common daylilies are stunning flowers in their own right and are also very adaptable to most surroundings. Once established they are drought tolerant, have very little pest and disease problems and will bloom in the summer and multiply each season. Most varieties of daylily flowers will bloom continuously from morning to dusk throughout the season […]
The 4th of July is just a couple days away, which means barbecues, parades and fireworks are on the horizon. If you are hosting or attending a barbecue this week, these painted utensils are easy to make and can accompany whatever food items you plan to serve or bring. Materials to Make Patriotic Painted Utensils: […]
Lush, woodsy, musky, earthy green moss. It’s hard to believe that some folks actually try to rid nature’s living carpet from around their homes and gardens. Being a moss lover, I do the exact opposite. I incorporate moss gardens throughout my yard and add it to gardening projects. Moss plants require nothing more than shade, […]
DUBLIN, NH (June 2013)—Due to overwhelming feedback from Yankee readers, a special collection, “The Power of Place,” is now available in the iTunes Store. Five stories from the March/April 2013 issue plus 16 classics are included, along with bonus material featuring audio interviews with the authors and previously unpublished photos. It’s free for Yankee subscribers […]
Gardens
Pink Splendor
This photo was taken at the beautiful Bridge of Flowers in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
Gardens
Rose Beauty
This photo was taken at the Bridge of Flowers in Shelburn Falls, Massachusetts
If you’re having a new house built, you’ll probably have the land around the house graded, tilled, and seeded for a lawn. Ask the excavator to sow field-grass seed where you want a meadow, instead of the usual seed for fine-textured grass. You may also want to design a grassy path or two, which you’ll […]
Dazzle your summer guests with Microgreens! Microgreens are leaf vegetables that are grown and harvested before complete maturation while they are still young and tender. They lend a subtle flavor and delicate touch to main dishes and salads and are packed with vitamins. Microgreens gained popularity in fine dining establishments, but it wasn’t long after […]
You have a yard maintenance dilemma. You can’t find an efficient way for mowing the lawn, so you avoid the task which causes the lawn to grow out of control. Finishing off all the odd spots and missed patches adds an hour to a process you don’t enjoy to start with. Do This Now Begin […]
Q. How can we get rid of poison ivy that’s growing along the ground and up trees all over our yard. We want to make the area safe for our children? — R.S., Suffern, NY A. Late summer is an ideal time to get rid of poison ivy because the plant has little time to […]