In Sam Phelan’s memories, the yard is an open field and a forest of ivy-covered sycamore maples. But once, before those memories or the memories of anybody in his family, it was a magnificent …
Winter can be a time of despair for gardeners. To the uninitiated, it is hard to describe how a gardener feels perusing the produce aisles of Stop & Shop in the winter months. California-farmed …
Gardens are a place of refuge. For many of us, they provide an escape from hectic schedules and the hustle and
bustle of summer life on a crowded island. It’s perfectly natural to …
Sitting on my back porch the first week of July and looking across the lawn at the border garden where feathery purple catmint is the backdrop for golden Stella d’Oro lilies and the yellow …
The dog days of summer: The weather is humid, downtown is gridlocked and the lettuce and radishes you planted in June have long since been eaten or gone to flower. Your tomato plants are going …