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By Barbara Clark and Contributors putter verb put•ter puttered; puttering; putters intransitive verb 1 : to move or act aimlessly or idly 2 : to work at random: TINKER...
By Cearra O’Hern When I picture lush gardens, greenery galore and bright flora, our landscape of sand dunes, foamy waves and salt-sprinkled air does not immediately...
Pruning is a vital and fundamental task for any gardener. Ranging from delicately cutting back a flourishing plant to removing brush creeping into the garden space,...
A simple blueprint for hosting Easter brunch or any spring gathering without overcomplicating it. The Foundation Start with the environment. After months of closed...
BY CEARRA O’HERN After a long, cold, storm-filled winter, spring is finally knocking on our doorstep. With warmer weather, sunshine and blooming flora so close, we need...
By Christine Lynch Winter weather makes us seek shelter in a warm place stocked with food. Outdoor animals are no different. They do their best to find a secure, dry...
Articles
How To Be Productive From Home – Tips On Designing A Virtual Workspace
By ABIGAIL NEHRING Many of Cape Cod’s seasonal homeowners have lingered long past fair weather this year. They are choosing the Cape as their domestic setting after American companies sent their employees home on lockdown, stationing themselves at their kitchen tables...
A New Emphasis On Outdoor Living Spaces
By CHRISTOPHER KAZARIAN ‘Having a space outside you can enjoy, just like you might enjoy the living room, can hugely enhance your experience with the house.’ – Jacob Avakian, owner of Vineyard Home Since last March, the relationship with the way we use our homes has...
Go Green When You Clean
By SHEILA HURST To add some green to your spring cleaning this year, you might want to consider going all natural by making your own detergents or trying a few plant-based cleaning products. Natural products are not only cost-effective, they’re better for the...
Natures Options – Mulch and Fertilizer for Your Garden
By DEBORAH G. SCANLON Pine needles, wood chips, leaves, and seaweed have been simple but valuable resources for Cape Cod gardeners for generations. Seaweed, in fact, has had many uses over the years. Our grandparents shared stories of it being used in the past as...
Pollinator Gardens
By CHRISTINE LYNCH By now we know that everything in Nature is interconnected. When one component is changed, it inevitably affects something else. At present, there are many detrimental factors depleting our butterflies and other pollinators such as bees, wasps,...
Roses – a long and complex history, but not all roses are difficult to cultivate
By BECCA LOWRY Roses! There is a very rich history behind them, as well as a wide variety of the flower. The history of the rose goes back many, many years, so let’s get started! The rose might just be one of the oldest flowers around. According to the United Kingdom...
Heads Up – Trellises And Vertical Gardening
By LAURA GROSS-HIGGINS Somehow at the end of winter, those perennial optimists called gardeners start contemplating what to grow in their gardens. The COVID pandemic, in fact, has reawakened many to the joys of digging in the dirt. My husband and I have long been...
Decorating with Plants – Have Fun Arranging Them Around Your Home
By CHRISTINE LYNCH As newlyweds, our first apartment was lovely but sparse. So, right after we moved in, my mom sent us two plants, one for each window—an asparagus fern that we named Andre and a big-leafed philodendron selloum, Oscar. Forty-three years and six moves...
Pasta Primavera
By GAIL BLAKELY You may be surprised to learn that pasta primavera did not originate in Italy. In this country, back in the 1970s, there were two distinct types of Italian pasta and sauce categories: southern and northern, one being red, the other white. That was...