“If you change an island, and you make a big difference, it’s easy to see the difference,” says Sharon Strimling Florio, proprietress of Vineyard Alternative Heating in Vineyard Haven.
By Joyce Wagner
A new building on Anna Edey’s West Tisbury farm sounds more like a spa with its pool and sauna, but she calls it a lab for sustainable design as it integrates many of her environmentally friendly innovations, including solar panels for heat, hot water, and electricity – and chickens for eggs, meat, and heat.
By Richard C. Skidmore
Greenhouses bring color and life to many homes during the off-season.
By Elaine Pace
The terms “green” or “sustainable” applied to residential architecture tend to conjure images of primitive or alternative homes of modest size and funky feel, rather than the high-end, luxurious houses that often grace the pages of magazines. The Davis house in Chilmark is a stunning rebuke to that fallacy.
By Jim Miller
When the new hospital opens its doors early next year, there will be countless people to thank. Among those at the top of the list will be John P. Ferguson, chairman of the board.
By Anne McCarthy Strauss
Beaches are a harsh environment for plants, but some bask in the habitat.
By Matt Pelikan
Built on a cove of Edgartown Great Pond, “Forever Wild” is a standing tribute to the three generations of Wilds who have owned the property since 1941.
By Harriet Bernstein
Time has come around again. The clothesline is back.
By Linda Black
Simon Hickman puts up arbors with the same ease and frequency that I put up excuses. When you tour the grounds surrounding his home on Lambert’s Cove Road in West Tisbury, they’re as abundant as sparrows and each has its own distinct personality.
By Geoff Currier
Whether with metal or wood, this artist brings whimsy to yards and gardens, public spaces and private homes.
By Charlie Cameron
Enjoyed for centuries from China and Japan to Europe and North America, these fragrant, showy blooms have a big impact on Vineyard gardens.
By Peggy Schwier
How should you care for old paintings?
By Tom Dresser
