From walls around farmland to features in contemporary landscape design, what man has made of stone spans centuries and defines cultures.
By Linda Black
Composting may seem like old news, but doing it with a bin full of worms probably doesn’t. Red wiggler worms offer great benefits to the organic gardener, producing both a natural fertilizer and an effective pesticide. And they eat your kitchen scraps.
By Tom Dresser
Susanne Clark designed her Chilmark garden based on the land, her home, and an elaborate scoring system. A new garden book tells the tale.
By C.J. Fornari
Always a subject of great interest on the Island, the real estate market seems to be offering up some unusual properties this year, everything from celebrity spreads to waterfront turf for pets.
By Susan Catling
Washingtonians Don and Ann Brown spent thirty-seven summers renting the same house in Vineyard Haven. Before that – and since – they’ve cheerfully moved from one rental to another. We visited with them recently in Chilmark.
By Brooks Robards
A glimpse of the West Tisbury garden tended by Nina Schneider until her death last year.
By Phyllis Meras
With high oil and gas prices, Vineyarders are searching for ways to lower their heating bills. To respond, businesses on-Island are offering new technologies, which tend to be greener too.
By Charlie Cameron
After architect Michael Ball built one house on the Vineyard to live in, he did it again. Now he’s planning another move off-Island, but he’ll leave his mark with these two decidedly different designs.
By Brooks Robards
An Oak Bluffs couple’s thoughtful (and thrifty) three-stage reformation.
By Joyce Wagner
How do you prepare rhododendrons for winter?
By Tom Dresser
Through their work at Vineyard Gardens, Jeremiah Brown and Janice Haynes have gleaned plenty of plants headed to the compost pile. With a lot more labor at home, they’ve designed a lush enclave for their six-year-old West Tisbury colonial.
By Elaine Pace
Guitarist Arlen Roth collects his favorite instrument – as well as vintage cars, toys, and memorabilia.
By Niki Patton
