Emily Bramhall’s flower garden in Chilmark may call to mind a painting by Monet, but it is better likened to a moving picture than to a still image.
By Laura D. Roosevelt
What does it take to make a house feel like home? Is it family photographs, your great-grandmother’s patchwork quilt, the smell of bread baking? Five professionals who create homes for clients show us the places they come home to.
By Laura D. Roosevelt
Island workers are laid back. We have lives as well and people have to understand that.” – Billy O’Callaghan, Mason, Vineyard Haven
By C.K. Wolfson
We consulted with our favorite gardeners, both professional and merely obsessional, and came up with this handy to-do list for spring flower duties.
It’s really quite simple. You start with an iconic house, add impeccable taste and an eye for art, and what you get is summer living at its best.
By Erin Ryerson
As Edgartown considers doubling the size of its historic district, and with ancient houses on stilts all over the Island, we wondered about the state of historic preservation.
By Shelley Christiansen
Peter Norris of Chilmark is on a quest to create the holy grail of rhododendrons.
By Joe Keenan
When not running her Vineyard Haven store, or producing a documentary, or writing a cookbook, or helping a client redesign a home, or planning a party, or... Tamara Weiss was creating a pretty sweet spot to kick back and relax.
By Joyce Wagner
After more than three decades designing and taking care of Vineyard gardens large and small, Peggy Schwier has learned that the best horticulture teacher of all is the garden itself.
By Peggy Schwier
An unusual mid-century home with an unusual mid-century story gets a facelift.
By Beth Edwards Harris
Thomas Craven was the leading art historian of his day, and his Vineyard friend Thomas Hart Benton was his favorite artist.
By Elizabeth Hawes
