Weathered Shingles
I really love the look of weathered white cedar shingles. There is something about their aging that makes me wish I would age as gracefully.
Outdoors
Nearly winter at the shore
Not quite winter, but so desolate and calming to visit the shore when no one is there.
Polo in the Country
This past weekend I thoroughly enjoyed a glorious afternoon as a spectator at a polo match between our two local polo clubs, Norfolk and Dedham. What a treat! If I had all the time in the world and the reserves to finance it, I would …
Scottish windmills
Alternative energy is definitely the wave of the future, and to a great extent, a re-engineering of past technologies. Although I firmly believe in wind power, I am quite aware of the impact wind farms have on birds, views, marine life and abutters. After following …
Heirloom tomato ripening
As the summer growing season slowed the wind picked up and in a big gust, one of my massive, heirloom tomato plants tipped over and plopped her fruit onto the garden bed. Not quite ripe, nor ready to eat, I have been using the brown …
Organic Raised Beds
After expanding my raised garden beds this spring I wrestled with how to water them to maximize the impact and minimize the evaporation. Drip irrigation is definitely the way to go, but did you know that conventional drip hoses leach heavy metals into the ground …
Irises and Boxwood
Last fall I went a little crazy sculpting out a long rectangular planting bed around two Sargent crabapple trees, putting in 50 dwarf boxwoods, tons of irises and nepeta. Today the fruits of my labor are showing. Despite the heavy downpours it looks so good …
Sea of Poinsettias
On a recent trip the local garden center I was overwhelmed with the poinsettias. Although I tend to like all things white as my first color choice, I was so taken with the rush of color that I had to snap the sea of red …