Organic Gardening with Red Wiggler Worms
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.
How it Works: Maintaining a Dirt Road
A real estate agent once told me of a client who rented a house for a month unseen, made ferry reservations, and drove out to Chilmark, only to discover that his Porsche didn’t have enough clearance to get down his mile-and-a-half dirt driveway. Dirt roads do much to give the Vineyard its rural character, but…
DAW: Crime and Punishment
All winter long you left the hose…
Offbeat Offers
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.
Garden Choreography
Susanne Clark designed her Chilmark garden based on the land, her home, and an elaborate scoring system. A new garden book tells the tale.
On to the Next House
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.
Keeping Warm this Winter
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.
Nina’s Beauty
A glimpse of the West Tisbury garden tended by Nina Schneider until her death last year.
Finding the Perfect Rental House
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.
Ask the Experts
How do you prepare rhododendrons for winter?
Wreck or Renovate?
An Oak Bluffs couple’s thoughtful (and thrifty) three-stage reformation.
The Workshop Gallery
Autumn’s Closing
Today I went to my mother’s house and completed the final tasks of closing up for the season: blankets folded into the chest with moth balls, lawn chairs and garbage cans stowed inside, and furniture covered with old sheets.
