Partnering Houses + Open Space
Conservationists and affordable housing advocates can be natural allies, as a new development in West Tisbury illustrates.
Returns on “Green” Building
While the real estate market may be sluggish generally, investments in energy efficiency can have excellent rates of return, at least for those planning to stay in their homes for a few years.
How it Works: Putting Your Flower Gardens to Bed for the Winter
Preparing your yard and gardens for winter can take a fair amount of work and organization each year.
DAW: Momentary Vengeance
We envy those whose thumbs are green…
A Few of His Favorite Things
Jim Ferraro’s “top ten” list for his Vineyard Haven estate offers a glimpse inside one of the Island’s more expansive and elaborate properties.
Sam Allen’s Designer Genes
Talking with new talent in the field of interior design.
Designing a Stone Walkway
Practical considerations on getting from driveway to door, from a landscape professional.
Taking Care When You’re Not There
Whether you call it caretaking or property management, it’s big business on the Vineyard, where many houses are used seasonally, part-time, or as rental investments.
Minding Their Own Business: Oyster Farming on a Turbulent Bay
Jack and Sue Blake of Edgartown’s Sweet Neck Farm grow oysters on and below a raft on Katama Bay.
Reconstructing the Smith House
With its long family history, this distinctive blue-shuttered house on a quiet corner in Edgartown presented new owners with a restoration quandary.
Evolutionary Allies: Native Wildflowers and Insects
You can enliven the landscape and help cultivate the Island’s rich ecological diversity by planting wildflowers.
From the Editor
From the Editor
Fall and winter are when I like to hunker down in the kitchen. I love baking and making soups, and I’m intrigued by new – and useful – kitchen gadgets.
Ask the experts
Ask the Experts: Gardening with Manure
If you ask any farmer or gardener on Martha’s Vineyard, they’ll tell you that manure is one of our most precious resources.
One Last Thing
Earthly Pleasures
Some days the landscape of our yard is surreal…
