A Season Full of Bloom
Fifteen tried-and-true perennials, plus a few other thoughts on flowers and foliage.
Plant Containers
With thrillers, spillers, and fillers.
The Lowdown on Homeowners’ Insurance
How has the insurance market changed recently for Vineyarders?
A Piece of Seth’s Pond
With a spacious main house, a separate studio, and a waterfront location, this property is a year-round refuge for nature enthusiasts.
Smelling My Way Up-Island
Everyone knows how certain odors trigger strong memories, often from childhood.
DAW: Construction Expletives
The more profusely work crews swear….
Sculpting with Water
Artist and gardener David Geiger created a vibrant, ever-changing aquatic habitat at his wooded Chilmark property.
The Upside of the Vineyard Shuffle
One man’s seasonal journey from rental to rental.
Perfectly Small Guest Houses
Billy Meegan specializes in compact but refined form and function, as seen in three distinctive Island guest houses.
The Old Humphreys House, Anew
This architectural standout in West Tisbury, with its combination of styles outside and in, has recently been renovated and serves as a second home for a couple of filmmakers and their young family.
How it Works: Extracting Bees From Your House
About a third of the food we eat is made possible by the cross-pollination of bees. But when you’ve got a huge hive within the walls of your house, your ecological conscience may only stretch so far.
Ask the experts
Look to the Sea to Enrich Your Garden
The Vineyard has many spots where eelgrass conveniently washes ashore, ready to be shoveled up and hauled off to improve a home garden.
One Last Thing
An Ode to Porches
Adapted from Porch (Down East Books, 2011), with Brian Vanden Brink’s photographs on the Vineyard and beyond.
From the Editor
From the Editor
Having a home and garden on Martha’s Vineyard is for dreamers.
