Many times in this column I refer to people as master gardeners. Who are these folks and what does this mean?
Tag: Lyn Desmarais
Gardening Corner: Why aren’t you at the lake?
All of us need to stop and go on vacation. All the work will be there waiting for us next week, next month, next year.
Gardening: Eternal summer can live on in your garden
I intend to ignore the storms, winds, rains, and flooding that have inundated us this past week. Let other voices dwell on them. For me, it is eternal summer.
‘Get your hands dirty, dig, and try, try, try’… a visit to Blue Seal
Blue Seal, just south of Brandon village on Route 7, caters to our local farming community. In spring, you’ll see baby chicks and seed potatoes.
Gardening Corner: Inch by inch, row by row, gonna make this garden grow
This is dedicated to everyone who grabs a shovel, fork, or hoe and puts seeds or plants in the ground, and waters them, weeds them, and hopes.
Gardening Corner: Love grows at Virgil & Constance Home and Garden
Virgil & Constance Home and Garden occupies the space first used by the plant store, Pinewood Gardens, opened by the Sabatini family on Route 7.
Miller Hill Farm: Where marsh meets mountains
This is a farm dedicated to conservation, farming, preservation, and beauty. Carl Phelps and Nan Jenks-Jay have been running it for over 25 years.
Beyond the garden gate: a visit with Brian Jerome
Brian Jerome’s garden welcomes you with ten-foot-high deep-pink calla lilies in pots and planted in the ground.
Beyond the garden gate: a visit with Ellen Walter
I love to ask gardeners how and when they first felt they truly started gardening. Our next gardener, Ellen Walter, has a fun story to tell.
Beyond the garden gate: Grow a kaleidoscope of color
Jane Aines has lived in Forestdale her whole life. She has been gardening since the late 70s and at her current home since 1983.