Custom furniture made on Martha’s Vineyard
With a collective 115 years experience in the trade, Ted Box, Stephen Hart, Larry Hepler, Laura Silber, and John Thayer have impressive and diverse portfolios.
Hummingbirds extra plentiful on Martha’s Vineyard this year
Vineyard birders are enjoying a bonanza of hummingbirds this year, but there's no way to know why.
Worshipful design – Lambert’s Cove Church
When Neal Kaplan, Lisa Foster, and Josh Yates decided to buy the old Methodist church on Lambert's Cove Road, they had a clear vision of what they wanted to do with it.
Martha’s Vineyard gardeners prepare for summer
Proper soaking rains have alleviated the dryness, the odor of rotting pollen, and the pollen itself, which had been affecting the soil and air.
A mid-Atlantic magnolia makes it on Martha’s Vineyard
A native of Delaware, where she made her winter home, Polly Hill liked experimenting with warm-weather plants to see if they could survive cold West Tisbury.
American ladies are beautiful and plentiful on Martha’s Vineyard
With the beginning of June and the end (one hopes) of this year's dismal spring weather, the butterfly season is in full swing on the Vineyard.
Rhododendrons, azaleas, weigela, late lilacs – all showing off
This has been a wonderful year for rhododendrons, the plants appearing to be at capacity for numbers of flower trusses.
Ecological and profitable landscaping on Martha’s Vineyard
You'd probably welcome a thousand-acre conservation project on Martha's Vineyard that didn't cost anything. Impossible, right?
Spray hazards, blight fight face Vineyard gardeners
Indiscriminate spraying: This is what I saw a couple of days ago. In a neighborhood of seasonal and year-round houses a tree-service company was spraying the woods.
Bird species come and go on Martha’s Vineyard over time
A phrase like "the bird life of Martha's Vineyard" projects a certain grandeur and sense of permanence.
Mulch, bulbs, and bugs preoccupy Vineyard gardeners
Each spring we have the chance to start anew. We have the opportunity to take a fresh look at what we are doing in our relationship with our surroundings.
Avian dinner guests on Martha’s Vineyard.
Biologists have a set of terms to describe the various ways different species interact with each other.
Sheepapalooza at The FARM Institute
The FARM Institute in Edgartown seems to be having fun with its "paloozas." First was Cornapalooza in August 2007, and this weekend is Sheepapalooza
Weeds, seeds, and blossoms mean spring on Martha’s Vineyard
Along with daffodils, dandelion tea-making time has come around again. The tea functions as a liver and kidney tonic, and diuretic.
Raise your own chickens – Tips from Martha’s Vineyard experts
For backyard free-range chicken novices aiming for the sustainable food bandwagon, for the experienced too, here's a guide.
The how-to on composting from Martha’s Vineyard gardeners
It's hard to imagine a better way to see recycling in action than to turn your organic discards into nutrient rich soil simply by maintaining a compost site.
Eliakim’s Way – energy-efficient living on Martha’s Vineyard
At Eliakim's Way in West Tisbury, the owners of 8 new homes have the opportunity to generate electricity from the comfort of their own homes and win prizes.
Building Shelter builds connections on Martha’s Vineyard
A group of tourists from the Midwest visited the Island several years ago to see the sights.