Hive Five for Largest Solar Farm Apiary in America

June 19, 2018

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The largest solar farm apiary in America will come alive at Old Sol Apiaries in Oregon, with 48 hives arriving on the site just in time for National Pollinator Week, June 18-22.

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Old Sol’s founder, John Jacob, says that the Read More...

Farmerettes: Women Who Farmed and Gardened for Victory

May 15, 2018

Farmerettes, the Women Who Farmed and Gardened for Victory

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They were known as “farmerettes”–the hard-working women on the home front who mobilized by the thousands to fill agricultural labor shortages during the First and Second World Wars. On big farms and in small Victory Gardens, they challenged conventional Read More...

26 Last Minute Home and Garden Mother’s Day Gifts

May 8, 2018

It’s not too late to celebrate your cultivated Mom with these last minute Mother’s Day gardening gifts for the gardener!

1. Monticello Gardener’s Gift Basket
From the shop of Thomas Jefferson’s plantation residence, Monticello, comes this artfully arranged keepsake basket … Read More...

A Barcelona Rooftop Sanctuary Inspired By Japanese Art

April 21, 2018

For a rooftop terrace in Barcelona’s Horta district, landscape designers Jordi Sanchez and Nico Doblado of Simbiosi Studi created a unique outdoor sanctuary with a retro aesthetic influenced by Japanese art.

Sanchez and Doblado’s plan interpreted the expressed interests of Read More...

Before and After: My Connecticut Home and Garden Makeover

April 3, 2018

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“I wish it were ours,” I thought when I spotted the ugly brown house on the hill overlooking a pond in the park. Six years later, it was our ugly house. Slowly, over the years, the ugly house got Read More...

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