By Andrea Knepper Like me, you are probably getting ready to go to the local garden center and pick up some annual flowers to spruce up your landscaping. This year, consider planting some edible annuals instead. The idea of incorporating […]
Category: Home and Garden
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Remarkable berries to grow in Vermont
By Bonnie Kirn Donahue Berry season in Vermont can feel like a beautiful, fleeting moment in time. How can we make it last longer? You may be familiar with common types of berries that can be grown here, such as raspberries, […]
Column, Home and Garden, Lifestyle, Looking Back
From your garden to the freezer
By Mary Ellen Shaw Some of the items that you may have planted in your garden can be enjoyed beyond the time that you pick them to eat fresh. Most of us have limited space so why not grow things […]
Column, Home and Garden, Lifestyle, Looking Back
Let’s get planting!
By Mary Ellen Shaw Well, planting time is just around the corner! On Memorial Day weekend garden centers will be overflowing with people who are full of enthusiasm. They are excited about planting flowers to beautify their yards and planting […]
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Spring cleanup will produce better gardens
By Bonnie Kirn Donahue, UVM Extension master gardener It’s spring and that means it’s time to get back into your flower and vegetable gardens. Once the soil has dried out in your flower gardens, remove any sticks, dried leaf debris and old […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment, Food matters, Home and Garden, Lifestyle
Garden planning with plant hardiness zones
By Judith Tremblay, Ext. master gardener intern Now that the warmer days of spring are here, it is not uncommon for cabin fever to be replaced with gardening fever. However, it is important to take a step back and consider what […]
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Surprise Mom with a special dessert in her honor
Mothers selflessly devote themselves to their children from infancy into adulthood. A mother’s love never wanes, and she’s always ready and willing to step in and put her children first. Mother’s Day is a great chance for men, women and […]
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Time to get out and clean the garden tools
By Suzanne Freitas, UVM Extension master gardener Warm days may tempt you to work in the garden and remove winter mulch, but wait a bit longer. We still could have more snow and some very cold nights. Plants still need […]
Column, Home and Garden, The Outside Story
Brown creepers: denizens of the bark
By Lee Emmons On certain afternoons, if I time it just right, I may spot a brown creeper (Certhia americana) on the trunk of a tree in my front yard. Moving stealthily, almost imperceptibly up the tree, the brown creeper […]
Business, Home and Garden, Lifestyle, Real Estate/Rentals, State News
Vermont sees third highest increase in real home values in the U.S.
Record equity levels unlikely to spur many homeowners to sell Vermont has the third highest increase in real home value in the nation according to the First American Real House Price Index (RHPI), which measures the price changes of single-family […]