New England is full of charming bed and breakfasts. In a rural, tourist-driven economy, welcoming tourists is often one of the best ways to make a living. Here in New England, we have a summer, a fall ...
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11 Gorgeous Wedding Flowers to Grow For the Big Day
Congratulations are in order. You're planning the big day, and the dream wedding is in the not-too-distant future. Weddings are a special day, but they can also be stressful, especially when it ...
Accessible Gardening: 10 Ways to Make Your Garden Inclusive
No matter your stage in life, circumstances, abilities, skills, or physical limitations, there are ways to enjoy gardening. Accessible gardening is all about finding ways to make growing food and ...
Growing Grapefruits: Planting, Care, and Harvest
We have friends living in warm climates. Their home is deep in the Florida heat and their garden is full of mangos, papaya, grapefruit, and avocados. One year, they sent us a box of sunshine at ...
How to Test Your Well Water and Protect it from Contaminants
Do you source your drinking water from a well on your property? If so, do you know how often to test your well water to ensure that it's safe for human consumption? How about protecting it from ...
Mineral Panning Basics for Prospective Prospectors
Those of us who were enthralled by adventure books and films in our youth have dreamed of finding treasure out in the wild; of flecks of gold or diamond just waiting in stream beds for brave, diligent ...
Growing Stocks: How to Care for These Heavenly Flowers
Stock flowers come in many beautiful colors and give off an intense fragrance. These plants are a cottage garden favorite, with long stalks of ruffled blossoms. These flowers are ideal for bouquets, ...
Harvesting and Threshing Grain the Right Way for Storage
Grain always seems like the last frontier in raising your own food. For most of us, growing grain conjures images of golden wheat fields, combines, and hired farmhands. But small farms and ...
23 Obnoxious Pumpkin Pests and How to Handle Them
Pumpkins are spectacular fruits, aren't they? They come in so many shapes, sizes, and hues, and are as fun to cultivate as they are delicious. Of course, growing them can be a bit frustrating at times ...