How to: Building a Cold Frame
It took a bit longer than I expected, but our cold frames are complete. I wrote about our idea for collapsable cold frames two months ago, with the overly optimistic notion that it would be a weekend project and I…
Forced Blooms: A Bright Spot Amid the Late-Winter Gloom
Yesterday, when, for the second day in a row, I spent several hours outside doing yard work, I was heartened by the sense that Spring had finally arrived. Today I awoke to 4 or 5 inches of snow and despair…that…
Willow Fences
This past weekend we ventured to Westport, Connecticut – about an hour from the farm – to attend a class on making willow garden fences. The class was held at Terrain, a beautiful garden shop created by the people behind…