Nancy Barrington can’t remember the first time she visited Pochet Island. “I’m sure Mom and Dad brought me when I was just a few weeks old,” she says, “and it’s been […]
WHARF GARDEN
The Art of Blanche Lazzell’s Flowers
One of Provincetown’s founding art colony painters fed her spirit growing things
“The gaiety and brilliancy of the flowers surrounding the studio of Blanche Lazzell attract and hold our attention whether we glimpse it from the waterside or through its narrow approach […]
SEASIDE GARDENER
Snow-Sowing in February for a Payoff in Summer Blooms
A bit of science weaves hardy annual seeds into an airy garden tapestry
The first time I walked outside on a late February morning and scattered a packet of poppy seeds on the snow I felt the same way I did the few […]
SEASIDE GARDENER
Garden in a Cup
Herbs for tisanes that recall a midsummer afternoon
There’s something about growing edible plants: they make a gardener feel useful. I’m especially fond of herbs, as they’re an easy way to that satisfaction. Nearly a decade ago, I […]
SEASIDE GARDENER
The Other Mums
Lesser-known hardy chrysanthemums loll romantically in autumn beds
Depending on whom you ask, chrysanthemums are either beloved symbols of autumn or one of those plants that are so commonplace that they’ve become boring. I’m reminded of Maggie Smith’s […]
SEASIDE GARDENER
The Spare Simplicity of a Gravel Garden
Finding drama in pebbly textures, silvery tones, tough ‘maritimas,’ and chance
A large part of our back yard is a former dog run, which looked fairly bleak when my husband and I first laid eyes on it on a March day […]
THE SEASIDE GARDENER
The Resilience of Pansies
How one tiny flower stands for both tender sentiments and strength
I never used to pay much attention to pansies. When I first started gardening on the desolate expanse of a New York City tarpaper rooftop, I would plant only the […]
