Gardening

“Don’t Panic!” The words sit emblazoned on the cover of The Entomologist's Guide to Gardening. “When facing a vast, confusing, and hostile caterpillar attack on your trees," the guide continues, […] ...

An easy way to help support pollinators in your yard. ...

Everywhere around us, trees are leafing out, grass is growing taller, and flowers of all kinds are blooming. Nurseries across Martha’s Vineyard are having huge plant sales, and there are […] ...

Anyone with a native plant garden has asked themselves this question a time or two before: what is messing with your native plant garden? Maybe you’ve come home to your […] ...

Are you looking for signs of spring? Does the recent stretch of beautiful springlike days have you wondering if you should trust your senses? Wonder no more and put your […] ...

Have you ever wondered, "Is there life under the snow?" I don’t know about you, but I have thoroughly enjoyed the snowfall this year, with more than a few hours […] ...

By this quiet time in the season, most of the Vineyard has settled into its winter complexion. The dunes pale, the meadows go tawny, and the oak woods hold their […] ...

This fall, I have received an unprecedented number of questions about moles and voles. If I have learned anything from those questions, it's that few things make an Islander’s heart […] ...