Vermont is well known for its incredible natural resources. Communities throughout the Green Mountain State have chosen to conserve special lands like forests, river corridors and wetlands.
Valentine’s Day is the perfect opportunity to show those we care for just how much they mean to us. Often, that means a gift of flowers. Throughout history flowers have held special meanings, making a gift of flowers more than just a pretty present.
Many gardeners start vegetables, annual flowers and herbs from seeds, either indoors or directly in the garden. However, have you ever considered growing your own perennials from seed?
What does it mean to manage forests for birds?
There are countless things that can go right or wrong in a garden. Some of them are obvious: too much or too little water, diseases, pests and critters that nibble on our plants.
Praised by foodies and lovers of Asian cuisine, ginger is known for its culinary and medicinal properties. Grated, chopped, juiced or cut into thin strips, ginger is versatile and consumed as a spice, a beverage or an accompaniment in savory dishes as well as desserts.
As we begin a new year, many Vermonters may have lingering questions about their garden’s performance this past year or new questions as they plan to start or improve a garden in 2024.
One thing that makes my heart pitter-patter these days is to see a handwritten envelope in the daily mail. Close to that thrill is the arrival after the holidays of the various seed and plant catalogues.
At one time or another, I expect that many of us have wondered if it is better to be a specialist or a generalist — to try to be great at one thing or to be passable at many different things.
The mind of a true hunter is one of connection, connection to all the surroundings, even to those unseen by the common senses.
It could have been just another get-together full of “old men in plaid” when Jamie Eisenberg showed up at a local Trout Unlimited meeting one night in 2017.
If you have a gardener in your life and need some help selecting a gift, read on for some ideas that should please even the choosiest of gardeners.
As the days grow shorter, the wintery winds of December will bring with them a host of holidays — and holiday plants.
Sept. 24 marked the end of Lewis Creek Association’s boat launch steward program at Bristol and Monkton ponds.
To a hunter, Thanksgiving has its own traditions.
There’s nothing like creating a salad of freshly harvested greens you’ve grown yourself from seed.
Every gardener has a fall to-do list to complete: pulling annuals, raking leaves and storing hoses and other garden tools.
Before you doze off, have you ever visited the Oven at Raven Ridge?
Have you ever wondered why plant names are in Latin?
Latin, a language originating from Italy, spread throughout Europe with the expansion of the Roman Empire.
Paul Wagenhofer’s message may be difficult to take in. It’s a message the geophysicist admits he’s still working to refine. To say, “It’s complicated” is a profound understatement.