Tag: Helpful Hints

(Wikicommons) According to Ed Breslin, completing the job provides an exhilarating feeling   In the case of actually having to ...

(Wikicommons) Eve Fox explains the ins and outs of a flexible model for getting local produce   If you’ve ever ...

(Photos by Lisa Carroll) Lisa Carroll learns about tomatoes and strawberries   I remember as a young girl holding my ...

Photo by Luis Perez “I am two with nature.” -Woody Allen   Whether you’re nervous about embarking on a full-on ...

Dandelions: not just for wishing anymore. (photo by gemsling) “Why try to explain miracles to your kids when you can ...

Use natural materials for planters. (photo by Will Dendis) When recent hurricanes devastated the area, many homes and ecosystems were ...

A pH testing kit from Cornell Cooperative Extension. (photo by Will Dendis Master Gardeners are trained volunteers who receive research-based ...

Andirons by Woodstock artist Eugenie Gershoy. (photo by Will Dendis) “That’s a New York State leg,” says Tom Luciano, proprietor ...

A Woodstock home was transformed through creative use of existing space. Good design transforms even uninspired architecture, converting dark, claustrophobic ...

Clockwise from top-left: glass, metal, faux-wood and patterned ceramic. The most effective way to make a bold visual statement in ...

Sheets and bedspreads make great curtains, as demonstrated by this bedspread repurposed as a sumptuous swag. Spring is a time ...

You can save the seeds from heirloom vegetables and flowers and they’ll produce true-to-seed the next year, unlike the hybrids. ...

Insulating shades are designed to replace venetian blinds with a fabric made of bonded polyester, structured with cells that trap ...

Elisa Pritzker’s home office. (photo by Will Dendis) While many of us can get by with a couple of designated ...

Singer C.J Cole with Rayann. (photo by Will Dendis) “Most people only wear about 20 out of 100 items in ...

We all think of spring cleaning as a common phenomenon, with even the most clutter-hoarding folks wanting to throw open ...

We all think of spring cleaning as a common phenomenon, with even the most clutter-hoarding folks wanting to throw open ...

Photo by Lauren Thomas With the fall season upon us and fuel-oil prices remaining uncomfortably high, many homeowners are getting ...

Photo by Peggy Fusco Gardening is always an iffy proposition. You plant tomatoes in one spot, and they drown from ...

Expert answers to eight varied concerns Is the chlorine in my swimming pool safe? Are there non-chemical alternatives I can ...