Cultivating Garden Style with Rochelle Greayer

What are those special ingredients that elevate a garden into a stylish and unforgettable space? What’s the best way to unleash your garden personality, and how can you create an outdoor place that’s uniquely your own? Just in time for another… [Continue Reading]

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Fenway Farms Scores Home Run for Red Sox

“Take me out to the ball game. Take me out with the crowd.” But forget about buying me “some peanuts and Cracker Jack,” as the 1908 Tin Pan Alley song by Jack Norworth and Albert von Tilzer recommends. I would much rather tour the new 5,000… [Continue Reading]

Fenway Farms Scores Home Run for Red Sox Fenway Farms Scores Home Run for Red Sox

Creating a Cottage Garden

A proper cottage garden, explains Oxford Dictionary, is defined as "an informal garden stocked typically with colourful flowering plants." And that's the type of garden I've created at my home (Zone 6B/7), as you can see above. From self-seeding poppies… [Continue Reading]

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Five Reasons Why Kids Should Garden

One of my favorite childhood memories was running around the garden until dinner time, chasing after lightning bugs and catching tadpoles. Sadly, too many kids spend most of their summer time indoors, playing on video games or watching TV. This lack… [Continue Reading]

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Wonderful Winter Cake Decorating Tips

January 2, 2012
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 Guest Post – If you’re like us, you’re probably off to the gym already in the New Year to work off the holiday treats.  But there will come a time this winter and beyond, when you will no doubt crave a fancy dessert that is as beautiful as it is delicious. That’s why we have called […]

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New Year’s Guide

December 26, 2011
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Get your New Year’s off to a great start with these entertainment tips, along with fun historical facts and wonderful vintage cards from Riptheskull on Flickr.

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Vintage Christmas Cards of 20th Century

December 20, 2011
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Take a tour of vintage Christmas cards, and gather little-known Christmas trivia to impress your friends at holiday parties. Image courtesy of Have Yourself a Very Vintage Christmas.

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Win Stocking Stuffers for Gardeners

December 19, 2011
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Sponsored Post: Enter to win great little gifts for your favorite gardener (or yourself!) from aHa! Modern Living. You’ll find these fun items are perfect for stuffing into Christmas stockings this holiday season. But hurry! This giveaway lasts only one day – December 19, 2011! Photo copyright Kevin O’Connor

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Five Feng Shui Ways To Create A Warm And Nurturing Home

December 9, 2011
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Just in time for the holidays, you’ll find expert Feng Shui tips for creating a warm and nurturing home during this stressful month. This guest post is written by NYC-based consultant Ann Bingley Gallops of Open Spaces Feng Shui.  Photo credit Ann Bingley Gallops. The holidays are here, right along with the start of cold weather […]

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Stipa ‘Sirocco’ for Winter Color

December 6, 2011
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As temperatures fall below freezing, a delightful Stipa arundinacea ‘Sirocco’ keeps on performing beautifully on my winter front porch. Photo copyright Kevin O’Connor.

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Win Fields & Lane Leather Gloves

November 28, 2011
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SPONSORED POST – Just in time for the holidays, the folks at Fields & Lane are sponsoring a special giveaway of two pairs of high quality leather gloves for Seasonal Wisdom readers. It’s easy to enter. But hurry, you only have a few days to win. Photo copyright Kevin O’Connor.

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A Thanksgiving Entertainment Guide

November 17, 2011
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Thanksgiving is nearly here. So, we’re sharing some great Thanksgiving entertainment resources to ensure you have a healthy, delicious and safe meal.  Illustrating this post are wonderful vintage Thanksgiving cards from riptheskull on Flickr. Enjoy!

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Five Fall Foods to Eat Now

November 15, 2011
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From sweet potatoes to leafy greens to colorful squashes of all types, there are lots to love about these five fabulous fall foods.  Photo copyright aurélien on Flickr.

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Chicken Coop Designs of All Types

November 9, 2011
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Raising chickens at home is a popular trend taking the United States by a storm.  Americans are housing these chickens in a wide range of chicken coop designs, from contemporary to colorful vintage. Here are five cute chicken coops worth a look. Photo copyright Teresa O’Connor

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