Courtesy photo Storm chasers
Snowblowers tackle the worst winter can throw at us – here's what you need to know before you buy.

TOM ATWELLAfter disappointing season, partnership will sow wildflowers in the snow

Storm chasers
Snowblowers tackle the worst winter can throw at us – here's what you need to know before you buy.

TOM ATWELLTime to settle in with a good book

Take your boughs
Maine nurseries offer opportunities to learn how to make holiday wreaths, swags and other decorations from festive greenery.

TOM ATWELLWinners and losers in a soggy season

Crafty shoppers check out the fairs
Browsers at festive annual sales put on by churches and other groups find unusual gifts, bargains and good food.

Historic Maine homes: A summary of styles

TOM ATWELLThe easy mechanics of maintaining a garden

Dispatches

Style havens
A new book tells the story behind Maine's rich architecture history.

TOM ATWELLMorrison Center's new site blooms with promise

Dispatches

Check, please
Settle up these tasks around the house and you'll be ready for winter's big chill.

A heap of disagreement
You might think when to rake and other such debates are mulch ado about nothing – perhaps only tines will tell ...

TOM ATWELLExperts suggest options for those who insist upon planting underneath trees

TOM ATWELLHow do you renovate an overgrown garden? Dig, divide and conquer

'REBECCA' revisited
Tour the home of the author of 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm' as well as the one that provided the book's setting – even see the old movie – this weekend.

TOM ATWELLPlant your garden with the brightest colors of fall

Catch the late show
Take your best shot at fall foliage photos: Here's how.

Clutter Busters
Don't let that mountain of paper keep piling higher; sort and save what you need and then shred the rest for peace of mind.

TOM ATWELLTemperature, humidity key for storing vegetables

Ask A Gardener

Allow the seasons of fall, winter to color your garden
Give your landscape a lift with plants and trees that will bring you satisfaction until summer returns.

It's been 30 years of work, fun

TOM ATWELLOne cool pool
Forget chemicals - a Buxton pair far prefers plants and critters.

TOM ATWELLLet asters add color to your fall

BEAN SWEET BEAN
With a new store dedicated to all things domestic, iconic Maine retailer L.L. Bean wants to follow you home.

TOM ATWELLPruning without a plan can be painful

made in the shade
A lamp - and by extension, a living space - can be transformed by funky fabrics, baseball cards, maps and more, says 'Lampshade Lady' and native Mainer Judy Lake.

TOM ATWELLMore fallout from this year's overwatering: Plant diseases

Dorm sweet dorm
The transition to living at college can be eased with practical and fun furnishings.

TOM ATWELLTiming's the trick with garlic

NATALIE BRENNER / TOWN & COUNTRYCelebrating success at Spring Harbor

Where imagination reigns
Playhouses bring smiles to kids

Ask the Maine Gardener

TOM ATWELLpetal pushers
Many Maine gardeners extend their planting to include the strips between sidewalk and street, delighting neighbors and passers-by.

TOM ATWELLBeetle mania makes it to Maine

Hope they like lobster ... contest winners revealed

How local can you grow?
Find out Saturday on the cooperative extension`s Backyard Locavore Tour.

TOM ATWELLSite treats visitors to a glimpse of an authentic coastal garden

Bug-proof clothing zaps worries
Outfitters offer everything from socks and caps to body netting.

The blame for rain stays Mainely with him - that's plain

NATALIE BRENNER / TOWN & COUNTRYReveling in 40 years of friendship

Who will win loads of lobster and more? You decide

TOM ATWELLWell, one thing's growing: Our lists

Get more fiber
Now is the perfect time, with lots of fiber arts and crafts workshops and demonstrations around Maine.

Take one garden; add to that a pinch of kitchen fun

TOM ATWELLHow YOU Doin'?
Relax, you won't need a pickup line to attract bees and other pollinators like butterflies and hummingbirds to your yard - try these tips instead.

TOM ATWELLThe plot thickens as demonstration garden fills up with plants