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The Fungus Among Us, and other Landscaping Salvos

Breaking the soil is the biggest challenge a gardener has.  And once it's broken, keeping it that way—light, loamy and nutritious—is an on-going struggle.  In fact, the verbs "to struggle" and "to garden" often (specifically, from May through September) appear to

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The Upside of the Downturn

Of course, we're all scared silly, deer frozen in the headlights, and all that.  But the Millbrook-based architect James Crisp, a longtime observer of the ups and downs of the region's fortunes, asks us to consider a few facts: "Prices are cooling for both

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Fully Booked: Two New Volumes on Gardening in Zone 5

When it's too cold to garden, gardeners dream.  Sitting by the fire, they hatch schemes for the growing season ahead—new beds they hope to add, unsatisfactory ones they plan to remedy or abolish.   And just as the fire requires constant refueling, so does the gardener's

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New Year's Resolution #1: Get Organized

"Organizing," says Johanna Bard of Milan, "is not necessarily about throwing things out."  Bard, whose company, Your Hudson Valley Organizer, is dedicated to helping its clients reclaim their time, space, and energy, belongs to the National Association of Professional Organizers, which routinely holds conferences in far-

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A French Twist on American Country Style

French Chic: The Art of Decorating Houses (Rizzolli; $50) doesn't sound like a coffee-table book with a lot of relevance for people decorating Hudson Valley or New England houses.  But the author, Florence de Dampierre, just happens to live in an 18th century clapboard house with Federal-

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Holiday Shopping: Gifts from the North Pole

No need to buy on-line, in big-box stores, at soul-sapping malls, or in a glamorous-but-exhausting nearby city that shall go nameless.  Every gift you need for the holidays can be found right here at the charming, sophisticated, fun-to-browse shops in-and-around our

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Holiday Shopping: Gifts from the South Pole

Holiday cookies ($3 and up) that taste as good as they look. Sweet William's Bakery, 100 Main Street, Falls Village; 860.824.8180 Handpainted votives from Paris by Geraldine Gonzalez ($30) and beaded handbag ($139) at Paper Trail, 6423 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck; 845.876.8050 Gypsy T-shirt

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HunterBee Brings A Flea Market Aesthetic to Millerton

For many years, Kent Hunter and Jonathan Bee spent weekends visiting flea markets and antiques fairs, buying furniture and funky decorative objects that they had no room for in their apartment in New York. They stored their finds in Bee's parents house in Great Barrington. "When the

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Post Thanksgiving Mega-Sale: A "Traditions" Tradition

If you love luxury linens, you already know Traditions, though you may not realize it.  The drool-inducing bedding in the Neiman-Marcus, Orvis, Charlotte Moss, and Horchow Collection catelogs?  Traditions. The irresistible matelasse coverlets on the shelves at Classic Country in East Chatham and at all the Hammertown Barn

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The Souce Perrier Warehouse Sale Returns

Apparently, the Source Perrier Catalog is grinding down operations, which means there will be continual clearance sales at the Canaan, CT, warehouse. This weekend, you can shop Thursday - Saturday (November 13 - 15) from 10 AM to 4 PM. Cash or check only. No credit cards and no delivery. 99 Railroad

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Shop for a Cause: Hammertown Gives a Damn Plus a Percentage

Money is infamous for burning holes in pockets, but there’s something else money often does that isn’t bad at all: It makes the person who has a little or a lot more than he needs want to give some of it away--not recklessly, but effectively, so that

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Saperstein's: The Store That Time Forgot (Thankfully)

If you're old enough to remember when Jimmy Carter was president, then you probably remember shopping for Levi's and Duofold long underwear at a store like Saperstein's. One of the mainstays of Millerton's Main Street, the store is anticipating, counterintuitively, a robust

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