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Garry’s Top Ten Gift Ideas
Christmas Shopping

Garry’s Top Ten Gift Ideas

This is the most wonderful time of year, but it can be also the most frustrating. I love spending time with family and friends over the holidays, but buying the perfect gift for some can be a chall...

how-to & diyFireplace Bellows Kit Assembly

Fireplace Bellows Kit Assembly

On a recent scouting trip to France, we were so inspired while watching one of our artisans make our Beech Fireplace Bellows, we decided to challenge ourselves and our customers by selling the Fren...

CocktailsEspresso Cocktails for Your Swedish Fika

Espresso Cocktails for Your Swedish Fika

Whereas we Americans enjoy a good happy hour (complete with espresso cocktails in the winter or fruit cocktails in the warmer months), Swedes love their afternoon coffee breaks. They’re called Fika...

GardenAnnie’s Small Space Gardening Extreme Urban Farm

Annie’s Small Space Gardening Extreme Urban Farm

Two years ago, Annie Forsthoefel and her husband, Neal, cut down the giant pine overshadowing their front yard and turned their house into Portland’s smallest working extreme urban farm. Annie’s U...

Apple tree pruningPruning an Apple Tree with the Garrett Wade Pruning Saw

Pruning an Apple Tree with the Garrett Wade Pruning Saw

Our videographer lives just beyond the far northeastern coastline of Maine, in Nova Scotia. She lives on 20 acres of wooded land, dotted with Spruce trees, Pines, low shrubs and a small Apple Orcha...

Design a GardenDesigning a Garden Plan

Designing a Garden Plan

Easy Steps to Design a Garden Plan One of my biggest temptations comes every spring. It’s the first time I go to the local nursery or garden supply store to check out their new selection. The new ...