Gardeners on the Vineyard are experiencing warmer winters on average, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s newly released Plant Hardiness Zone Map.

Tara Gayle, owner of Gayle Gardens Landscape Design, bought the 3.2-acre parcel on State Road last week. In an interview with the Gazette, she said she plans to continue running a nursery there with hopes of including more organic and native plants. 

For three decades, 57-year-old Mike Tinus had been a music teacher at the regional high school, but during that time he and his family have always had their hands in the dirt.

Container garden kit giveaways start May 20 at the West Tisbury Library.

I have been moving the plastic coyote around the yard with success. The deer have been avoiding my gardens. Until Monday night, that is.

It’s finally happened.

I have two questions of the reading public this week.

One year when the children were small, Santa brought a tape recorder.