Friday, March 12, 2010
Elegant tulips, perky daffodils and fragrant hyacinths are the "big three" of spring-blooming bulbs. They are all on magnificent display for the next week at the annual spring bulb shows at Mount Holyoke and Smith colleges. Even after a mild winter gardeners crave a whiff of spring and there is no better place to find it than in the college greenhouses.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Bulbs are popping out of the ground in warm areas of the Pioneer Valley this week. My snowdrops are in fine fettle, happily unfurling their little white umbrellas beside my back steps and even in front of the lilacs in the front yard and under the witch hazel in one of the colder areas of my landscape. What a delight!
Friday, March 12, 2010
The Internet has proved to be an apt repository for the voluminous and detailed information that makes up the real estate industry. More than 90 percent of all home buyers start their search online. A similar percentage of homeowners looking to refinance their mortgages do the same.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Candymaking has a reputation for being time-consuming and difficult, requiring paraphernalia like candy molds and candy thermometers, not to mention a free afternoon to devote to the enterprise. With shortcuts, however, making candy can actually be quite easy.
Friday, March 12, 2010
* Get a jump on spring by cutting twigs from spring-flowering trees and shrubs for forcing indoors. Forsythia, quince and cherry are some of the easiest to force into bloom, but you can also experiment with other spring bloomers like flowering almond, beauty bush, red maple and crab apple. The closer plants are to their normal bloom time, the quicker the forced twigs will bloom.
Friday, March 12, 2010
¡AUTENTICA!
9 College St.
South Hadley
315-6474
www.autenticamexicanfood.com
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
When Ken Burns speaks at Hampshire College on Saturday, he'll be returning to the school he graduated from in 1975 and supporting a cause close to his heart. Burns, 56, will be in town to speak at a fundraiser for two small independent movie theaters - Amherst Cinema, and the Pleasant Street Theater in Northampton.
