Residents of Blueberry Fields Cooperative leveraged a new law (and raised $26 million) to buy the land beneath their homes.
It had stood empty for three years, and mice had the run of the place.
This time of year, candy-colored glass ornaments grace Judy Minaudo's 1751 home, while walls and woodwork in splashy colors and patterns dazzle year-round.
In her quest to grow a prize-winning fall fruit, Sarah Whitty has battled fungus, nibbling critters, and pest infestations.
For 50 years, the midcoast school has given novice home builders the tools they need to get started.
Come September, plants appear ready to bust free of their beds in landscaper James McCain’s garden.
Only a cherry-red door and a sky-blue vintage Beetle hint at the boisterous palette inside.
But her budget-friendly designs rarely break the bank.
On Thanksgiving, Dan Powell will set his two acres of woods along Route 124 alight with 62,070 LED bulbs worth of twinkling Yuletide cheer.
The playful furnishings suit photographers John and Cynthia Orcutt’s former place: an old four-room schoolhouse in Kingfield.
Barbara Damrosch hopes her guide to growing organic food, A Life in the Garden, plants a seed.
Having built the garden of their dreams, they now sell their steel frames and offer gardening advice online.