Back in the 1950s and '60s, my German grandfather -- a serious gardener living in Spencer, Mass. -- had but one wheelbarrow, a wooden one with removable sides and a metal-clad wooden wheel. He used it ...

Back in the 1950s and ’60s, my German grandfather — a serious gardener living in Spencer, Mass. — had but one wheelbarrow, a wooden one with removable sides and a metal-clad wooden wheel. He used it ...

Thinking about writing a memoir, I recently pawed through my late mother’s journal from 1948. I was amazed to read that on my second birthday, my sister, Ruth Anne, herself just 4½, gave me a ...

Old fence pickets can do more than border your yard. With a few tools and creativity, they can transform into a garden piece that adds charm and character.

For many years, we had an old wheelbarrow that I had used when clearing out flowerbeds and doing other yardwork. It was a heavy-duty wheelbarrow, one that belonged to to my dad when he owned a ...

I love wheelbarrows. I currently own eight — these include the basic one-wheeled barrow, an old-fashioned wooden wheelbarrow, a metal folding wheelbarrow, a Smart Cart, and a standard plywood garden ...