Front porch from side

Going beyond curb appeal

Have you ever walked down a sidewalk and felt a real sense of community was happening there? Front yards can do that. It’s surprisingly easy to communicate either openness, inclusiveness and friendliness or just the opposite – various iterations of self-imposed isolation – by your front yard garden choices from fencing to flowers to adding…

Garden gnome in a sphere

The gnome at home

There’s more than just broken branches and used Timmy cups surfacing as the snow melts. The gnomes are back. I’m looking at them with mixed feelings. Here’s why: On this day last year, a garden gnome was used to demonstrate 3D modelling and digital fabrication technology thanks to MakerBot and Autodesk. He was photographed at various…