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Growing Hydrangeas: Selecting Hydrangeas for Your Garden

August 10, 2020

Hydrangeas are one of my favorite flowers. I have always loved them growing up and enjoyed adding them to my decor. You can imagine my excitement and surprise when I moved here to Cape Cod and quickly learned that practically everyone here has at least one in their landscape. I knew that I had to…

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Photo Essay: Comings and Goings of the Past Week

May 1, 2020

This week it has rained quite a bit on Cape Cod. We’ve had stolen glimpses of sunshine and took full advantage of those infrequent moments. Living in the Northeast, I always feel that we are behind much of the country. We still don’t have any leaves on our trees yet, although we can finally see…

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Chickens Findings Gardening Seasons Stories from Our Nest

Spring’s Promises Arrive

March 27, 2019

I’ve always loved birds. The intrigue and the lure of their world has always called to me, even in my dreams. As a little girl, I can remember having the most amazing dreams about flying. I was just high enough that when I would soar over the crowds, no one could reach me with their…

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Stories from Our Nest

Life’s Seasons

October 17, 2018

Hello friends. I wanted to take a moment to share the past few months with you. Life has thrown us an unexpected curve. We lost my Dad of 28 years unexpectedly this summer after dealing with some things since spring. It threw us all into a tail spin and all of us went into survival…

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Garden Restyling and Refurbishing Makeover

May 26, 2017

As many of you know, late last summer I moved to a new home. The thought of starting the gardens over was overwhelming, But luckily for me, one of the things that I loved most about the new place was the potential that I saw in the landscape. I wasn’t going to have to start from…

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My Chicken Coop Tour: An Update

July 21, 2014

Today I thought that I’d share another peek at the chicken coop. The landscaping is beginning to fill in and the edible chicken garden is a very popular place. I picked up two plastic garden stools from Home Goods that the kids enjoy sitting on both inside and outside of the chicken run. Wood chips…

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Recipes Sides

Beach Plum Jam and Jelly

August 29, 2013

I was craving beach plum jam. A few days ago we went searching for wild beach plums on the shores of Cape Cod. I had never heard of beach plums until I moved here and I was told that they are incredibly difficult to find due to the loss of their natural habitat. Beach…

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A Very Unique Cape Cod Farm

March 12, 2013

Inside the hydroponic green house where vegetables and herbs thrive. A little while back, I had the pleasure of touring a wonderfully unique hydroponic farm on Cape Cod. E & T Farm is simply amazing. Eighteen years ago, they began as beekeepers and began pollinating the local cranberry bogs. From there the farm grew. As…

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Findings Gardening

Monarch Butterflies on Cape Cod

September 26, 2012

Here at Tilly’s Nest this week we have been graced by the annual visit of Monarch butterflies on their way to Mexico for the winter. Every year around this time, they flit from blossom to blossom. Sometimes, I mistake them for the falling leaves at first, and then I notice that they are infatuated with…

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Findings Gardening

Tilly’s Nest Debuts on HGTV

August 23, 2012

Click here to read my first post about plants that thrive on the coast. I am so very proud to share news with all of your that I am now one of HGTV’s guest bloggers. I was invited to blog about the unique challenges and joys of coastal gardening. I am their Coastal Gardener! I…

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Growing Hydrangeas: Selecting Hydrangeas for Your Garden

Photo Essay: Comings and Goings of the Past Week

Spring’s Promises Arrive

Life’s Seasons

Garden Restyling and Refurbishing Makeover

My Chicken Coop Tour: An Update

Beach Plum Jam and Jelly

A Very Unique Cape Cod Farm

Monarch Butterflies on Cape Cod

Tilly’s Nest Debuts on HGTV

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