Home & Garden

The Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership, a nonprofit organization in Lowell, is working to show potential homeowners how to make their dream a reality.  

We know many in-person events are cancelled this year, but the team at MVM wanted to share some holiday spirit with you. Presenting the 2020 Virtual Holiday Home Tour!

Spending time outdoors is crucial during the months when winter begins to set in. With the colder months arriving, don’t be afraid to spend time in your own secret garden.    

Prof. Sarah Courchesne is not a hunter, but she does stay informed about what is permissible to shoot during hunting season, and what is not.

The wide range of leaf forms, colors and shapes that succulents exhibit fascinates gardeners endlessly, especially when grown in containers. 

We were first-time homebuyers in Massachusetts (a notoriously unfriendly space for our ilk), trying to relocate during a global pandemic that thinned the competition but inspired some purchasers to be especially motivated. 

The days are shorter and the nights are cooler. Summer might be winding down, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to head indoors.

Downtown Haverhill offers a little bit of everything. Now, it also features Salvatore Lupoli’s latest mixed-use project, The Heights at Haverhill.

The travels of dragonflies are far less widely known compared to those of hawks, or monarch butterflies, but no less remarkable.

As if the emotions of being a first-time homebuyer weren’t enough to manage, we resolved to continue our search (safely) as the pandemic hit.

Sarah Courchesne regards the natural world from the lofty perch of an open-air treehouse and lets the surrounding wildlife come over for a visit.

Kim Zunino on Spanish-born architect Rafael Guastavino’s influence on Merrimack Valley architecture & buildings.