The Designer Gardens

Yes, there’s an art to stacking — and even buying — firewood, so it dries quickly and burns brilliantly come fall.

In my city world (I live in NYC), the prep for the cooler days of fall and winter is simple: swap clothes in the closet and add a few extra blankets on the bed. In other parts of the country — including Maine, where my husband’s family lives — people prepare months (even years!) in advance to heat their homes come fall and winter.

In the spring, my father-in-law has wood from his wood lot chopped and stacked to dry, so he can use it as firewood through the fall and winter. Read more…