If you haven't done so already, check out my newest web site at Martha.com. It's our brand new "shop of shops" and it's LIVE right now. I know it will become one of your favorites!
On Martha.com, you can shop all the wonderful products I've collected, curated, and designed over the years - products that will help you get your home, your garden, and your kitchen tasks done efficiently, beautifully, and purposefully. Our product line includes home furnishings and accessories, gardening tools, plants and flower bulbs, gourmet foods, decor, kitchenware from our partner Sur La Table, and so much more. And we’re adding new products all the time. I am so proud of what we've developed - everything is created to encourage more beautiful and more functional everyday living.
Here's just sample of what's available. Enjoy these photos and visit Martha.com today!
Do you recognize the truck behind me? It was originally a US postal delivery truck from the 80s, which I bought years ago and had painted green for our catalog business, MarthabyMail. We repainted it a bright white to celebrate our new shop at Martha.com. And guess what? The truck still runs beautifully. I am so excited about our new shop. Click on the highlighted link and visit right now! You’ll love everything!
On Martha.com, you can get all the gardening planters I designed such as these Martha Stewart Faux Bois Planters. Embodying rustic charm with a realistic all-over bark texture, these planters match form with function. They feature raised feet and a drainage hole. The planters can be used indoors and out. They’re lightweight and come in three sizes – 9”, 14”, and 19”.
This is my Martha Stewart Faux Wicker Trough Planter. I love planting succulents in troughs like these. Made of durable resin, this planter comes in two sizes – 16” by 8.4” and 20” by 8.4” with drainage holes and raised feet.
And these are my Seashell Planters – inspired by my own authentic giant shells I have in Maine that I use for serving oysters at parties. They can also be used to chill wine. The planters are made of a durable resin and fiberglass and are available in 18”, 25”, and 32”.
One of my favorite tools in the garden is the Stainless Steel Hori Hori knife. It’s a true 5-in-1 utensil – use it as a digger, a serrated edge for cutting roots, a knife, a ruler, and a weeder. The knife, which was crafted in Japan, has inch markings on the 7.5-inch blade, a perfect feature for precision-oriented tasks like making sure plants and bulbs are planted at the right depth. Each knife comes with a comfortable wooden handle and a protective leather sheath.
You can also find spectacular bulbs from Colorblends, one of my favorite sources. These radiant, cascading pink tulips are ‘Gentle Giants®’ tulips with impressive 24 to 26 inch tall stems and robust, brightly-colored petals. Colorblends will ship them in the fall, when it is prime planting time.
And look at these gorgeous daffodils. Daffodils are among the easiest to grow. These have reflexed white petals and yellow cup fringed with a fiery red. You’ll find so many beautiful bulbs and plants available through Martha.com.
Also available on Martha.com – Hass Avocados from Frog Hollow, the most well-known variety, offering a smooth texture, nutty flavor, and smaller seed. Frog Hollow will send a shipment of the highest quality avocados to cook with, savor, and smear on toast, sandwiches, and tartines.
This kit of sundae sauces and toppings will make your favorite ice cream taste even better. The collection comes with a rich and velveting fudge sauce, incredibly high-quality and indulgent caramel, and as the special treat on top, bright and nostalgic maraschino cherries.
If you love caviar as much as I do, you’ll definitely want to order the ROE White Sturgeon Caviar Gift Set. The caviar has been cultivated on a farm in Northern California and salted once a month for freshness. The caviar boasts a buttery, briney, nutty flavor profile and contains no borax or preservatives. It is one of my favorites.
For the backyard, order my Martha Stewart Bedford wood burning fire pit. Designed with style and function, this sleek 24-inch round black powder coated durable steel fire bowl features a steel grate to elevate logs and maximize air flow for a good sized fire, plus a steel poker and rounded handles for easy moving.
And here’s my Martha Stewart Freehill Patio Set featuring a minimalist coffee table and stylishly modern club chairs and sofa. Each of the four pieces has a grey wood-look brushed aluminum frame and light blue cushions and throw pillows. The set comes with leveling feet on all components and features premium quality materials.
I always say, “if you eat, so should your plants.” Miracle-Gro’s Osmocote Flower and Vegetable Smart Release Plant Food used in the spring and the fall is all that’s needed to achieve simultaneous and long-lasting top growth and strong, hearty root development. This plant food is perfect for perennial, annual, and vegetable gardens.
Feed your visiting feathered friends with Martha Stewart Premium Bird Seed. The mix includes black oil sunflower seeds (high in fat and rich in oil) and millet. Use it in my copper bird feeder. Constructed with real copper, the feeder is washable and refillable and will attract many different birds.
One of the many eye-catching plants I keep in my greenhouse is the Ponytail Palm. Order your own in a charming 7” ceramic pot. Unfussy and low-maintenance, Ponytail Palms prefer indirect sunlight. And, since the bulbous trunk stores water, this plant can go about two weeks or more without watering.
This Martha Stewart Greek Key Border Indoor/Outdoor Rug is exactly the piece to bring a touch of exotic excitement to any space. The neutral colors beautifully accentuate the linear pattern, making this rug an updated classic. The rug was produced in Turkey and made of enhanced Polypropylene Frize, a durable, easy-to-clean, yet nicely textured material with a .25 pile. The rug is available in six sizes — from a runner to a full 9′ by 12’.
Our partner Sur La Table offers these Stainless Steel Cooling Grids. Uniquely sized to fit quarter- and half-sheet baking pans, these cooling racks are durable and dishwasher-safe.
I love serving paella at big gatherings. These are carbon steel Spanish Paella Pans from Sur La Table. They’re great to use when cooking authentic, family-style paella. Complete with a wide, flat surface, these shallow cooking vessels distribute heat evenly among ingredients while forming that famous soccarat, or delicious golden, caramelized crust that makes paella famous. They’re safe for ovens, stovetops or outdoor grilling – perfect for summer.
The two-piece set of La Marque 84 Stoneware Bakers from Sur La Table includes 2-quart and 3-quart options. The pieces are oven, microwave, freezer, and dishwasher-safe as well as stain and chip-resistant.
Visit Martha.com right now and start shopping. We’re adding so many wonderful products every single day! I know you’ll love so many of our offerings.
Getting around my Bedford, New York farm is so much easier with our Polaris all-terrain vehicles.
If you own a working farm like I do or work on a large property, you know how important it is to be able to access all the many areas - on-road and off. Whenever I can, I always take the time to drive around the farm, talk to my outdoor grounds team, visit my animals, and check on the progress in my gardens. My gardeners and crew are also very busy and need to get around easily and efficiently. Here at Cantitoe Corners, we all use Polaris Off Road vehicles. These mid-sized utility vehicles are extremely useful, can get into narrow spaces, and can go anywhere without damaging the grassy landscapes. They are also easy to clean and can be used all year long.
Enjoy these photos.
I have several Polaris vehicles here at the farm. They’re all used every single day for doing a myriad of chores from carrying bountiful harvests from the vegetable garden to towing my 30-gallon sprayer to plowing the carriage roads in winter.
Here is one filled with beautiful lilies ready to be transported to my house. The back cargo area makes it very convenient to move flowers and plants to and from my gardens. We do so much carting around the farm, it is important to have a roomy and durable back space for tools, supplies, plantings, etc.
This Polaris is being used to pull my sprayer when it’s time to treat the boxwood. These Polaris vehicles have excellent pulling power.
Here is the Polaris being used to carry our newly picked crop of garlic – all of it ready to move from the garden to the old corn crib for drying.
In autumn, we use the Polaris vehicles to haul all our pumpkins and gourds from the pumpkin patch to various locations around my home.
We even used it for Halloween. Here’s the back of a Polaris vehicle decorated for a Halloween episode of my television show, “Martha Know Best.”
These all-terrain vehicles are great to use when driving in between the horse paddocks – they are so easy to drive in narrow, tight spaces where no other vehicles can go.
Once it gets cold, all my tropical plants displayed on the terraces and in the courtyards are moved indoors. The Polaris can carry heavy pots with ease.
And in the dead of winter, we hook the plow onto one of our Polaris vehicles, so I can plow the four miles of carriage road around the farm.
My newest Polaris is a RANGER XP 1000. It is always parked just outside my Winter House and carport ready to use. It is among the newest models available with 82 horsepower – one of the most powerful in its class.
It has the same roomy cargo box as all the other vehicles. The tailgate can be pulled down for easy loading and unloading.
The driver and passenger seats are comfortable and roomy – this one has three seats which is perfect for small garden tours around the farm. As an all-terrain vehicle, it can go more than 35-miles per hour. For safety, I never allow fast driving on any of the carriage roads, but all the seats in our RANGERs are equipped with seat belts.
It is also well equipped with the Polaris Ride Command technology, featuring GPS mapping. Ample vents and controls provide heating and air-conditioning.
Here I am with Kevin Sharkey – we’re pulling up to the chicken coops to say hi to my dear chickens and Guineafowl.
During summer, we remove the doors – it’s a very easy process and keeps the vehicles cooler in the hot humid weather.
Here, Ryan separates any straps from the inside of the vehicle. All the parts are very light, but very strong and slip easily into place.
Next, the bolts are loosened. There are two hinges on each door. All the hardware is stored until the doors are re-attached in the fall.
Here’s Doug removing the door from its hinges – just lift and pull. These vehicles are built for easy maintenance.
The doors are all neatly stored in the large Equipment Barn until the end of the season.
At the end of every day, the cargo box is tilted, emptied, and washed so it is clean and ready to use the next morning.
If needed, the cab is also rinsed – these vehicles are so easy to wash, especially with the doors off.
This Polaris is larger and can easily carry four to even six people. There is a lot of room in both the front and rear section, and is designed so everyone can get in and out easily and quickly.
These vehicles are an essential part of my working farm. We are all so pleased to use them each and every day.
My Bedford, New York garden is filled with gorgeous, bright, and fragrant lilies - I hope you've seen some of them on my Instagram page @MarthaStewart48.
Lilium is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants that grow from bulbs, all with large prominent flowers. The beautiful blooms can be enjoyed as cut flowers in an arrangement or growing in the garden - some at two feet, and others as tall as eight feet. I love lilies, and have been growing them for years - Asiatic, Martagon, Candidum, American, Longiflorum, Trumpet and Aurelian, Oriental, and various interdivisional hybrids.
Here are more photos of the gorgeous lilies growing in my gardens this week, enjoy.
Many of my lilies are planted in my large flower cutting garden just behind my main greenhouse. I also have lilies growing along the winding pergola, outside my Winter House kitchen, in the sunken garden behind my Summer House, and in the formal garden outside the front of the greenhouse. Lilium is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants grown for their very showy, often fragrant flowers.
Lily flowers are large and come in a range of colors including yellows, whites, pinks, reds, and purples. These plants are late spring- or summer-flowering. They are native to temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere.
The true lilies are erect plants with leafy stems, scaly bulbs, usually narrow leaves, and solitary or clustered flowers. Rose lily flowers are pollen-free.
The lily has a diversity of symbolism throughout the world. In fact, different colored lilies represent different things. While the white lily represents purity, the spotted tiger lily represents pride or confidence. In Japan and China, lilies are a traditional symbol of good luck, whereas Greek lore associates the flower with motherhood.
Lily flowers consist of six petal-like segments, which may form the shape of a trumpet, with a more or less elongated tube. The segments may also be reflexed to form a turban shape, or they may be less strongly reflexed and form an open cup or bowl shape.
Here’s a beautiful orange lily growing in my flower garden. Lilies like to have their “head in the sun, feet in the shade,” so plant them where they can get at least six hours of full sun per day.
Lilies also prefer cool soil – below 60 degrees.
When it comes to water, lilies prefer moist soil but not wet feet. Choose a well-drained site, preferably not too dry.
My head gardener, Ryan McCallister, always cuts a selection of beautiful flowers to decorate my home. I love to enjoy the gorgeous blooms in my kitchen, where I can see them every day. When cutting flowers, the best time to do it is early in the morning before the sun and wind have a chance to dry the flowers. One can also cut late in the evening after they are rehydrated.
When selecting flowers, always consider appearance as well as condition. Cut the stalks when the blooms first open.
And before bringing them indoors, be sure to gently pull those anthers off of each flower. Pollen is notorious for staining flesh and fabric. Removing the anthers prevents any pollen from getting on the flower petals, which can eat away at the delicate flower parts and shorten the life of the blooms.
When handling lilies, it’s a good idea to wear gloves and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. If you happen to get a pollen stain on your clothing, do not rub! Instead, reach for a roll of tape and use the sticky side to gently dab the area – the particles will adhere to the tape.
Lilies have one of the longest in-vase lifespans of any cut bloom and the flowers will continue to mature after they’ve been cut.
The cultivation of lilies dates back to 1500 B.C. Many of the bright colors and forms of lilies were found on botanical expeditions during the 1800s in Asia. The Chinese and Japanese lily species were exported to Europe and hybridized to create new varieties that are popular today as cut flowers and as garden plants.
I love these bold pink lily blooms marked with white stripes on each petal.
These lilies line both sides of the center stone footpath in my sunken garden behind the Summer House. Some are already blooming beautifully in lovely shades of yellow, cream, and white.
These lilies have stronger stems than some of the other lilies in my gardens. They also aren’t as tall, so they don’t need individual staking, but we sometimes support them with twine along the entire row to keep their large heads from drooping.
Lilium superbum is a species of true lily native to the eastern and central regions of North America. Common names include Turk’s cap lily, turban lily, swamp lily, lily royal, or American tiger lily. These flowers grow to a nice size, and each one has six luscious petals. The petals have a sleek curve and appear to reach upwards, with the anthers pointed down.
This Turk’s cap-type lily has white blooms with raised, dark red spots and warm yellow-orange centers.
These lilies will continue blooming through mid-August – I am looking forward to enjoying many lily arrangements in the weeks ahead.
And look at the formal white lily garden in front of the greenhouse. Soon, this bed will be bursting with gorgeous white lily flowers. I will share more on this garden in a future blog.
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