Sara Barrett

From wildfires to wars, labor strikes to political protests, 2023 was a big year. All year long, we photographed the people whose lives were shaped by the news.

All around the world, protesters wear Guy Fawkes masks to conceal their identity in service of a cause.

The city’s streets can seem like an open-air lost and found. It’s surprising how quickly things appear and disappear.

Two landscape designers give guidance on how to repair a landscape after destruction from a storm.

The ceramicist Jim Schatz set up a studio in Greene, N.Y., and now spends a good part of his time making things for birds.

Andrew Pighills, who has devoted much of his life to creating stone walls, on building without mortar.

Jill Reid Lukesh and Judy Reid Mathieu, whose father founded what is now one of the largest outdoor antiques fairs in the country, on preparing for the 2011 season.

All 46 historic plates in “The Vegetable Garden” have been reproduced, bringing 19th-century garden vegetables to the modern kitchen.

Barbara Pierson, the nursery manager at White Flower Farm in Litchfield, Conn., offers some advice on late-fall tasks to help plants through the coldest months.

Early fall is the time to assess the health of your lawn and take steps to help it grow well next spring.

Before you sow, evaluate the amount of sunlight, the propensity to disease and the amount of wear the lawn will get. And be realistic about your expectations.

Solutions for battling pests, drought and other scourges.

Moles and a woodchuck wreak havoc with the blossoms in the garden. What to do next?

Identifying what is or isn’t a weed is a matter of opinion more than a question of science.

First of all, remember that cutting too little is better than cutting too much. You can’t put back what you clip.