Home & Garden

Before and After

Period-appropriate renovations bring a nineteenth-century homeplace back to life

Gardens

How a Maryland couple brought a World War II–era garden back to life—and then some

Home & Garden

Five tastemakers weigh in on their favorite shades of pale

Arts & Culture

Green-thumb your way through a slew of garden-inspired reads, from a farm-fresh cookbook to a collection of essays by beloved Southern naturalists

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In the Garden

Finding countryside charm in Maryland

Homeplace

A contemporary family retreat evolves from a humble Texas Hill Country fish camp

Home & Garden

A Virginia company revives two nostalgic Southern favorites

Feature

A night of terror in Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Why We Love the Gulf

The Alabama coast has changed, but the simple pleasure of the evening breeze remains

18 Slideshow

Homeplace

Tour a contemporary family retreat evolved from a humble Texas Hill Country fish camp

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Southern Style

Everything to while away a day by the water, from hats and towels to swimsuits and eyewear—plus the swankiest pool float under the sun

Books

A closer look at contemporary floral design in a new book about farm-to-vase flowers

Gardens

Just in time for julep season, get to know the first family of herbs

Arts & Culture

Palmetto Bluff’s Artist in Residence program offers unique learning opportunities, from foraging for edibles to dyeing textiles with indigo

In the Garden

High in the mountains of Kentucky, a young garden designer adds his signature touch to a landscape decades in the making

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Gardens

A young garden designer adds his signature touch to a landscape decades in the making

Home & Garden

A stylish retreat celebrates a Virginia family’s love of the outdoors

17 Slideshow

Southern Style

In honor of our tenth anniversary, we bring you the ultimate guide to celebrating in style, from a seersucker tux that beats the heat to a cake for the memory books 

Gardens

Eudora and her mother, Chestina, designed a mystical place with camellias, flowering arbors, and peaceful “rooms”

Homeplace

For the NASCAR champion and his wife, Chandra, enjoying downtime at their North Carolina home is the ultimate win