If these walls could talk, they’d tell the tales of newlyweds Turner and Amelia Smith, who built this center-hall farmhouse in 1886. Today, the…

So, you love to garden but don’t particularly like that little trickle of sweat running down your back when the summer’s heat rises to…

Potted plants are the perfect solution for adding instant botanical interest to a sidewalk, porch, patio or deck this summer, and while they tend…

The Green Home Whether you’re buying a new home or remodeling the home you already have, is it possible to find comfort, conservation, and…

EEEK! A SPIDER! For gardeners afraid of eight-legged creatures in the garden, perhaps it is time to welcome a different kind of spider into…

When Renee and Scott Shelton decided to relocate to Cary from New York, they wanted to start from scratch on a new house for…

Homeowners Caroline and Andrew Laski consider themselves to be very lucky.  They are the proud owners of a newly renovated kitchen and didn’t suffer…

When it came time to remodel their 1970s kitchen in MacGregor, homeowners Nancy and Wes Avett relied on a background in interior design, hours…

The native black-eyed Susan has long been a standard beauty in southern gardens. Whether Rudbeckia hirta that blooms in early summer or the later…

Fragrance is elusive in the winter garden. But the blooms of winter daphne (Daphne odora) brave the chill of February to saturate the air…