Putting Down Roots: Tree-planting Basics
You’ve worked hard all summer to get your yard the way you like it. You’ve watered, fertilized and pruned. Your trees are healthy and happy—and now it’s time to start afresh ...
Headboards: A Bed’s Best Friend
When I first met my friend Brooke Pettyjohn in the summer of 1997, she was out on her porch painting that quintessential piece of Americana: a white picket fence. With ...
Secluded Retreat: Blends Comfort & Elegance
A quiet retreat situated on the rambling banks of Back Creek is the place Liz and David Barudin call home. This private little spot away from city life is all ...
Perfect Patio Furniture
It’s the time we’ve been waiting for. Summer is the season to be outside, to let our homes extend gracefully out into our yards and onto porches, patios and decks. This ...
Escape with Hardscapes: Brick, Stone and Concrete Transform Outdoor Spaces
Go to any area home and garden store and it won’t take long to realize that entertaining outdoors is becoming quite popular in the Roanoke Valley area. You’ll see more ...
Roses: Summer Garden Superstars
Roses are a little bit like celebrities. Both have a reputation for being mysterious, elusive and a little bit fussy, and yet somehow they are available everywhere—even in the grocery ...
Perfect Pillows
In eighth grade, the girls in my middle school were required to take one year of Home Economics. The course was cleverly divided into two sections: cooking and baking the ...
Senior Living: Options for Rewarding Retirement
Today’s seniors are more active than ever, and retirement communities, home builders and independent contractors have become even more adept at addressing their physical and social needs. Whether retired, empty-nesters ...
