Flowering Friends of the Vegetable Patch
USING FLOWERS AMONG FOOD CROPS There is a certain satisfaction in seeing crisp, clean rows of tomatoes or tightly packed lines of lettuce....
Bold and Beautiful
A Bedford County custom build full of color and contrast Photos by Laura Beth Davidson Before Jill Rufus can answer a knock on the front...
An Old Classic for A New Decade: Grandmillennial Style
Over the past few years, shiplap, barn doors, and whitewash saturated rooms on cable makeover shows as well as houses in our very own zip...
Hugelkultur: Self-Sustaining Garden Practice of the Ancients
Photo by Paul Wheaton, richsoil.com For me, winter is a struggle. I can’t grow much more than lettuce, and I crave the dirt and the smell...
Winter Wonderland
A Personal and Cozy Christmas at the Summerville Cottage Local art teacher Laura Watts loves home decor and finding ways to incorporate her...
Gardening Gadgets for Gifting
We all secretly want our present to be the receiver’s favorite—something they weren’t expecting and something that also gets used...
Acing Financial Aid
Free Grants And Low-Cost Loans For College Might Be As Close As Your Laptop High school seniors sweat two questions every fall: Will I get...
Getting School in Virginia
The Common-wealth Is A World-Class Higher Education Destination For Local And Out-Of-State Students Alike For Virginia residents and...
Teaching Us What’s Possible
Two Professors Develop Life-Saving Technology The energy buzzing through a college campus is generated by more than curious students:...
Simple, Subtle & Seasonal
Create a timeless mantel that can change as easily as the weather It’s not just a place to hang stockings in December. Whether it’s...
