Home and Garden
Whether you are a professional or merely a “buff,” history has the power to captivate and mystify. Assembling the puzzle pieces of history to tell a story is something that Virginia is all too familiar with. Our state is heaped with monuments and landmarks that act as testament to our nation’s past. In fact, area residents need only drive down the road to the town of Forest to experience one of our state’s (and our nation’s) most precious landmarks—Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest.
Nestled amongst the rolling hills and mountain views of Central Virginia, Poplar Forest has the uncanny ability to transport its visitors back to the 1800’s. And that power is about to be enhanced exponentially, with Jefferson himself even lending a hand.
The community is no stranger to the landscape restoration project that has been underway at the plantation. Aided by specialists in the fields of botany, pollen and soil chemistry, in addition to pa ... Read More
Archives
| Date Posted | Story Title | Issue |
| 2012-01-01 | Lynchburg Living at Home with Haley Pinder: A Family of Five in One Small, Stylishly Organized Space | Jan / Feb 2012 |
| 2011-11-01 | Lynchburg Living at Home with Haley Pinder: Beeler’s Christmas Wonderland | Nov / Dec 2011 |
| 2011-11-01 | Stuck in a Garden Growing Rut? Hill City Master Gardeners are Here to Help | Nov / Dec 2011 |
| 2011-09-01 | Haley at Home: A Bedford County Educator’s House Gets “Schooled” in Color | |
| 2011-09-01 | The Grave Garden: Old City Cemetery’s Historical and Educational Roots Run Deep | Sept / Oct 2011 |
| 2011-07-01 | Equine Living: For the Love of the Horses | Jul / Aug 2011 |
| 2011-07-01 | Pets and Plants: Creating a Fur-Friendly Garden | Jul / Aug 2011 |
| 2011-05-01 | Bold & Beautiful: Richard and Carter Bendall’s Bright Home | May / Jun 2011 |
| 2011-05-01 | How Does Your Garden Grow? Tips from Local Garden Tour Homeowners | May / Jun 2011 |
| 2011-05-01 | Your Home: A Stage | May / Jun 2011 |