Planting Seeds for Change
Creating a community garden has been on my ‘to-do’ list for years, ” says Kelly Sorrell, a Vestavia Hills teacher and master gardener. ...
Bringing it Home
Q. You are a landscape architect, and you’ve lived at Mt. Laurel for 12 years. What took you so long to do your own...
Garden Party
When Jeanne and Mike Clarke bought their Mountain Brook home, the backyard was little more than grass and a concrete retaining wall. Jeanne’s...
Voice of Experience
How did you come up with the idea for Birmingham Gardening Today? John: Several years ago, after I retired from Southern Living,...
Spring Forward
“There’s something special about having plants in a home. Plus, they have the potential to last longer than cut flowers, ” says designer...
Garden View
Homeowners Dr. Chandler and Jane Paris Smith have long had an appreciation for Japanese gardens. So when they decided to bring the beautiful elements...
Living Memory
The call of a childhood home is something Southerners know well. For some, families move on and home is merely a memory of...
The Dahlia Lady
Looking at Kathy Whitfield’s garden today, it’s hard to believe such abundance began from only 15 dahlia tubers in 1998. “At the...
The Foodies: Jason Powell & Dr. Arlie Powell
Petals from the Past specializes in antique roses, heirloom shrubs, fruit trees, and hard-to-find perennials. The nursery propagates its own heirloom plants on site....
The Foodies: Will & Liz Doonan
Heron Hollow Farms grows the gamut of vegetables, some fruit, mushrooms, and a few pastured animal products available through CSA shares. Owned by Will...