Articles in: Home and Garden

Just when we were learning to manage Facebook and Twitter, another website has emerged to occupy our time (under the guise of research) —...

Winter is a great time to think about spring. When I was a kid, we power-trimmed our shrubs into harsh geometric shapes. But in my horticulture...

“I’m not moving north of the Mason-Dixon Line!” I declared when my husband Scott proposed that we relocate to the Evansville area...

Margaret Haire loves to give new life to old materials. When she and husband Dennis built their East Side home nearly 25 years ago, they re-used...

When my wife and I decorate for the holiday season, we incorporate plants into the design. Not everything comes from our garden because we like to...

Stepping into the McJohnston-Orr house in the Riverside Historic District is like visiting a museum. Victorian décor and well-placed, quality...

I love fall. The cooler temperatures make relaxing outside tolerable, but it’s also Mother Nature’s reminder to prepare for the...

Lambert D. Johnson placed his home inside a subdivision that would later take the name Johnson Place. He was the scion of Mead Johnson, an Evansville...

In our July/August 2011 issue we feature Dave and Vicky Carson's dream home ("A Perfect Pitch"). The inspiration for this home near a North...

When Tom Goedde (pronounced “getty”) proposed to Mary Fold, the couple planned to marry in 2004 and live happily ever after in Tom’...

Several years ago, I was given an angel trumpet for my garden. The tropical shrub/small tree produces large trumpet-like flowers that hang from...

Vicky Carson asked for a new kitchen countertop. Her wish was granted — the centerpiece of her kitchen now is an island topped with stunning...

A certain wildness — or lack of order — rules Tim Black’s garden. “There’s never been a vision or a map,” he says...

As warmer weather settles over the Tri-State after a chilly spring, homeowners are eager to head outside and tend to their gardens. Here are a few...

Spring’s warmer temperatures mean quality time in the garden. If you want to add pizzazz to your tried-and-true annuals and perennials, check...

When Nancy Gaunt moved into this 1950s, ranch-style home more than 24 years ago, she loved the fireplace in the kitchen — the rest of it needed...

When a young John Koehler moved from Boonville to Evansville in the fall of 1951 to attend what was then Evansville College, the aesthetics of life...

When Jeff and Pat Swan relocated to Evansville four years ago from their longtime home in Baton Rouge, La., their home furnishings weren’t the...

Over the past several years, we have seen a growing trend toward more environmentally conscious ways of living. It’s an attitude that we can...

In our March/April 2011 issue we feature Ben Lang's custom log cabin ("Rising from the Ashes"). Five years ago, a fire destroyed the cabin...