Add natural color to your home with a low-maintenance Phalaenopsis orchid
For many people, orchids can be equal parts intriguing and intimidating. If you’re looking to nurture your first orchid bloom, try a Phalaenopsis. Known for their brilliant array of colors, these are one of the easiest varieties to grow—in part because they tend to thrive in the same temperatures that humans enjoy, preferring a range of high 60s and 70s.
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Chris H. Olsen mixes a traditional color scheme with unexpected elements to create delightful holiday décor
“When it comes to Christmas décor, my philosophy is dare to be different,” Chris H. Olsen says. As a well-known home and garden guru, he puts this principle to practice in his Little Rock shop, Botanica Gardens.
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A Little Rock homeowner uses warm tones and cozy details in her renovated potting room
They say when it’s love, you just know. When Leslie Pender was a little girl, she visited her grandmother in the Little Rock Heights neighborhood and a house down the street caught her eye. At that moment, she knew. She would go back to her hometown of Fort Smith telling her mother all about that house. Years later, when Pender and her husband were living in Little Rock, she saw the homeowners putting a “For Sale” sign in the yard, and she fought with all her might until her dream home became a reality.
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Exterior designer Daniel Keeley proves that outdoor spaces can add valuable square footage
With stately, Southern homes, designers walk a fine line between improving on the original and muddling something that was already beautiful. But when Daniel Keeley of DK Design received a call that his clients were breaking ground on a remodel of this favorite Fayetteville estate, he didn’t hesitate to jump at the challenge, working alongside Alan Madewell Architects of Tulsa and Tim Janacek of Janacek Remodeling.
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In Mayflower, an avid gardener creates an elegant setting for his hillside home
Alan Robinson isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty. In fact, he invites the opportunity. As the owner of this stunning Mayflower home, he has planned and planted a garden that continues to evolve and thrive year after year. “I started in the spring of 2011, and it has kind of developed as I’ve gone along. I had the yard sodded but ended up removing sod in the places where I wanted to put in beds. There was no master design per se; Everything just kind of came to me as we went,” Robinson says.
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The Grey Barn’s John Hendricks shares tips to make your backyard a retreat from the everyday routine
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A grouping of colorful, fragrant plantings is a Mother’s Day gift that will continue to give for seasons to come
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Exterior designer Daniel Keeley transformed a former backyard workshop into a cabana that can be used year-round
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