Natural Selections: Plecia Nearctica (Lovebugs)
First described in the year 1940, the amorous flies entered Louisiana ports as unidentified passengers on a ship from Central America and...
Eyeing the Sparrow
In the weeks before my father’s March 2001 passing, he began jotting notes about his Port City boyhood and love of natural...
Down the Garden Path
In a shady neighborhood just off Cottage Hill Road, Joe and Penny Adamo have created a hillside natural sanctuary that effortlessly merges vegetation and...
Space Upgrade
Tip 1
Embrace the POW! “This client has wonderful taste and is not afraid of color, ” Rogers says. “She was simply thrilled when I...
Gardening Gurus
Retail Only Sell exclusively to the general public A Bloom Landscape & Garden Center • 116 Alverson Rd N. 633-6046. Landscape and...
Roots Run Deep
Like finely crafted old furniture or antique hand-painted china, heirloom plant varieties carry with them a sense of history and wonder about who...
Awash in Color
Bright decor ideas reinvigorate a light and breezy bay house.
Return to Glory
On any walk along the streets of the city, Mobilians and visitors alike can’t help but admire from afar the exterior architecture, decor and...
An Estate for the Ages
"Nothing exceeds like excess, ” says Charles Parmenter, “Downton Abbey” enthusiast, as his cell phone rings out the period drama’s opening score. It’s not...
Radiant Interior
One of today’s hottest trends in home décor is Pantone’s 2014 Color of the Year: Radiant Orchid. “An enchanting harmony of fuchsia, ...
