Home & Garden

Atlanta tastemakers react to a color of the year that isn’t, well, colorful

Measure tree’s critical root zone before digging nearby

Frozen Pipes: Everything You Need to Know

How and when to protect your pipes from freezing

You don’t always have to kill chinch bugs

Homes tell history in Grant Park Candlelight Tour

Former ice cream shop, squirrel’s abode among stops on Grant Park home tour

This John Portman-designed house on Sea Island was sold this week for $30 million, a record price in Georgia, according to real estate agents. (Courtesy of Bartolotti Media)

Sea Island house sale of $30 million viewed as Georgia record

Why thousands of metro Atlanta sellers pulled their homes off the market

Escaping the frenzy of city life for an elegant, antiques-filled home

A pair of Buckhead bankers make a break for it in bucolic Serenbe.

WALTER REEVES

A Thanksgiving prayer to share

This holiday season, consider arranging for someone to read this prayer before the meal.

Pruning hydrangeas is not one size fits all

Whether blue, white or another color, check what kind of hydrangea you have before pruning.

Atlanta area home prices fell in October with steep declines in some places

Metro Atlanta's median sales prices dropped in October as more inventory is on the market.

A world traveler and collector creates a home that is both sophisticated and warm

Interior designer Candy Lloyd has created a warm, sophisticated home in North Chattanooga — filled with art, antiques and views of the city.

Stinkhorn mushrooms earn their name

Georgia gardener Walter Reeves answers questions about stinkhorn mushrooms, beetle damage in Japanese maples and dying azalea branches.

Rose rosette is a horrific disease

Walter Reeves answers question from AJC readers, ranging from the universally fatal rose rosette to spider silk stretching from tree to tree.

Midtown hideaway reveals treasure trove of art

Everett Long and Fred Smith's Atlanta home is a treasure trove of art, memories, books and a collection of houseplants that would make any millennial weak in the knees.

Where can I find it?

AJC readers are looking for help finding actual toothpaste (not gel) and Mayfield cottage cheese.

Check for root-bound plants before buying

How to check if plants are root-bound before buying

There are ways to salvage a plant that has a hard root ball, however.

Not practical to protect isolated pine trees from beetles

A Cobb County resident asks how to protect pine trees from beetles. Plus: advice on drying onions indoors and removing overgrown arborvitae.

It is okay to cut the beard off muscadines

It is OK to cut the ‘beard’ off muscadines, other grapevines

What do I do with grapevine 'beards?' Should i put fake grass in my backyard? What tool should I use to move mondo grass and liriope?

River birch losing leaves is not a serious problem

Walter Reeves explains why a river birch tree might be shedding lots of leaves and why a crape myrtle tree might be send up suckers.