Winnie's Magic Garden
Gardens have long been part of Winnie Mortenson’s life.
Home & Garden
Accessible Excellence
Along with added sunshine, Jill and Peter Weise’s move to Vero Beach came with the construction of a family home perfectly suited to their needs.
The State of Real Estate
Florida’s real estate market is robust, radiating good health in two important areas, according to the Florida Realtors Association.
By Any Other Name
Country care roses provides a garden of knowledge on rose care and history.
It Takes a Village
Jay McLaughlin knows something about celebrity. The last time he was featured in a Vero Beach Magazine article in March 2010, we called him a “fashion king.” At the time, the New York-based fashion designer and high-end retail mogul was the “new” news in town thanks to his purchase and renovation of a Vero Beach home and the opening of J. McLaughlin, a women’s clothing store on Ocean Drive.
Florida's Villains Of Vegetation
Florida is home to more than 150 species of invasive, non-native plants that inhabit nearly 15 percent of the state’s public conservation lands and waterways, crowding out the native habitats that wildlife depend upon for food and shelter.
Your Summer Garden
The month of May in Vero Beach might well be considered the beginning of summer, especially from the gardener’s perspective.
Gardening
A good gardener revels in the beauty of flowers but, at the same time, is well aware that that beauty is fleeting.
Return To Eden
This is the story of the garden that refused to die.
Trees & Traditions
Jill Mattek takes Christmas seriously, so seriously she starts making merry with ornaments and greenery the day after Halloween and doesn’t stop until well into February.
In The Garden
Some people abhor the thought of a black tie affair and avoid such events as they would a plague.
Making Sense Of Feng Shui
According to Nancilee Wydra, author of eight books about Feng Shui, the concept offers eight emotional benefits: personal empowerment, a positive future, strengthened relationships, a clear and dynamic legacy, expressing compassion, strong positive self-image, culling wisdom and gleaning the best from your personal past and health in physical, mental and spiritual areas.
In The Garden
Remember on Monty Python when they used to say: “And now for something completely different...”
Why We Love Live Oaks
Vero Beach is unique for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the fact that it straddles the Carolina temperate zone and the Caribbean subtropical zone.
Timeless Elegance In A Windsor Row House
They say that good things come to those who wait. Nancy Lesher will tell you it’s true.
From The Ocean To The Mountains
From the window of his home office, Charlie Sheehan looks down a steep mountain landscape toward a distant valley.
In The Garden
It’s not a pleasant subject but hey, somebody has to do the dirty work.
A Mediterranean Jewel In John's Island
It’s amazing the wonders you can discover once you turn off a main road. In John’s Island there’s such a turn, one that takes you down a shadowed lane lined with rows of podocarpus columns, sculpted sentries surrounded by pink begonias.
A Pastoral Riverfront Landscape
When Jill and Paul Kaneb purchased a pristine property on the east side of the Indian River Lagoon, siting the residence and guest house was of paramount importance.
The MacTaggart's Enchanting Garden
The Barry MacTaggarts found Vero Beach via a wildly circuitous route.
There Is A Season
When it comes to planting flowers in Florida, there appears to be some confusion, especially among transplanted northerners.
Callaway Gardens
What more propitious a place for a land trust meeting than Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia?
