By Donna Cornelius In past years, Antiques at the Gardens has been one of the most anticipated annual events at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. The multi-day autumn extravaganza has featured antiques dealers, artists and artisans, designers, speakers, authors, and tastemakers – and it’s typically drawn a crowd of people eager to buy, learn and be entertained. Current … [Read more...]
The Constant Gardener: Birmingham Blooms Will Honor Former Southern Living Editor John Floyd
By Donna Cornelius Dr. John Alex Floyd Jr. has cultivated some pretty impressive gardening credentials over the years. Floyd was Southern Living’s editor in chief for 18 years, is a trustee for the Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens and was a member of the American Horticultural Society’s board of directors. After earning a bachelor’s degree in ornamental horticulture at … [Read more...]
Good Move: Homewood Couple Donates House to Build UP
By Rubin E. Grant When Matt and Angela Leigh got married in 2012, they bought a three-bedroom house in the Edgewood community of Homewood across the street from Gianmarco’s Restaurant. Matt Leigh described the house as perfect, since they didn’t have any children. But after the birth of their daughters, Emery and Frances, now ages 5 and 3, the house quickly became too … [Read more...]
Who’s the Boss: Cahaba Heights Residents Take Off on Their Own With Building and Remodeling Company
By Emily Williams In November, Cahaba Heights residents Jessie and Billy Barnhill embarked on a new way of life with their two children. The couple started Barnhill Homes, a family-owned and -operated building and remodeling company. Though becoming their own bosses was a new experience, the work is something both are familiar with, each growing up with parents who … [Read more...]
Making a Menagerie: McKinneys Virtually Reconstruct House and Land on Mountain in Brookwood Forest
Story by Emily Williams • Photos by Lee Walls When former Vestavia Hills residents Lee and Candice McKinney were talked into looking at a property in Mountain Brook, they weren’t planning for a big move, let alone a major project. Nevertheless, the home, tucked in the Brookwood Forest area of Mountain Brook atop a mountain, drew them in with one thing you can’t get through … [Read more...]