There is the old real estate adage that the three most important things when buying or selling are location, location, location. The same is true for homeowners wanting to make the most of their views. Whether you’re building a new…
Photography by Michael Patch Colt Stevens always wanted to have a home on the water. But that’s probably of little surprise once you learn that he’s retired from the U.S. Navy, after a career that took him across the nation…
For hundreds of years, landscape architecture focused on highly structured, formal spaces and was confined to the highest echelons, like palaces and museums. But as homeowners throughout the world have come to learn, just about any good idea can be…
Responsible riparian stewardship has been gospel on the shores of Smith Mountain Lake for three decades or more—and the Smith Mountain Lake Association (SMLA) has been one of the bodies stationed prominently on the pulpit. In addition to collaborating with…
MANY A HAPPY MEMORY HAS BEEN MADE AROUND AN OUTDOOR MEAL. Dear old Dad stationed at his Weber grill, flipping steaks and burgers while friends and family lounge in lawn chairs on the patio, is a classic tableau of simple…