‘I could never leave’
Julie Hall stands outside of her one-of-a-kind home in San Leon. She lives on the upstairs floor and rents out the two units below as the Windmill Gardens Inn. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
A San Leon homeowner carries on the work of a home and garden magazine founder
There’s a certain vibe that Julie Hall felt when she first saw the San Leon house she bought in 1998. Built entirely of concrete blocks, it wasn’t much to look at with living quarters sitting atop an unfinished area below. But it had a water view and it spoke to her, she said. [Read more…]
A perennial paradise
Stacey Phillips and Paul Drott enjoy spending time in their Friendswood garden. Photo by Kelsey Walling
With her work cut out for her, a Friendswood gardener transforms a backyard
Dawn Messina
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‘An accidental garden’
The trail winding through the backyard allows guests to take a walk through all the plants. Photo by Kelsey Walling
Friendswood couple finds common ground redesigning property
In 2013, David Stein and Tina Mortellaro decided to completely redesign both front, back and side yards of their Friendswood property. And they haven’t stopped. [Read more…]
Off the beaten path
Turtles sun themselves on a log protruding from the pond in the Seabrook Wildlife Refuge and Park. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Seabrook’s conservation efforts result in surprising wildlife refuge
‘Acres of woods’
Bill and Vivian Latimer enjoy sitting outside and looking out onto their private forest of oaks, ash, pines and elms. Photo by Kelsey Walling
Dickinson couple designed house to bring outside in
The French contemporary Dickinson home Bill and Vivian Latimer built in 1990 is as charming today as it was 28 years ago. The two-story, 3,500-square-foot home’s charm comes from being lovingly maintained by the Latimers and from its wooded backyard in the Sherwood Forest West subdivision. [Read more…]
Margo Timmins
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‘What we were looking for’
Retired Navy Capt. Gary Bell and his wife, Merry, spent more than a year looking for the perfect waterfront house. They found what they were looking for in Seabrook. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Seabrook couple enjoys panoramic waterfront views in Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired home
D’Ann Schneider
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