These fine dining establishments, including two top luxury hotels, take farm-to-table to the next level with fields, orchards, and edible landscapes just a stone’s throw away

Flower magazine’s Jessica Cohen demonstrates a floral design for a compote vase featuring a gold-touched palette that bridges summer and autumn.

Flower magazine talks with Coulter Lewis, founder of Sunday, about lawn care tips, natural fertilizers for your grass, and weed killer alternatives to glyphosate

Chef Derek Brooks of Nashville’s beloved Capitol Grille at the Hermitage Hotel pays homage to Southern tradition with local heirloom okra, cornmeal, and, of course, a deep cast-iron skillet

In this dish from Herons restaurant at the Umstead Hotel & Spa in Cary, North Carolina, Chef Steven Devereaux Greene highlights local ingredients from the coast and One Oak Farm, the hotel’s farm

Chef David Bancroft, a four-time James Beard Best Chef: South semifinalist, shares his recipe for Southern fried green tomatoes with pimiento cheese, rémoulade, and marinated fresh Gulf crab

In his newest book, decorator Tom Scheerer shares his pitch perfect style in 20 of his latest projects, from tropical retreats to city domiciles to country houses

From beautifully set tables to road-tested menus and tips, Entertaining at Home: Inspirations from Celebrated Hosts by Ronda Carman will send many a reader running for a notepad

Beyond mouthwatering recipes, what we love most about Alex Hitz’s latest book, The Art of the Host: Recipes and Rules for Flawless Entertaining, are the opening chapters devoted to personal recollections and tried-and-true advice

In the photography-filled pages of Renewing Tradition, architect Eric J. Smith reveals a design philosophy rooted in reverence, humility, and the tenets of classicism

The floral designer behind Reese Witherspoon’s flower crown and bouquet in the finale of Big Little Lies Season 2 dishes on her work’s TV debut and how her small-town roots influence her aesthetic

From simple handpicked bouquets to artistic masterpieces, easy-to-grow zinnia flowers shine in seasonal arrangements from late summer through early autumn.