Local chefs are perking up plates with edible flowers, which add visual appeal and plenty of flavor, too  
  
          
  
           
                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          In Wraggborough, an archetypical Charleston single is respectfully updated for modern living
   
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          With help from architect Bill Huey and interior designer Ginger Brewton, a Mount Pleasant family builds an elegant,...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Uncovering the secret for perfect hair in Charleston  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Meet the bird you’ve seen wading in local marshes and lowlands: the American wood stork (Mycteria americana), which...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Display the sultry trend tastefully
   
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, Jesse Leigh Vickers of JLV Creative used pastel hues, super-soft textures, and...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          College of Charleston alum Glenn McConnell—formerly one of the state’s most powerful politicians—talks about taking the...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          David Vagasky and Mark Gray of Cacao’s Artisan Chocolate share their method  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          We caught up with the former Charleston Grill chef about his new culinary ventures, his formative years in France, and...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          A young creative couple infuses their Charleston single house with a stripped-down contemporary aesthetic that...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Charleston Grill’s Michelle Weaver gets cooking with this cool-weather treat  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Plant daffodil bulbs this fall and, in a few months, their cheerful blooms will signal warmer weather to come  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          We caught up with the super-busy chef—who this month opens Minero, a taqueria on East Bay Street—about his new cookbook...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          From inspired murals to beautiful beer bottles, Sean Williams is Holy City Brewing’s unofficial painter-in-residence
   
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Since the surprise victory of the ’73 Stag’s Leap Cabernet Sauvignon at the Judgment of Paris in 1976, California cabs...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Home Team BBQ’s Aaron Siegel shares three fresh uses for peanuts  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          This beloved shrub lives up to its botanical name—Osmanthus fragrans—offering dainty clusters of heady blooms  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          After debating between two coasts, Lynne and Steve Hamontree settled on Sullivan’s Island and, with help from area...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          From “grown-to-sewn” to big vats of moody blues, Donna Hardy is dyeing to reclaim history  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Karl Beckwith Smith creates murals on canvas for homes and businesses all over town  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Thanks to a totally efficient design, an eco-minded family downsizes into the modern and sustainable home of their...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Ingredient: Okra
Alluette Jones-Smalls shares three ideas for this nutritious Southern staple  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Looking for a fresh take on a favorite summer treat? Try these innovative—and addictive—flavors from some recent...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          An airy, art-filled Sullivan’s home gives a young urban family a relaxing seaside escape with long coastal views  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Don brilliant hues—without having a frightening ’80s flashback  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Plant coneflowers for eye-catching beds that attract birds, bees, and butterflies