North of Atlanta, a Trove of Wineries

La Tanya Eiland is from Compton, Calif. and has a passion for wine. So when she moved to Atlanta in 2013, she asked locals the question she always asks when she travels anywhere new: “Where is wine country?” In Atlanta, the most common answer was “north.” About 90 miles north of Atlanta, nestled in the…

Your Lawn Questions, Answered

Who knew that the lawn — a generic landscape element that we basically manage on autopilot — could be so provocative? The recent In the Garden column “Yes, You Can Do Better Than the Great American Lawn” elicited nearly 1,200 comments, and a few key themes resounded, prompting a follow-up. In that story, Daniel J.…