Strolling around town: Local eye-catching architecture and landscaping make our neighborhoods beautiful

There’s no place like home, and each week, the Democrat-Gazette’s Saturday Style section is devoted to content related to homes and gardens. While brainstorming recently, we thought: “What better way to focus on homes and gardens than by highlighting those around us?” So, starting this month, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette features staff will share photos of homes and sites that have caught their attention. Perhaps it is the architecture of the home or a particularly striking garden/landscaping that stands out to our staff member.

It might be something with historic interest, or it could just be off the beaten path; a place we come across during a stroll around town. We hope you will enjoy this stroll with us.

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This Victorian on Arch Street in the Governor’s Mansion District shows off its recently upgraded gardens. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Rachel O’Neal)

The owner of this Leawood home turned a tree stump into a wood sculpture, and then added a Little Free Library for the neighbors to use. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Kimberly Dishongh)

North Little Rock’s Lakewood area is home to several different style of homes, including this cool, mid-century modern. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Sean Clancy)

This front yard in the Treasure Hills neighborhood catches the eyes of passerby with its lush, perfectly manicured beds and fairy motif. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Jerry McLeod)

This home in the Stifft Station neighborhood brings their garden — both vegetables and flowers — all the way to the sidewalk. A wire arch supports cucumber vines and tomato plants. Flowering lantana adds pops of color. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Cary Jenkins)

This home in Little Rock’s MacArthur Park District is a study in contemporary, industrial chic. Simple front-yard landscaping adds a bit of softness to its wealth of right angles. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Helaine R. Williams)