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Southern Lady celebrates, delights, and inspires women who live in the South - and those who are simply Southern at heart. Every issue features home design inspiration, recipes, and elegant entertaining ideas, Southern travel destinations, fashion, and much more and now you can enjoy every single page on your tablet.

Southern Lady • March/April 2025 Volume 26, Issue 2

Editor’s Letter

On the Web

Crafted to Last • Bonded over their mutual love for hosting, two lifelong friends offer a line of entertaining essentials that will stand the test of time.

Neighborly Charm • A South Carolina couple’s enthusiasm for historic homes and hospitality opens the door to their luxury innkeeping foray.

Home & Heart • Our sister magazine’s latest volume immerses readers in the joys of gracious living.

Supper Club Celebrations • Befitting of Easter and beyond, 2025 contributing editor and savvy hostess Lydia Menzies dresses her dining room in a menagerie of baskets, bows, and vibrant blooms.

Spring Color Crush • A splendid blend of blue and purple, this soothing shade accentuates the season’s beauty in more ways than one.

Simply Radiant

Tiny Treasure

The Southern ©ity Guide • If you read our guide to the Lowcountry in the January/February issue, you know we’re coastal girls at heart, but we also love to seek out the local places and faces that put the charm in our Southern cities. This month, we’re kicking off a tour of the towns that make it easy for us to leave behind our beautiful beaches and head for the hills: Hello, Highlands and Cashiers, North Carolina.

Waltz of the Flowers • A painterly backdrop prompts a celebration of nature’s verdant awakening.

New Looks for Old China

Beyond the Basket • Greet the arrival of longer days and life bursting anew with these freshly gathered ideas for incorporating artisanal eggs into your spring décor.

Airy Idyll • A laid-back luncheon set amid a leafy paradise offers the perfect opportunity to savor the season’s freshest fare.

Ode to Daffodils • Bearing the scientific name Narcissus like the Greek myth, a daffodil’s cheery charm is unmistakably bright. Each spring, it lifts its head to the sun with hope for all.

Back to the Beginning • A family of four finally feels at home, thanks to the savvy hand of this Texas designer.

Grand Getaways: Half-Mile Farm • This rambling North Carolina inn beckons travelers who seek a luxurious escape with homespun charm.

An Eastertide Repast • As sunshine-filled days rouse slumbering gardens, gather with loved ones for spring’s most anticipated occasion.

Garden Fresh • A parade of parsley leaves, rosemary sprigs, dill fronds, and other fragrant herbs enliven these sweet and savory eats.

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