Virginia Gardner

Living In Charlottesville

Charlottesville's Neighborhoods Offer a Diversity of Lifestyles

Redfields Neighborhood Street View in Albemarle County

Charlottesville Offers Neighborhood Diversity of Lifestyles in Our Area Homes
The following article discusses Charlottesville's diversity of lifestyles in area neighborhood and community housing.

One of the things I hope to accomplish here is to create an overall impression of Charlottesville's variety of housing options available in [...]

Charlottesville's Neighborhoods Offer a Diversity of Lifestyles

Redfields Neighborhood Street View in Albemarle County

Charlottesville Offers Neighborhood Diversity of Lifestyles in Our Area Homes
The following article discusses Charlottesville's diversity of lifestyles in area neighborhood and community housing.

One of the things I hope to accomplish here is to create an overall impression of Charlottesville's variety of housing options available in [...]

INNISFREE VILLAGE, A Life-Sharing Residential Community for Adults

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Innisfree Village

Recently Virginia and I were given the wonderful opportunity of a personal tour through the beautiful and special residential community of Innisfree Village by Nancy Chappell, Associate Director and Community Coordinator. Nancy Chappell has worn many hats in her time with Innisfree since 1992, including Volunteer [...]

Kayaking the Rivanna River

Kayaking info from Realtor Virginia Gardner 434-981-0871

Kayaking the Rivanna River

Gardening chores complete, Stephen and I pulled the kayaks out of winter storage and headed down the hill to the river for a few hours of glorious, relaxing time kayaking the Rivanna [...]

Preparing the Charlottesville Vegetable Garden for Winter

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Some Thoughts about Preparing the Charlottesville Vegetable for Winter

This was my vegetable garden mid-summer...

At this point, the asparagus were finished, the cukes were coming in, I had a late crop of tomatoes (though my husband got his 25 plants in on time in another part of the property), the sweet potatoes were flourishing, the herbs [...]

Preparing the Charlottesville Vegetable Garden for Winter

vegetable gardening in charlottesville va

Some Thoughts about Preparing the Charlottesville Vegetable for Winter

This was my vegetable garden mid-summer...

At this point, the asparagus were finished, the cukes were coming in, I had a late crop of tomatoes (though my husband got his 25 plants in on time in another part of the property), the sweet potatoes were flourishing, the herbs [...]

Crepe Myrtles in July

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Charlottesville Area Beauty: Crepe Myrtles in Earlysville Area of Albemarle County

These Crepe Myrtles live at the corner of Woodlands Road and Reas Ford Road, at the four-way stop.  Notice how the color changes... they are an incredibly unusual color, more purple than pink, but depending on the light they appear almost fuschia .  Every time [...]

Can't find the Charlottesville house which haunts your dreams? Remodel the un-perfect house!

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Remodel the Un-Perfect House!

Can't find the Charlottesville house which haunts your dreams, in your selected location?  Buy the un-perfect house, in the perfect location, and remodel!

These days, I have many buyers who want a master bedroom and a two car garage on the main level, but they don't necessarily like the newer subdivisions.  For [...]

It's Hot, So Get Wet At Charlottesville City Parks

Charlottesville Virginia Realtor, Virginia Gardner, www.CharlottesvilleHOME.com

It's hot, so get wet at Charlottesville City parks.

I was recently showing houses in the Forest Hills Avenue neighborhood, and as I waited for my clients, I enjoyed watching the families soaking up the water at Forest Hills Park, located near the University of Virginia Medical Center off of Cherry Ave.

There are at least five parks throughout the small City of Charlottesville that offer cool water relief from the summer [...]