“Where Things Grow”

It’s a May morning. The peonies opened this week, the catmint is filling in along the back arbors, and by August the delphinium will be tall enough to make a Tuesday feel like vacation. From the breakfast nook, coffee in hand and the dog at your feet, you watch it all wake up. This is the home ‘Where Things Grow,’ and in 2024 the Columbus Dispatch handed it a first-place ribbon for the garden you’re looking at.

Behind you, the kitchen: white cabinets, gray arabesque backsplash, gas range, and a wood-plank ceiling that catches the eye every time someone walks in. Open enough that the morning happens in one big room. The dining room beyond wears navy walls and a crystal chandelier, ready for when the good plates come out. On the other side of the kitchen, step down into the vaulted family room: a brick fireplace climbing to the peak, built-ins flanking both sides (one of them hides the dog’s crate in a lower cabinet), and a sliding door framing the back patio. By evening, the fire’s going, the dog’s already claimed the rug, somebody’s half-reading on the couch, and this is where the day ends. And speaking of reading, wait until you see the library: floor-to-ceiling built-ins, a chair pulled up to the lamp, the kind of room where a book actually gets finished, where the afternoon light has a place to be, where a quiet hour goes unnoticed.

Upstairs, four bedrooms share one floor. The primary is a real suite: en-suite shower bath and a walk-in closet. Downstairs, a finished basement adds a rec room, a third full bath, and bonus space for whatever comes next.

The garden out back is the headline. Formal-meets-cottage English: central boxwood, iron arched arbors, mature perennials, a different show every month. The bones hold with light maintenance, no master gardener required.

Also a 5-Star Listing: pre-inspected, professionally cleaned, HVAC serviced, home warranty included. Not just move-in ready… confidence-ready.