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ROOF PARTY

Midwest Living

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Summer 2025

WITH MORE THAN 100 CONTAINERS THRIVING ATOP HER CHICAGO TOWNHOUSE, BETHANY BEY KNOWS ALL ABOUT GROWING UP.

ROOF PARTY

WHAT PLANTS WILL THRIVE IN CONTAINERS? FOR BETHANY BEY, THE SKY'S THE LIMIT-SUNFLOWERS, GLOBE AMARANTH, RED ECHINACEA, BLACK-EYED SUSANS AND EVEN MILKWEED TO LURE MONARCHS.

On a summer morning, before she sits down to work, you'll find Bethany Bey outside her house, clipping zinnias and cosmos or harvesting raspberries for breakfast. But if you're picturing her roaming a large lawn, think again. Bey gardens entirely on a rooftop in the heart of Chicago.

She was raised in rural Indiana and inherited her green thumb from her grandfather. As an adult, she longed to cultivate a garden in the city. The dream became reality in 2019, when she and her husband, Andrew, purchased a two-story townhouse with a pair of sunny decks—the perfect canvas for her urban Eden.

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WE ARE ALL MADE OF STARS

LYING BENEATH a star-splashed sky is a gift from the universe available to anyone.

time to read

8 mins

Winter 2025

Midwest Living

Midwest Living

HIDDEN VALLEY

NESTLED NORTH OF SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, THE CUYUMA RIVER VALLEY LURES TRAVELERS WITH COOL LODGINGS, AN EMERGING ART SCENE, AND MAGNIFICENT SPRING WILDFLOWERS.

time to read

5 mins

Winter 2025

Midwest Living

WRAP ARTIST

WHETHER USED AS GIFT WRAP, IMPROVISED TOTES, OR FASHION ACCESSORIES, KEIKO KIRA'S FABRIC WRAPS SHOW THAT BEAUTY CAN TAKE ANY FORM—OVER AND OVER.

time to read

3 mins

Winter 2025

Midwest Living

Midwest Living

ROLL WITH IT

A GOOD HOLIDAY STORY NEVER STARTS WITH THINGS GOING RIGHT. SO HERE'S TO THE FAILED PLUMBING, THE BAKING MISHAPS, AND ALL THE LAUGHS AND LOVE IN BETWEEN

time to read

2 mins

Winter 2025

Midwest Living

Midwest Living

A Merry Midwest GIFT GUIDE

FEATURING 20 LOCALLY MADE PRODUCTS WE LOVE— AND SOME STORIES BEHIND THEM.

time to read

5 mins

Winter 2025

Midwest Living

Midwest Living

HOMEGROWN HOLIDAYS

FOURTH-GENERATION IOWA FARMER KALEB WYSE MAY NOT TEND CROPS, BUT HE'S DEEPLY ROOTED IN THE FAMILY HOMESTEAD—AND SOWING INSPIRATION FOR LEGIONS OF LOYAL FANS.

time to read

3 mins

Winter 2025

Midwest Living

Midwest Living

SMALL TALK

SLOW DOWN AND IMMERSE YOURSELF WITH THE LOCALS IN ONE OF THESE INVITING LITTLE TOWNS—POPULATIONS LESS THAN 25,000—THAT ARE GUARANTEED TO WARM UP YOUR WINTER.

time to read

2 mins

Winter 2025

Midwest Living

Midwest Living

POIGNANT PALETTE

CHEERFUL, FOIL-WRAPPED POINSETTIAS ARE A HOLIDAY FIXTURE—AND NEW COLOR OPTIONS GO WAY BEYOND RED.

time to read

1 mins

Winter 2025

Midwest Living

Midwest Living

CENTER STAGE

DON'T GIVE YOUR REGARDS TO BROADWAY-THESE MIDWEST THEATERS STEAL THE SHOW.

time to read

7 mins

Winter 2025

Midwest Living

Midwest Living

THE BUZZ

HOT OFF THE MINDS OF MIDWEST TRAVEL WRITERS: A FRESH LOOK AT WHERE TO EAT, DRINK, PLAY, AND STAY AROUND THE REGION.

time to read

5 mins

Winter 2025

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