You’ll meet some very interesting people in the articles that follow.

The weather is warming up and people are heading outside to cook – and we want to know why.

In early April, Hearth & Home faxed a survey to 2,500 specialty retailers of hearth, patio, and barbecue products, asking them to compare March 2019 sales to March 2018. The accompanying charts and selected comments are from the 220 useable returns.

Drive 63 miles from Vancouver, BC, and you’ll arrive at Chilliwack, on the Fraser River. That’s the home of Phoenix Bermudez, artist, and creator of large fireplaces and other artificial rock formations under his business name, Stonetree Studios.