Laura Andersen's (lauraandersen) Blog

Gibbs Gardens One of my favorite gardens in the area is Gibbs Gardens located in Ball Ground, Georgia.  About 30 minutes north of Atlanta.  It opened to the public about two years ago.  This is one of the best times of the year to visit the gardens with the many fields of endless daffodils.  Ther...

Welcome to our home The universal symbol of both welcome and hospitality to any home in the world is the Pineapple.  The pineapple was name for its cylindrical shape and rough spiky exterior similar to the pine cone.  It was one of the gifts that Christopher Columbus brought back from his trip fr...

Tree Wars This is such an amazing time of year to be out showing homes.  The weather is bright and sunny, and the big bonus for the Spring time here in the Atlanta area are all the different types of flowering trees to enjoy. As shown in the photo, the downside for all these large trees are the a...

Short Sale in Canton, GA   BACK ON THE MARKET!  This Short Sale beauty is back on the market.  The home features 5 bedrooms and 4 full baths.  It has a level side entry, 3-car garage.  It sits on almost 1/2 an acre with a hard to find level backyard. This lot is perfect for a large swimming pool ...

Will your next home be made of Steel?  When I am out showing homes in the Cherokee County areas, one thing I point out to a buyer looking at homes is the fact that Georgia is #2 in the country for termites.  Yes, those little guys are small, but very mighty.  There's a famous saying here; there a...

Acworth Art Fest - April 5 & 6, 2014 If you are out looking at homes in Acworth this weekend, you may want to take stop by the Acworth Art Fest.  This is held in the historic downtown Acworth area.  There will be 100 Whimiscial Artisan and a great Kids Zone section for the little one.  For more i...

The hills are alive here in Cherokee County!  I have specialized in the Cherokee County area for about 18 years.  I moved here from Dallas, Texas, where I lived in what was once a corn field.  Needless to say, any trees in the community were not original to the area.  The land in Texas was also f...

Well, that easy!  It's Henry's Louisiana Grill!   Get your cajun raging at Henry's, but be prepared for a substantial wait to get in.  Dinner on the weekend can take about two hours to get seated.  Even on a busy Saturday, Chef Henry (seen in photo) was out mingling with his guests, making sure e...

How does your Hidden Gems match up? I was one of the 1,500 real estate agents in the country to participate in this Hidden Gems Survey.  Though I must admit, I didn't agree with the final outcome of the survery, they did an outstanding infographic on the results of the survey.  While Amazing View...

Have you ever made a wrong turn only to be rewarded with a nice surprise?    We were on on way to our destination using my phone for the GPS when I received a phone call.  Yes, you guessed it.  We missed our turn.  As we were trying to look around to see where to turn around, we noticed a non-de...