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Tour a Best-Selling Author's Southern Garden

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Author of "The Help," Kathryn Stockett, gives HGTV a tour of her gorgeous cottage garden.

Kathryn Stockett proves chicken-chic is alive and well. The author of <i>The Help</i> keeps a small flock of chickens in her Atlanta backyard.

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Author Kathryn Stockett

Kathryn Stockett proves chicken-chic is alive and well. The author of "The Help" keeps a small flock of chickens in her Atlanta backyard.

One of Stockett's chickens strikes a contemplative pose.

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Garden Girl

One of Stockett's Buff Sussex chickens strikes a contemplative pose.

These city chickens have been known to roam into the house at times.

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Pecking Order

These city chickens have been known to roam into the house at times.

Kathryn Stockett's daughter Lila collects eggs from the family's chickens which she carts via little red wagon, to neighbors' homes to sell.

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Egg Entrepreneur

Kathryn Stockett's daughter Lila collects eggs from the family's chickens which she carts via little red wagon, to neighbors' homes to sell.

Large glass and metal doors open the kitchen to the backyard garden.

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Inviting the Outdoors In

Large glass and metal doors open the kitchen to the backyard garden in Kathryn Stockett's renovated Atlanta bungalow.

Lila displays an array of multi-colored eggs from her family's chickens.

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An Egg Rainbow

Lila displays an array of multi-colored eggs from her family's chickens.

A beautifully-designed chicken coop blends beautifully with the cottage-chic style of Kathryn Stockett's backyard.

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Backyard Charm

A beautifully-designed chicken coop blends seamlessly with the cottage-chic style of Kathryn Stockett's backyard.

Graphic, spiky succulents are the perfect punctuation atop these rustic wooden planters.

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Rustic Chic

Graphic, spiky succulents are the perfect punctuation atop these rustic wooden planters.

When she's not writing bestselling novels, <i>The Help</i> author Kathryn Stockett can be found in her stunning, cozy garden oasis in the middle of Atlanta where a chicken coop, vegetable garden and gorgeous containers define a space perfect for entertaining and outdoor living.

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Chicks

When she's not writing bestselling novels, "The Help" author Kathryn Stockett can be found in her cozy garden oasis in the middle of Atlanta where a chicken coop, vegetable garden and gorgeous containers define a space perfect for entertaining and outdoor living.

An expansive back porch flows from the bungalow's living room and offers plenty of space for entertaining. Stockett's 1920s bungalow was brought into the 21st century with the help of architect D. Stanley Dixon and designer Caroline Normark.

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Serene Space

An expansive back porch flows from the bungalow's living room and offers plenty of space for entertaining. Stockett's 1920s bungalow was brought into the 21st century with the help of architect D. Stanley Dixon and designer Caroline Normark.

One of the varieties of chickens in best-selling author Kathryn Stockett's brood.

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Speckled Chicken

A Silver-Laced Wyandotte is one of the varieties of chickens in best-selling author Kathryn Stockett's brood.

Neutral tones and succulents in containers add up to an elegant backyard porch.

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Porch Scape

Neutral tones and succulents in containers add up to an elegant backyard porch.

A clever architectural flourish at the roof of the bungalow brings light into the interior of the home.

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Stunning Skylight

A clever architectural flourish on the roof of Stockett's bungalow brings light into the interior of the home.

One of Stockett's chickens struts across her Atlanta lawn.

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Which Came First?

One of Stockett's Ameraucana chickens struts across her Atlanta lawn.

Tour a Best-Selling Author's Southern Garden

Author Kathryn Stockett

Garden Girl

Pecking Order

Egg Entrepreneur

Inviting the Outdoors In

An Egg Rainbow

Backyard Charm

Rustic Chic

Chicks

Serene Space

Speckled Chicken

Porch Scape

Stunning Skylight

Which Came First?

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