Chattanooga Times Free Press

Reese Witherspoo­n’s Southern Charm,

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Oscar-winning Reese Witherspoo­n

(Walk the Line, 2006) invites readers onto her front porch and into her family traditions with Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits (Touchstone, available Sept. 18, $35), a cookbook/style guide that captures her sweet-tea-drinking, hot-roller-loving heritage. No matter your latitude, raise a teacup to everyone’s favorite Southern belle with these sweet picks. —Becky Hughes

Parton Me

Let the peachy-keen “What Would Dolly

Do” Art Print inspire you to live as Southern icon Dolly Parton does—with kindness, class and plenty of humor. Starting at $25, society6.com

Garden to Go

Join the ranks of Southern gardeners with the mountable Brass Grow-Anywhere

Growhouse, an almost-foolproof way to grow a garden with next to no space, sunlight or skill. Just add plants and water, set the LED light’s built-in timer and watch your thumb turn green. $150, food52.com

Southern Curl

When it comes to hair, Witherspoo­n swears by only one tool: hot rollers. Y’all can test her tried-and-true method with Conair Compact Multi-Size Hot Rollers. $20, amazon.com

Fit to Be Tied

Wear the unofficial pattern of the South with the Belted

Gingham Shirtdress from Draper James, the stylish store founded by Witherspoo­n in her native Nashville. The store, named after her grandparen­ts, Dorothea Draper and William James Witherspoo­n, also has outposts in Dallas, Atlanta and Lexington, Ky. $98, draperjame­s.com

A Sip of the South

Bring that signature Southern hospitalit­y home by brewing (or buying) a batch of sweet tea to serve in the Mason Jar Drink Dispenser. $69, potterybar­n.com

Got Buttermilk?

For the aspiring baker, Nashville’s Loveless Cafe offers a Biscuit Mix that can’t be beaten (metaphoric­ally, that is). Just add buttermilk and bake up more than 50 biscuits that are “pretty darn close” to the cafe’s famous recipe. $7, lovelessca­fe.com

Sit in Style

Elevate your front porch game with the Valalta Rocking

Chair, a modern take on the downhome furniture staple. $399, cb2.com

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