This Palm Springs-Inspired Backyard Getaway is a Desert Oasis

Photos by Andrea RuggEnter Ayla’s backyard through the orange-framed door set into a white breeze-block wall, and your first question will surely be, “Where am I?” Among circular concrete pavers, sparsely planted yucca, prickly...

Home Remodel? Landscape Re-Do? There’s an App for That

The DIY approach to re-envisioning your interior décor, a room or home remodel, or landscape design has never been more at your fingertips than now. Home and landscape design apps are proliferating, providing homeowners...

A St. Paul Garden Undergoes An Ornamental Evolution

Photos by Tracy WalshEven though she fondly remembers her Italian grandfather’s terraced vegetable gardens, her grandmother’s “little glass greenhouse” for growing begonias and fuchsias, and her mother’s love of Japanese-style gardening, Katherine Tane admits...

2021 Hennepin County Master Gardener Virtual Learning Garden Tour

Photos providedDid you know there are more than 400 master gardeners in Hennepin County? And, for the last two years, one of the group’s biggest fundraising events—the annual garden tour—has been on hiatus? This...

The Skinny on Siding: A Go-To Guide For Picking the Perfect Siding Material

Photos providedSelecting siding for a home located in the Midwest is about far more than curb appeal. Your siding’s functionality is of equal, if not greater, importance due to our ever-changing seasons—from summer’s sweltering...

Artist Jordan Weber and Youth Farm Transform Vacant Lot into Verdant Garden

Gardening has long fulfilled many needs, desires, and functions—whether as an art form, food source, or a way in which to build community. Now, as Des Moines-based artist Jordan Weber is illustrating, a garden...

Editor’s Note: Life on the Water

“Is water wet?” The peculiar, seemingly obvious question actually sparked a viral debate across the internet during quarantine last year. (In our defense, what else did we have to do?) While a quick Google...

Wild Rice Retreat: New Salmela-Designed Accommodations and Amenities Engage All of the Senses

Photos by Corey Gaffer and Wild Rice RetreatWhen it comes to plans for their wedding anniversary, Jen Gilhoi, owner of Sparktrack Consulting, usually defers to her husband, Chad. Not for their 20th, though. Since...

Kenwood’s Most Intimate Summer Escape

Photos by Corey GafferWhen a busy couple moved to a home in Minneapolis’ Kenwood neighborhood, they desperately wanted to bring along the backyard they were leaving behind. The landscaping at the new house was...

Eden Prairie Topiary Designer Competes in High-Stakes TV Competition

Photos courtesy of discovery+Will she make the cut or get clipped? That’s the question for contestant Meghan Petricka as she competes against six other competitors for the $50,000 prize in the new discovery+ show,...

A Japanese-Inspired Garden in Hudson Cultivates Experiences

Photos by Tracy Walsh“I loved all the gardens, from the small containers in front of shops to the large gardens near temples,” says Judy Green, recalling the four years she lived near Tokyo, Japan....

Cultivating History: Four Family-Owned Garden Centers to Support This Season

Every planting season, it’s easy to return to our favorites for new annuals and hanging baskets, another round of perennials, and seedlings for the vegetable garden. Whether you shop at your local co-op, neighborhood...

RH Outdoor Kicks Off Summer in Style with Curated Collection of Outdoor Furnishings

Photos provided by RHCreative partnerships, including with Ann Marie Vering and Mario Ruiz, have driven a new, highly curated collection of outdoor furnishings offered by RH (formerly Restoration Hardware). Notable this season is a...

Ground One Designs A Midwest Paradise in Minnetonka

Photos by Andrea Rugg“Vast” and “parklike” are words Ground One Landscape Design + Build + Maintain owner Pat Weiss uses to describe the backyard of this Minnetonka home. “The homeowners, who have lived here...

A Modern, Classic Escape by Southview Design

Photos by Drew Gray Photography An active family of six desperately needed a backyard upgrade, and they knew they wanted a large play space (with plenty of room for their budding soccer, lacrosse,...

Searching for a Statement-Making Sauna? Try Cedar and Stone.

Heat up the winter season with a statement piece for your property—not a new furnace or hot tub, per se, but a custom, heirloom-quality sauna by none other than Cedar and Stone Nordic Sauna....

Minneapolis’ TreHus Builds a Unique Backyard Hideaway in Edina

Photos by Jenna WeilerTim and Ann Keenan’s Edina backyard is unusually secluded for a city lot. Adjacent to a hill and bordered by trees, it seemed to be the perfect place to enjoy Minnesota...

myBackyardStudio Launches Three Designs for Backyard Getaways

All photos provided by myBackyardStudioThe pandemic certainly accelerated the need for private and quiet space in which to work, study, practice yoga, or simply get away and relax—without leaving home. myBackyardStudio, the sister company...

Q&A with Cedar and Stone Nordic Sauna

Photos by Angela Jo SmithKnowing that Justin Juntunen, the co-founder of Cedar and Stone Nordic Sauna, grew up with and around saunas just makes sense. His strong passion for saunas’ stress relieving benefits, his...

The Collective: Cedar Bound

Portrait by JaneCane Photography || Product by Bailey Aro PhotographyWhen Joe “Hutch” Hutchence and Bailey Aro Hutchence couldn’t find the perfect cabin to escape to, they did what all makers and entrepreneurs do—they designed...

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