2024 Landscaping Trend Predictions With Yardscapes Inc.

Photos by SpacecraftingWith the temperatures finally dropping after an unseasonably warm start to the winter, landscaping might be the last thing on your mind. However, now is the perfect time to start planning. Staying...

The First-Ever Exterior Color of the Year is Green & Serene

Photos courtesy of James HardieThe annual “Color of the Year” trend is no longer limited to interiors. Elevate your home’s exterior siding with Mountain Sage, a refreshing James Hardie colorway that encapsulates the spirit...

Spook-tacular Styling With Loll Designs

Photos courtesy of Loll DesignsAs we advance further into fall, it’s time to usher in the season of tricks, treats, and tantalizing home decor. Loll Designs, renowned for its sustainable and stylish outdoor furniture,...

Material Solutions: Porches Serve Up a Slice of American Life

 Many homeowners today seek a stronger connection with nature and the outdoors, and considering the many Ps—patios, porticos, pavilions, porte cocheres, and porches, for instance—there are myriad ways to blur the boundaries between indoors...

Get the Look: Lakeside Splendor

There is certain nostalgia that accompanies raising a family on the water, and the empty nesters who built this northern Minnesota lakeside escape aimed to re-create those summertime memories for their four grown children...

Cottage Grove Garden Grown From the Heart

Photos by Andrea Rugg“For me, it’s not about keeping things alive—it’s about keeping them beautiful,” says Myra Peterson, discussing the elaborate flower garden that surrounds her Cottage Grove home. She was also, I’m sure,...

Plant Paradise by Conservatory Craftsmen

After living in their home for over two decades, a husband-and-wife duo was ready for an eco-friendly upgrade. An ad on Facebook directed Donald King and his wife, Beth, to Minneapolis’ Conservatory Craftsmen, which...

A Richfield Garden Boasts Blossoms & Birds

Photos by Andrea RuggMaybe in the winter, sure, but in the spring, summer, and fall, Mary Shannon has no need for a house number. She could just tell new visitors, “Look for the garden...

Master Gardener’s Yard is a Permaculture Paradise

Photos by Andrea RuggElaina Moss’ yard is an edible landscape, and it’s not just Moss and her family eating. Bees, lacewings, and countless other insects are also welcome diners who, in turn, add value...

Garage Goals With The Divine Living Space

Photo by Spacecrafting Stephanie Goldfarb, founder of The Divine Living Space, says her clients often desire the aesthetic and beauty of a real wood garage door, but seek options that conserve energy and are...

2023 Ideas to Steal: Exteriors and Landscaping

Pools, Please!If you can’t make it up to the cabin as often as you’d please, create a vacation-like getaway right at home. This pool deck by Mom’s Design Build showcases precisely that. “The pool...

Sarah’s Cottage Creations’ Tips for a Beautiful Backyard This Spring

Photos provided Grow Your Own Flowers“Instagram influencers are leading the trend for fresh flowers in the home and in the garden,” Buerkley says. “This phenomenon is fueled by the fact that most flowers in the...

Local Landscape Experts Weigh in on Yardzen’s 2023 Outdoor Living Trends

Photos provided  Who isn’t eager to get outside, watch the flowers grow, and enjoy outdoor living? Yardzen, arguably one of the largest landscape design firms in the United States, recently released its annual Outdoor Living...

Horta Culture: Gardening Made Simple

Photos provided  Horta | a fertile field, a garden where fruit and vegetables are grown for sale Culture | a way of life, intangible elements of our social life, gathering, artful outdoor living, the world as...

Room & Board Sustainably Revamps Best-Selling Montego Collection

Photos provided  Edina-based furniture company Room & Board is continuously expanding its sustainable mission. Since 1980, the company has been dedicated to the development of sustainable furniture products. Its Urban Wood Project, a national initiative...

Deep Winter Greenhouses: Winter Growing Made Easy

Photos providedEver wonder what next-level gardening and farming looks like? Conservatory Craftsmen has the answer with its Deep Winter Greenhouses (DWG), which are sustainable growing spaces that allow for plant growth during the cold...

5 Ways to Optimize Outdoor Living Spaces for Winter

Photos by Patrick WeissWinter has quickly crashed over us with numerous feet of snow. As we trudge into the coldest months of the year, we normally presume that our outdoor living spaces must go...

Fashionable Porch Styling for Fall

With the unpredictability of Midwest seasons, fall often gives the impression of passing by—simply posing as a transitory period before winter. Because of this, we find ourselves packing away summer pieces just in time...

5 Tips for Fall Yard Cleanup

Photo courtesy Adobe StockWe’re already well into autumn, even if temperatures continue to fluctuate 30 degrees. If you haven’t started already, now is the time to put your yard and garden to bed for...

Loll Designs + bläanks: Elevate Your Outdoor Living With Fall Collaboration

Photos providedLoll Designs is a Duluth-based company that specializes in the design and production of all-weather outdoor furniture and accessories. One of its core values is sustainability, recycling over 88% of its manufacturing waste...

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