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Kim Palmer

Reporter | Home+Garden

Phone: 612-673-4784

Kim Palmer covers home design, home-based lifestyle trends, gardening and collecting for the Home & Garden section.
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Do new maps offer zone-envy relief?

Gardeners can grow more plant varieties if they live in what's now a Zone 5 microclimate. But native plants may pay the price.

Updated: February 01, 2012, - 04:36 PM

Mild, yes, but so far, a 'weird winter'

Warmer winters have become a fact of life in most of Minnesota, which was confirmed by last week's release of a new USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map.

Updated: January 31, 2012, - 04:06 PM

March 2009: Where the wild things are

Animals flourish among the flowers and foliage in a suburban landscape that’s part garden, part wildlife sanctuary.

Updated: January 30, 2012, - 02:35 PM

Tending a dream

A design-savvy gardener fulfilled her vision of creating a beautiful landscape -- one worthy of a special event.

Updated: January 30, 2012, - 01:29 PM

Rambler becomes a homemade villa

A professional designer transformed his mid-century house into an Old World masterpiece by acting as his own demolition crew, architect, general contractor and landscape designer.

Updated: January 28, 2012, - 01:38 PM

Finnish community showcases a local design landmark

Local Finns are celebrating with a yearlong Minnesota focus on Finnish design.

Updated: January 27, 2012, - 10:12 AM

Family recipe for a new kitchen

A French-inspired kitchen renovation was the magic ingredient for making a '60s home more fun and functional for a busy modern family.

Updated: January 21, 2012, - 01:31 PM

ASID Showcase Home returns

The popular interior-design event, canceled last year, will be back this spring, with designers joining forces to decorate a historic home near Lake of the Isles.

Updated: January 17, 2012, - 05:06 PM