Yee Lee, left, and her husband Bryan Johnsen pose for a portrait in the retaining wall feature with a 6-foot waterfall, spiral staircase and bridge th
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Yee Lee, left, and her husband Bryan Johnsen pose for a portrait in the retaining wall feature with a 6-foot waterfall, spiral staircase and bridge that was built by Johnsen.

Champlin duo's massive garden grows into a budding business — and Beautiful Gardens winner

March 29
Yee Lee blossoms in her love for gardening while Bryan Johnsen is rooted in his love for building and landscaping.
Daylilies, phlox and Joe Pye surround a statuary in Diana Weissenfluh's Zimmerman, Minn garden.
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A Minnesota florist's Beautiful Gardens winner is picture-perfect for weddings

January 26
Florist and Beautiful Gardens winner Diana Weissenfluh has hosted weddings on her picture-perfect Zimmerman property.
Jean Clough tended to her front yard garden, which she calls “The Meadow,” in Minneapolis in August.

A tiny house with a giant garden feeds many mouths in Minneapolis

December 22, 2023
Star Tribune Beautiful Gardens winner Jean Clough has wildflowers growing in the front and vegetables in the back. A meadow is dedicated to George Floyd.
Curt made these stone based plant stands out of African Mahogany.

Hopkins couple combine talents for Beautiful Gardens win

November 17, 2023
Bette takes the lead on the flowers, Curt the bonsais.
Skol! Beautiful Garden winners' landscape includes Vikings-themed patch
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Skol! Beautiful Garden winners' landscape includes Vikings-themed patch

October 21, 2023
The Mankato garden that Sue and Bob Olson have created over the course of 24 years is a reflection of their life, good and bad.
Announcing the 6 winners of the 2023 Star Tribune Beautiful Gardens contest
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Announcing the 6 winners of the 2023 Star Tribune Beautiful Gardens contest

July 29, 2023
Varying in size, variety and purpose, these six gardens offer beauty and inspiration.
Beautiful Gardens winner creates vibrant English cottage garden in south Minneapolis
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Beautiful Gardens winner creates vibrant English cottage garden in south Minneapolis

April 7, 2023
Sandy Mangel's garden on a corner lot in Minneapolis is a day brightener for passersby.
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February 25, 2023
Beautiful Gardens winner Kathy Dirks in one of the many gardens on her lakefront property in Cumberland, Wis., in August.

Beautiful Gardens winner on Wisconsin lake is 'an artwork in constant progress'

An awe-inspiring garden offers themed areas that speak their own language.
Home & Garden
January 14, 2023
'Outrageous' Beautiful Gardens winner brings Wonderland to Coon Rapids

'Outrageous' Beautiful Gardens winner brings Wonderland to Coon Rapids

A garden based on the classic storybook "Alice in Wonderland" aims to transport visitors to another world.
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December 17, 2022
This Betty serves pie — and a whole lot more — from her St. Paul garden

This Betty serves pie — and a whole lot more — from her St. Paul garden

Beautiful Gardens contest winner Betty Lotterman's St. Paul garden is one of abundance and serves the greater good.
Home & Garden
November 18, 2022
Roseville garden with ginkgo forests and rare plants offers 'series of puzzles'

Roseville garden with ginkgo forests and rare plants offers 'series of puzzles'

Beautiful Gardens winner is a testament to Chuck Levine's lifelong dedication to plants.
Home & Garden
October 15, 2022
For Andover gardener and Beautiful Gardens winner, it's hosta la vida, baby

For Andover gardener and Beautiful Gardens winner, it's hosta la vida, baby

The self-taught gardener has more than 160 hostas registered with the American Hosta Society — just one part of the expansive gardens at his home.
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March 19, 2021
This garden in Roseville is the creation of nurse Bethany Husby.

Minnesota 'saint' gardener uses plant sales to transform lives of youngsters in Tanzania

Roseville nurse and her plant sales support a school that is raising a nation in Tanzania.
Home & Garden
January 18, 2020
Joan and John Elton in the garden that John created and tends at their home in St. Cloud.

Retired wrestling coach creates a garden of bountiful blooms in St. Cloud

After the self-taught horticultural expert retired as St. John's University's longtime wrestling coach, he became its landscape manager.
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November 16, 2018
Christine Scotillo and Doug Peine, with their dog Gracie, relax on a round deck built in the middle of their back-yard pond. Their St. Paul garden is

St. Paul garden features landscaped living rooms – one in the center of a pond

A small St. Paul backyard boasts various spots for relaxing — including one in the center of a pond.
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October 19, 2018
Tom Hayden and Jay Peterson have spent almost 30 years creating their Beautiful Gardens winner in Minnetonka. They posed for a photo on a stone bench

Minnetonka garden has many moods — and a winning design

A Minnetonka garden is a study in contrasts, from rugged native plants in front to manicured, formal "rooms" in back.
Home & Garden
March 24, 2018
Kathy Freeman has created a mini-paradise in her small St. Paul yard, which includes this front garden.

Beauty secrets and shortcuts of an artfully composed garden in St. Paul

A mishap inspired a St. Paul woman to create — and refine — her artfully composed garden.
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January 20, 2018

Couple create a European-style garden paradise in Waconia

Inspired by living overseas, a couple created a European-style paradise in Waconia.
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April 23, 2016
Stephanie and Fred Groth in their Eagan garden.

Beautiful Gardens: Secret garden grows in unlikely setting in Eagan

An Eagan couple transformed a small "useless space" in their backyard into an enchanted retreat.
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March 21, 2016
Reid Smith and LaWayne Leno walked in their garden with their exotic birds at their home on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 in Dellwood, Minn.

Dellwood yard is for the birds — and certified by National Wildlife Federation

It took a pair of Dellwood gardeners years of hard work to transform their suburban lot into a wildlife sanctuary, with restored wetlands surrounding two ponds. Now it's a paradise of blooms and habitat — and one of our Beautiful Gardens winners.