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July 21, 2018
Rick and Jeanne Carter in the newly remodeled kitchen of their home in Excelsior.

1970s split-level on Lake Minnetonka is transformed for modern living

Older homes are an endangered species on red-hot real estate like Lake Minnetonka.
Home & Garden
July 21, 2018

1970s split-level on Lake Minnetonka is transformed for modern living

Older homes are an endangered species on red-hot real estate like Lake Minnetonka.
Home & Garden
July 21, 2018
Tangletown Gardens' Garden and Art Tour

Garden tour, late-season crops, DIY patio seminar and more

Home & Garden
July 20, 2018

How to make a DIY water garden

Home & Garden
July 20, 2018
Steve Danielson built a stacked stone "grotto" water feature in his Maplewood yard featured on the Minnesota Water Garden Tour July 28-29.

Exotic Maplewood grotto inspired by Hawaii is featured on water garden tour

Exotic grotto inspired by Hawaii highlights Minnesota Water Garden Society's tour July 28-29.
Home & Garden
July 20, 2018
Home plan: Georgian style is a nod to the past with todayís amenities

Georgian style is a nod to the past with today's amenities

Home & Garden
July 19, 2018
How loons often respond to attacks by black flies

How loons often respond to attacks by black flies

Black flies, an early summer menace here, can drive birds from their nests
Home & Garden
July 17, 2018
Photo by Kevin McGowan, Cornell Lab of Ornithology:
A crow flies to its nest site with a freshly plucked twig.
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Crows are picky builders

The big black birds break off fresh twigs and branches for building materials each spring.
Home & Garden
July 17, 2018

Listening to bird song slowed way down

Birds sound more like whales
Home & Garden
July 17, 2018
This is called a Saxony wheel. (Handout) ORG XMIT: 1235150

Spinning wheels came in many forms

Home & Garden
July 17, 2018

$4.75M ultra-modern home on St. Croix River is like 'living in a work of art'

The retreat, designed by an acclaimed Twin Cities architect, has 600 feet of riverfront.
Home & Garden
July 17, 2018
Egress requirements and the two-opening myth

Egress requirements and the two-opening myth

There has to be a large group of home inspector trainers who tell home inspectors that every bedroom needs two methods of egress.
Home & Garden
July 16, 2018

It is not all doom and gloom for our birds

Seeing, hearing birds? It all depends
Home & Garden
July 16, 2018
Edina
Built in 1959, this four-bedroom, three-bath house has 2,370 square feet and features three bedrooms on the upper level, vaulted ceilings, two f

Home listings: What $394,900 buys in the Twin Cities area

Home & Garden
July 14, 2018
Lee and Patricia Justen built a modern home, designed by Alchemy Architects, on a vacant lot adjacent to their daughter's home in Mendota Heights.

Grandparents build a modern home in their daughter's Mendota Heights backyard

The family's unusual living situation means the grandparents can spend time with their grandson on the spur of the moment.
Home & Garden
July 13, 2018

Noerenberg Garden party, bee squad, yoga in the gardens and more

Home & Garden
July 13, 2018
In this 2014 file photo, Nicole Curtis, star of the HGTV show "Rehab Addict," waited in the hallway for her turn before the Minneapolis City Council A

'Rehab Addict' Nicole Curtis says project nears completion, amid neighborhood frustration

While work nears its end on controversial project, north Minneapolis residents still have concerns.
Home & Garden
July 13, 2018

A Minneapolis Master Gardener shares strategies for 'Humane Critter Control'

A Minneapolis author and Master Gardener shares her strategies for "Humane Critter Control."
Home & Garden
July 13, 2018
Before & After - Dark basement to Minnesota Gopher themed TV and entertainment central.

Rah-rah room for Minnesota Gopher fans

Dark basement is converted into a sports-bar-style TV and game room.
Home & Garden
July 13, 2018

Novice landlord wonders what's required

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Coverage of the latest trends in beautiful Minnesota gardens and home decor.