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May 8, 2019
Nabbing gnats

Nabbing gnats

Palm Warbler, early migrant
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May 7, 2019
White-fronted Geese in South Dakota, above a small lake along Highway 212.

A South Dakota road trip nets all kinds of wildlife

You never know what you'll learn on a birding road trip.
Home & Garden
May 7, 2019
This jardiniere likely came from an Ohio pottery.

Jardiniere, pedestal could be from one of several Ohio potteries

Home & Garden
May 7, 2019
Hazards with aluminum wiring

Hazards with aluminum wiring

Buying a home with aluminum wiring? The seller will probably tell you it's perfectly fine, has never been a problem, and there's nothing to worry about.
Home & Garden
May 6, 2019
$1.175 million penthouse on the 27th floor of Skyscape in downtown Minneapolis.

$1.17M penthouse offers sky-high luxury — 27 floors above downtown Mpls.

The condo's luxe urban living includes three bedrooms and two outdoor balconies.
Home & Garden
May 4, 2019
Homeowners Jon and Kirsten Yocum, with their children Nora and Oliver, plus dog Sven, recently built a new home in Grant, Minn., near Stillwater.

Home in the woods near Stillwater is serene Scandinavian sanctuary

Gables, a thickly wooded site and a Scandinavian sensibility define the design of a sustainable home.
Home & Garden
May 3, 2019
Leaving blossoms early in the season can help pollinators. If you're intent on pulling out dandelions, keep at it; if left, they will return the follo

Minnesota Master Gardener makes the case for dandelions

Love 'em and leave 'em, says Twin Cities gardening expert. But if you must get rid of 'em, here's what you need to know.
Home & Garden
May 3, 2019
Crystal
Built in 1952, this two-bedroom, one-bath house has 750 square feet and features all living areas on one level, a formal dining room, patio an

Home listings: What $149,900 buys in the Twin Cities area

What you get for the money in Crystal, St. Paul and South St. Paul.
Home & Garden
May 3, 2019

Landlord has questions about handling late-paying tenants

Home & Garden
May 3, 2019
Add something extra to your cleaning schedule this week, like the much-avoided insides of your trash bins and the dark, mysterious garbage disposal. (

The most-ignored parts of your home to clean today

7 tasks your cleaning routine might be missing.
Home & Garden
May 3, 2019
Home plan: A breezy and modern design.

Home plan: Breezy, modern design

Four bedroom, four bath home has open floor plan.
Home & Garden
May 1, 2019
This Victorian-style house in downtown Jordan can be yours -- if you can pay to move it.

Free house in Jordan, Minn. — but you have to move it

City says century-old home must go, so owner is offering to give it away.
Home & Garden
April 30, 2019
A red-breasted nuthatch knows instinctively to build inside a tree hole.

Birds are master builders

In spring, birds use an inner template to build nests to hold their precious eggs and then nestlings.
Home & Garden
April 30, 2019

How to replace a hardwired smoke alarm

Replacing a hardwired smoke alarm is a piece of cake. If you purchase a smoke alarm from the same manufacturer, you might be able to use the same wiring.
Home & Garden
April 29, 2019
"Coastal Modern" California-style new home in Edina by Swan Architecture.

12 one-of-a-kind Minnesota homes from top Twin Cities architects

These homes and more are among this year's Home of the Month selected projects.
Home & Garden
April 27, 2019
Shakopee
Built in 2001, this six-bedroom, four-bath house has 3,749 square feet and features four bedrooms on one level, firpelace, refinished hardwoo

Home listings: What $500K buys in the Twin Cities area

Home & Garden
April 26, 2019
One of Minnesota's most elusive wildflowers is the western fringed prairie orchid.

Best places to see spring wildflowers in Minnesota

It's prime time to take a nature walk and see native flowers in bloom. Twin Cities authors tell where — and how — to find them.
Home & Garden
April 26, 2019
The Chandler family moved into the Edina home where mom Diana grew up.

Childhood home in Edina is reinvented for modern living

After inheriting her childhood home, the owner and her husband returned to Minnesota to make it their own.
Home & Garden
April 23, 2019
Sara Jane Van Allen tends to the plants inside a Walipini, an underground greenhouse, in Minneapolis on Wednesday, January 20, 2016.

City orders experimental sunken greenhouse in Northeast to be removed

The makeshift structure called a "walipini" (a passive solar-heated greenhouse with earthen walls) has been an object of fascination, attracting hundreds of visitors since it was built in 2015.
Home & Garden
April 23, 2019
Ospreys build their nest.
Photo by Jim Williams

Twin Cities area osprey nests are a catchall for castoffs

Osprey nest in plain sight. But their nest choices can be far from plain.

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