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Home & Garden
June 7, 2020
This cabin near Lutsen was designed by Sara Imhoff of Imprint Architecture & Design.

A small, modern cabin near Lutsen is just big enough

A 900-square-foot, low-maintenance cabin near Lutsen is all about enjoying the outdoors.
Home & Garden
June 6, 2020
This 1950s California-ranch style house in Minnetonka was recently remodeled by Boyer Building Corporation. It's now on the market for $895,000.

$895K ranch-style house in Minnetonka went from 1950s fixer-upper to modern beauty

Ranch-style house in Minnetonka gets midcentury modern makeover.
Home & Garden
June 5, 2020
It's called bill sweeping

It's called bill sweeping

And no one seems to know why the bird does it
Home & Garden
June 5, 2020
Home plan: Fresh and sleek

Home plan: Fresh and sleek

Home & Garden
June 5, 2020
Chris Harms examines a tomato in the garden. He checks each plant in his gardens every day. ] ALEX KORMANN ¥ alex.kormann@startribune.com Chris Harms

Seeking gardens that are beautiful in spirit

Nominate a garden that feeds the soul, or souls, for our annual garden contest.
Home & Garden
June 5, 2020
Eden Prairie

Home listings: What $515,000 buys in the Twin Cities area

What you get for the money in Eden Prairie, St. Paul and Mendota Heights.
Home & Garden
June 5, 2020

Wren sings and sings and sings

So do orioles and flycatchers
Home & Garden
June 3, 2020

On photographing birds

Be aware, be considerate, be quiet
Home & Garden
June 2, 2020
The bar-tailed godwit, a plump shore bird with a recurved bill, has shattered the record for nonstop, muscle-powered flight. A new study reports that

Birds wield 'superpowers'

Compared with humans, birds perform epic feats.
Home & Garden
June 2, 2020
CORRECTS TO MAY 17 NOT MAY 16 - A birdwatcher wears a face mask while looking for birds at Barr Lake State Park, Sunday, May 17, 2020, near Brighton,

Cornell Lab sees record number of birders

Home & Garden
June 2, 2020
George Floyd, commentary from Dr. Stephen Crawford

George Floyd, commentary from Dr. Stephen Crawford

To help demonstrate solidarity this week, I'm not sharing any new photos, blog posts, videos, or podcasts. Instead, I'm sharing a special podcast episode that I recorded on Friday with my business coach, Dr. Stephen Crawford.
Home & Garden
May 30, 2020
Need a plumber? Safety comes first for both homeowner and workers.

Pandemic takes toll on overworked home plumbing systems

Plumbers' workloads are bursting now that more of us are at home more of the time.
Home & Garden
May 29, 2020
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Home listings: What $450,000 buys in the Twin Cities area

Home & Garden
May 29, 2020
Renters want to terminate their lease because of a cockroach problem.

Renter wants to leave home filled with cockroaches

Home & Garden
May 28, 2020
How an oriole builds her nest

How an oriole builds her nest

Artistry completed in two days
Home & Garden
May 28, 2020

Blu Dot will swap for furniture

Minneapolis-based furniture designer/maker is accepting offbeat objects and experiences in exchange for its modern pieces.
Home & Garden
May 28, 2020
Nests that hang from trees

Nests that hang from trees

Mostly orioles, sometimes vireos
Home & Garden
May 26, 2020
Downy woodpeckers are frequent feeder visitors. Jim Williams photo

Tips for birding in your backyard

Home & Garden
May 26, 2020
Suburban sandhill cranes

Suburban sandhill cranes

Adult and colt see eye to eye on foraging
Home & Garden
May 26, 2020
Blue jays keep their distance, even at feeders.

Birds are pros at social distancing

Birds have their own reasons for giving each other space.
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