Outdoor Living

Photos by Drew Gray Photography An active family of six desperately needed a backyard upgrade, and they knew they wanted a large play space (with plenty of room for their budding soccer, lacrosse,...

By Katherine LawlessPhotos by Andrea RuggNestled in what the Olson family calls “the back 40” for its remoteness is a secluded area where wildflowers bloom in the spring and snow falls quietly in the...

Dean Engelmann's suburban gardens are a study in the beauty of rule breaking.

Shine bright like a diamond

Photos by Tracy WalshWhen Lynn Dobson and Tony Thoe bought their mid-century modern home in St. Paul in 2011, they became the third owners of the unique property, which was featured in Better Homes...

Photos providedDid you know there are more than 400 master gardeners in Hennepin County? And, for the last two years, one of the group’s biggest fundraising events—the annual garden tour—has been on hiatus? This...

Photos provided Grow Your Own Flowers“Instagram influencers are leading the trend for fresh flowers in the home and in the garden,” Buerkley says. “This phenomenon is fueled by the fact that most flowers in the...

This handcrafted landscape is a St. Paul couple’s labor of love

Photos courtesy Mom's Design BuildMaximizing Minnesota’s short summer months is challenging when a third of the home property is a wetland that can’t be built on, when the backyard is hilly and wooded, and...

If “eyes are the windows to your soul,” as Shakespeare so eloquently suggested, we would argue that windows may just be the eyes of your home. Not only do they bring in air and...

Photos by SpacecraftingWith the temperatures finally dropping after an unseasonably warm start to the winter, landscaping might be the last thing on your mind. However, now is the perfect time to start planning. Staying...

Bruce Lenzen Design/Build home features Marvin Windows & Doors Ultimate Lift and Slide doors, photo by SpacecraftingAfter a long, cold winter, we Minnesotans love to live outside. Decks, patios, screen porches, outdoor kitchens, gazebos—any...

Photos by Andrea RuggArt direction by Jen JonesStyling by Paula BjerketvedtWhen Brent and Jill Pearson moved back to Minnesota in 2012 after a five-year stint in New York, they found their new family home...

Photos by Andrea Rugg“Vast” and “parklike” are words Ground One Landscape Design + Build + Maintain owner Pat Weiss uses to describe the backyard of this Minnetonka home. “The homeowners, who have lived here...

Loll Designs, founded in Duluth in 2006, has been disrupting the summer-furniture market with its comfy, colorful, ultra-durable, and high-density polyethylene outdoor furniture. Manufactured from 50% recycled plastic—derived mostly from millions of single-use...

Get some green inspiration this summer on several different garden tours in the Twin Cities.

At Midwest Home, staying up-to-date on industry happenings is what we do best—especially when it comes to trends. And even though they’re constantly evolving, our team has tacked down five design elements we expect...

Photos by Tracy WalshEven though she fondly remembers her Italian grandfather’s terraced vegetable gardens, her grandmother’s “little glass greenhouse” for growing begonias and fuchsias, and her mother’s love of Japanese-style gardening, Katherine Tane admits...

Pools, Please!If you can’t make it up to the cabin as often as you’d please, create a vacation-like getaway right at home. This pool deck by Mom’s Design Build showcases precisely that. “The pool...

Across the street from Bailey Nurseries, John Bailey’s own gardens offer a real-life look at plants in the landscape