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Look! Self Watering Tomato Plants

In the past my mother has tried everything to keep her tomato plants watered as much as they need to be. Her backyard is boiling hot in the summer months and it's been a struggle to keep them happy ...

My Great Outdoors: ThirdCoastGirl's Before & After Yard

Name: ThirdCoastGirl Location: Chicago Type of space: Backyard Patio and Garden Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: I always wanted to have my own little bit of land here in t...

My Great Outdoors: Jksponz's Prairie Garden

Name: Jksponz Location: Lakewood, Colorado Type of space: Front Yard Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: Our front yard has been a work-in-progress since moving in 8 years ago....

Shopping in Chicago: Sprout Home

click thumbnails for larger pics Sprout Home is nestled in a great little nook of Wicker Park. Having personally trekked from the closest el stop down to this fabulous retailer, we have nothing but ...

4 Projects For The Weekend Warrior

It's no mystery that we're big fans of This Old House. We've had great inspiration from them in the past, but sometimes the name can carry a stigma that's associated with old homes and big beards. ...

Winterizing Your Garden and Lawn
Martha Stewart Living

During the summer we garden, landscape and spend a great deal of effort maintaining our outdoor living spaces. But what happens when the leaves start to fall and the weather man starts to use the wo...

Look!: Simple Pumpkin Planters

A neighbor actually made those Martha/Country Living-y pumpkin planters, and they look good. It's simple as hollowing them jack o'lantern style then planting grocery store blossoms. The fleamarket tab...

Roundup: Sprout Home Lighting

Lighting is one of those tricky things to scout out in public. Well, not so much tricky, but we all look slightly ridiculous walking around staring at the ceilings for an hour. The internet makes t...

How to: Always Be Party Ready

Stock your own personal party box and get-togethers of the impromptu or planned variety will come together easier than the guest list. Even better, many of the goods are now on clearance. How to after...

Become an Urban Farmer

OK, so you've read No-Impact Man and Fritz Haeg. If it’s time to try your hand at the land, SPIN Farming intends to help you do it for fun and yes, profit. You don’t even need a yard of your own. ...

Michael's & Michael's Whimsical Garden

Waverly, MN (pop. 732) has more than its share of gawker slowdowns. In fact, that’s how we found this once-Presbyterian church, now a house with landscape in a constant state of transformation. This...

Flickr Finds: Black Plants II

Tuesday, we posted a look at common plants in uncommonly dark hues. Today, it's lesser known specimens with truly black beauty, like the Black Bat above. ...

Mother Earth Gardens

Mother Earth Gardens makes thumbs greener. Striving for consciousness from plants to pots to dirt, eco to chic this Minneapolis garden center makes sustainability a little sexier and a lot easier to a...

Loll Outdoor T77 series

AT is no stranger to Loll, but its T77 line demands another mention. This Duluth, MN-based company makes outdoor furniture of uncommon aesthetic, quality and enviro standards. And it’s all made in ...

Look! Accidental(?) Topiary

We spied this cheerful creature in the Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis. A bird? An baby elephant? Mr. Snuffleupagus? Whether accidental or intentional, we see something happily animal in these...

Flickr Finds: Familiar Flowers in Black

All the luscious coverage of dark walls led us here. If you are afraid of dark paint or paper, consider plants you already know and will love again in black (or blackish). More after the jump....

Hiding the Trash Cans

Garden, garage, garbage. Patio sightlines of recycling and trash bins can evoke not-so-fresh feelings pre-BBQ. The Walker's current Suburban Landscapes got us thinking about trash and how to hide it. ...

Aluminum Pergola

Just $700 in materials and a way with welding created this modernist pergola with universal charm. It caught our eye and the last few rays of afternoon sun. ...

Sales Calendar 06.20.08
Minneapolis

Going fast and ending soon. Locations after the jump. Ligne Rosset - Floor Sample Sale Bachman’s Annual Sale – 50% off 4.5” pots and all packs; 25% off hanging DWR - Herman Miller sale ends ...

To Cut or Not Cut Flowers

Minneapolis is in a state of worship. Every alley, sidewalk and forgotten yard has big luscious heads of peonies bowed, petals pooling. At $10.99 a bunch, why not cut? Yet it can be strangely difficul...

Curb Your Dog Signs

Thou shalt not cleanup after thy neighbor’s pet – if you’re lucky. In a dog-dense ‘hood, a few transgressions are inevitable but desperate times can call for more direct actions. Our neighbo...

Look!: A Prairie Avenue Garden and Walk

The Prairie Avenue District, south of downtown Chicago, is a tiny area that houses many wonderful -- almost hidden -- gems within a few steps of each other. Not so long ago, we happened to stumble u...

Choose Your Style: Four Garden Benches

A simple bench for the garden (or patio or balcony) provides many things: a place to line up potted plants, set the the side dishes for an alfresco meal or seating for a few extra friends at the bbq. ...

Modern Outdoor Spaces

If you're looking for a basic backyard design plan, modernism can bring chic simplicity to the outdoors. The focus on geometric forms can also make maintenance easier for people that don't have the ...

Where's Your Refuge?

Everyone should have a refuge in or around their home: somewhere you can go to escape when necessary. For us, it's quickly become our back deck. We moved into our new place a month ago, so when we f...

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