Landscaping Resources

Paver patios do not fail overnight. They give warnings, small at first, bigger with each winter, until replacement is cheaper than continuing to patch. Knowing

A backyard fire pit in the southwest Twin Cities is governed by city code, not state law. That means every city has slightly different rules

Major landscape renovations go smoothly or badly based almost entirely on what happened in the two weeks before the crew arrived. Here is the realistic

Minnesota is a cool-season grass state. The four species that work here are Kentucky bluegrass, fine fescue, tall fescue, and perennial ryegrass. Choosing the right

A wet yard in the Twin Cities almost always traces to one of three problems: bad grade near the foundation, a low spot that collects

Minnesota retaining walls fail for predictable reasons. The failures are not random, they are not acts of God, and they are not just the passage

Doing work at the water line on a Minnesota lake means working with the Minnesota DNR. The permit process is less intimidating than homeowners think,

Minnesota winters are a brutal test of hardscape materials. The difference between a 30-year patio and a 10-year patio often comes down to whether the

A pergola on a Minnesota lot has to survive 50 PSF snow loads, wild temperature swings, and pressure from wind off open fields or lakes.