Meleah Maynard
Meleah Maynard is a Minneapolis-based journalist, editor and Hennepin County Master Gardener. Her book, Decoding Gardening Advice: the Science Behind the 100 Most Common Recommendations, was co-authored with Jeff Gilman and published by Timber Press in 2011. She blogs at livinthing.com.
Minneapolis’ TreHus Builds a Unique Backyard Hideaway in Edina
Photos by Jenna Weiler
Tim and Ann Keenan’s Edina backyard is unusually secluded for a city lot. Adjacent to a hill and bordered by trees,...
This Homegrown Oasis Takes DIY to a New Level
Photos by Andrea Rugg
Robin Brookins and her husband Curt have the kind of yard you’d imagine takes a crew to maintain. But with the...
A Homegrown Hobby Turns Into a Flowering Paradise
Photos by Tracy Walsh
Susan Hopp majored in art and spent years leading her own design firm before marrying fellow designer Karl Schweikart, with whom...
A Retreat for All Seasons on Lake Minnetonka
Photos by Drew Gray
Bret and Jen Riemenschneider have lived in their Orono home on Lake Minnetonka since 2001, but it wasn’t until this year...
A Hillside St. Paul Garden Teems With History
Photos by Tracy Walsh
When Lynn Dobson and Tony Thoe bought their mid-century modern home in St. Paul in 2011, they became the third owners...
South Minneapolis’ Most Magical Garden
Photos by Tracy Walsh
"It’s the only place I can go to not think about anything else and really appreciate where I am and what...
Island Time
Photos by Tracy Walsh
Few city dwellers can say they have an island in their backyard. But Minneapolis graphic designers Meg and Chad Olson have...
See How His Garden Grows
Across the street from Bailey Nurseries, John Bailey’s own gardens offer a real-life look at plants in the landscape
Backyard Pizza Parties
Nothing lures neighbors like the smell of pizza cooking in a wood-fired oven. That’s what Rocky and Gigi DiGiacomo found out shortly after building...
Tangletown Gardens owner Dean Engelmann Shows Off His Home Garden
Dean Engelmann's suburban gardens are a study in the beauty of rule breaking.
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