Salad Day Revival
Several years ago my wife’s childhood Radio Flyer wagon had been outgrown by our kids, but it still possessed sentimental value. Confronted with what to do with it, I had an idea: why not convert it into a portable salad bar?
Leatherwood
Shady locations with poor soil are a perennial dilemma for Minnesota gardeners and usually result in a sea of hostas. There are precious few shrubs that grow in such conditions that maintain a tidy form.
Beardtongue the Magnificent
Beardtongue may sound like a fearsome pirate, but alas it is merely a charming perennial which can be found in prairie settings throughout Minnesota.
Mom’s Take-Away from Punch Pizza Tree Tragedy
If the recent tragic tree accident at Punch Pizza makes you question the safety of your own landscape, that may be the only silver lining to an otherwise dark day in Wayzata. The large tree snapped and injured an Oregon woman who was dining on the restaurant’s narrow outdoor patio. The old tree on the edge of the scenic 14-acre Big Woods preserve reportedly was weakened by disease. But several factors can make trees susceptible to snapping at any time or toppling over in high winds.
Perfume Perfect
Today’s Plant of the Week, fragrant abelia (Abelia mosanensis), will not wow anybody in a photograph, but if you happen across it in the landscape while it is in full bloom, be prepared to be swept off your feet by its unearthly fragrance.
Turf Magazine: European, American Elements Highlighted in Renovation
Under most circumstances, an acre-and-a-half lot should be big enough for plenty of outdoor activities. In the case of a major, and prize-winning, renovation to the landscape of the Glad residence, it still proved to have a challenge — or two.
Evergold
Spruces have been utility plants in Minnesota landscape for years, but most of them are standard blue, Norway, black, or white spruces.
Irish Thatched Roofs, a Mom’s Exclusive
At Mom’s we believe that Mother Nature is the ultimate artist. That’s why we incorporate a variety of plants and natural materials into every outdoor environment we design and build. This season we are taking the approach to new heights by partnering with celebrated Irish roof thatcher William P. Cahill to offer Mom’s clients handcrafted water reed roofs for unforgettable landscape structures.
Techny Relief
Arborvitae are ubiquitous in the Minnesota landscape, but the range of larger cultivars in common use is limited.
Mom’s Takes 2017 National Contractor of the Year Triple Crown
National Contractor of the Year! It has a nice ring, especially when the bell sounds three times in the same evening. That’s precisely what happened this month when the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) honored Mom’s Design Build with the industry’s top 2017 award in three separate CotY categories.
