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.
Arborvitae are ubiquitous in the Minnesota landscape, but the range of larger cultivars in common use is limited.
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.
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I believe that when someone is in a safe and private outdoor space where one could be naked, the space creates an exceptional feeling of calm.
Many Minnesotans remain unaware of the bounty of hardy fruit tree options available to us. In fact, most people don’t know that they can grow anything other than apples. Among the more beautiful and intriguing fruit options are apricots such as our plant of the week…
Japanese red pines are relative strangers to the Minnesota garden but that needn’t be the case — at least in the Twin Cities they have proven reliably hardy. Today’s Plant of the Week, Pinus densiflora “Dragon’s Eye”, is a unique cultivar
We all know the story of Peter Cottontail. A rabbit who finds mischief by sneaking into a garden to eat all the delicious vegetables. This is a tale that many gardeners have experienced themselves, with them finding their gardens ravaged by this cuddly critter. There are, however, many ways in which you can save your garden from these cute pests.
It’s hard to believe that this veteran Twin Cities rocker has nearly 20 years under his belt as a landscape designer. A guy who drives a sporty 1971 canary-yellow VW Karmann Ghia and performs at venues from First Avenue to Lincoln Center can’t possibly be a veteran landscape designer as well!
Ramps or wild leeks have begun springing forth in the forests of the upper Midwest. What at first glance looks like a mass of lilies of the valley is far less poisonous and far more delicious! The leaves and long stem can be cut above the bulb and cooked or made into pesto.
Lenten roses are becoming more popular in Minnesota because of their extremely early fireworks of bloom and lustrous evergreen foliage. Many cultivars have deep burgundy blooms that are stunning but hard to appreciate from a distance. That’s the beauty of “Spanish Flare” which produces…
