In the April issue get ready for growing season as two master gardeners share their wisdom.
“I love watching the sun set on the lake,” says Ann Harty, a Plymouth resident. “I get to watch the sun set every night, right from my house on Medicine Lake.”
One of the most iconic sights in the Twin Cities, Murray’s Restaurant in downtown Minneapolis has welcomed generations of diners with its bright neon sign and electric blue façade.
If you are interested in making remodeling changes to your home, there is no better place to stop than the Plymouth Home Expo. There will be a variety of vendors at the Expo to show you how you can improve your home and garden or start that new home project you’ve been dreaming about.
Sandra Lester, a Hennepin County Master Gardener, bought her Plymouth home in 1967, seven years after it was built in an open field.
In Italian, primavera means “in the style of spring,” and this April ushers in a fresh season of Plymouth’s Primavera art festival, welcoming artists from across the community to participate in an annual celebration of the arts.
With remodels and build-outs at Aveda’s New Reflections Salons, the three locations in Plymouth, Maple Grove and Minnetonka were looking rather bare with uniform white walls and museum-like feel.
Saee Patil started the EARTH program in 2015 after noticing the subtle misuse of resources at her school: lights were being left on unnecessarily and recycling wasn’t utilized properly. Patil, a junior at Wayzata High School, decided to take action.
It’s the eighth year of Plymouth READS, and this year’s book selection is set to give every reader a thrill. “After the selection committee read it, everyone [said] ‘This is the one,’” says LuAnn Svendsen, chair of Plymouth READS.
Little Girl Gone is a high stakes thriller about a missing girl from an affluent Minnesota neighborhood. Author Gerry Schmidt is from Minnesota, and she says “I wanted to unleash my inner bad girl” and connect with her own emotional core.
Get kids excited about gardening with these tools designed just for them. The following recommendations are from Dundee Nursery.
Small bow rakes: Bow rakes are useful for leveling the soil in your garden after you’ve tilled it with the necessary prep materials. $6
As you begin your garden, the right tools can help you get off to a good start. John Henning at Dundee Nursey in Plymouth shares advice on what you need to start a strong garden.
Warm weather brings budding trees and flowering plants, and who doesn’t want to feel the pride of taking care of a lovely garden? Before you can harvest tomatoes or bring geraniums outdoors, you’ll need to make sure your soil and supplies are all in order.
Soccer has been in Michael Riley’s life for as long as he can remember. “When I was 18 months old, my parents would take my older brother and me down to the basement and move our feet along the floor, kicking soccer balls around,” says Riley, a senior at Wayzata High School.
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