Plan Mother’s Day With Sweet and Savory Brunch Specialties
This has to rank right up there on the special occasion stress meter: It’s the eve or day of Mother’s Day. Frantic dialing or online booking...
Top Tips for Creating a Pollinator-Friendly Yard
Pollinator-friendly yards are easier to achieve than you might think. At one time, the rusty patched bumblebee was a widespread pollinator found...
Spring Brings Fresh Décor Ideas With Mama’s Happy
Breathe new life into your indoor and outdoor spaces. Changing seasons naturally bring a sense of renewal, often seen in how we design and decorate...
Your Wedding, Our Pages
Your wedding is one of the most important days of your life—filled with romance, the love of family and friends and, of course, all those wonderful,...
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Lynde Greenhouse & Nursery
Lynde Greenhouse & Nursery has been owned and operated by five generations of the Lynde family. We first started producing plants and vegetables in Golden Valley around 1900 and found a niche in growing and selling flowers after WWI. In 1971 we moved to our current location in Maple Grove. In 1982, Ed Lynde opened the original retail Garden Center, which is now a growing space we call old retail. The retail portion did so well a bigger and better retail Garden Center was built in 1989, which is the one our customers shop in today. As the business continued to grow the labor also...
Noteworthy
“Pack Light: A Journey to Find Myself”
In Pack Light: A Journey to Find Myself, author Shilletha Curtis traces her Appalachian Trail thru-hike from Georgia to Maine while facing her...
Spring into Outdoor Style
It’s that time of year again when we can bask in the great outdoors, and our wardrobes must reflect this seasonal change. We’re excited to share...
Whip Up a Delicious Egg Bake for Father’s Day
With Father’s Day on June 15, we got to thinking: Mothers aren’t the only ones who deserve breakfast in bed or a lovely at-home brunch. While egg...
Your Wedding, Our Pages
Your wedding is one of the most important days of your life—filled with romance, the love of family and friends and, of course, all those wonderful,...
Events
Boulevard Planting 2025
Maple Grove parks and recreation recruits volunteers for the annual boulevard planting. Volunteers greatly contribute to the beautification of our...
Maple Grove Nature Run – Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
Runners will enjoy a new route through Elm Creek Park Reserve and around Rice Lake for the 18th Annual Maple Grove Lions Half Marathon. The 5K and...
Boulevard Planting 2025
Maple Grove parks and recreation recruits volunteers for the annual boulevard planting. Volunteers greatly contribute to the beautification of our...
Lookout Spring Fest Parking Lot Party
Enjoy live music along with food trucks and beer tents. 1 p.m. Chopper Loose 3 p.m. Ragtown 5 p.m. Good For Gary 9 p.m. (Inside) Triple Dog Dare
Tails & Ales 2025
Tails & Ales features a vendor show with local businesses, organizations, rescues and non-profits along. Enjoy fun, interactive activities for...
In This Issue
Welcome to the May/June 2025 Issue
Welcome to our outdoor living, pets and travel issue, dear Readers. As I put this issue together in the depths of winter, I found myself longing for greenery and the warmth of summer air. I hoped to...
Rainy Lake Pup
Maple Grove photographer Debra Bernard recalls capturing this photo of her dog, Nyla, one afternoon while at Voyageurs National Park. “I was inspired to take this photo once Nyla jumped on the rock...
“Pack Light: A Journey to Find Myself”
In Pack Light: A Journey to Find Myself, author Shilletha Curtis traces her Appalachian Trail thru-hike from Georgia to Maine while facing her traumatic upbringing, depression and the fallout from a...
Spring into Outdoor Style
It’s that time of year again when we can bask in the great outdoors, and our wardrobes must reflect this seasonal change. We’re excited to share some must-have trends for outdoor living alongside...
Spring Brings Fresh Décor Ideas With Mama’s Happy
Breathe new life into your indoor and outdoor spaces. Changing seasons naturally bring a sense of renewal, often seen in how we design and decorate our living spaces to adjust to the forthcoming...
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