Outdoor Design & Living Guide (ODLG) is a magazine created in the Fargo-Moorhead area by local outdoor design and lifestyle enthusiasts. It is a niche publication that includes do-it-yourself projects, lifestyle and human interest stories, expert advice, recipes, gardening features and advice, seasonal stories, landscaping ideas, product guides and more.
2012 Home & Garden Show Welcomes Two HGTV Hosts

2012 Home & Garden Show Welcomes Two HGTV Hosts

Whether your passion is home improvement or achieving gardening greatness, the 51st annual Red River Valley Home & Garden Show brings two first-rate experts to your back door Feb. 24-26. HGTV hosts John Gidding (Curb Appeal: The Block) and William Moss (Dig In) will share their expertise during seminars that...
Send Us Your Photos and WIN!

Send Us Your Photos and WIN!

You’ve seen our Inspiration Guide in each issue we print, now imagine your project within the glossy pages of a magazine. We want to see what you’ve been working on. Send us photos of your outdoor projects for print in an upcoming issue, and be entered into a drawing for...
Winter Issue on Stands Now!

Winter Issue on Stands Now!

Available now..pick up your copy of Outdoor Design & Living Guide’s Fall issue at your neighborhood Hornbacher’s and Sunmart stores (Fargo-Moorhead) and Hugo’s stores (Grand Forks, N.D.) Here’s what you will find in the winter issue… Cover Story: Check out the fab man museum that one Fargo guy has created....
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Catching Up with Mark Knutson

Catching Up with Mark Knutson

Fargo Marathon director Mark Knutson operates one of the hottest events in the country, which is approaching its 7th event after registering more than 20,000 people for year #6. This year runners can Rock in Fargo and Run in Fargo with bands at every milepost and a post race concert blast during marathon weekend, May...
Being Eco Chic

Being Eco Chic

On a chilly morning, the bell rings at the front door of Eco Chic, welcoming a customer in from the cold. A man walks in and explained that he stumbled upon the store by accident while visiting from Detroit Lakes. While taking advantage of the store find, he looks around, admiring displays and spends 20...
To the Extreme

To the Extreme

Inside the Heritage Homes ‘Makeover’ Build Tyrone Leslie leans back in his leather office chair, hands folded neatly across the buttons of his shirt and leg comfortably crossed with his ankle on his knee. The co-owner of Heritage Homes reflects on the rollercoaster ride of 2010, when ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition tapped his company...
Rat's Recipes: Me-Cheeseballs

Rat’s Recipes: Me-Cheeseballs

When it comes to meatballs, everyone uses different flavors. There is a reason why no one can make your grandmother’s meatballs exactly the way she does – just imagine the time and experimentation it took. That is why my recipe is always changing.  I thought, why not take a classic comfort and give it a...
Grow Your Own Citrus Trees

Grow Your Own Citrus Trees

This time of year the forecasts of cold and blustery weather remind us that we live quite far from a tropical climate. But even in North Dakota and Minnesota, you can have your own slice of the tropics, with a little know-how and some work.  Citrus plants, including oranges, lemons, limes and grapefruits, can be...
Creative, Distinctive Landscape Planning

Creative, Distinctive Landscape Planning

If the mantra in real estate is location, location, location, then the motto for effective landscaping is planning, planning, planning. Landscape design involves much more than placing trees, shrubs and other plants on your property. It is an art that deals with conscious arrangement of your outdoor space. Good landscaping means enjoying the space while...