NRD Landscape Design Build Inc.

The most memorable outdoor spaces feel like they belong to the land itself - carefully designed, thoughtfully built, and crafted to enhance the way you live.

At NRD Landscape Design + Build, we create custom outdoor environments that blend architecture, natural materials, and the beauty of Minnesota's landscape into one cohesive vision.

From lakeshore properties and hillside transformations to outdoor living spaces and complete landscape renovations, every project begins with thoughtful design and ends with a space that feels uniquely yours.

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Canada White Violet is a low-growing Minnesota native shade perennial that adds soft groundcover and subtle white blooms to woodland gardens and shaded landscapes.

It works well beneath trees, along natural borders, and in layered plantings where texture and seasonal interest matter. Native shade plants like this can help create a more natural, low-maintenance landscape while supporting local ecosystems.

NRD Landscape Design + Build uses carefully selected plantings to create outdoor spaces that feel balanced, intentional, and built for Minnesota.

MN NATIVE PLANT SPOTLIGHT: Little Bluestem 🌾

Little Bluestem is one of Minnesota’s most versatile native grasses, and a favorite for adding texture, movement, and seasonal color to high-end landscape design.

This hardy prairie grass starts with soft blue-green tones in summer, then shifts into rich bronze, copper, and reddish hues in fall, bringing natural warmth and contrast to planting beds long after many perennials fade.

It thrives in full sun, handles Minnesota weather well, and works beautifully in native plantings, shoreline restorations, meadow-style landscapes, and modern landscape designs where softness and structure matter.

At NRD Landscape Design + Build, we love using native plants like Little Bluestem to create outdoor spaces that feel natural, intentional, and built to thrive in the Twin Cities.