Who: Public Theater of Minnesota. When: 7 p.m. Fri.; 2 & 7 p.m. Sat.; 2 p.m. Sun.

H ow do your gardens grow? Extremely well, judging from the overwhelming response to this year's Home+Garden Beautiful Gardens contest.

L ooking for horticultural inspiration? Or just want to feast your eyes on some garden-fresh eye candy? The garden-tour season is in full bloom, with at least three events scheduled for this weekend around the Twin Cities.

It may very well be true that you can buy a champagne home on a beer budget. Forbes says that cheap luxury homes are one of the best deals out there right now, with the caveat being you have to live in a place with depressed home prices. That doesn't sound like a bad trade-off, to grab a bargain-basement...