Summer is in full swing, and Minnesotans are enjoying the outdoors while they can. Villa Landscapes Designer Peter Friend created this spacious new patio for a North Oaks family that features bluestone pavers with inlays. Tall grass plantings and flowers provide a nice accent in the corner.

Tasteful plantings and massive stone steps transformed this yard's slope into a functional space that's beautiful to look at. This Woodbury project also was designed by Villa's Peter Friend.

Villa Landscapes welcomes two new landscape designers—Peter Friend and Lonny Sekeres—to our staff.

PETER FRIEND

Peter Friend joined Villa Landscapes after running his own Twin Cities landscaping business for 12 years. Following his attendance at Hennepin Technical College’s Landscape Design & Horticulture program, Peter assembled and managed crews that designed and installed the full range of landscaping features, from retaining walls and patios to lighting, irrigation and pergolas.