This summer, HomesPlus will be featuring amazing outdoor retreats. Backyard kitchens, rooftop living spaces...we're celebrating the outdoors! If you love your outdoor space, here's your chance to be featured on HomesPlus! Just send us a few pictures of your own outdoor living space and we might include it in the show. Please include your name, neighborhood, contact info and a brief description of your outdoor space and why you love it!

Here's to the long, long winter finally being OVER!!

That means patios, balconies, decks, backyards, rooftop terraces...if it's outside and you're proud of the space you've created - we want to see it! Just email your photos along with a description of the space and what you did to make it spectacular for this summer and we'll post them here on our website to inspire others...and they might even make it onto the show!

Ever wonder how the other half lives? Your favorite celebs may have a paparazzi tail everywhere they go, but their homes tend to be off-limits...unless they're trying to sell them. So, here's your opportunity to take a peek inside...

Celebrity homes photo gallery

Some of Lincoln Parks finest outdoor spaces were showcased last weekend during the Sheffield Garden Walk. Since I find it difficult to keep my plants motivated to live more than a week or so, I was intrigued. And I was not disappointed.

Garden-lovers came out in droves to check out the event and some of the neighborhood kids even greeted them with lemonade stands. Plus, the plants weren't the only "green" thing about the walk - some homeowners incorporated recycled odds and ends into their gardens. The most unique example? One especially New Orleans-esque backyard garden used an old clarinet secured to the wall as a plant hanger.

Check out the gallery here.

Do you have ideas for what makes a great outdoor space? Share your comments!