Now that our horrid winter is over, everyone is right back at it working on our homes and beautifying our backyards. We have waited a long time to finally be able to enjoy the outdoors! This is the perfect time to introduce our newest Trusted Saskatoon Directory partner in the Saskatoon outdoor living category – Stone Temple Decorative Concrete!

You would not believe all of the uses for concrete! Sure… there’s the driveway, perhaps the patio…. But have you ever had someone create a custom rock for your landscaping? Stamp a custom creation into your concrete patio? Even create a concrete countertop for your outdoor kitchen? You have got to see what Stone Temple Decorative Concrete can do for your living spaces!

The Concrete Experts at Stone Temple Decorative Concrete continue to expand their knowledge by attending seminars and courses instructed by nationally renowned leaders in the decorative concrete industry. Whether stamped or standard grey broomed concrete, "THE QUALITY IS IN THE FINISH".

Trust the "Concrete Artisans" for unique hand-carved vertical concrete, hand-built decorative landscape boulders or stained interior floors. Stone Temple Decorative Concrete installers take pride in their creative designs.

Whatever your heart desires or your yard requires, give the Saskatoon decorative concrete Experts at Stone Temple Decorative Concrete a call!

You’ll be glad you did!

Trusted Saskatoon.com is THE Saskatoon Directory   and we are thrilled to be hosting a Talk to the Experts show " The Trusted Show' each month  on Newstalk 650 ..the first show aired June 9th 2012.  Find them all here in our tips library or on our Trusted Channel on You Tube which is a fabulous resource of Tips , Interviews, Demos and Tours.

Listen to the shows ON DEMAND, you can share them with friends who may be interested in the shows subjects and this makes sure you never have to miss a Trusted Show - www.Trustedsaskatoon.com  is the Ony Local Directory that works for you...!  

This latest show we are featuring is the TRUSTED SASKATOON Directory Outdoor Living & Design Show

All the shows questions have been submitted by our wonderful Trusted Saskatoon Facebook Fans  and one lucky fans question was chosen by Brent Loucks to win the Prize package submitted by the 3 Trusted Businesses worth  OVER $500

This months Trusted Saskatoon Partners for the Outdoor Living & Design are :

*Rick from Premium Home Leisure- Your Saskatoon Outdoor Living Experts - donating $150 BBQ Basket.

*John from JJ's Landscaping your Saskatoon Landscaping Expert- donating a $250 Gift Certificate 

*Paul from Sunridge RV  your Trusted Saskatoon & area RV expert - donating 4 camp chairs 

Enjoy the show!!

Premium Home Leisure are your TRUSTED SASKATOON OUTDOOR LIVING AND RECREATION EXPERTS!

Visit them and see why they are the only SASKATOON HOT TUB AND SPA dealers to be given the "Thumbs Up" by Trusted Saskatoon!

Here they give great Tips for Building an Outdoor Kitchen: 

With warm weather beckoning us outside, why make a meal indoors? If you want to transform your yard into another favourite spot on your property, an outdoor kitchen is a great place to start - and it doesn't have to cost a lot to be functional.

Planning Your Space
Location is the key to an outdoor kitchen that is functional and well integrated into your deck or yard.

• Consider what you want in your outdoor kitchen. It can be as simple as using your existing barbecue and adding a small counter prep area and storage unit.
• Plan the arrangement of your components. Place them against an existing wall or fence for a galley-style kitchen that takes up the least amount of space. Or use a corner to create a more expansive L-shaped space that works well if you have several cooks in the kitchen.
• Factor in the placement of your outdoor eating area - it should be close enough to the grill to work in tandem with it but not so near that smoke wafts over the dining set.
• Pick a spot close to outdoor electrical outlets and a water source.
• Make sure you have room to expand the kitchen in the future to add more counter space and storage, or perhaps a wood-burning pizza oven or smoker.

Find Premium Home Leisure Online here or just swing by the fabulous store on the corner of 22nd Idylwyld where Rick, kerry and the team wil be happy to answer any questions and will pass you a towel if you want to go for a trial of their fantastic Jacuzzi tubs...Premium Home Leisure are your Trusted Saskatoon hot tub dealers on the Saskatoon directory of excellence!

Premium Home Leisure are your TRUSTED SASKATOON OUTDOOR LIVING AND RECREATION EXPERTS!

Visit them and see why they are the only SASKATOON HOT TUB AND SPA dealers to be given the "Thumbs Up" by Trusted Saskatoon!

Here they share their first tip on Jacuzzi Spas, their fascinating history and why they stand by the Jacuzzi brand.

Enjoy the show!

Find Premium Home Leisure Online here or just swing by the fabulous store on the corner of 22nd Idylwyld where Rick, kerry and the team wil be happy to answer any questions and will pass you a towel if you want to go for a trial of their fantastic Jacuzzi tubs...Premium Home Leisure are your Trusted Saskatoon hot tub dealers on the Saskatoon directory of excellence!

Your first step into the beautiful Wheatland Fireplace showroom will help you understand why Wheatland Fireplace has been given the Thumbs up by Trusted Saskatoon.

This really is where your Saskatoon Outdoor living and Fireplace dreams meet in spectacular surroundings! Wheatland Fireplace Saskatoon is a TRUSTED Saskatchewan company that sells products that make your life better. Wheatland Fireplace services and installs their high-quality fireplaces, barbecues (bbq), grills and smokers from industry leading manufacturers. They love their customers and as a result,their customers love and TRUST them. Wheatland Fireplace are your Exclusive Trusted SASKATOON FIREPLACE store and they are Trusted SASKATOON OUTDOOR LIVING & RECREATION Experts

Fireplace Tips from Wheatland Fireplace

Thinking about fireplaces? Here are some specifics you might want to think about — or, better yet, talk to your spouse about — while you’re in the planning stage.

•Decide if you want the fireplace for heat, for looks or for a combo of both. Knowing what you’re going to want the fireplace for helps speed you through talks with the sales person.

•There are fireplaces to heat one room only and there are fireplaces with heat distribution systems. Enjoy localized heat or circulate warm air to other parts of your home using our “Heat Wave” air distribution system.

•For heating efficiency, consider a thermostatically-controlled, self-modulated fireplace. Those are big words that mean the fireplace will be automatically programmed to regulate temperature.

•Ask about trim options (the casing set around your fireplace). There are lots of colours and styles and you’re sure to find one to match your décor. If this is a tough choice for you, consider consulting an interior designer. The sales people have brochures that you can take with you.

•Visit Wheatland Fireplaces showroom so you can see the fireplaces when they are lit and when they are turned off. The fireplace won’t be running 24/7, so you want to be sure you like the look of it with flames or without.

•Think about how you want to turn your fireplace on and off. Do you have room and the right space for a wall switch/thermostat? Or are you more of the remote control type? Old school? Then you’ll want a manually switch right on the fireplace, right?

•Wheatland Fireplace sells and installs fireplaces. That’s important. How the fireplace is installed impacts operation efficiency and durability.

Visit the Wheatland Fireplace' showroom at 625 1st Ave North or see their listing in the SASKATOON OUTDOOR LIVING & RECREATION category. they are your Trusted SASKATOON FIREPLACE Experts 

Your first step into the beautiful Wheatland Fireplace showroom will help you understand why Wheatland Fireplace has been given the Thumbs up by Trusted Saskatoon. This really is where your Outdoor living and Fireplace dreams meet in spectacular surroundings! Wheatland Fireplace services and installs their high-quality fireplaces, barbecues (bbq), grills and smokers from industry leading manufacturers.They love their customers and as a result,their customers love and TRUST them. Wheatland Fireplace are your Exclusive Trusted SASKATOON FIREPLACE store and they are Trusted SASKATOON OUTDOOR LIVING & RECREATION Experts! 

For more than 25 years Wheatland Fireplace has installed high-end, high quality products in the homes of people like you with an eye for beauty and quality. Their products include fireplaces, bbq, kitchens and smokers with locations in Regina & Saskatoon....

Trusted had heard great things about Wheatland Fireplace from many people in Regina and Saskatoon, so when we went into the Regina showroom, where the Head Office is located to have a little look around, and  we were thrilled to be so warmly welcomed by the super sales staff, just like people told us we would be! 

Trusted  set up a meeting with Chuck the owner who is originally from Saskatoon to discuss Trusted. Chuck is instantly likeable and afer spending 45 mins with him, it is was obvious that he sets the tone of the company and leads by example, he is forward thinking and absolutely ' GETS' what Trusted stands for! Chuck loved the idea and signed up on the spot for Saskatoon and Regina!

The Trusted verification process was started in both markets - when we have Partners that are in multi markets or multi locations we ask for 25 clients names and numbers for each location- to ensure standards are excellent everywhere ( not just where the boss has his office!)... The comments we got back from clients were fantastic, their clients really are  FANS of Wheatland Fireplace and they had great things to say about the staff, the after service and the products themselves! 

"We had such an amazing experience with Wheatland Fireplace. On a scale of one one to ten these guys would get a fifteen plus! We had absolutly no issues and the entire staff from showroom to install were just awesome.They have really become more like friends ,we stop by just to say hello from time to time.Without any hesitation I would recommend using these great people for your fireplace ". Trish Hill, Saskatoon

If you have a wander into the showroom in Saskatoon on 1st avenue North, you may be surprised at whats in side..beautfully displayed fireplaces and BBQ's...mixed in with contemporary and stylish wall art and home decor items...who knew! Look at the counter and you will see Thank you cards from happy customers ( always a good sign in a business! ) and take 5 mins to chat with the staff and you will soon become a fan too! 

We are proud to have such a distinguished and award winning Saskatchewan company on our Saskatoon directory of excellence , they are very deserving of the Thumbs up !   They are our exclusive Saskatoon fireplace store and you can check them out in SASKATOON OUTDOOR LIVING & RECREATION CATEGORY! 

Welcome WHEATLAND FIREPLACE  to the Saskatoon Directory of EXCELLENCE!        

Prarieland Park Saskatoon has had 3 really busy weekends in a row as it hosted the SPORTS & LEISURE SHOW ..where you would have see Lindal Cedar Homes proudly displaying their Trusted status to the 1000's of visitors that packed that HUGE show....the next week was the HOMESTYLE HOME SHOW 2012 where Lindal Cedar Homes was joined by 13 other www.trustedsaskatoon.com Trusted Partners in many of the 40 categories we cover on the Saskatoon Directory kitchens &  Bathrooms to Home builders, Contractors , Renovations and even Appliances , Cleaning Services, Framing and Alarms  . All Trusted and all differentiating themselves in a unique and positive way by being part of Trusted and what that stands for. 

Sara the Trusted founder was at each of the first two shows with her family checking out the Trusted partners booths, taking pictures for Trusted Saskatoon Facebook    and also Tweeting the news, contest info and pics via the Trusted Twitter account. 

When at the Home show she (along with many others) had to stop,bend down and touch a certain display...because it looked TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE..and that booth was owned by Mark Nowakowski....who was,by the following week was also PROUDLY displaying his companies Trusted Status at the 3rd show GARDENSCAPES ..along with John at JJ`S LANDSCAPING

NO MOW LANDSCAPING

Even before the Home Show, No Mow had been brought up quite a few time and always talked about in a very positive manner, the SYNTHETIC TURF or FAKE GRASS was supposed to be so good that it is easily mistaken for the real thing!!! Trusted had to see for ourselves..and we have to say seeing IS believing when it comes to this stuff!!  

Mark is a big guy with a big heart and he is well known for his hardworking, entrepreneurial spirit, Aswell as having NO MOW Landcaping he runs WING WORLD which has become known as THE Saskatoon place for the best and most varied flavours of wings!

Mark decided to become Saskatoons exclusive supplier of Perfect Turf fairly recently after seeing the product itself and realising its potential to take off in Saskatoon where many struggle relentlessly for the perfect lawn in the 6-9 months of the year when the grass is actually visable! 

 Here are some examples!

Be the ENVY of your neighbours! 

Perfect grass!!!!

When we spoke to Marks Clients as part of the Trusted Verification Process they all LOVED the product ...

Here are just a few of their comments:

`We LOVE our NO MOW Lawn and people often stop their cars to take pictures or to touch it and it is everything hoped it would be..we highly recomned Mark and the No Mow team and agree that they are definitley Trusted!" Don Ryan, Saskatoon

`They went over and above to keep us happy and he is one of the most honest people I have ever done business with" Greg H, Saskatoon

Lets be honest here NO one likes to be called up and surveyed..so this story that happened during the survey process should show how much his clients appreciate Mark and the fake grass product:

When we tried to get hold of one of the No Mow clients his cell phone kept breaking up so  after a bit of texts  back and forth he text us his testimonial the next day...

`I am onsite right now with patchy coverage. LOVE the fake grass, best purchase I made last year related to the house. Swept it off during the last snowmelt and it looked as good as the day it was installed! IF I could have afforded it I would have done the entire yard...thats the plan eventually! ` A Happy Saskatoon Client of No Mow! 

Big lawn or small space..inside or outside.....in a well trafficed area of your yard or under a pine tree...a full sports field or your own back yard putting Green....where ever you want and quickly installed...then lay back and enjoy the view ..knowing that you never have to Mow again!!

So a resounding THUMBS UP from all for our latest Trusted Partner..check them out here at Outdoor Living and Recreation , click on the link to You Tube at the bottom to see more Perfect Turf  Mark is your  SASKATOON SYNTHETIC TURF EXPERT on the SASKATOON DIRECTORY of Excellence!

www.trustedsaskatoon.com has met one of it's main objectives this week..we are now able to brag that we have at LEAST 1 Trusted option in the 40 categories on the directory..Outdoor Living & Recreation ( our newest Category and one that our Facebook fans requested  )  has it's first Trusted listing ...20 of our categories are full ( 3 Trusted options) and we have other categories covered with pour banner advertisers - Pest control - Kreepy Kritterz, Jewellers- Batemans, Auctioneer- Bodnarus, Home Inspection - Across the board, Martial Arts- Momenmtum, Mould Remediation- Got Mold? and there are more business coming on board in Categories and as banners soon...this means we are able to offer the Saskatoon public a better service ongoing..as our SASKATOON Directory of GUARANTEED Trusted  locally acountable excellent businesses grows each week ..don't forget to check out all the wonderful TRUSTED TIPS that our Trusted local experts provide

It's been a long time coming but oh my goodness was it ever worth the wait to welcome our first SASKATOON OUTDOOR LIVING & RECREATION expert on the Saskatoon Directory... PREMIUM HOME LEISURE is our Officially Exclusive Trusted SASKATOON SPA and OUTDOOR LIVING & RECREATION Business and we will tell you why they belong on the directory and what sets them apart from everyone else in their industry....we tell you why you should call PREMIUM HOME LEISURE them FIRST, to avoid disappointments elsewhere!   

PREMIUM HOME LEISURE

There are lots of places in Saskatoon that sell hot tubs ..and there are many reasons you can choose the type of hot tub you buy ...but NO WHERE else in Saskatoon will you find a company that has more of a foundation of honesty, integrity and expertise than Premium Home Leisure . Sara the founder of Trusted had the joy of getting to know Rick (the manager of Premium)in her previous role, and watched and listened to how he operated with clients and potential client then... it was obvious to her that Rick cares about people and he is invested in making sure that each person that comes through the doors is looked after to the best of his ability ..there is NO FINE Print at Premium, they listen to their clients...what you see is what you get...and if you haven't been in their showroom recently ( situated on the corner of Idylwyld and 22nd), then it may surprise you to see everything they do!!!

Infra Red Saunas ( we want one), Pools, Billiard tables, Ping Pong, AMAZING BBQ and outdoor living equipment....accessories and of course a wonderful selection of STUNNING JACUZZI Spas to suit all and any budget. Premium Home Leisure ( previously called Premium Jacuzzi ) are Saskatoons official Jacuzzi dealers and they are renowned for having the BEST JETS in the hot tub/spa world..and the people we spoke to that have a Jacuzzi tub are just THRILLED with them, and wouldn't go anywhere else or choose another brand! 

Check out this LINK to see what can happen if you DON'T Choose a TRUSTED HOT TUB DEALER  

One of the things that came up many times when we surveyed their clients as part of the Trusted Verification prcess ( everyone gave them 10 out of 10's by the way) was that the relationship started when they bought something from Premium and that they are blown away by the amazing customer service and ' service ' that they get if anything needs fixing or servicing..they don't ignore or avoid ..they react quickly and follow up to ensure that their clients are totally satisfied with their purchase from Premium! We are proud to have them on the Saskatoon directory of Excellence and we know they desereve all the promotion we are going to give them..TRUSTED Promotes the BEST other directories just list the REST ..and here is yet another prime example of just that ..check out Premium Home leisure listing here they are your TRUSTED SASKATOON SPA and SASKATOON OUTDOOR LIVING & RECREATION EXPERTS! !