Mini Landscapes
Designing and implementing mini landscapes can be great fun and a wonderful family project. These mini landscapes are best set in small rock gardens, window boxes or even flower pots. Such an amazing array of shapes and sizes allows for
Vines are Fine
Annual and Perennial Vines are a great option for creating height, privacy and lovely blooms in your garden. Several are fast growers while other start out slow. Most do best in full sun but some relax and grow better in
Outdoor Patio Trends
Busy Landscape Designers and Architects are seeing trends in what their customers are asking for in an outdoor patio. The days of closing in a small serene room have changed to more open views featuring effectiveness of a full kitchen
Flowering Trees and Shrubs
Colorado has some nice varieties of flowering trees and shrubs. A visit to a local nursery will help identify available choices for flowering trees and shrubs in your area. Some key factors to keep in mind are the amount of
Retaining Walls
Understanding Retaining Walls and Their Purpose Unlike Regan’s request to “tear down that wall”, many of us use a smaller retaining wall within our yards and borders to literally “retain” the soil from erosion or severe sloping. The purpose is generally
Colorado Rock Gardens
Rock gardens allow for great variety of color, texture and appeal. In Alpine areas with unusual slopes, crevices and high altitudes, rock gardens can be the right mix of low maintenance plants and pops of color inlaid among beautiful
Xeriscaping
The need for landscaping to conserve water received new attention following the drought of 1977 throughout the western states and the recognition that nearly 50 percent of the water used by the average household is for maintaining landscaping grass and
Water Wise Gardening
Water wise gardening starts with more than a conscience awareness of how often and when to water existing plants, trees and shrubs in your garden or yard. It is requires knowledge of the soil, drainage, drought resistant plants, and maintenance
Hardscaping in Denver
Coloradans love the outdoors. We thrive on being out in the outdoors year round so our hardscapes reflect comfort, enjoyment of our surroundings. We can help create living spaces that you dream of using amazing elements of textures and allowing
Trees in your garden
For a garden to be complete there must be at least one tree within its boundaries, even if it’s just a little one or a big, old, proud specimen, like, for example an oak. They are your best friends in