A custom-designed outdoor room that reflects your favorite places and passions can taking outdoor living to the next level. Here are some inspiring examples of areas creatively manifested into gorgeous garden spaces, special purpose rooms and exotic escapes. Foodie:...
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Flowers to Make Landscapes Buzz with Birds & Butterflies
Landscapes humming with life have a special way of energizing our spirits. They remind us of the awe-inspiring circle of life and the infinite beauty of nature. But you don't have to go to the Denver Botanic Gardens to experience this. You can enjoy an uplifting...
Transforming Outdoor Spaces with Carpentry
Outdoor structures - trellises, arbors, pergolas and other carpentry - have the wonderful ability to add function and interest to landscapes while also creating a connection between homes and landscapes. But with this carpentry, there can be more than meets the eye....
Rain Harvesting Techniques that Enhance Landscapes
The recent rain in Colorado was certainly a relief, but we still have a long way to go before we are out of the red zone. So before we get back to our rain dances, it might behoove us to explore some strategies for making a little rain go a long way. With water...
Rain Bird Does it Again – Enhanced Smart Irrigation Controllers
It started with the simple TV remote. Now, we have whole-home automation systems. Similarly, what started as a simple timed-sprinkler system has now evolved into a whole-landscape irrigation control system. And if you have yet to explore this advanced landscape...
Creating Definition Within Your Landscape With Planted Borders
Whether it’s a small courtyard or an outdoor living room, any landscape can benefit from a little extra definition. Creating a border not only draws attention to the space, but also adds extra emphasis, texture, and in some cases, creates a cozier, more intimate space...
3 Landscape Design Ideas Inspired by the Denver Botanic Gardens
When it comes to planning or updating the landscaping on your property, the possibilities on what to do with the land can be overwhelmingly endless. You have to decide: do you want trees, shrubs, or flowers? Do you prefer perennials or annuals? How much time do you...
How Well Do You Know Your Soil?
Have you ever proudly planted a garden that you lovingly watered, weeded and sunned, only to have the once-promising harvest not grow beyond the sprouted stage? What could have gone wrong? Perhaps it was the soil. Poor soil conditions can influence the success of your...
Landscape Design Solutions for Colorado: Terraces
The natural landscape of Colorado can prove to be a challenge when developing a landscape design. The slopes of various degrees and gentle hills call for meticulous planning in order to create a design that wows. But rather than grade the slopes and hills down, we’re...
What Makes a Modern Style Landscape?
Like architecture and interior design, landscape architecture is an art. It requires special knowledge and understanding of how shapes, lines, colors and materials can be carefully and creatively combined to achieve an aesthetic that is beautiful and engaging....