Recently we offered some landscape insider tips for Colorado Homes & Lifestyles magazine to share with their readers. The conversation meandered from top trends to materials shortages. 2022 is yet another year of unprecedented change in the landscape industry. It is hard to share tips and trends without mentioning the unique circumstances surrounding supply and…
Continue ReadingHow to Hang Holiday Lights Like a Pro
Make your house the envy of the block with these insider tips. It might seem a little early to be busting out the twinkle lights, but fall is the ideal time to start planning how you’re going to light up your yard for the holidays. After all, it’s far easier to spend a little quality…
Continue ReadingPlanting for Fall Beauty
Learn how to give your landscape life and color long after the warm days of summer. When most of us think of annuals, we think of the large flats of impatiens and petunias, marigolds and zinnias that add life and color to our flowerbeds and containers for the summer. But as the days begin to…
Continue ReadingSpring for Bulbs
Before you ease into pumpkin spice everything, make plans now for the spring color that you’ll be so happy to see in the spring.
Continue ReadingBehind the Designer’s Desk with Executive Vice President of Design Build LeAnn Ostheimer
This year marks Lifescape Colorado’s 45th anniversary, and for fifteen of those years, Lifescape’s EVP of Design Build, LeAnn Ostheimer, has helped nurture the company’s growth and success. LeAnn’s roots have always been in agriculture, having grown up on a farm east of Fort Collins. From a young age, experiencing outdoor spaces was her passion, which is why she kicked…
Continue ReadingHow to Get Major Curb Appeal in 2021
We’re all spending more time in the home and often focus on functional improvements inside, but changes to the exterior can make just as much impact and expand your useable square footage. Curb appeal, defined as the attractiveness of the exterior of a property, as viewed from the street, can be elevated with simple tips…
Continue ReadingWinter Watering 101 for Your Colorado Landscape Design
Winter is here. That means it’s the season for snowfall and cozy days spent by the fire. Before hibernating, it’s important to protect your landscape with winter watering so your evergreens survive during the winter months. Here in Colorado, the semi-arid climate typically produces mild and dry winters with humidity levels ranging from 9% to…
Continue ReadingHoliday Decor Making Spirits Bright
Autumn’s departure is bittersweet—on the one hand, every gold leaf has been mulched or bagged, but on the other hand, the glittering atmosphere of the holidays is ready to take its place. Barren branches become a canvas for twinkling lights, and containers overflowing with fresh pine greenery are placed where pumpkins once were. We sat…
Continue ReadingAligning Your Landscape with Your Home
Architects take into consideration the location, history and locale of their project prior to crafting blueprints for a new home. By allowing these details to inform the overall design of a structure, architects can create dwellings that feel aligned with the spaces that surround them. Landscape designers take a similar approach before devising a stunning outdoor space…
Continue ReadingOutdoor Power Players: Pergolas, Patios & Pools
It’s already nearing the end of 2020 and we are ready start looking ahead to 2021. Planning is ideal, especially when it comes to incorporating new structures into your outdoor landscape. Enter our top three contenders to consider: pergolas, patios and pools. Senior Landscape Architect Dan DeGrush has been with Lifescape for over a decade and has witnessed trends come and go. This month, he…
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