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 ReadingCover Shots: What it takes to make the cut!
2022 has already been a great year for getting noticed by our peers and landscape industry experts! Thank you to Colorado Green magazine for featuring our project on your cover! Colorado Green magazine is published by the Association of Landscape Contractors of Colorado (ALCC). Having our project on the cover of an issue focused on…
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 ReadingAu Natural: Managing Your Meadowscape
More and more these days, our focus for Denver landscape designs in this semi-arid climate is turning to water-wise landscaping projects. Homeowners are embracing this concept by re-envisioning their yards as meadows. “Meadows are less maintained and look more natural,” says Lifescape Garden Manager Ali Pougiales, “with lots of tall grasses and wildflowers—what you might…
Continue Reading3 Tips For Growing A Summer Garden That Dazzles
Summer is an easy time for blooming in Colorado. True, our climate is on the dry side, but with the right plants and the right attention to watering, we can still create lush, abundant gardens to enjoy. But cultivating a stunner of a flower patch takes a little finesse. Here, designer Vejay Bala shares three rules to…
Continue ReadingBring Your Landscape Back To Life
Spring is in the air, days are getting longer, and you’re probably starting to eye your frost-ravaged yard. March is a fickle month in Colorado, no doubt—but despite the on-again, off-again weather, it’s the ideal time to begin thinking about revitalizing your landscape for the sunny months ahead. At Lifescape, we’ve got a smorgasbord of spring cleanup services to help take your property from winter gray to spring splendor….
Continue ReadingTree Talk: Should You Invest In An Annual Tree-Care Program?
With 300 days of sunshine a year, it’s not hard to see why trees are such coveted parts of our yards and landscapes (healthy trees can mean a healthy increase in property value, too). We love us some gorgeous arbor design at Lifescape. But while we all enjoy rustling leaves, colorful foliage, fragrant blossoms, and the…
Continue ReadingWhy Pruning Your Plants Is Wintery Business
When it’s that time of the year and the mercury drops and snowflakes start flying, it’s tempting to hunker down and wait out the seasonal chill when it comes to your backyard landscape or garden design. That’s what the cozy hearth is for, right? But while it may seem counterintuitive, winter is actually the best…
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…
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