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5 Secrets to the Perfect Xeric Garden

5 Secrets to the Perfect Xeric Garden

Avoid common pitfalls and use these pro tips for gorgeous water-saving garden design All across the West, homeowners are trying to cut down on their water use. After all, data shows that nearly 50 percent of the consumer water use in Denver goes to watering lawns—or “thirsty, drug addicted carpets,” as Jacob Rogers, a landscape…

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Behind the Designer’s Desk with Senior Landscape Architect Dan DeGrush

Behind the Designer’s Desk with Senior Landscape Architect Dan DeGrush

Behind the Designer’s Desk with Senior Landscape Architect Dan DeGrush  For nearly half a century, Lifescape has been pioneering outdoor living in Colorado, bringing unparalleled professional design, construction, and property care services to a discerning clientele. Our award-winning portfolio reflects our team’s talent, passion, and dedication, staffed with leaders such as Senior Landscape Architect Dan DeGrush, who’s devoted 13 years at Lifescape to…

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Lifescape Colorado Turns 45: Celebrating Our Sapphire Anniversary with Purpose, Perspective and a Plan

Lifescape Colorado Turns 45: Celebrating Our Sapphire Anniversary with Purpose, Perspective and a Plan

Four and a half decades ago, Lifescape Colorado began as Lifescape Ltd, on the corner of 16th and Downing Street. Inspired during our founder’s trip to California, Lifescape’s vision was to create meaningful outdoor spaces for Mile High City residents. In 1976, Denver was an oil-and-gas boom and bust town, with just over 1.2 million residents in the Metro area. Jimmy Carter…

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Top Landscape Design Trends for 2020 and Beyond

Top Landscape Design Trends for 2020 and Beyond

The beginning of a new year (and in 2020, a new decade) offers a rare opportunity to reflect on what’s new, exciting, and innovative for landscape architecture. Many of 2020’s landscape design trends address important issues like climate change, sustainability, and creating space for wellness and relaxation. And, while “trend” isn’t something we always recommend…

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Add safety, security and a whole lot of glam with the latest outdoor lighting tech.

Add safety, security and a whole lot of glam with the latest outdoor lighting tech.

The latest LED outdoor lighting technology can provide safety, improve security, extend your outdoor living opportunities and create a stunning ambiance. These eco-friendly and beautifully designed fixtures are more durable, efficient and flexible than ever and will elegantly showcase your landscape and outdoor living spaces well after dark. You can now enjoy entertaining with lighting…

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Grow Your Career at Award-Winning Lifescape Colorado!

Grow Your Career at Award-Winning Lifescape Colorado!

Lifescape Colorado is a high touch, high quality provider of award-winning landscape design/build and maintenance services. It’s also an amazing place to build your career in the green industry. Our list of high end, high expectation clientele means we have to deliver excellence day-in, day-out, through every season of the year. And that means that…

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Landscape Design Trends of 2017

Landscape Design Trends of 2017

Landscape Design Trends of 2017 It is starting to warm up, and the weather is getting more beautiful by the day. This is an invitation from earth for you to start spending more time outside. Let us help you make your outdoor comfort spaces perfect for the spring and summer seasons. Check out Colorado Homes…

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Looking Back at 2016

Looking Back at 2016

Before making proclamations and promises for the New Year, let’s take a moment to look back on some of the highlights from an amazing 2016. A celebration 40 years in the making Lifescape has been recognized as a high-touch landscape architecture, construction, and maintenance company and this past year marked 40 years of crafting a…

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Value of Hiring a Landscape Professional

Value of Hiring a Landscape Professional

With spring right around the corner it is almost time to start enjoying the wonderful outdoors that Coloradans love to enjoy.  From outdoor patios to water features, we take pride in our landscape.  For those of us looking to beef our own landscape up a bit, now is the time to begin consulting with a…

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