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...
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Bring 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...
Behind 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...
Tree 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...
Trend Watch 2021: Award-Winning Outdoor Living with Insight from KGA Studio Architects
If there’s one thing Coloradans have leaned into over the past year, it’s our collective love and reverence for the outdoors. Given that we’re all spending more time at home these days, that translates in a big way to our outdoor living spaces. From the amenities to...
Why 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...
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...
How 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...
Winter Watering 101 for Your Colorado Landscape Design
Protect your landscape from Colorado’s dry winters. Learn essential tips for watering evergreens, young trees, and dormant lawns to prevent root stress and ensure a vibrant, healthy bloom this spring.
Holiday 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...










