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4 Holiday Plants to avoid if you have curious kids or pets | Tip of the Week

December 18, 2020
Live plants are a beautiful addition to your holiday decor. Wreaths of evergreen, eucalyptus, or herbs add a touch of nature and fragrance to your home, and the scent of a fresh...

Categories: Holiday Lighting & Decor, Holiday

Designscapes Colorado's "STEP UP" Program adds 18 new members via Zoom

December 11, 2020
Since 2018, the Designscapes Colorado "STEP UP" Program was established to assist some of our legal H2B visa employees to become legal U.S. Permanent Residents. This year,...

Categories: Events, Designscapes News, Company

How to incorporate 2021's Pantone Color of the year into your landscape | Tip of the Week

December 11, 2020
This week, Pantone announced that it had chosen two colors for 2021 Color of the Year . Pantone chose them as colors of a solid foundation (Ultimate Gray, reminiscent of rocks or...

Categories: Gardens, Annuals & Perennials

Tips on how to safely install holiday lighting

December 04, 2020
Some households are celebrating the end of a challenging year by putting on spectacular light displays for the holidays. If you're planning your own holiday light show, keep safety...

Categories: Outdoor lighting, Holiday Lighting & Decor

How to relieve bloating by exercising in your yard | Tip of the Week

November 27, 2020
Feeling full after a Thanksgiving meal? Your yard and garden can be part of your overindulgence recovery. Two top tips for reliving bloat are: 1. Get Moving Exercise is a...

Categories: Lawn & Garden Care

Designscapes Colorado Ranks No. 38 on ColoradoBiz's Top 200 Private Companies List

November 23, 2020
Based on self-reported revenue in 2019, Designscapes Colorado ranked No. 38 on ColoradoBiz's Top 200 Private Companies in Colorado list.  "It's an honor to make...

Categories: Designscapes News, Company, Awards

DIY Holiday Decorations from your Yard | Tip of the Week

November 20, 2020
Before you go shopping for holiday bric-a-brac, check out what Mother Nature has left in your yard. Yesterday's pruning debris can quickly be transformed into today's seasonal...

Categories: DIY, Holiday Lighting & Decor, Holiday

How to Garden Indoors | Tip of the Week

November 13, 2020
The backyard garden may be finished for the season, but you can keep your green thumb in shape with an indoor herb garden this fall and winter.  If you choose the right...

Categories: DIY

Why you should wrap and water your trees | Tip of the Week

November 06, 2020
November is a good time to think about wrapping your vulnerable trees for the winter. If you planted a new tree this fall or have a young tree in your landscape, wrapping it can protect...

Categories: Trees, Maintenance, Lawn & Garden Care

When you should water your plants in the fall and winter | Tip of the Week

October 30, 2020
Fall is a critical time for lawn care and moisture. Hopefully, you shut down your irrigation system prior to the hard freeze and snow we just had, but your landscape still needs care....

Categories: Lawn & Garden Care

How Fabulous is this? Designscapes Colorado makes CH&L's Fabulous list

October 27, 2020
We are honored to be recognized alongside our industry peers on the 2020 Colorado Homes & Lifestyles Fabulous List! Each year, the Fabulous List recognizes architects,...

Categories: Company, Awards

Tip of the Week: How to Prepare your Landscape for Snow

October 23, 2020
Along the Front Range, snow is in the weekend forecast. We've already seen temperatures dipping pretty low at night this week, so you should already have prepared your irrigation...