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Tip of the Week: Did you plant your spring bulbs yet? Here are some bulb planting tips.

October 16, 2020
This fall's mild temperatures gives us an opportunity to plant now for a beautiful landscape next year. It's a good time to get bulbs into the ground for spring color. Choose...

Categories: Gardens, Lawn & Garden Care, Annuals & Perennials

Designscapes Colorado Renovates Commerce City's First All-inclusive Playground

October 12, 2020
Veterans Memorial Park is now Commerce City's first all-inclusive playground. The 2.6-acre site includes a nature play area and all-inclusive playground areas for 2-5 year-olds and...

Categories: Events, Playgrounds, Parks, Commercial

Tip of the Week: Turn on the Lights

October 09, 2020
The days are getting shorter, but it's still warm enough to enjoy our outdoor living areas. Fewer hours of daylight shouldn't keep you from enjoying your landscape. Outdoor lighting...

Categories: Outdoor lighting, Outdoor Living Spaces, Residential

Tip of the Week: Why you should compost your yard waste

October 02, 2020
As the growing season winds down and you prepare your landscape for winter, you may find yourself with a lot of yard waste. Instead of bagging it and tossing it into the garbage, why...

Categories: Gardens

Designscapes Colorado Commercial Team Receives a National Award of Excellence

October 01, 2020
Photo: In this play area, a sensory path, nest and sandblasted totem pole furnish the foreground, while salvaged logs give children the opportunity to feel various textures. ...

Categories: Company, Commercial, Awards

4 things you should do to prepare for Denver's temperature shift on Tuesday, September 8

September 04, 2020
Denver's weather officials are calling for an extreme weather shift starting Tuesday, September 8. In some areas, lows are expected to be in the upper 20's. This 60...

Categories: Trees, Lawn & Garden Care, Annuals & Perennials

How to Manage Those Pesky Japanese Beetles

August 07, 2020
Japanese beetles have descended upon many Front Range communities. These exotic pests love many of our favorite plants, including roses, Virginia creepers, sunflowers, and green bean...

Categories: Lawn & Garden Care

Planting Mid-summer in Colorado

July 31, 2020
Now is a good time to refresh those annuals that have likely begun to fade. For the hot days still ahead, choose perennials that will tolerate the heat and bring color to your harden...

Categories: Gardens, Lawn & Garden Care, Design, Annuals & Perennials

6 reasons why you should not over-react to the brown spots in your lawn

July 24, 2020
This heat wave in the 90-degree range looks like it will be with us for at least another week and many are concerned about what this means for their lawns. Some are showing signs of...

Categories: Lawn & Garden Care

Optimize Your Home's Illumination: Our Colorado Homes & Lifestyles Feature

July 09, 2020
Enjoy your landscape for an additional 6-10 hours each day that it is not illuminated by natural light. Our CH&L Insider feature, "Optimize Your Home's Illumination"...

Categories: Outdoor lighting

4 Tips for Outdoor Water Savings

July 03, 2020
A lot of Colorado is experiencing some form of a drought right now. It's a reminder that water is a valuable and limited resource, especially in our state. Since July is Smart...

Categories: Gardens, Lawn & Garden Care, Irrigation

The Do's and Don'ts of Plant Health During a Heat Wave

June 26, 2020
We've had some hot days lately. As the forecast calls for more days of heat, we need to keep our edible gardens healthy. Here are 3 do's and don'ts for helping your vegetables...

Categories: Gardens