Annuals & Perennials

Crazy Colorado Weather: Taking Care of 6,000 Flowers

May 19, 2017
Here at Designscapes Colorado, we know that the crazy Colorado weather can change at just a moments notice. We have seen exactly that this week, but after being in business for 25 years, we...

Categories: Maintenance, DIY, Lawn & Garden Care, Design, Green Landscape, Annuals & Perennials

Tip of the Week: Plant When Conditions are Right

May 04, 2017
The bare root plants starting to show up now in warehouse and some hardware stores are common perennials we grow in Colorado – such as Echinacea, daisies, liatris and daylilies....

Categories: Snow, Gardens, Residential, Maintenance, Green Landscape, Annuals & Perennials

Tip of the Week: Rabbits are more Foe than Friend

April 20, 2017
That little bunny sitting out in your yard with the cute cotton tail and twitching nose could be a dangerous foe if he and his kids and cousins like the buffet served up in your landscape....

Categories: Gardens, Residential, Maintenance, Green Landscape, Annuals & Perennials

Tip of the Week: 5 Ways to Love Your Landscape this Weekend

April 13, 2017
With the snowfall behind us and nice weather ahead, the weekend offers a great time to launch the landscape season in your yard. Everything you do now will bring a great ROI...

Categories: Residential, Maintenance, DIY, Annuals & Perennials

Start Planning Your Landscape Now – The Denver Post

March 24, 2017
Start planning your landscaping projects now. Here’s how. “Blah.” Does that word or something like it come into your mind when you gaze out at your yard? If it does, perhaps the...

Categories: Residential, Lawn & Garden Care, Xeriscape, Design, Green Landscape, Annuals & Perennials

Tip of the Week! What Do Your Plants Need Now?

March 10, 2017
Here’s another Colorado conundrum: the snow pack is at 142% of average and reservoirs are at 106% of normal–but at least 52% of our state is experiencing some level of...

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

Tip of the Week! Is your Crocus Showing?

March 03, 2017
During this warm weekend, take a minute to poke around where you planted bulbs last fall. We’re almost on the brink of bulb season and you may soon see some signs of emerging...

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Tip of the Week! Get Ready for the Growing Season

February 24, 2017
February isn’t exactly the growing season in Colorado, but the season is just around the corner. Here are three things you can do right now to get our soon-to-be growing season off to...

Categories: Gardens, Residential, Pots & Planters, Maintenance, Lawn & Garden Care, Green Landscape, Company, Annuals & Perennials

Tip of the Week! 2017 Color of the Year

February 17, 2017
It’s “Greenery”–a yellow–green hue that links with the concept of “environment”–Color of the Year for 2017 named by the Pantone Color...

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Tip of the Week! Top Plants in 2017

February 13, 2017
Just like 2017 is the year of the rooster in the Chinese calendar, 2017 also has a designated bulb, perennial, annual and edible. While a national designation, these “2017 Year...

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2016 Face of Landscape Architecture & Construction – 5280 Home

January 16, 2017
Philip E. Steinhauer – President For 24 years, Designscapes Colorado has been Denver’s face of landscape architecture and construction integrating landscape design,...

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Tip of the Week! Think Spring…Even If It’s 5 Below Zero

January 06, 2017
We may be knee deep in snow, but it’s a New Year and not too soon to think about what’s just a few months ahead in the growing season. This deep freeze reminds us there are...

Categories: Trees, Gardens, Residential, Maintenance, Lawn & Garden Care, Holiday, Xeriscape, Design, Green Landscape, Parks, Commercial, Annuals & Perennials