Native and Non-Native Plantings
May 13, 2016 The difference between a native plant and non-native plant is quite simple yet imperative to any given environment.
Native Plants
Found in “communities of growth” meaning...
Annuals & Perennials
Mother’s Day Plants and Precautions – Tip of the Week
May 07, 2016 Mother’s Day and the start of the new growing season almost coincide. That makes this holiday one to honor mom with plants she loves. From the smallest to largest growing space,...
Colorado's Consumable Wild Plants
May 06, 2016 Colorado has some of the best varieties of plant “super foods” known to nature growing in our own back yard. After extensive studies it has been proven that wild plants...
Getting to Know Designscapes
May 02, 2016
Designscapes Colorado, Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and owned by Phil Steinhauer — and today is regionally recognized as a premiere design, construction, and maintenance firm...
Make Room for Our State Flower
April 29, 2016 As the hiking season gets underway, we’ll stroll past Columbine growing entirely on their own in the high country without support from any humans. It’s a miracle of nature...
What are the Benefits of Hiring a Professional Landscape Design Company?
April 26, 2016
Landscaping is a unique balance of enhancing the natural features outside your home to create an environment that is both attractive and functional.
Trying...
Colorado Gardening – Pros & Cons
April 11, 2016
Colorado has earned the nickname of “Colorful Colorado” due to its splendid scenery of mountains, rivers, plains, wildlife and lavish landscaping. Don’t underestimate the...
Bright Ideas with Outdoor Lighting
April 01, 2016 You’ve trimmed and pruned all your plantings, aerated your lawn, installed all the new age landscape features known to man and now what?? You’ve worked diligently to cultivate and...
Snow & Wind Can Devastate Trees
March 28, 2016 SNAP!
That’s often the only noise we hear outside in the quite of heavy-falling snow. It’s the sad sound of a tree branch breaking or worse yet, the side of a...
Easter Lilies 101
March 24, 2016 Courtesy of Lady Day Dreams
March is the month for Easter and all of its oodles of festivities. There is nothing more traditional to the Easter holiday then egg decorating and...
Bring on the Edible plants
March 21, 2016
No doubt about it, growing veggies is not a passing fad. Edibles are taking over more of the landscape because our taste buds have come to enjoy vine ripened tomatoes and the joy...
And the 2016 Elite Elevating Excellence Award Goes To…
March 17, 2016 PARADISE FOUND – 2016 Elite Award Winner
We are proud to announce our Designscapes Colorado Residential Divisional Manager, Charlene Farley Chacon has won the 2016 Elite...