Gardens

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

A Deal too Good to be True: Watch Out for the Word “Free”

April 17, 2017
Everyone loves a good deal, but the well known adage often holds some truth to it. “If it looks to be too good to be true, it probably is.” Right now, landscaping season is...

Categories: Trees, Gardens, Residential, Lawn & Garden Care, Design, Green Landscape

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...

Categories: Gardens, Residential, Pots & Planters, Lawn & Garden Care, Design, Green Landscape, Designscapes News, Annuals & Perennials

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! 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...

Categories: Gardens, Residential, Pots & Planters, Company, Trades, Streetscapes, Playgrounds, Parks, Commercial, Annuals & Perennials

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,...

Categories: Trees, Water Features, Structures, Pools & Spas, Outdoor Living Spaces, Outdoor Fireplaces & Fire Pits, Gardens, Residential, Pots & Planters, Maintenance, Lawn & Garden Care, Holiday Lighting & Decor, Holiday, Xeriscape, Design, Green Landscape, Planning & Development, Events, Designscapes News, Company, Trades, Streetscapes, Playgrounds, Parks, Commercial, Awards, Annuals & Perennials

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

Christmas Blessing – Spiritual Landcapes

December 23, 2016
Christmas is here and it is time to give thanks for all the absolution we received in the year 2016.  Never forgetting the essence of the holidays and always giving back to those in...

Categories: Trees, Water Features, Structures, Pools & Spas, Outdoor Living Spaces, Outdoor Fireplaces & Fire Pits, Gardens, Residential, Pots & Planters, Maintenance, DIY, Lawn & Garden Care, Holiday Lighting & Decor, Holiday, Xeriscape, Design, Green Landscape, Planning & Development, Events, Designscapes News, Company, Trades, Streetscapes, Playgrounds, Parks, Commercial, Awards, Annuals & Perennials

Tip of The Week! 3 Holiday Decor Hacks

December 12, 2016
Going crazy if you haven’t yet hung all the holiday lights and decked the halls with boughs of greens? Then here are 3 simple hacks to bring some sanity back to your holiday hustle...

Categories: Trees, Structures, Gardens, Residential, Pots & Planters, Maintenance, Lawn & Garden Care, Holiday Lighting & Decor, Holiday, Design, Green Landscape, Planning & Development, Events, Designscapes News, Commercial, Annuals & Perennials

Innovative Water Features – H2O Will Never Look the Same

December 07, 2016
Powered then by gravitational forces and animals to provide pumping of water… Powered by steam engines… Powered by electricity… Powered now by alternate solar…...

Categories: Water Features, Structures, Gardens, Residential, Maintenance, Lawn & Garden Care, Xeriscape, Design, Green Landscape, Planning & Development, Trades, Parks, Commercial

Designscapes World of How To – Vol. VI – How to Prepare for the Brutal Winter Effects

December 07, 2016
Welcome to the sixth of Designscapes World of How To… (DWHT)  We will be providing you with a collaboration of weekly instructions and tutorials on numerous DIY projects you can perform...

Categories: Water Features, Outdoor Living Spaces, Gardens, Residential, Pots & Planters, Maintenance, DIY, Lawn & Garden Care, Holiday, Green Landscape, Planning & Development, Commercial, Annuals & Perennials