Your Yard is So You!
Is your landscape modern or romantic? Does it evoke a sense of mystery or the presence of efficiency? Is your yard inviting or a private refuge? Your landscape is an important “first glimpse” that reveals more about you than you might imagine! This landscaping tip will get you thinking about what you would like to […]
Light up Your Landscape
Very few of us go to bed when the sun goes down – why should your landscape? Spotlights, accents, up- and down-lighting, step lights, tree highlights, path lights, wall lights and fountains of light can both turn your home into a twilight showcase and extend your outdoor living into the wee morning hours. Get started […]
Energy-Saving Landscaping Design
Attractive landscaping can turn your yard into a peaceful haven, but did you know it can also lower your heating bills, cool your house naturally and filter your air? Todays tip tells you how to conserve energy with eco-friendly landscape design. Your landscape can save you money! Because higher fuel bills are due to heat […]
Get Help with Your Landscape Maintenance
Before you know it it will be time for spring yard clean-ups, irrigation turn-ons and repairs, sod aeration, and mulch adjustments. Wouldn’t it be great if someone just showed up to do it all? Well, Boulder Landscape and Design will! Help with landscape maintenance in 4 easy steps One of our Project Managers will visit […]
Designing Landscapes to Please All the Senses
When we think of designing a landscape, we usually think about form, function and visual attractiveness. Still, nature has so much more to offer us! A well-designed landscape can excite all the senses, drawing family and friends into it for a stroll, conversation and discovery. Wouldn’t it be great to hear a child say, “I […]
Winter Planning for Spring Gardens
Each year in early February the ancient Celts would celebrate Imbolc, the time when increasing light and warmth brought promise of another Spring. Today we continue this tradition as Groundhog Day, and even though that rascal saw his shadow this year you can presage your own return to Spring by planning your seasonal landscape now! […]
Plan Ahead for Winter and the Holidays – Already?
Yep! It’s time to think about snow removal and holiday lighting! We’ve already seen the first real snow of the season and the holidays will soon be here as well. Whether you plan to do-it-yourself or hire someone, October is a great time prepare for winter. Snow Removal If you do your own shoveling or […]
Winterize Your Irrigation System (and other fall maintenance)
Plan ahead to get all tasks done and still have time for cider and pie! It is tempting to lose momentum for landscape chores in the fall. Promise of immediate rewards such as new growth and bright colors is reserved for spring and summer. Instead, these months of fading light teach us patience, prudence and […]
Fall Is the Time to Plan Your Garden for Spring…
Plant bulbs and flowering shrubs now for a riot of spring color! It is not too late to install trees, shrubs and those wonderful spring flowering bulbs, despite the recent cold weather. A good rule of thumb in Colorado is to plant before November 1st, giving your plants and bulbs six weeks before the ground […]
Don’t Get Caught by a Freeze
The kids may just have gone back to school and the days are still hot and sunny, but fall is fast approaching and Boulder’s weather can be mighty fickle from here on! A few fun facts about fall snows and freezes: Earliest freeze – September. 8, 1962 Earliest snow – September 12, 1974 Average freeze […]
