Twenty-five years ago, when I met with potential landscape design clients, I would mention the word “Xeriscape” and people would lookat me like I had two heads – seriously! They would then proceed to nervously tell me they didn’t want a bunch of rock and cacti.

I was sitting on my front porch this morning enjoying my coffee and a beautiful sunny day in Colorado. Although it’s mid-December we’re still getting plenty of sunshine and temperate weather. A few sips into my coffee, a gust of wind loosened and gathered a collection of Viburnum leaves and dropped them on my table and into my coffee mug. 

Once you’ve decided to hire a landscape architect, designer, or even attempt doing a design yourself – these tips will make you a more informed design client or first-time designer. 

It never fails, after running a design/build and garden maintenance company for almost 25 years in Denver-metro Colorado how many plants we have left over in our back lot as we wrap up the field season.

The landscape is often the first thing the public sees when viewing your home. A landscape can either add to or lessen its value. In fact, every dollar spent on a high-quality professional landscape can yield a 135% return or increase property values as much as 10% - 17%.