Phase One Landscape’s principal and co-founder Dave Graham sat down with the folks over at Colorado Homes & Lifestyles magazine for their Expert Advice feature. To find out more about what makes this pillar of Denver Landscape Architecture tick, head on over to Colorado Homes & Lifestyles’ website.
Phase One Landscape's Principal Landscape Architect Dave Graham
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If you are looking for something fun to do with the whole family this Fall, then you 
must check out the Pumpkin Festival at the Denver Botanic Gardens! There will be fun events and activities for all ages including; arts and crafts, pumpkin decorating, pumpkin bowling, pony rides and even barrel train rides, children under the age of 2 ride for free. Of course you must stop by the Botanic Gardens 10-acre Pumpkin Patch and pick up a pumpkin to bring home!
After the fun with pumpkin picking, head next door to the Chesterfield Corn Maze and try to navigate the twist and turns through the newly designed cornfield maze. For more information check the Denver Botanic Gardens website.
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So it’s summertime. And the weather is fine. While you may have had no problem allowing your landscaper do the pruning and mowing during the cooler months of spring, the sun is out now and it’s the perfect time for you to take a few of those yardly tasks on your own. If that’s the case, chances are you may be a little rusty on exactly what items you’ll need for a little light gardening and there’s an awful lot to choose from in the gardening supply stores no
wadays. While all of those expensive trinkets and gadgets like gas-powered tillers and electric hedge trimmers may seem like necessities, just a few simple items can easily get the job done.
Phase One Landscapes would like to highlight a few of the tried and true essentials that you’ll need to get you through basic tasks.
Contact Phase One Landscapes today to learn about how we can help with your landscape design needs this summer.
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It’s that time of year again! That time when outdoor entertaining becomes the norm and we take advantage of every waking opportunity to hang out on the patio. But here in Denver, Colorado, summer nights can be a tad nippy and an evening of entertaining on the back beck can become downright chilly after a little while. That’s why we suggest accenting your yard with an outdoor fireplace!
Not only will it increase the value of your home but it will also warm your guests up on those cooler nights. It can provide warmth, but it also provides a gentle light that helps brighten your yard without the severe intensity of an incandescent light.
Do you want to incorporate an outdoor fireplace in your own backyard? Contact Phase One Landscapes at (303) 750-6060 for help.
Creating a landscape that is beautiful and personal for each client is our main focus here at Phase One Landscapes. We believe that unique landscapes should be fashioned around the individual who enjoys the garden most. One way we’ve found to add character to your architectural landscape is to use a garden sign.
Garden signs add personality to any landscape.
Expression can be done in many ways in the garden. Your specific choice of furniture, design, and plants are just a few. Garden signs are another way to show off your personal style. They are a fun approach to bringing charm into a sophisticated landscape. Garden signs may also be used to show the significance of an area or to emphasize the garden with humor or insight.
For landscapes full of interesting plants, a garden sign that gives information about those plants may be helpful. For avid gardeners, there are many signs that express the joys of gardening.
Whatever your choice, garden signs bring personal flair to any style of landscaping. Contact Phase One Landscaping for help designing your dream landscape today.
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While a lively variety of assorted plants and flowers in your landscape can certainly spice up its look, sometimes it takes a little bit more than that to truly give a landscape some real flavor. Phase One Landscape always suggests homogeneously blending elements that are both organic and inanimate when trying to create a new look—especially here in Denver where there is such a wide variety of species to choose from. For example, adding a Korean grass pond and koi fish are great natural elements to introduce into a yard that also has many stone fountains and LED walkway lights. Even if it’s a man-made pond, harmony can still be achieved.
The same type of blending can take place with planters. Vibrant planters of varying shapes and colors coupled with soft, natural flora are a great way to craft a balanced background of natural and inorganic at the same time.
Take a look at a few other plants tips we came across from Freshome on dressing up your patio with inspiring planters:
- Let your patio furniture inspire your planters
- Coordinate with the architecture of your home
- Innovative ideas for planters
- Understated doesn’t have to be boring
Contact Phase One Landscapes today to learn more about how we can create the perfectly balanced landscape for you.
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As your premier Denver landscape design architects, Phase One Landscapes understands the importance on maintaining a healthy, hydrated landscape during the sweltering months of summer. That’s why when we design a landscape layout for you, we specifically create one that is sustainable and capable of withstanding even the harshest of high-temperature conditions. After all, you want your investment to last and so do we, plain and simple. So, we decided to create a Care Guide to offer useful and concrete Denver landscaping that will help your landscaping endure and prosper. With just a little bit of basic ongoing but well-planned maintenance, your lawn will continue to remain lush and healthy year-round.
Take a look at the Care and Maintenance page of our website for a comprehensive list of tips on everything from sod irrigation to perennial groundcover care. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be exploring topics in the care guide in more depth. In the meantime, contact Phase One Landscapes today for answers to your landscape care questions or to learn more about how we can help design the landscape of your dreams!
What better time than the summer to go out and get a little dirty while enhancing your landscape? This is the time of year that you spend the most time outside enjoying your landscape, so why not put your green thumb to work. Not only will the results be aesthetically pleasing, you will also come to find that gardening can be incredibly relaxing and cathartic. To look back and see your handy work, your effort, your sweat in a fully bloomed fernbush is gratifying, to say the least.
Being that it is summer, the amount of sunlight that plants receive is at an all time high. No worries though–Phase One Landscapes has got two great suggestions for Colorado-area plants that will flourish in the summer heat and have your landscape be the talk of the neighborhood. Prepare to have your backyard mistaken for a floral oasis!
Take a look:
1. Fernbush - This plant requires very little water and minimal maintenance. It and produces bunches of small white flowers during the late spring and on through the early summer months.
2. Yarrow – a group of Rocky Mountain perennials that require sparse watering once established. Throughout the summer, flowers will begin to blossom at the tips of the tall stalks of the plant.
If you’d the type that would rather leave it to the professionals, contact Phase One Landscapes today and let us help with your landscaping needs this year!
Hummingbirds have the ability to add joy and life to any garden. If you are having trouble attracting these beautiful birds to your garden, here are a few plants that might be able to help.
The first is the snapdragon. Hummingbirds are attracted to the color red. They are also attracted to tubular flowers. The snapdragon provides the best of both worlds and hopefully will bring some hummingbirds your way.
Hummingbirds love searching for nectar in garden plants.
The second is the scarlet gilia. Like the snapdragon, this plant is red and tubular. Hummingbirds are attracted to tubular plants because their anatomy helps them find nectar deep within a flower. Also, the scarlet gilia is a deep red which is color that hummingbirds are most attracted to.
The third flower that can help attract hummingbirds is the honeysuckle. Their sweet nectar and tubular form are a big attraction.
You don’t have to go crazy with red, tubular plants in your garden. However, adding a few will definitely help attract the hummingbirds. For more information on landscaping contact Phase One Landscaping.
