Low Maintenance Landscape Designs
One of the major lifestyle trends of modern times is low-maintenance landscape designs. Today’s homeowners don’t want to spend the majority of their weekends babying an emerald green expanse of lawn they’re afraid to even play touch football on, and many others are tired of soaring water bills due to fussy ornamental shrubs and herbaceous […]
Celebrate Desert Beauty with Xeriscaping
Xeriscaping is one of the many forms of custom landscape designs. Specifically, it helps home and business owners integrate the beauty of the desert into their landscape while also conserving water and protecting the environment. Xeriscaping redesigns an area that previously may have been covered with grass and instead uses a variety of materials to […]
Attention to Detail: Landscaping Style
Many homeowners and their families are choosing to spend a substantial amount of their leisure time enjoying their own backyards these days, a significant demand exists for custom landscaping. Because outdoor amenities are meant to be used by active families instead of just being decoration, they should be able to take a beating and still […]
Getting a Natural Looking Landscape
An increasing number of homeowners are spending time in their own outdoor environments these days rather than going to local parks and wilderness areas for fresh-air recreation. Because of this trend, it’s become essential for landscape designers to become adept at creating natural landscapes as opposed to creating outdoor spaces that feature highly artificial ambiances. […]
Landscape Retaining Walls: Functional, Valuable, and Beautiful
The calendar may be indicating that July has arrived, but plenty of time is left in the season to get started on those outdoor projects that can beautify and add value to a home. Before beginning any summer landscaping project, a homeowner needs to consider the particular geography of his or her yard. Slopes, contours […]
Summer Landscaping
The best feeling during Colorado summers is when the sun finally goes down behind the mountains and the heat lifts away, bringing in the cool night air behind it. Around dusk you can finally sit outside and relax without burning up while sweating and getting sun-burnt. This is the perfect time to sit back on […]
Patio Designs
Landscaping designs can be accented and enhanced by the use of various types of poured cement or landscape concrete. It can be used for stepping stones and ornamentation as well as in patio designs. Custom patios can be made from cast cement that is either poured and polished or even stamped. Have you seen beautiful acid stained highly polished […]
Does Custom Landscaping Really Increase Your Home’s Value?
When buying or selling a home, many people wonder what they can do to increase the value of their home. Believe it or not, one of the most popular methods of increasing the value of your home can start right outside your front or back door! This is what many landscapers refer to as “curb […]
Stone Pathways
When designing your landscape for pathways to yards, play areas, entrances into the home, etc., plan them all at the same time. You may not be able to afford to do them all at the same time, but you will want to get an idea of what is needed to make your property beautiful. Planning them all at the […]
Outdoor Water Features for Landscaping
Water features like waterfalls, fountains, and ponds add vitality to a backyard. When hiring a landscaping company, look for one that specializes in backyard water features and see if their previous work is something you are looking for. A custom landscaping company like Sunflower Landscapes will help you design water features to suit your tastes […]
