Landscaping in Denver

Landscape in Denver / April 7, 2015

Warm Up Your Evening in the Landscape with Accent Lighting

This backyard has a naturalistic motif with a palette of earth tone colors and a lush, diverse plant selection. The one of a kind water feature adds visual character as well as an audible backdrop for the space. An evening in this landscape is enjoyable as users can cozy up to the large custom fire feature while feeling the warmth of the surrounding garden that is highlighted with our discrete lighting. The featured lighting of the gardens adds a unique color to the evening landscape and brightens the night. Aside from creating a unique visual effect in the landscape the lighting is simply creating a space that can be enjoyed comfortably late into the night.

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Landscape in Denver / April 2, 2015

Creating ‘Nature’ in the Residential Landscape

A dry Creek bed not only adds a unique character to the residential landscape but it can be a functional asset to your property. If designed correctly, a creek bed will promote positive drainage from your residence and can become a distinct feature. Our unique method of using a variety of river rock and boulder sizes mimics the natural formation of a riverbed while our blend of groundcovers grow into the space to soften the threshold into the surrounding landscape. Planting the riverbed with grasses creates a vertical element with diverse textures and the use of mixed shrubs along the bank defines the space while adding a color contrast against the stone bed.

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Landscape in Denver / March 31, 2015

An Evening on a Contemporary Patio

This contemporary patio is a simple but inviting space that is defined by its smooth finish concrete and dynamic evening colors. The smooth finish of the concrete becomes a flat canvas which allows the furniture to define its own space. The step down patio becomes a space of its own that pops with the red fire feature acting as a focal point. As the sun goes down on this space the LED spot lights turn on to add a textured backlighting for evening enjoyment. The mix of rock, cobble, and mulch creates a naturalistic and diverse texture to the planting beds which otherwise would get lost in a monotony of barks and fibers.

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Landscape in Denver / March 26, 2015

Decorative Concrete in the Landscape

Concrete is a unique material that is constantly evolving in its applications. It can become an intrinsic element in the landscape that is simple but elegant. We use concrete as a sculpture in the landscape that can be free standing or functional. The basic knee wall becomes a vertical element and backdrop to accent the color and texture of these grasses. The dark charcoal color is bold but not intrusive and as the eye draws closer the detail of a wood grain finish becomes apparent with added interest.

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Landscape in Denver / March 24, 2015

Contemporary Oudoor Dining Room

An outdoor dining room is a great way to relax outdoors and enjoy a morning coffee or a dinner with the family. This contemporary getaway is designed to be a functional but social space for all gatherings. The space is defined with a large cedar trellis that provides ample shade over a smooth concrete patio. The clean and smooth finish of the stainless steel bar provides a contemporary look with easy maintenance and clean up. The use of our custom metal trellis screens provides an anchor for plants to climb and add a soft colorful texture to the space.

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Landscape in Denver / March 16, 2015

A Modern Walkway Becomes an Artistic Intervention

This contemporary walkway is not only a link between two unique outdoor living spaces but it also acts as an artistic installation. The contrast of sod and stone against the sand finished concrete is a unique aesthetic that adds visual character and intrigue while guests enjoy the outdoor dining room. The LED accent lighting and soothing sounds from the cast stone water feature make this walkway into a relaxing space of its own that can be enjoyed at all times of the day.

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Landscape in Denver / February 20, 2015

Winter Watering Protects and Enhances Your Landscape

The residential landscape is not only an outdoor living space but is an investment and an asset. Plants are an essential piece to the value of that investment but do require proper care. Overall the care for plants is simple but it entails year round attention. Located in a high mountain desert landscape our winter conditions are very dry with fluctuating temperatures. These conditions will weaken the root structure and can cause plants to die in the warmer summer months. A damaged root system may not show signs of stress until the warmest times of the season when a plant is more apt to evaporation and requires a higher frequency of watering.

To protect the longevity and aesthetics of your plants practice a simple winter watering routine. For the best results plan on watering your plants when the ground is not frozen and free of snow and the soil and air temperatures are at least 40 degress farenheit. It is ideal to water around mid day to provide ample time for saturation before sundown and lower overnight temperatures.

New Plantings are the most susceptible to these risks because they have not had enough time to root in and adapt to their settings but existing plantings and trees still must be watered as well.

Watering:

Watering should not be done using an automated irrigation system but instead should be done by hand.To reduce the consumption of water; apply water directly to the critical root zone under the drip line of the plants branches and avoid using spray systems.Established trees may require subterreanean watering.

Trees: 10 gallons of water for every inch of its diameter. (ex. 3″ diameter=30 gallons of water)

New Shrubs: 5 gallons of water 2 times a month

Small Established shrub: 5 gallons once a month

Large Established shrub: 18 gallons a month

*Reduce amount of watering to account for times of precipitation

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Landscape in Denver / January 30, 2015

Houzz Portfolio Update

After wrapping up another great season the Mile High Landscaping crew is excited to release its updated portfolio on the popular architecture and design website Houzz. Our portfolio was voted the most popular by the Houzz community and we have graciously been awarded with the “Best of 2015” design award.

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Landscape in Denver / January 15, 2015

Contemporay Outdoor Dining at its Finest

This is a unique outdoor dining area that we created in the Highlands of Denver. The clean lines of the decorative concrete patio are a direct link to the architecture of this modern home. The custom wood arbor defines the space and helps create the fealing of an outdoor room. The bright colored drapes add flair and softness to the hard edges. The LED lighting adds a subltle warmth and makes the space usable during the day as well as at night. The annual pots bring in some added color and the outdoor dining set completes this dynamic space. As they say its all in the details.

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Landscape in Denver / December 19, 2014

Amazing Modern Water Feature in Denver

Here is an amazing custom modern water feature in the Highlands neighbor hood of Denver. We created this unique architectual privacy wall using a muittude of diffrent materials like integraly colored concrete and patinated steel. The textured concrete piece was made by using wood forms and we grinded the water trough to expose the aggregate to add interest and distinction with the other architectural elements. The custom steel panel adds a scuptural component to the piece and creates a beautiful contrasting backdrop to the plant material below . This custom water feature not only adds privacy to this outdoor living space , but it also serves as the main focal point of this landscape.

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