More National Recognition for Art of the Land!

The June issue of the on-line magazine Total Landscape Care will feature Art of the Land’s “Hillside Terrace”, an award winning project in the Denver area’s Applewood neighborhood.

Art of the Land’s founder and principal Nancy Eastman teamed with colleague Paul Briggs

Hillside Terrace Project Wins More News Coverage for Art of the Land

Read all about it! The Lakewood Sentinel gave extensive coverage to Art of the Land in a March 15 article by Clarke Reader. The article, titled “Company Turns Renovations into Art Projects”, can be read in full at this link to an on-line PDF that you can also download to print.

Feeding 7 Billion…

We all saw a hugely significant birthday come to pass recently when our fragile and beautiful Earth became home to its 7 billionth person. Over the next 30 years, another 2 or 3 billion people will join us. What does this monumental population growth mean?

For one thing, the global food system is struggling to provide for us all. Food prices peaked in 2008 and again in 2011

Art of the Land Receives Excellence in Landscape Award for 2011

“Hillside Terrace”, in the Applewood neighborhood of the west part of Metropolitan Denver, received the award in Wall Construction from the Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado.

A Video Link to Sustainable Art for the Landscape!

In late August, 9NEWS in Denver, the ratings leader for news in the city, featured some more highlights of their 9NEWS Water Wise Garden. Anchor Mark Koebrich interviews Sarah Marcogliese pointing out different applications of Sustainable Art for the landscape…

Art of the Book. New “Visual Journals” Exhibit at Abecedarian Gallery in Denver

Art of the Land Founder and Principal Nancy Eastman will be part of the new exhibit of book art opening Friday, September 2, 2011. The Abecedarian Gallery is located at 910 Santa Fe, Denver, in the heart of the Santa Fe Arts District, and regularly displays and sells the works of internationally known book artists. This show will feature

Art of the Land Goes Up on the Roof. The Green Roof!

One major trend gaining more traction every year in the United States is the Green Roof. And, Art of the Land can design the right solution for your building. For hundreds of years, Green Roofs have grown throughout Europe and other parts of the world for very practical reasons. More recently, the design, architectural value and environmental benefits

Summer Arrives!

Retaining Walls and Pergola with Plantings in Bloom!      

Eastman Completes Dominick Park Project in Denver

Art of the Land Principal and Founder Nancy Eastman saw the culmination of her design work at the dedication of Dominick Park in June.

Located on a parcel of land across from St. John’s Cathedral

Landscaping the Historic Home

To coincide with National Historic Preservation Month, on May 19th, Art of the Land Principal and Founder, Nancy Eastman spoke to guests of the Loveland, Colorado Historic Preservation Commission. Audience members were primarily owners of older and historic homes in the area, interested in designing an appropriate landscape, selecting the right style and plants, and maintaining a restored landscape. Following is a summary of that presentation.

For further information, and for assistance in your own historic landscape planning, contact Art of the Land.

Of course, through history, landscape design styles have evolved both to please the eye, and, earlier, to feed the family. From parks to cottage gardens, styles moved from Old World to New, and, eventually further West to Colorado. Here, there really was no single “style” of garden. A mix of styles and uses ran parallel to the mix of people migrating here and dealing with our particular climate…