Saint John’s Dominick Park
Saint John’s Dominick Park On Cathedral Square North This small memorial park is dedicated to Peter Dominick Jr., a former prominent Denver architect. The inlaid labyrinth was inspired by one...
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Applewood Hillside Terrace
This project in the Applewood neighborhood of the west part of Metropolitan Denver, received the 2011 award in Wall Construction from the Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado. Judging in this category is based on...
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Congress Park
Secluded, stately residence is surrounded by mature trees and occupies a unique place in Denver’s Congress Park...
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Lakewood Garden House
Xeriscape Honor Roll, Denver Water Department 2001 This Lakewood residence was typical of the post-war suburban style of the 1950s–all lawn and pfitzers. Our design solution introduced semi-arid Rocky Mountain...
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Estes Park Mountain View
This Estes Park site is in a broad open valley, exposed to winter winds. The primary concern was creating windbreaks to control snowdrifts and screen off neighboring houses. Large, sculpted...
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Denver Steele Street
Small, separated lawn areas, old concrete walkways, broken-up patio, and sagging aluminum patio cover prevented enjoyment of the area, and was used mainly by the family dog and for general...
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Cherry Creek Courtyard
This contemporary urban courtyard had serious storm drainage problems. Drainage pipes were laid to carry the runoff away from the building. Brick pavers were selected to match the existing architecture...
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Renovations
There are often many complex challenges in older, established landscapes. Art of the Land explores a variety of solutions to create spirited, practical environments. We Integrate formal, aesthetic designs into...
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Genesee Golden
Forty tons of granite moss rock were added to form the dry waterscape that descends through the natural rock formations, appearing to having always been there....
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Wheat Ridge Rural
This Wheat Ridge home is in a hilly well-established neighborhood with a backyard abruptly sloping down to a large pond. There were problems with runoff from adjacent properties and the...
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Washington Park
This Washington Park bungalow needed a pleasant path from the front to the backyard. A cottage garden pathway was constructed of irregularly placed flagstones, along with lush, shade-loving plants. A...
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Denver Victorian Stone Wall
Flagstone sidewalks and retaining walls line the street of this Victorian neighborhood. A curving flagstone stairway, set into a steep slope, leads to the front entry. Framing the entry and...
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The Madsens
An old suburban weed-infested, dog-damaged backyard lawn with overgrown shrubs was transformed into an expanse of crushed rock and groupings of moss rock boulders, grasses and perennials. A naturalistic water...
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Denver Sunset Terrace
Merit Award 2002 ALCC “We wanted to change what was once a side yard used as a soccer field to an intimate place of enjoyment for children, grandchildren and for...
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Wheat Ridge Mayfield Patio
An existing patio was extended to provide a larger area for relaxation and family activities. Flagstone was laid over the concrete slab with a low sitting stone wall on one...
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Genesee Streambed
This internationally-known, contemporary residence is characterized by extensive moss rock walls. A dry streambed was built into an existing natural drainage pathway to simulate a steep mountain cascade. Boulders create...
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Belcaro Contemporary
“Nancy provided us with a top-notch landscape design for our new house. She was willing to research some complicated elements and did a good job of overseeing all the design...
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Arapahoe Acres MId-Century
The contemporary housing district of Arapahoe Acres is a 1950s development on the National register of Historic...
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