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 overall appeal, design, materials and quality.

According to Nancy Eastman, principal of Art of the Land, “The deteriorated railroad tie retaining walls were removed, and a fewer number of wider terraces were configured with short, separated stairways to the top of the hillside.  The wider terraces allowed larger plants to be used on the hillside garden. The sitting height wall along the new deck provides some additional informal seating.”

The backyard was further enhanced with a new composite deck, airy pergola, and flagstone patios with a hot tub wall alcove.