But, how do you do it? In Fort Collins, Carol and Randy Shinn unify craggy and soft in their front yard where gravel, flagstones and lawn embrace a central, lushly planted sandstone crevice garden. The backyard delights a walk in the shade to reunite with sun-basked perennial borders and vegetable beds.
Also in Fort Collins, The Gardens on Spring Creek engineer natural land formations to layer form, beauty and function. Rocky slopes support intricately layered plants for pollinators and structure; wide stone paths permit crowds, strollers, and wheelchairs; and hefty boulders double as benches to simply observe. And like Austinites I know, when Linda lost an architectural small tree, she gave it a new job as art!
Jim Borland committed to dryland native plants in unamended, un-mulched soilβtough love at its bestβand one I commend. Texture enriches layers that bloom seasonally along the entrance sidewalk. He tucks in an irresistible geometric detour. She invites a detour, too, through a mulched-path intersection to a flagstone path around a restful pond nestled against a shady retreat.
Rob, former Director of Horticulture at the Denver Botanic Gardens, designer, author and long-time popular Denver television garden expert , educates far-reaching audiences with design lessons from his garden.
But in front, Rob throws caution to the winds with a curb border hell strip to some of us that stops traffic, including travelers of the winged pollinator crowd. Scott knows exactly how to do this well as owner of Outdoor Craftsmen , an award-winning design-build landscape company. Watch now!
