http://www.lot-lines.com Experiences, Tips, & Ideas from a Colorado Landscape Architect Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:46:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.lot-lines.com/the-20-best-xeriscape-plants-for-colorado/comment-page-1#comment-28988 Matt Corrion Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:46:51 +0000 http://www.lot-lines.com/?p=545#comment-28988 Hi Sandy, How do you intend to irrigate the new plants? (I would suggest drip irrigation). A couple great plants for your situation would be Oregon Grape Holly and Coral Bells. Would you like to discuss having me do a design for you? You can contact me at mcorrion@odgdesign.com Thanks for your question! Hi Sandy,
How do you intend to irrigate the new plants? (I would suggest drip irrigation). A couple great plants for your situation would be Oregon Grape Holly and Coral Bells. Would you like to discuss having me do a design for you? You can contact me at mcorrion@odgdesign.com Thanks for your question!

]]> http://www.lot-lines.com/the-20-best-xeriscape-plants-for-colorado/comment-page-1#comment-28987 Sandy Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:12:40 +0000 http://www.lot-lines.com/?p=545#comment-28987 Love this list! Which of these, or other recommended xeriscape plants, will do well in small shady yard in the front range (Boulder city)? It's time to rip up the sod and I'd love a combination of ground covers and perennials that are low maintenance and require little water and little sun (under ash trees mostly). Ready to exchange my home for 4 months with someone to live in it and transform the yard, in case someone is interested! Love this list! Which of these, or other recommended xeriscape plants, will do well in small shady yard in the front range (Boulder city)? It’s time to rip up the sod and I’d love a combination of ground covers and perennials that are low maintenance and require little water and little sun (under ash trees mostly). Ready to exchange my home for 4 months with someone to live in it and transform the yard, in case someone is interested!

]]> http://www.lot-lines.com/the-20-best-xeriscape-plants-for-colorado/comment-page-1#comment-28774 Nicolette Toussaint Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:20:37 +0000 http://www.lot-lines.com/?p=545#comment-28774 This is wonderful. I'm on the Western Slope, in Carbondale. I'm busy tearing out the lawn of the place I bought last fall, and replacing it with something OTHER than lawn and junipers. (Oh, such monotony.) You have given me a palette! Thank you so much. This is wonderful. I’m on the Western Slope, in Carbondale. I’m busy tearing out the lawn of the place I bought last fall, and replacing it with something OTHER than lawn and junipers. (Oh, such monotony.) You have given me a palette! Thank you so much.

]]> http://www.lot-lines.com/photo-of-the-day-beautiful-beech-tree-with-pink-leaf-margins/comment-page-1#comment-28673 Matt Corrion Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:22:20 +0000 http://www.lot-lines.com/?p=1245#comment-28673 Thanks for the info. I saw these in a shady park in Germany, they were beautiful mature trees. Your observation on them not liking full sun makes sense, since they get a lot less sun than we do. I vaguely remember seeing a couple of these for sale at Timberline in Arvada a couple years ago. Thanks for the info. I saw these in a shady park in Germany, they were beautiful mature trees. Your observation on them not liking full sun makes sense, since they get a lot less sun than we do. I vaguely remember seeing a couple of these for sale at Timberline in Arvada a couple years ago.

]]> http://www.lot-lines.com/photo-of-the-day-beautiful-beech-tree-with-pink-leaf-margins/comment-page-1#comment-28672 marjorie Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:16:07 +0000 http://www.lot-lines.com/?p=1245#comment-28672 I too saw those tri color beech trees across from the gardens. I have been trying to locate them here in CO. I was told they are not grown here but are brought in from out of state to sell. Echters & Paulinos are the two places I have found (so far) who will have this tree sometime in May they said. They don't want to be in full sun as their leaves will burn. I too saw those tri color beech trees across from the gardens. I have been trying to locate them here in CO. I was told they are not grown here but are brought in from out of state to sell. Echters & Paulinos are the two places I have found (so far) who will have this tree sometime in May they said. They don’t want to be in full sun as their leaves will burn.

]]> http://www.lot-lines.com/the-20-best-xeriscape-plants-for-colorado/comment-page-1#comment-27715 delicia cruz Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:09:38 +0000 http://www.lot-lines.com/?p=545#comment-27715 perfect i am landscaping a 7,000 foot high moutain cabin need all the help i can get im a city gal and totally clueless your webite is perfect appeciate any other xerscaping perennials in front of a log cabin thxs have a margarita day thxs perfect i am landscaping a 7,000 foot high moutain cabin need all the help i can get im a city gal and totally clueless your webite is perfect appeciate any other xerscaping perennials in front of a log cabin thxs have a margarita day thxs

]]> http://www.lot-lines.com/photo-of-the-day-beautiful-beech-tree-with-pink-leaf-margins/comment-page-1#comment-27005 Courtney Sikora Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:05:54 +0000 http://www.lot-lines.com/?p=1245#comment-27005 They have (or may have had) a few of these planted along York on the East side of the road across from the Botanic Gardens. I noticed them a few years back driving by because they do have such unique characteristics. Unfortunately with the new parking structure, they may have been removed, but they were large, beautifully healthy trees, even in such an exposed area. They have (or may have had) a few of these planted along York on the East side of the road across from the Botanic Gardens. I noticed them a few years back driving by because they do have such unique characteristics. Unfortunately with the new parking structure, they may have been removed, but they were large, beautifully healthy trees, even in such an exposed area.

]]> http://www.lot-lines.com/the-top-10-benefits-of-making-landscaping-more-water-efficient/comment-page-1#comment-26985 14 Programs That Pay You Money to Install Water Efficient Landscaping | Lot Lines Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:44:03 +0000 http://www.lot-lines.com/?p=664#comment-26985 [...] As we have discussed in the past, the real water savings (as well as the largest rebates) come from replacing high water use lawns and landscaping, with new plantings that require less water and are more adapted to the local climate.  There are many benefits to this approach- see The Top 10 Benefits of Making Landscaping More Water Efficient. [...] [...] As we have discussed in the past, the real water savings (as well as the largest rebates) come from replacing high water use lawns and landscaping, with new plantings that require less water and are more adapted to the local climate.  There are many benefits to this approach- see The Top 10 Benefits of Making Landscaping More Water Efficient. [...]

]]> http://www.lot-lines.com/the-2-common-types-of-rebates-available-for-renovating-your-landscaping-to-save-water/comment-page-1#comment-26984 14 Programs That Pay You Money to Install Water Efficient Landscaping | Lot Lines Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:41:20 +0000 http://www.lot-lines.com/?p=1018#comment-26984 [...] speaking, incentives for reducing water use fall into two categories.  The first category is paying customers to remove landscapes that have high water use and replace [...] [...] speaking, incentives for reducing water use fall into two categories.  The first category is paying customers to remove landscapes that have high water use and replace [...]

]]> http://www.lot-lines.com/the-20-best-xeriscape-plants-for-colorado/comment-page-1#comment-26734 Matt Corrion Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:20:54 +0000 http://www.lot-lines.com/?p=545#comment-26734 If you like this article, check out my new post on the "10 Best Evergreen Xeriscape Plants for Colorado": http://www.lot-lines.com/the-10-best-evergreen-xeriscape-plants-for-colorado If you like this article, check out my new post on the “10 Best Evergreen Xeriscape Plants for Colorado”: http://www.lot-lines.com/the-10-best-evergreen-xeriscape-plants-for-colorado

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