Where Aspen Meets Eden
A high-country landscape designer enhances the serenity of an Aspen dwelling, with land-healing plants in subdued hues
Landscaping & Gardening
Color: It's the New Gray
Just like the first vibrant blooms of your garden lift your mood, color can add cheer and whimsy to your favorite living spaces.
How to Master Minimal Upkeep, Maximal Lingering
A Denver couple’s modernist outdoor world
A 1920s Denver Home Gets a Backyard Makeover
This outdated outdoor space was dramatically transformed into a Tudor-inspired tour-de-force for entertaining.
2020 Garden Trends Rooted in Nature
Looking to transform your garden into an oasis this spring? Follow these insider tips for a look that stuns.
A Comprehensive Guide to Gardens
Your one-stop guide to six major landscape architecture styles, from native Colorado gardens and beyond.
Your 2020 Landscape Design Resolution
Avoid a landscape panic attack this spring. Here are 5 reasons to plan your landscape design—and get it contracted—early.
The FABULOUS List 2019
CH&L’s masters of architecture, building, design and landscape
Which Outdoor-Living Lifestyle Fits You the Most?
Are you all about privacy, kid-friendly features, or entertaining large crowds? Here, find design inspiration for every way of life.
Send Your Indoor Plants to Summer Camp
Our favorite transitional plants—and how to give them a few months of freedom in your outdoor living spaces.
Before & After: A Small Backyard Gets a Cottage-Inspired Makeover
These empty nesters’ aging outdoor space was revitalized and transformed into a peaceful garden for entertaining and cozy reflection.
Every Home Needs a Fountain
A few things to ponder before choosing the best water feature for your abode.
An Award-Winning Outdoor Oasis
Designscapes Colorado's Evergreen project received the honor for HGTV's Ultimate Outdoor Awards
Enchanted Planting
Lifescape Colorado restores the gardens of Denver’s historic Richthofen Castle
A 6-Step Guide to Container Plantings
We’ll take you layer by layer to ensure your plants take root and thrive in their pots all season long.
Bring the Resort into Your Own Backyard
Here are 5 design elements for creating a “staycation landscape” for ultimate outdoor luxury this summer.
Create Fire-Pit Magic in Your Own Backyard
Fire pits are the number one trend in outdoor living design—and with good reason. Here are four of the hottest styles.
5 Garden Decor Trends for 2019
Out with the old and in with the new—these fashionable trends will take your outdoor living spaces to new heights.
Before & After: A Small Backyard Gets Seriously Elevated
This almost unrecognizable makeover was inspired by visions of a large rustic fireplace and plenty of cozy spaces for al-fresco entertaining.
In the Garden With Martha Stewart
The lifestyle guru shares decades of flower knowledge in her 90th book, Martha’s Flowers.
Before & After: A New Orleans-Inspired Courtyard
A drab backyard gets an award-winning redo, with Big Easy style and entertaining in mind.
3 Crucial Tips for Keeping Your Landscape Happy
You’ve just invested thousands of dollars into your landscape. How do you ensure its long-term success?
6 Steps to Backyard Bliss
As the temperature heats up, so should your decorating style.
Design Trends in Backyard Luxury
Here are six gorgeous, functional features that are on the rise in Colorado outdoor living spaces.
