ColoradoScapes Style Guide
Mountain Rustic:
Use natives like blue spruce, aspen, and columbines to create a mountain cabin feel even in urban settings. This will take plenty of water, though, so be sure to explain the difference between “native” and actually adapted to clients.
Prairie Cottage:
Combine ornamental grasses, coneflowers, and penstemons for a meadow-inspired cottage garden.
Modern Minimalist:
Create clean lines with architectural plants like yucca, blue grama grass, and rabbitbrush.
Southwest Desert:
Use drought-tolerant natives like Canyon plume (Fallugia paradoxa), sage (Salvia and Artemisia species), and cacti for a desert-inspired look.
Formal Native Garden:
Garden formality is determined by planting patterns and maintenance, rather than by plant origin. Use shearable shrubs like Chamaebatiaria millefolium, Cercorcarpus, and Forestiera neomexicana to make hedges.
Examples of Tiered Packages
An "Essential Transformation" design is the most basic of designs and our most cost-conscious package. Conservative native plantings (6-8).
Expected Benefits of Essential Transformation Package:
• Reduce outdoor water use by 35–65%
• Lower maintenance than traditional turf landscapes
• Increased curb appeal and neighborhood distinction
• Potential property value enhancement of $13,000–$30,000+
A "Signature Transformation" design is a more robust and our most popular design, incorporating shaped berms, mulch beds, more native plantings with coloring / layering (10-12), more accent boulders, and greater use of cobblestone.
Expected Benefits with Signature Transformation Package:
• Reduce outdoor irrigation demand by 50–80%
• Lower long-term maintenance costs
• Eye catching curb appeal and neighborhood distinction
• Potential property value enhancement of $16,000–$30,000+
Enhanced Transformation = Resort-quality Coloradoscape
A fully curated outdoor environment designed for maximum beauty, function, efficiency, and long-term value.
• Deliver four-season interest using flowering perennials, ornamental grasses, evergreen structure, and seasonal texture shifts
• Support pollinators and ecological health with plant diversity that attracts bees, butterflies, and birds
• Potential property value increase through premium investment and stronger impression at resale
ColoradoScape Enhancement Projects
Pond Less Waterfalls / Water Features
Powered by Dream Streams Co - Natural mountain-inspired water features built for Colorado outdoor living - Attracting bird sanctuary and the most peaceful background like living on a stream
Essential Cascade
Essential Cascade (10 - 18 ft stream)
✔ 1–2 waterfall drops
✔ Underground basin / vault
✔ Pump & plumbing
✔ Decorative rock / boulders
✔ Cobble stream bed
✔ Basic plant accents
✔ Startup / tuning
Signature Falls
Signature Falls (18 - 24 ft steam)
✔ 2–4 cascading drops
✔ Larger basin capacity
✔ Premium boulder composition
✔ Cobble + accent stone mix
✔ Native plant layering
✔ Lighting package
✔ Auto-fill option
✔ Seasonal startup / winterization package option
Alpine Falls
Enhanced Alpine Falls (20 - 30 ft stream)
✔ Multi-tier waterfall system
✔ Meandering stream
✔ Large specimen boulders
✔ Bridge / crossing stones *optional
✔ Premium landscape lighting
✔ Smart auto-fill
✔ Seating nook / destination area
✔ Plant artistry package
✔ Full integration into xeriscape design
Spring Boulder Water Features
A drilled natural boulder with water bubbling from the top and cascading down the sides into a hidden underground basin.
✔ Very low water use
✔ Recirculating system
✔ Minimal maintenance
✔ Fits native / mountain aesthetic
✔ Can be tucked into mulch, granite, or creek bed
✔ Great sound without splash
ColradoScapes Garden Collection Raised Beds
Farm to kitchen herbs, cut flowers, vegetables, berry shrubs, strawberries
Mountain Timbers
Rustic cedar / Redwood timber beds look
Modern Farmhouse
Corrugated metal / Steel beds look
ColoradoScape Lighting Packages
Solar or Led Low voltage accent lighting
Solar Design and Installation Package
Essential (6-9 path lights)
Signature (10-12 path lights) (3-4 spotlights)
Enhanced (13-15 path lights) (6-8 spotlights)
Led Low Voltage Package
- Long lasting permanent solution
Essential (6-9 path lights)
Signature (10-12 path lights) (3-4 spotlights)
Enhanced (13-15 path lights) (6-8 spotlights)
ColoradoScape Spa Retreat / Privacy
Base prep for your outdoor relaxation retreat
Spa / Hot Tub / Outdoor Sauna Prep
✔ engineered based pad prep
✔ drainage design
✔ electrical coordination
Spa Retreat / Pathway Enhancements
Pathway access
✔ excavation
✔ compacted base
✔ edging
✔ finish material