Best Blooms 2025

Best Blooms 2025

There is something magical about witnessing a garden’s lifecycle from Spring to Fall. As the snow begins to melt and the first signs of life emerge after a long winter, it never ceases to amaze me. Trees and shrubs began to grow leaves and perennials begin to...
Best Blooms of 2024

Best Blooms of 2024

There is a magical feeling when the snow begins to dissipate and the signs of Spring begin to emerge.  While each year is different, the songs of birds and changing colors are telling signs of the change of seasons.  Yellow and white versions of daffodils brighten up...
Eagle County Sustainability Updates, 2024

Eagle County Sustainability Updates, 2024

With the continued evidence of climate change – increasing temperatures, drought conditions, and extreme storms and natural disasters like wildfires – it is imperative that we all make changes for the benefit of future generations. Alternative transportation,...
No, it wasn’t crazy

No, it wasn’t crazy

February 2010 On a cold snowy night south of Breckenridge in Blue River, I ecstatically joined friends and co-workers to witness the recent birth of some of earth’s finest creatures. Together in a pile of crossing limbs and dark fur lay 7 brand new puppies, so new...
Best Blooms of 2023

Best Blooms of 2023

There is a magical feeling when the snow begins to dissipate and the signs of Spring begin to emerge.  While each year is different, the songs of birds and changing colors are telling signs of the change of seasons.  Yellow and white versions of daffodils brighten up...
Basics of Mountain Garden Design

Basics of Mountain Garden Design

Typically, when we are discussing landscape and garden design we hear terms like line, form, texture, color, scale, proportion, order, repetition, unity and rhythm. While these principles are important, how can we simplify them and think like a designer in our own...