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Past the fields of corn stalks and hand-painted farm signs of East County, within the hustle and bustle of Boulder proper, down a suburban street of ’50s-style ranches, Growing Gardens has taken root. Growing Gardens’ urban garden—several acres literally planted…

To passers-by, this house with a big yard in Old Lafayette is a wonderland of colors and textures—countless blossoms unfolding like jazz hands, green waxy leaves fluttering in the wind, stone walkways, pergolas, trellises, water features and a koi pond.…

When Rhonda Grassi and Nancy Welch moved into their Erie home 12 years ago, they could see 13 houses from their front and back yards. That’s life in a subdivision. But the couple had full reign over the landscaping of…

Barb Dowski admits her garden—which is best described by the word “lovely”—has become an obsession. The 19th-century late-Victorian home in downtown Lafayette is surrounded by a decadent arrangement of roses, peonies, columbines, hostas and other lilies, berries, a raised veggie…

Fifteen years ago, there was no garden here. It was—to be frank—something quite similar to a mudslide. The big backyard set a primeval tone, with overgrown foliage and large, dying trees. When the current owner purchased the home and half…

Three years ago, Becky Hammond, landscape architect at LID Landscapes in Boulder, was offered a challenge. Her clients wanted an upper patio in their backyard that would connect to a lower patio that surrounds their new swimming pool, which is…

Chainsaw artist Jon C. Parker, Sun King Art Philosophy: “I wish I had more time for just doing crazy pieces. I’m just starting now.” YS: What’s your favorite project—your specialty within your specialty? Jon Parker: Dead Fred Nederhead, (which took)…

1. Display Case or Project Table: Use one door as the back, and several doors cut up to make shelves, sides or a storage section. 2. Headboard: Paint, finish or upholster an old door and hang it above the bed…

1. Embrace Imperfection: Go for a symmetrical layout with mismatched frames. Mix frames of similar shades, juxtapose colors and shapes in long lines, circles, sharp squares, etc. Balance shabby with symmetrical, so if distressed pine tables or ruffled lace dominate…

It’s Colorado throughout—grandiose in height and heft, nurturing with snapping fireplaces and sunlit napping nooks, and comfortable—satiating souls in the way only the smell of fresh pine and a view of snow-capped peaks can. “We tried to bring the outside…