Healthy Soil is More Important Than You Think
Healthy soils are essential for maintaining healthy landscapes because they support plant growth, regulate water resources, store carbon, and provide habitat for diverse soil organisms. Here are a few reasons why healthy soils are important for landscapes: Overall, healthy soils are essential for maintaining healthy landscapes and the many benefits they provide to humans and […]
The Benefits of ORGANIC Lawn and Plant Care
With a holistic approach to property care that supports the health of plants, soil, and the surrounding ecosystem, our organic approach to plant and lawn care offers enormous benefits for both for your plants and your surrounding environment. What is organic lawn and plant care? Organic plant health care uses cultural practices and biological inputs […]
The Benefits of Organic Weed Control
July 2023 | Native Edge Landscapes Weeds play an important role in healing damaged ecosystems, and when removed, another generation, or species will dutifully take their place. When soils are too compacted for healthy plant growth, deep tap-rooted weeds start drilling down into the compaction layer. When a slope is loose and at risk of […]
Project Spotlight: Foothills Terrace Farm
This summer, one family will be making fewer trips to the grocery store and will spend more time together picking fresh produce from their newly terraced hillside and enjoying home cooked meals with 5 star views of Boulder’s majestic flatirons! Given the current high demand and empty shelves at grocery stores resulting from the Covid19 […]
6 reasons to prune during the months when a Mocha Latte is better than an Arnold Palmer
Bermuda shorts on a warm blue-sky Saturday in Boulder, Colorado; a perfectly chilled Arnold Palmer by my side; my razor sharp pruners freshly purchased from a green vested man at Mcguckins. It’s time to show my shrubs and trees a little love! Cut! Stop! Hold it right there! Don’t be lured in the wrong direction by your latest […]
The Value of Secluded Spaces
In the last few years, gardeners and many non-gardeners are shifting to embracing nature more intentionally and carving out spaces to get away from the digital in our lives and being nurtured by nature. Creating a quiet space to read, meditate or relax is growing in popularity as we look for ways to decompress. Studies […]
Take Time To Learn
This summer marks 22 years since I took my first job as a landscaper at Gold Lake Resort near Ward, CO in the mid 90’s. My years there were both physically demanding and enormously satisfying. Working alongside a rag-tag group of hardened mountain dwellers at 9,000’ elevation below the snowcapped Indian Peaks, often in a […]
Passing on the Passion
Native Edge Landscapes Leads Landscape Design Mini-Course at Friends Middle School in Boulder Watching a child find passion in the natural environment is an amazing thing. Whether nurturing a garden, understanding local ecosystems on which we are so reliant, or discovering the “magic” in landscape design, we always cherish the opportunity to share with others […]
Life on the Edge
The laws of physics suggest that in all matter there is energy. Energy cannot be destroyed; rather, it transforms from one form to another. Here in Boulder, matter takes the form of verdant hills tucked against the iconic red stone monoliths of the Flatirons and snow capped peaks shimmering under clear blue skies are the […]
Snow & Ice Team
Our Snow & Ice Teams are responsible for delivering reliable snow and ice management services to a wide variety of properties, ranging from large HOA’s and retirement communities to single-family residences. Directly coordinated and supervised by multiple Snow Commanders, each responsible for multiple crews and routes, each storm event brings its own unique challenges. Challenges […]
