Ecoscape Environmental Design

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Ecoscape Environmental Design
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Boulder Design Comes to Life

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The rains came and didn't stop for four days straight. From the Rocky Mountains, to the Foothills, to the city streets of Boulder; it rained, and rained, and rained. Collectively the people of Boulder County experienced an epic flood in September 2013. Many homeowners faced serious changes to...
Boulder Design Comes to Life
Nature is full of design inspirations. The spiral is represented from the seas to the soil. This spiral leaf begonia was spotted this past summer near a shady deck, a glorious example of spiral design by nature!
Spiral Inspiration
Before the Boulder Flood of 2013, our client had multi-level decks that provided a space for entertaining and relaxing. Native vegetation and a little mountain creek could be seen from the back of the house and deck. On September 12, 2013, all of this was washed away by the creek that was now a...
Life Before the FLOOD
Before
It's late fall 2014, after many months of working with hydrology experts and local floodplain officials in Boulder County, our client was finally given the green light to proceed with their landscape renovation. Ecoscape designer, Jim Haswell, and Ecoscape Landscape Manager, Andrew Haller, begin to...
Mapping the Way
Before
Work begins on creating the exterior edge of the patio. Unseen beneath this cement form, is another five feet deep wall that was poured into the ground as an extra stabilizing measure. This additional reinforcement added greatly to the cost of the project, but would provide more peace of mind to...
Retaining Wall Installation
Before
With the cement wall and thick redstone slab stairway in place, work now begins on creating the unique river stone mosaic spiral. Hard to believe that the dry creek bed in the background was once a raging river!
Creating the Spiral
Before
If the words, 'Follow the Yellow Brick Road' come to mind, then you'll know why the homeowners fell in love this landscape design. If you've never experienced the devastating effects of a natural disaster, it may be hard to understand how therapeutic rebuilding your space can be. Though this...
Pebble Mosaic Finesse
The red and buff natural stone pavers have been added to the pebble mosaic swirl to complete the patio. You can see the creek in the background, running now that it is early spring (2015). During the Boulder County flood of Sept. 2014, this creek turned into a raging river and swept away the old...
Patio Pavers Complete the Look
Our expert stone mason achieved the curve details by using a stone saw with a diamond-edged blade to make the cuts. This is no easy task, but the results are stunning!
Swirl Pebble Mosaic Detail
The snow has melted and it's almost the first of May. This therapeutic landscape journey that began with 2013 Boulder County Floods, is now a place where the homeowners can enjoy their mountain surroundings again. In the coming months, the plantings and seeding of the riparian areas will be done...
Yellow Brick Road Inspired
It's now summer of 2016 and our clients backyard is green and lush. Their property has come a long way since the Boulder Flood of September 2013.
Over the Rainbow