When I first started exploring the idea of creating a garden that could thrive on its own, I was drawn to the gentle wisdom of nature. There’s something deeply poetic about watching a landscape grow not just in beauty, but in resilience and harmony. This is the heart of self-sustaining landscape design—a way to work with the earth, not against it, to create spaces that nourish both the soil and the soul. In this guide, I want to share with you the foundational ideas behind this approach....

Prints now available in our shop! Last Saturday, I jumped in the truck at 6:45AM to make my way across town to pick up a ladder. It was perceived as a necessary tool needed by local photographer, Thomas Rivers, to capture images of plants. Thomas agreed to join me at Living Landscapes for the day to explore the depths of color, tone, and texture that Fall provided. We did not have a clear idea of what we would tease out. We did not even know whether the finished product of our inquiry would...

Roof top gardens bring connection to life and soil even in the midst of Denver's downtown.