With Memorial Day quickly looming on the horizon, I took a quick look around the patios out here yesterday and had a small minor freak out. Like the sticky note on the fridge reminding me to take my vitamins daily, I had been ignoring our outdoor living spaces. Upon closer inspection, I realized there was […]
Whether you are remodeling a home or looking to build a new one, you want to make sure the upgrade decisions you are making will give you the best Return on Investment. Everyone knows a good kitchen or bathroom remodel is great for your ROI, but what about the outside? Most Real Estate agents will
Winter is coming! Don’t be stuck cleaning your outdoor living space once warmer weather is here. By taking a little bit of time for maintenance now, you are protecting your investment and are ready to go in the Spring. 1. Protect and prep your furniture and accessories. Cover any larger pieces that can’t be stored
A wise instructor once said, “Do your best work where no one can see it.” Nothing could be more true when it comes to building the hardscape at your home. Especially here in Colorado with our crazy freeze thaw cycles! If the base layers below the pavers are not properly installed then the system will
Curate cu·rate /ˌkyo͝oˈrāt/ verb 1. select, organize, and present (online content, merchandise, information, etc.), typically using professional or expert knowledge. I hate New Year’s Resolutions. I can honestly say I have never kept any of them. Ever. Maybe they were too ambitious? “I’m going to lose 50 lbs. by March, and organize and clean sweep
Now that Spring is starting to show her pretty face around Colorado, it seems like a good time to talk about a color that we will be seeing more of as the season progresses. Purple. More specifically 18-3838 Ultra Violet, which just happens to be the 2018 Pantone Color of the Year. Ultra Violet is
One of the questions we get asked often in our business is, “What the heck is hardscaping anyway?” It is often followed up with, “Do you hate plants?” So, just “what the heck is hardscaping anyway?” As seen on the back of our tool trailers, we define hardscaping to be: “the placement of non-plant elements
The “Spring Hustle” is here and we are excited! 2018 is shaping up to be a wonderful year with really cool projects and amazing clients. Whether you have new construction and are sick of the dirt, or are just plain tired of your existing yard, we can help. And it doesn’t have to be hard!
Last week at CSU’s CoBank Center for Agricultural Education at ARDEC, Summit teamed up with Zak George from Zak George Landscaping to educate a group of Colorado teachers involved in the Landscape Career Pathways Program. The program was founded by the Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado, ALCC, and the Colorado Community College System,
2017 is shaping up to an amazing year. You have probably seen some of the “Top Trends of 2017” lists floating around on the internet. Since we like to think we are somewhat trendy people, I have complied a list below of what we think will be popular in 2017 in the landscaping industry. Greenery
It is currently July and we have reached our halfway point for the year. Most people try and predict what the top hardscape and landscape trends will be either at the end of a season for the upcoming year, or at the beginning of that year. We prefer to look at it halfway through. By
Like a fine wine, 2015 was a good year for landscaping and a busy one at that! We spent the year behind the scenes, tweeking, pulling, prodding, and hemming and hawing over details and systems. Who we are as a company, what kind of landscape company we want to be, and how to be an
