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Matching Vision with Budget: Crafting Your Dream Outdoor Space
Matching Vision with Budget: Crafting Your Dream Outdoor Space Creating the outdoor space of your dreams doesn’t have to break the bank. Whether you’re envisioning a serene garden retreat or a vibrant entertainment area, aligning your vision with your budget is key to a successful project. Inspired by the expertise of companies like Diggable Designs, here’s how to balance ambition with affordability. 1. Define Your Priorities Start by identifying what matters most. Is it a cozy patio for family gatherings, lush landscaping, or a custom fire pit? Listing your must-haves helps focus your budget on essential elements, allowing for flexibility with less critical features. This clarity ensures your funds are allocated where they’ll have the biggest impact. 2. Set a Realistic Budget Range Costs for outdoor projects vary widely. A simple softscape renovation might start at $10,000, while hardscape expansions or specialty features like pergolas can range from $15,000 to $40,000 or more. Extensive transformations exceeding $100,000 are also possible. Researching typical costs in your area, such as Lakewood, Colorado, helps set a realistic range. Include a buffer of 10-20% for unexpected expenses. 3. Explore Cost-Effective Materials Choosing the right materials can save money without sacrificing quality. Opt for native […]
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What Goes Into Creating the Perfect Outdoor Space?
What Goes Into Creating the Perfect Outdoor Space? Creating the perfect outdoor space is both an art and a science, blending aesthetics, functionality, and sustainability to reflect your personal style while harmonizing with the environment. Whether you’re in Lakewood, Colorado, or anywhere else, a well-designed outdoor area can transform your home into a sanctuary. Here’s a breakdown of the key elements that go into crafting such a space, inspired by the expertise of companies like Diggable Designs. 1. Thoughtful Planning and Design The foundation of any perfect outdoor space begins with a clear plan. This involves assessing your needs—whether it’s a cozy retreat, an entertainment hub, or a garden oasis—and understanding the site’s unique features, such as sunlight, soil type, and topography. A professional design process, like that offered by Diggable Designs, starts with listening to your vision, followed by a tailored blueprint that balances creativity with practicality. 2. Sustainable Landscaping Choices Sustainability is crucial for a lasting outdoor space. Selecting native or drought-resistant plants, such as those suited to Colorado’s climate, reduces water usage and maintenance. Incorporating elements like permeable paving or rain gardens enhances eco-friendliness. The goal is a landscape that thrives naturally, minimizing environmental impact while maximizing […]
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Why Choose Diggable Designs for Your Outdoor Space?
Why Choose Diggable Designs for Your Outdoor Space? When it comes to transforming your outdoor space into a stunning, functional, and sustainable landscape, choosing the right partner makes all the difference. Based in Lakewood, Colorado, Diggable Designs has been crafting exceptional outdoor environments since 2010. Here’s why homeowners and businesses in the Denver metropolitan area trust Diggable Designs to bring their visions to life. 1. Comprehensive, End-to-End Service Diggable Designs offers a seamless experience from start to finish. Their process begins with a deep understanding of your needs, preferences, and lifestyle, ensuring a design that’s uniquely yours. From initial sketches to construction and ongoing maintenance, their team handles every detail with precision. Whether you’re dreaming of a vibrant softscape garden or a sophisticated hardscape patio, they’ve got you covered with services that include: This all-in-one approach saves you time and ensures consistency, as the same dedicated team oversees your project from concept to completion. 2. Sustainable and Thoughtful Design Sustainability is at the heart of Diggable Designs’ philosophy. They prioritize eco-friendly practices, using materials and plants that thrive in Colorado’s unique climate. By focusing on water-efficient designs and durable elements, they create landscapes that are not only beautiful but also […]
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Video on How to Winterize Your Irrigation System
Although we recommend a full winterization of your irrigation system, including blowing out all the lines using a compressor, this is a quick way to drain your backflow to prevent freeze damage from an early freeze prior to when you might typically shut down your system.
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Ten Tips When Hiring a Landscape Contractor
Ten Tips When Hiring a Landscape Contractor Installing a new landscape is an investment of time, money and emotion. Making sure you hire the right landscape contractor for the job is important to ensure you are satisfied with the final product. These tips for hiring a pro will help you identify specific professional requirements and personal qualities to look for.
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Green Strategies for the Colorado Landscape
Green Strategies for the Colorado Landscape The Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado provides this great resource for a sustainable approach to landscape design, installation and maintenance in order to conserve and protect Colorado resources. READ THE GUIDE (pdf)
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Checklist for Winter Watering During the dormant season, plants don’t seem to tell us much about how thirsty they are. Grass doesn’t look overly stressed, leaves don’t appear wilted and because we are inside more, we tend not to be thinking so much about plants being thirsty. In the next growing season, plants can and will show the effects of winter drought stress. Plants can suffer root loss due to dehydration during winter and spring. READ THE ARTICLE (pdf) If you aren’t able to water your landscape, hire a landscape pro to do the work for you. It’s a good investment in the long-term value of your property. Diggable Designs will perform this service at a cost of $125 for 2 hours of on site watering time, hoses provided. Any additional time over the two hours is $40 per hour or $20 per half hour. Please give us a call to schedule this valuable service: (303) 525-9595.
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Diggable Designs Talks Residential Green Roofs
Diggable Designs Talks Residential Green Roofs Residential projects pose some unique challenges for green roofs. You may need to work with a structural engineer before installation begins. Michael Moore, general manager and co-owner of Diggable Designs, another ALCC Sustainable Landscape Partner, learned this as the company first launched a residential green roof design and installation project in the Highlands area of Denver. Homes in this neighborhood are narrow, and tower four to five stories high. READ THE FULL ARTICLE (pdf)
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ALCC Outlook Award Recognizes Mike Moore
ALCC Outlook Award Recognizes Mike Moore Michael Moore (Diggable Designs Landscape Construction, Lakewood) received the 2016 Outlook Emerging Leader Award from ALCC. The Colorado native grew up in Centennial and graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in landscape horticulture. After receiving his degree, he spent some time in California before returning to Colorado to establish Diggable Designs with his wife Jessica, a designer, and friend Dylan Hicks as operations manager. Within his business, Moore is respected for practicing integrity, kindness and service. Others in the industry know him to be honest, sincere and helpful – all qualities that mark a long-term industry leader. Since 2012 Moore has been the leader of the Denver Chapter’s Day of Service. His estimating and organizational skills have driven the success of these projects. Each year, Moore has risen to new challenges while completing renovations or installations at different Denver metro area schools. And all of the projects have been successful thanks to his project management, advance planning, and calm demeanor. In 2016, he dealt with a new level of difficulty to the Day of Service event held at Green Mountain High School by adding a teaching component. One dozen students worked side-by-side […]
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2017 Day of Service Project – Landscape Education Opportunities
2017 Day of Service Project – Landscape Education Opportunities For the 2017 Day of Service, ALCC’s Southern and Denver Chapters helped local high schools move their training programs forward by creating outdoor areas where students will learn and practice hands-on skills. In Lakewood, Denver Chapter members returned to Green Mountain High School to expand work begun during last year’s Day of Service to build more outdoor learning areas. They completed Phase I of a two-year project and now instructor Courtney Mayo’s students have seven raised garden beds, graded areas to place a hoop house and chicken coop – plus pathways connecting all the stations. Mayo said he was in awe of all that industry pros could accomplish in one day. Several students were selected by their teachers to work alongside industry volunteers. READ THE FULL ARTICLE (pdf)
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