Garden for Entertaining

Denver, CO

The owners of this modern home in Denver, Colorado wanted beautiful, drought tolerant native plants in a xeriscape front yard combined with a backyard garden perfect for entertaining. Dakin used her deep knowledge of plants to guarantee low-maintenance splendor in the front yard. Her background in art served to create a design that would showcase the owner’s collection of fascinating outdoor objects and art from around the world. Blooming, feathery native plants in front contrast with the sophistication of a backyard that accommodates both food production and outdoor living.

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View fullsize Sequoiadendron giganteum. Definitely giganteum. #walk #tree #huge #sequoia
View fullsize Shades of pink of Rosa woodsii on along the trail. Then a cactus bloom. #walk
View fullsize What you might wonder catches my designer/plant geek's eye at the ever magnificent Denver Botanic Gardens? The thriving carpinus/hornbeams, clematis without a trellis scrambling over roses (great color combo), a shrub I have never heard of (Sweet shr
View fullsize Even though winter became summer in what seemed like 24 hours and the temperature is scorching, the penstemons are rocking it. #walk #wildflowers #wildflower #penstemon