Feature Garden: This sweeping landscape is a magnet for all things winged
29 Mar 2019
Vistas, Hues & Bird’s-eye Views
By Carol Brock Photos by David Winger/WingerPhotography.PhotoShelter.com Despite its amazing vistas, Jim Strouse’s yard lacked three things he loved when he moved into his Boulder home in 2007: flowers, pollinators and birds.![](/wp-content/boulderhg/2019/03/strouse-BEFORE-1_ret-300x200.jpg)
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Setting the Stages
To create that paradise, Stringer tackled the project in stages, addressing a main concern: “We wanted beautiful curb appeal,” Strouse says. To achieve that, Stringer ripped out the voluminous creeping junipers surrounding the entry and replaced them with a landing of Trex to create a distinct entrance. The landing is a resting spot for a fabricated-stone water feature that Stringer designed and built on-site. “It’s one of my favorite things,” Strouse says. “There are always several species of birds sitting on it and getting a drink.” Stringer heated the fountain, so it’s a year-round water source.![](/wp-content/boulderhg/2019/03/STROUSE-HIGH-28-246x300.jpg)
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Deck Integration
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Matted Grass Driveway
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Breezy Connection
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Entrance Definition
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Variable Textures
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TLC Gardens won a Silver Award for the Strouse garden in the 2016 International Landscape Design Awards, bestowed by the Association for Professional Landscape Designers. Contact TLC Gardens at 303-648-6229 or visit www.tlcgardens.com.