Front Yard to Front Page
David K. owned a Denver Tudor Revival home with incredible bones — steeply pitched gable roof, half-timbered details, arched doorway. But the front yard was aggressively mediocre: struggling bluegrass, overgrown junipers, and a concrete pathway with all the charm of a parking lot divider.
He posted on DunRite Social asking for ideas that matched the Tudor character of the house. A landscape architect in Vancouver immediately connected the architecture to its historical landscape conventions: cottage-style plantings, informal massed perennials, a naturalistic approach.
She suggested replacing the concrete path with irregular flagstone in a gentle curve, with creeping thyme between the stones. Others recommended removing the symmetrical junipers entirely — a suggestion that initially gave David pause but made perfect sense once AI visualizations showed the comparison.
Specific plant recommendations for Denver's climate followed: ornamental grasses, Russian sage, catmint, echinacea. Plants with movement and texture.
Project cost: $12,400. Three neighbors have asked for the name of his landscaper.
"The landscaper said the brief I brought was unusually specific and historically informed," David says. "He asked where I'd gotten the research. I told him a Canadian landscape architect I'd never met had posted it on the internet for free."
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