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Phillips Drive

Site Analysis

Our landscape design clients and Lafayette, Colorado homeowners were looking for a functional patio and a landscape design that provided privacy (while maintaining views) and a low-maintenance  plant solution with curb appeal. Easy right?!

Project Goals

» Create a functional patio around  new pool

» Balance privacy screening while trying to maximize mountain views

» Clean & low maintenance design solution

» Nest everything into the landscape with plantings

» Create curb appeal from the driveway

      Project Collaborators

      » Install by Rocky Mountain Landscape

      » Pool by Integrity Pool Builders

      » Lighting by Vista Pro

      » Photos by Kyla Chambers Photography

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          Concepts

          Phillips Drive - Concept 3
          Phillips Drive - Concept 2
          Phillips Drive - Concept 1

          Solutions

          To create a functional patio around the new pool » 

          • Generous walking space
          • Various locations for potential seating areas depending on the season
          • Dedicated fire pit area with integrated seating
          • Landscape lighting

          To balance privacy screening while trying to maximize mountain views » 

          • Strategic layering of plant material and tree placement
          • Raised planter with stone backdrop

          For a clean & low maintenance design solution »

          • Pavers and natural stone
          • Native flowers and drought tolerant shrubs

              For a clean & low maintenance design solution »

              • Pavers and natural stone
              • Native flowers and drought tolerant shrubs

              To nest everything into the landscape with plantings »

              • Berms for added depth
              • Retaining seat wall
              • Strategic tree placement

              To improve the overall curb appeal »

              • Plants that give multi-season visual interest
              • Layered plantings with several textures
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                Final Plan

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                Phillips Drive a low-maintenance landscape design created by Helios Landscape Design in Longmont Colorado

                plan – detail view
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                Phillips Drive phase 2 of landscape design created by Helios Landscape Design in Northglenn Colorado

                Finished Project

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                Aerial view of a custom landscape design with a functional patio and large established trees in Denver Colorado.
                Aerial view of a custom landscape design created by Helios Landscape design in Longmont Colorado.
                Patio table nestled into a rock patio that is backed by larger boulders and a surrounding landscape design.
                Custom stone firepit on a stone patio with surrounding boulders in Colorado.
                Modern pool with a paver patio created by Kristen Whitehead and Helios Landscape Design.
                Stone walkway with a custom paved patio and a functional outdoor living space.
                Functional Patio and pool created by Helios Landscape Design
                Landscape design with a modern pool and a functional patio.
                Custom pool and landscape design shown at dusk with pathway lighting.
                Nighttime image of landscape lighting installed next to the pool and custom rock feature of Phillips Road
                Nighttime image of a pool illuminated by a color-changing LEDs in Longmont Colorado

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