An often overlooked or underdeveloped first step of a Fort Collins landscape or sprinkler project is the design. The proper design will provide the map to navigate your project. It will be unique to your specific site and based on a careful review process. Without the map it is easy to get lost and will always cost more to find your way home.

We are proud to have aligned ourselves with an incredibly talented landscape designer in Fort Collins, Sharon Lockwood of Lockwood Landscape Designs. Sharon is an award winning Landscape Designer. She achieved her degree from Kansas State University in Landscape Horticulture and has designed residential and commercial landscapes in the Colorado-Wyoming areas for more than 20 years. She was certified as a Colorado Nursery Professional and is currently a certified member of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers. www.lockwoodlandscapedesigns.com

A professional design will answer the following questions:

• What is the budget and timeline?
• How will the space be used?
• What are the site conditions?
• Are there any design covenants?
• What is the goal visually?
• How mature should the trees and plant material be initially?
• What hardscape elements are desired?
• What types of organic and inorganic material will be used?
• What are the plant and landscape needs?
• What will the water requirements be?
• What level of maintenance will be needed?

We listen and you decide whether you want a whimsical perennial garden, a formal garden, or a  low maintenance, sustainable outdoor space that is in balance with the local Fort Collins and throughout Northern Colorado climate and requires minimal resource inputs in terms of fertilizer, pesticides and water. Southern Exposure will create a unique and beautiful space that you’ll enjoy for years to come.