President/CEO, and landscape designer at Glacier View Landscape & Design, Inc. in Longmont, Colorado. He has 25 years experience in the landscape and nursery industries both in north Florida and Colorado, including more than 15 as a landscape foreman, and has been a Boulder County resident for 32 years. Dave brings elements of stone, earth, fire, and water into his landscape designs. Read more of Dave's articles on Examiner.com or read more about Glacier View Landscape on Houzz.com.
January 2021: Redpoint Maple Erie Colorado landscapes – plant of the month Redpoint Maple or Acer rubrum ‘Frank Jr.’ is a drought-tolerant, heat resistant, and relatively fast-growing maple in the red maple family. It is special because it has been cultivated to be resistant to the typical chlorosis found with many Maples in our Erie … More Redpoint Maple is January 2021 Plant of the Month
December 2020: Yukon Blue Spruce Longmont Colorado landscapes – plant of the month Yukon Blue Spruce or Picea glauca ‘Yukon Blue’ is another small garden evergreen cultivar from Iseli Nursery that this landscaper loves to plant. A medium growth rate, silver-blue short needles, and an upright growth habit make this White Spruce an attractive focal … More Yukon Blue Spruce is December 2020 Plant of the Month
November 2020: Weeping Serbian Spruce Erie Colorado landscapes – plant of the month Weeping Serbian Spruce or Picea omorika ‘Pendula’ is a highly ornamental slow-growing weeping Spruce with pendulous drooping branches and usually a strong upright leader. It may, however, decide to bend and droop, and then send up another strong leader, leading to a unique … More Weeping Serbian Spruce is November 2020 Plant of the Month
October 2020: Japanese Blood Grass Boulder Colorado landscapes – plant of the month Japanese Blood Grass or Imperata cylindrica ‘Red Baron’ is an attractive perennial grass that can spread into wet areas in the landscape on its own in Colorado. It spreads via rhizomes (roots), not by seed propagation. It has vibrant red tips set against … More Japanese Blood Grass is October 2020 Plant of the Month
September, 2020: ‘Mini Man’ Dwarf Manchurian Viburnum Longmont Colorado area landscapes – plant of the month ‘Mini Man’ Dwarf Manchurian Viburnum, or Viburnum burejaeticum ‘PO17S’ is a miniature variety of the 12’ high Manchurian Viburnum that was discovered by accident in Montana as a strange stunted version in a 50’ long hedge of 12’ Viburnum. … More ‘Mini Man’ Dwarf Manchurian Viburnum is September 2020 Plant of the Month
