Author: David White

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.

Saskatoon Serviceberry is the February 2020 Plant of the Month

February 20, 2020

February, 2020: Saskatoon Serviceberry Erie Colorado area landscapes – plant of the month Saskatoon Serviceberry or Amelanchier alnifolia is a large deciduous upright multi-stemmed shrub that shows well in all four seasons. Vibrant white flowers are some of the earliest and most showy in the landscape. The plant’s large stature allows it to stand out … More Saskatoon Serviceberry is the February 2020 Plant of the Month

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Hicks Yew is the January 2020 Plant of the Month

January 17, 2020

January, 2020: Hicks Yew Longmont Colorado area landscapes – plant of the month Hicks Yew or Taxus x media is a hybridization of yew species Taxus baccata and Taxus cuspidate. All Yew are a broadleaf evergreens, as opposed to coniferous evergreens (think trees with cones, like Spruce, Pine and Fir), that is well suited to … More Hicks Yew is the January 2020 Plant of the Month

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Alleghany Viburnum is the November 2019 Plant of the Month

November 11, 2019

November, 2019: Alleghany Viburnum Boulder Colorado area landscapes – plant of the month Lantanaphyllum viburnum or Alleghany Viburnum is a large deciduous flowering shrub that does well in part sun to shade. In the Eastern US, it can be grown in full sun, but here in our Boulder Colorado landscapes, with our intense sunshine, it … More Alleghany Viburnum is the November 2019 Plant of the Month

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Sienna Glen Maple is the October 2019 Plant of the Month

October 24, 2019

October, 2019: Sienna Glen Maple Plant of the month series for Boulder Colorado area landscapes Sienna Glen Maple or Acer x freemanii ‘Sienna’ is a great Maple hybrid for Boulder Colorado landscapes because of its resistance to wind stress, snow loads, and soil conditions. It is a stout, pyramidal Maple, that is medium to fast … More Sienna Glen Maple is the October 2019 Plant of the Month