best area for trees (Boulder, Lafayette: HOA, how much, neighborhoods)

[xeric]

Originally Posted by Hipchik

I give up.

Nice try though.

[qfrost]

You do realize I was kidding you about the grass. right?

[Hipchik]

Oh, thank goodness! I did not. I guess I needed a wink or something. Whew!
BTW - we have a patch of buffalo grass for our dogs. Needs very little water and you don'teven have to mow it! http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/buffalo_grass.htm
Obviously most people don't use this as a "front lawn" but it's a great alternative in certain areas.

[Katiana]

Originally Posted by DressageRider

Xeriscaping is not gravelscaping, and as Hipchik stated it is essential in Colorado. It can also look lush and wonderful and is perfectly suited to the region.

29th Street Mall is... what... 2 years old? It will take a while for the trees to grow.

Katiana - Thanks for mentioning your crabapple! Mine barely bloomed this year too and I thought it was probably my fault. It is usually so beautiful. I wonder if it will produce apples this year?

In the early 80s, a lot of "xeriscaping" was done with rocks and concrete. It has evolved since then.

Yes, 29th St. is a new mall. I'd like to ask, too, what is wrong with a grid system? It makes it much easier to get around than a "random" system does. Denver and Boulder both have many old trees on their gridded streets.

I think the blossoms make the apples.

[qfrost]

Yeah, I can see where this type of landscaping would be useful for those accent areas around the yard, around the entertaining spaces. But I'd definitely want a few trees nearby. I think the trick with xeriscaping is that it's lot more work to do right, so it doesn't lend itself to your average homeowner. But I'm not saying it shouldn't be considered, just done right.

[qfrost]

For those that are interested I found this. It's got some xeriscaping pics.

Colorado WaterWise Council - Demo Gardens

[suzco]

Originally Posted by qfrost

Yeah, I can see where this type of landscaping would be useful for those accent areas around the yard, around the entertaining spaces. But I'd definitely want a few trees nearby. I think the trick with xeriscaping is that it's lot more work to do right, so it doesn't lend itself to your average homeowner. But I'm not saying it shouldn't be considered, just done right.

It's actually easier long term; xeriscaping involves choosing to landscape in a way that is compatible with the environment/climate in which you live.

[DressageRider]

Originally Posted by suzco

It's actually easier long term; xeriscaping involves choosing to landscape in a way that is compatible with the environment/climate in which you live.

I think it is easier in the short term too! It is easier to get native plants and climate-appropriate plants established!

Well, if my crabapples won't be appearing this year, at least I don't have to deal with them falling all over my backyard. There's my silver lining.

[qfrost]

So the older areas have the most established trees, which I sort of knew already. But which areas in and around Boulder have more? Could you make a generality and say the further east, the less trees?

[Neditate]

Originally Posted by qfrost

So the older areas have the most established trees, which I sort of knew already. But which areas in and around Boulder have more? Could you make a generality and say the further east, the less trees?

I guess you could say that. Areas IN Boulder with more trees... Mapleton, Whittier, North Boulder, Newlands.