Cosmos Design

Cherish Your Vision

Felecia Ashby — Tue, 01 May 2012 16:29:50 +0000

“Cherish your vision;

Cherish your ideals;

Cherish the music that stirs in your heart,

the beauty that forms in your mind,

the loveliness that drapes your purest thoughts.

If you remain true to them your world will at last be built”.

~James Allen

Spring 2012

Felecia Ashby — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:49:47 +0000

purple crocus bloom

springs forth in a bold hue

pale light warms the ground

Still dreaming about that garden you have always wanted? Make it a reality by calling a local landscape designer! Since 1999 Cosmos Design has been creating exceptional gardens all over the Denver Metro Area. Call for a complimentary 1 hour consultation.

Winter 2012

Felecia Ashby — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:46:47 +0000

Photos by Mia no Mia

Snow falls thick, a deep

white skin that blankets the ground

and smooths sharp edges

Charles de Lint

Welcome 2012!

Felecia Ashby — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:06:26 +0000

Collaborative Art by MIA No MIA

Another year is dawning!

Let it be

For better or for worse,

Another year with thee!

Ode to Atlantis

Felecia Ashby — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 05:14:23 +0000

Atlantis

by: Clark Ashton Smith (1893-1961)

Above its domes the gulfs accumulate.
Far up, the sea-gales blare their bitter screed:
But here the buried waters take no heed—
Deaf, and with welded lips pressed down by weight
Of the upper ocean. Dim, interminate,
In cities over-webbed with somber weed,
Where galleons crumble and the krakens breed,
The slow tide coils through sunken court and gate.

From out the ocean’s phosphor-starry dome,
A ghostly light is dubitably shed
On altars of a goddess garlanded
With blossoms of some weird and hueless vine;
And, wingéd, fleet, through skies beneath the foam,
Like silent birds the sea-things dart and shine.

Early Summer 2011

Felecia Ashby — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 04:55:52 +0000

(A) Watercolor sketch for proposed woodland garden project by Greg Marquez.

(B) Early Summer containers with “Cappuccino” Petunia, “Evening Glow” Geranium, “Big Red Judy” Coleus and “Pinwheel” Petunia.

(D) Newly planted woodland themed garden.

(E) Terrarium with houseplants and glow in the dark rocks.

Succulent Container Gardening

Felecia Ashby — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 15:51:26 +0000

Succulent and sedum container gardening is one of the most exciting and appropriate trends in Rocky Mountain regional gardening! Best of all they are water wise and drought tolerant once they are established!

All containers were produced by Cosmos Design except for the cactus patch container courtesy of E. J.

A Garden’s Next Top Flower 2011

Felecia Ashby — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 03:44:32 +0000

Today’s Petunia is anything but ordinary. Nurseries like Welby Gardens located in Brighton, CO are bringing new breath to an old annual favorite, the petunia. Pinstripe is definitely the favorite, with it’s thin yellow stripe on a deep purple background, followed by Caramello, a pale peach number with a spotted throat; Sunray, a pale yellow with dark yellow centered variety and for the most dramatic flare Black Velvet, a true black petunia. These petunias are sure to give any full sun planting that extra something special for 2011 annual gardens!

Earth Day 2011!

Felecia Ashby — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 01:43:18 +0000

Cosmos Design is a full service landscape design and maintenance company.

Happy Earth Day!

Let’s all celebrate our great Mother Earth today!

Cosmos Design in conjunction with Denver’s Aveda Renaissance Day Spa is auctioning off landscape design services. Money raised goes to Western Resource Advocate’s water conservation and restoration programs.

Welcome Spring!

Felecia Ashby — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:59:05 +0000

Snowflake on a stem

whispers to its relatives-

I’ll take over now.

~Amy LV