Sustainability Comes First At
Blue Spruce
Horticulture
Proudly Serving Northern Colorado Since 2017
Gratitude to Our Community
We are thrilled to announce that Blue Spruce Horticulture has been voted the 2025 NOCO Reader’s Choice Best of NOCO Winner in Landscape Design and Installation. Thank you, Northern Colorado, for choosing us as #1!
Rooted in this community, we create thriving, water-wise landscapes using native plants and expert craftsmanship. From design to ongoing care, we are grateful to keep serving you and growing remarkable spaces together. Contact us today to start your next project!
Commitment to
Sustainability
At Blue Spruce Horticulture sustainability is one of our core values, and we strive to incorporate environmentally friendly practices into everything we do. From water-efficient irrigation systems to the use of native plants and eco-friendly products, we always aim to minimize our ecological impact when creating any garden or landscape.
Blue Spruce Horticulture + Lauren Springer Designs
Blue Spruce Horticulture is thrilled to partner in a design/build capacity with esteemed plantswoman, author, and designer Lauren Springer. With an ethos that aligns seamlessly with ours, Lauren’s work is committed to waterwise planting choices and landscape. Throughout her career, she has consistently sought to create beauty with wildlife function, resulting in Audubon Society Habitat Hero designation for several of her projects. Past work includes design projects at Denver Botanic Gardens, Chatfield Farms, the Santa Fe Botanical Garden, the Gardens on Spring Creek, and many private gardens. We are looking forward to designing and building breathtaking gardens together. To learn more, please visit our partnership page!
Our partnerships
A Few of our Recent Works…
Tanglewood Dr.
Fort Collins
Artistic edible gardens with water-wise turf and xeric perennials, emphasizing sustainable food production and low-water plantings that thrive in varied microclimates.
Xeric Perennial Gardens
Matrix Shade Plantings
Grandview Ave.
Fort Collins
A strictly native palette and densely planted pollinator gardens with natural flagstone paths, emphasizing all-season interest and biodiverse gardens that support local wildlife habitat.
Native Plant Palette
Flagstone Pathways
St Luke’s Episcopal
Fort Collins
Blue Spruce was chosen to redesign a dated and water thirsty landscape. The 40,000 square feet of turf will be converted to native gardens, sacred gathering spaces, and a vibrant community space.
Pollinator Habitat
Xeric Turf Conversion
Ranger Drive
Fort Collins
We created a xeric meadow with buffalo grass lawn and perennial plantings, emphasizing low-maintenance beauty and water conservation that thrives with minimal irrigation.
Buffalo Grass Lawn
Meadow Style Plantings
The NEctary
Fort Collins
As a selected contractor by the City of Fort Collins and Downtown Library District, Blue Spruce Horticulture helped to re-envision a forgotten space that has become The Nectary.
Outdoor Classroom
Natural Boulder Fountain
23rd St. Meadow
Denver
Our work at the Denver Zoo is meant to evoke a sense of excitement and adventure upon arrival through a foreign yet familiar landscape of functional, colorful, and impactful beauty.
Meadow Garden
Biodiverse Landscape
Harvard Street
Fort Collins
This beloved residential front yard conversion was awarded an ELITE Gold by the Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado in 2024 for Planting Design. A prime example of what xeriscape can be.
Artistic Rock Garden
Award-Winning Design
Whitcomb Street
Fort Collins
At Blue Spruce Horticulture, we are passionate about creating gardens that are both stunning and sustainable. This landscape, tucked away in a tastefully redeveloped Old Town area thrives year round.
Dense Perennial Gardens
Pollinator Haven
Boxwood Drive
Windsor
Locally quarried Buff Flagstone is prominent throughout this award winning backyard design. In lieu of a fence, the prairie inspired landscape transitions seamlessly into the surrounding open space
Shortgrass Prairie
Award-Winning Design
A Pathway To Preserving
Natural Beauty
Maintaining the beauty of your garden or landscape requires ongoing care and attention. At Blue Spruce Horticulture we offer comprehensive maintenance services to keep your outdoor spaces looking their best year-round. While we specialize in fine gardening, we are also equipped to handle irrigation system maintenance, tree and shrub pruning, lawn care, and other general landscape maintenance. Our team is dedicated to preserving the health and vitality of your landscape, saving you time and effort.
Experience the difference of Blue Spruce Horticulture and let us bring your outdoor spaces to life. Contact us today to get started on your next landscaping project.
Meet Our Team
Funding Friendly Landscapes
A guide to certifications, educational signage, and local grants to fund and boost the educational aspects of gardens that are water-wise, utilize native or regionally adapted plants, or support pollinators and/or wildlife. Blue Spruce Horticulture can help you reach your landscaping goals by designing, building, and maintaining sustainable outdoor spaces that thrive with purpose!
Download Your GuideClient Testimonials
Professional and Friendly
“I highly recommend Blue Spruce Horticulture! They are knowledgeable, prompt, and very fair with pricing. I was impressed by how they handled planting over 20 trees and transplanting existing specimens. The whole team was professional and friendly.”
Creative and Responsive
“We can’t say enough good things about Stuart and the whole team at Blue Spruce. They have been with us from day 1, collaborating with other professionals and managing all phases of major design and installation projects. The Blue Spruce team has created a welcoming feel and one that fits perfectly into the native landscape.”
— Paul Nicholson
The Craftsmanship
“Working with Stuart and the Blue Spruce Team was a great experience. They completed the work promptly and the craftsmanship on our raised beds is fantastic. I had a design in mind for them and they implemented it exactly to our wants and needs. We can’t wait to get the plants in!”
Thoughtful and Caring
“Blue Spruce Horticulture is, without a doubt, the very best landscaping services I have ever used! Everything they do is thoughtful and thorough. They have a lot of experience and truly have the passion and knowledge to always do an excellent job. We highly recommend this wonderful local company!”
— Jeanne Grove
Where We’ve Worked
