Projects | Kinghorn Gardens - Part 2
The Shoppes at Southport: Off-Beat Commercial Landscape Install
News, Projects | July 20th, 2016
Our install crew brought these off-beat commercial landscape design sketches to life at the Shoppes at Southport in LaVista this June. Though the shopping center has yet to fill with the hustle...
Suburban Perennial Meadow Designer Q&A
Projects | June 15th, 2016
Catch up on the latest with the Purple Polos with a quick Q&A with landscape designer Nate Huse and a newly installed Suburban Perennial Meadow. Q: What was the client looking for in this...
Fall Container Inspiration
News, Projects | October 9th, 2015
The time of pumpkins, gourds, cinnamon sticks and grape vine has arrived! Fall is here and it's time to celebrate as the trees put on their final show for the year. Each time the season changes our...
Spring Bulb Inspiration
News, Projects | August 25th, 2015
To get these pretty spring blooms you have to have bulbs in the ground in Nebraska between October and November. So the time to plan for spring is now! Pull together your favorite looks and contact...
Places & Spaces: A Kid Centered Install
People, Projects | August 25th, 2015
In our line of work we are able to create relationships with home owners all across Omaha, each with their own unique taste, as well as the reason for picking up the phone to call the Purple Polos....
Planting with Piet
News, People, Projects | August 13th, 2015
Piet Oudolf (which I now know is pronounced Pete) used to be just a name printed in Helvetica Bold on a large black and white book in our design office, a name our designers gushed about as...
2014 Project Review
News, Projects | December 30th, 2014
Two thousand fourteen was a big year for Kinghorn Gardens. Although every year seems bigger then the previous when you continue to take care of regular maintenance properties while...
Places & Spaces: Planned Prairie
Projects | November 20th, 2014
We love having our hand in projects that fulfill all our values at once and this planned-prairie hits a home-run; stewardship, simplicity, habitat and community. Embracing their natural landscape,...
Places & Spaces: Creative Water Management
Projects | November 6th, 2014
Our latest project began with a dark and muddy side yard, not getting much use, plagued by standing water whenever it rained. It was heavily wooded, wet, and shaded most of the time, not making for...
Places & Spaces: Greenroof by the Numbers
Projects | October 17th, 2014
2 greenroofs 4 stories up 3,800 plants (8 different varieties) 13 tons of rock 8 Purple Polos 1 crane 1 elevator 5 days While you commuted to and from work, the Purple Polo crew spent five days...