Projects | Kinghorn Gardens - Part 2
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...
Places & Spaces: Tremendous Tree Planting
Projects | August 29th, 2014
Remember that awesome barrier free landscape that just used to be a blog post and a paper drawing? Well now that project is up to bat! And the Purple Polos are bringing out the big guns to get...
Places & Spaces: Patio Overhaul
Projects | August 15th, 2014
Our latest Places & Spaces project takes us to an Omaha backyard in need of a patio overhaul. The homeowners hoped to renew their outdoor space which originally consisted of an at-grade wood...
Places & Spaces: Fountain Install by the Numbers
Projects | July 24th, 2014
1 designer 2 installers 3 tons of stone 4.5 days of install 12 foot stream 20 annuals 70 perennials 4,000 gallons of water per hour Adding a fountain to a landscaped backyard provides some design...