South Pearl

• Location: Platt Park, Denver
• Scope: Front yard and streetscape: dry creek bed, planting, concrete work, custom fencing
• Built: Summer 2025 (June–July)
• Investment: About $40–45K
• Services: Xeriscape installation, hardscaping, fences and structures

This Platt Park project turned a patchy, thirsty front lawn into a designed, water-wise streetscape. In place of grass, a dry creek bed of quarried boulders and river rock runs the length of the yard, planted with drifts of ornamental grasses, sedum, and low native shrubs that catch the light and move in the wind. Clean steel-and-cable fencing and young shade trees frame the entry.

What we built

• Dry creek bed of quarried boulders and river rock running the length of the yard
• Drifts of ornamental grasses, sedum, and low native shrubs
• Concrete work as part of the new layout
• Custom steel-and-cable fencing, fabricated locally
• Young shade trees to cool the yard and the street as they grow

Why it works

The build is set up for the Front Range: a graded, free-draining rock base that manages stormwater on site, a plant palette that thrives at altitude on minimal irrigation, and hardscape detailed to hold crisp lines through freeze-thaw. No mowing, no thirsty turf, and a yard that looks composed in every season.

This was one of our larger front-yard builds. See how the pieces are priced in our xeriscape cost guide, browse more projects, or request an estimate. We work across Denver and the metro.