A thoughtful process creates a better landscape.
Every project begins with attention to the land, architecture, people, and life of a place. We look closely at its geology, soil, water, vegetation, climate, history, views, and patterns of use, while listening to the people who will experience it. From this understanding, we look for the qualities that give the place its character and allow the direction of the landscape to emerge.
From there, the landscape is composed as a whole. Landform, planting, material, movement, architecture, and atmosphere are brought into relationship to create a coherent experience of place. We then carry the design into the landscape through construction, horticulture, and craft, working closely with architects, builders, artisans, and horticultural teams.
But the work does not end at completion. The best landscapes deepen with time. Trees mature, plants spread and recede, stone weathers, light shifts, and views open and close. A garden gradually develops a history of its own.
Our role is to design for that becoming—to create the conditions for a landscape to evolve, deepen, reveal itself over time, and for people to encounter nature with attention, wonder, and awe. Where appropriate, we remain involved as the garden matures.
01 — READ
Understand the place – its land, ecology, architecture, history, and patterns of use.
02 — COMPOSE
Bring landform, planting, material, movement, architecture, and atmosphere into relationship.
03 — MAKE
Translate the design through construction, horticulture, and craft.
04 — ESTABLISH
Guide the landscape as it grows and develops, allowing time to become part of the design.
Landscape is inherently collaborative. We work closely with clients, architects, builders, artists, craftspeople, horticultural teams, and other specialists, bringing different perspectives together around a shared understanding of the place.
Where architecture is part of the project, landscape and building are considered as one continuous experience from the earliest stages. Across projects of different scales and settings, we bring clarity and experience to the process while remaining open to what the place reveals.
The best landscapes do not announce how much work went into them. They simply feel right.
A thoughtful landscape begins with understanding the place.
We believe a well-considered garden can change how people experience the natural world—creating opportunities for attention, connection, and wonder.
We welcome inquiries for projects throughout Colorado and North America: private gardens, residential landscapes, estates, public and cultural projects, institutional landscapes, ecological landscapes, and significant landscape transformations. Start a project inquiry by telling us about the site, its architecture and context, the opportunity, and what you imagine the landscape becoming.
DOBRO DESIGN
Landscape Architecture · Garden Design · Construction · Stewardship
Colorado-based · Working throughout North America