Rooftop Garden, Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, Colorado

The rooftop garden on the three-story Business College Building at Colorado Mesa University measures 40 x 150 feet, and is situated on the sunny south facing fa?????ade. There are three outdoor rooms with benches, chairs and stair seating, custom drip irrigated planters, Green Grid???(R)???AE???? planting trays with sedums, an ivy covered "green wall" to create a terrace wind buffer and even synthetic turf. Craftsman style lighting is integrated into the design, as is a shade canopy of bent steel tubing and cream-colored shade fabric. The garden hardscape consists of three colors of concrete pavers that rest on adjustable pedestals.

North Avenue Residence Halls, Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, Colorado

Nvision Design Studio's scope of work for the North Avenue Residence Halls at Colorado Mesa University included the design and documentation of 58,625 square feet of landscaped areas. The design included conceptual and schematic grading, layout of pedestrian paving, site lighting, signage, site furniture, plantings and irrigation.

Canyon View Vineyard Church Community Garden, Grand Junction, Colorado

The community garden at Canyon View Vineyard Church is primarily operated by volunteers to fulfill garden and greenhouse management, outreach, ministry, communications, children's education, missions and marketing. Landscape architect Robert Breeden of Nvision Design Studio was instrumental in the creation of the garden idea, and has devoted many volunteer hours to the project, from drawing up conceptual designs to rototilling garden beds. The master plan was created in 2010; each year the garden has grown in popularity and in scale.