About Derek & Garden Sprites | Boulder, CO Gardeners

Our Philosophy

A dedication to detailed gardening.

Garden Sprites is a localized, professional gardening collaboration based in Boulder, Colorado.

Founded by head gardener Derek Pedersen, Garden Sprites was born out of a desire for flexibility, personal client interactions, and an absolute dedication to detailed garden craft. Unlike bigger landscape crews who blow in and out in minutes, Derek believes every yard deserves individual, patient attention.

We work directly with you to understand your aesthetic and lifestyle goals. We focus on listening, selecting native Colorado plants that stand up to our unique climate, and placing creative, handcrafted details throughout the garden path, making your outdoor spaces truly feel like home.

Derek Pedersen - Founder of Garden Sprites

What Guides Our Work

We focus on three core pillars to make every garden design robust, custom, and climate-appropriate.

01

Client-First Design

We combine Derek's gardening vision with your feedback, rather than resorting to corporate templates. You control how your plants look, prune, and grow.

02

Native & Climate Choice

We actively advocate away from water-heavy, non-native plants. We install plants adapted to Colorado's high-altitude sunshine and limited rainfall.

03

Handcrafted Details

Whether it's placing custom wooden placards showing common and Latin plant names, or writing little haikus for your walking path, we add art to nature.

Let's make something beautiful.

Ready to upgrade your garden maintenance, request custom plant placards, or reorganize overgrown beds? Get in touch for a personal garden walkthrough.