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Harmony’s Anomaly – Truly Unique

It’s often asked, “how can Harmony offer such extensive high-quality amenities for such a below-market, bargain price?” Simply said, Harmony is still in the development phase of the community, therefore the development company, through on-going sales, is able to provide additional operating capital until such time the membership counts reach maturity. Membership fees and membership dues have been modestly increased over time to reflect expanding Club amenities, and higher operational costs for labor and on-going maintenance and repair … Continue readingHarmony’s Anomaly – Truly Unique

Golf Course Maintenance Spring 2019

April 8th and 9th Harmony will deploy a new piece of equipment for greens aerification. The machine, known as a “deep tine” or “verti-drain” aerator is capable of making deeper holes to penetrate the various profiles of material that make up USGA greens. The tines are 5/8” in diameter and 9” long which produce an aerifying depth of almost 8”. Now water will be able to move deeper through the greens profile to subsurface drainage, creating space for … Continue readingGolf Course Maintenance Spring 2019

Harmony’s Clubhouse – Ready for Construction

After years of steady membership growth, Harmony Club is approaching the originally-projected 360-member benchmark that supports the construction of its clubhouse building. In a fairly counter-intuitive move, Harmony did not start out the now 12-year-old golf course development with a club house as is the more traditional, “build it and they will come,” model. Rather, in step with developer Byron Collins’ characteristic and methodical “slow can be faster” mantra, Harmony is finally enjoying critical mass both in terms … Continue readingHarmony’s Clubhouse – Ready for Construction

What’s Missing is the Moisture

Since November 1, 2018 until now, the area has seen less than .5” of perception. Even by Colorado’s arid standards, this extreme lack of moisture is unprecedented. While the mild winter makes it particularly appealing to get outside and enjoy, Harmony’s golf course is more vulnerable to serious damage than ever. When winter sets in, the course’s turf goes dormant. The leaf tissue dies, essentially becoming an insulating barrier to the crown; the delicate part of the plant … Continue readingWhat’s Missing is the Moisture

HEY MOM! Look at ME!

That familiar, jubilant shout of a small somebody making sure that showing off is not in vain. As kids, we never tired of yelling it, and as parents we never tired of hearing it. Spring is like that around here – nothing shows off quite like spring time, and our spring this year is especially boisterous. Like some dare-devil 4-year-old about to jump into the deep end of a swimming pool, the Brandywine Crab Apple trees are … Continue readingHEY MOM! Look at ME!

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Charitable Living

Here’s a fun fact to share at your next holiday cocktail party: Golf as an industry raises more money for charity than all other sports combined. The National Golf Foundation’s tracking shows the game generates more than $3.9 billion annually for philanthropic organizations that are unrelated to the sport. With that in mind, it’s easy to understand Harmony’s philosophy as it relates to charities. During it’s inception, Harmony’s founder Byron Collins, was determined to preserve the golf course’s … Continue readingCharitable Living

A Man and his Dirt

The land Harmony sits on was graced with natural beauty from the very beginning; far enough away from the foothills to afford the most spectacular views, possessing of natural topography that allowed those views to express their in-your-face elegance. What is less obvious is how much effort it’s taken to reveal the full-blown beauty we have come to expect of this place. Number of yards Harmony’s first residential construction (comprised of Biden’s Gate, Club Drive, Engh Place, … Continue readingA Man and his Dirt

Welcome to In Harmony

As a foundation for all things Harmony, we want to share our mission and vision statements – this explains how we all ended up in Timnath – the one in Colorado, not the one in the land of the sun. Vision Through unwavering commitment to excellence, execute a tasteful transformation of the Nelson Homestead into the Premier lifestyle community of Northern Colorado. Mission To assemble dedicated, like-minded individuals who will work together to create a unique and beautiful … Continue readingWelcome to In Harmony

The Nelson Homestead

If reference to the “Nelson Homestead” creates more of a “huh?” than a “hmmm,” let us explain. Before there was Harmony, there were acres and acres of rolling prairie homesteaded by the Nelson family. In 1872 Simon Duncan (pictured center, seated with beard and hat) acquired a Deed of Trust from the United States Government for land to homestead in the Colorado Territories. Three generations later, Clovis Nelson, Simon’s great-great-grandson had grown the original 40-acre plot to a … Continue readingThe Nelson Homestead