Desert Landscape in Living Color
Desert-Proof Landscapes
Residential landscape design and installation: hardscape, pools, fire features, turf, desert planting and lighting.
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CA Lic. #1074185 · Landscape Contractor
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Residential design & installation
3D
Renderings before we build
“An amazing and talented contractor, Gus and his team are always on time and very neat.”
Charley Beushausen · Google review
What we do
How We Shape a Desert Yard
Every project starts with a site visit and a plan. Select a discipline to see how it is designed and built.
01
Hardscape & Outdoor Living
Porcelain pavers, concrete, pool surrounds, fire features and shade structures.
02
Desert Planting & Turf
Drought-tolerant, architectural species in crushed rock, with artificial turf where you want green.
03
Lighting & Systems
Irrigation, drainage and layered lighting that carries the yard into the evening.
Bliss Way · fire pit court
Hardscape
Hardscape, Pools and Outdoor Living
Most of what makes a backyard usable is built, not planted. We pour sand-finish and acid-washed concrete, set large-format porcelain pavers, and rebuild pool and spa edges with new coping and tile. Around that we build the places people gather: BBQ islands, fire pits, shade structures and breeze block walls.
- 24″×48″ porcelain pavers and sand-finish concrete
- Pool and spa renovation: coping, tile and decking
- Outdoor kitchens, BBQ islands and fire features
- Shade structures, block walls, breeze block screens and entry gates
- Fountains and water features
Calle Rolph · desert planting
Desert planting & turf
Plants That Belong Here
We plant for the Coachella Valley, not against it. Planting plans are built from drought-tolerant, architectural species such as Yucca rostrata, golden barrel cactus, agave and totem pole cactus, set in crushed rock ground cover. Where you want green underfoot, artificial turf gives you a lawn, a play area or a putting green without the water.
- Drought-tolerant, desert-adapted planting plans
- Specimen cactus, agave, yucca and palms
- Olive trees, date palms and privacy hedges
- Crushed rock and boulder ground cover
- Artificial turf lawns and putting greens
Technical systems
Irrigation, Lighting and Drainage
The parts of a landscape you do not see keep it alive and usable. We plan them with the design, install them with it, and check them again on our annual service.
Irrigation
Breeze Block & Agave Bed
Every bed we plant runs on drip irrigation, zoned by plant type and laid before the rock goes down.
Lighting
Layered Lighting, Bliss Way
String lights on poles, plant uplighting and integrated lighting on the shade structure and screens.
Drainage
Pool Deck, Manzanita
Drainage systems go in with the hardscape, before the deck and the planting beds are finished.
How we work
From Concept to Completion
01
Site Visit
We meet you at the property, walk it together and agree on a clear scope of work. Approximate budget and timing are discussed on site.
02
Landscape Design
We measure the site, draw a base plan, then prepare colour landscape, hardscape and lighting plans. 3D renderings are optional.
03
Installation
Once the design and proposal are approved we schedule the build: demolition and clean-up, hardscape, irrigation, planting and lighting, installed to the plan.
04
Annual Service
After the build we offer annual or twice-yearly service: irrigation and lighting checks, trimming of shrubs, hedges and trees, clean-ups and fresh ground cover.
Ready when you are
Heat-Proof. Water-Wise. Seriously Good-Looking.
Tell us how you want to live out there. We plan it, draw it and build it, from the pavers to the palms.