AZ NativeScapes

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“Craig Rawlings of AZ Nativescapes and his team, have been awesome to work with. We had our front yard mostly demoed lowering the high elevation removing plants and gravel and installing artificial turf. His team has shown up every day and worked really hard each and every day. To me, with working with so manny contractors in the past that didn’t clean up the job site each day was terrible. Craig’s team left the job site clean each and every day. I would highly recommend them. They go the extra mile installing retaining walls and every part of the job is done really well. Craig meets with you every day to make sure the plan is how you want it and his team puts the plants and every part of the process the way you want it. This is the first contracting/construction service over 3 homes in th”

“Amazing work! Craig is a xeriscaping master. I hired him to do a project on one of my Phoenix properties, and he delivered! From initial yard concept design, to getting all the details just right (plant selection, maintenance and seasonality planning), it was a 10/10 execution from start to finish. Strong communication during the entire project, and the project was finished ahead of the promised timeline, which is something I almost NEVER experience with most contractors. I recommend very highly in all dimensions!”

“Wow I cannot get over the experience we had with AZNativeScapes! The reviews are what inspired me to hire this company and I can confidently say they fully live up to every one of their five-star reviews. They installed an entire new irrigation system in the front and back yard, leveled the land and installed drainage to keep water from foundation, planted about 30 plants and 2 trees, hardwired landscape path and spot lights, new rock in front and back, installed paver walkway and extended patio with pavers, installed flagstone pavers, designed and installed a garden area with 3 large garden beds all with drip irrigation installed, installed a new irrigation timer and new valves. They were on the job about a week and a half. Some of the things I want to highlight: 1. The crew showed up rig”

“Fantastic from first call to finished yard! I had no idea what I wanted - just better. Craig walked me through the whole process from design ideas to shopping for plants, to how wide to make new paver sidewalks, to placement of everything. He listened to everything I said and added his professional opinion. I can’t say enough about the landscaping crew! Very professional at all times- they worked efficiently and really cranked out some hard work. It was really a team effort as they double checked all placements. Everything was put away cleanly every night and they communicated with me constantly. If you want someone with enthusiasm, a great design eye, who knows his plants and has terrific people working together this is the team you want!!”

“Working with Craig to design my backyard was an absolute pleasure. I met with multiple landscapers to do my diligence in the selection process, and Craig really showed that he understood my vision from the very beginning. He has decades of experience and knows quality work and quality materials vendors. He also has great knowledge/long-term thinking on plant selection and growth. So many landscape designers try to force turf and hardscape, and really know nothing about plants, and this is something I really felt differentiated Craig from the rest. His crew worked quickly and left the yard clean each day of the 5-day job. They seemed happy and well taken care of! They leveled my yard, created raised mounds for interest and erosion support, expanded the patio, installed three lines of irrig”

“We had a fantastic experience with AZ NativeScapes! They helped us redesign our entire yard (admitted a smaller project), transitioning from a traditional all-grass layout to a thoughtful and sustainable Arizona xeriscape that’s both beautiful and low-maintenance. In the backyard, we had a 40-year-old orange tree that had reached the end of its life — they carefully removed it and planted a new one in its place. They cut our grass footprint in half, leveled and sloped the land for proper drainage, and installed hybrid Bermuda sod (just as we requested — great for our dog). The rest of the space was filled in with native xeriscape features that complement the desert environment perfectly. The front yard was fully converted — all the grass was removed and replaced with a true Arizona xeris”

“We’ve relied on AZ Native Scapes for nearly 14 years across various properties we’ve owned. Craig and his team consistently deliver stunning, reliable landscape designs. Craig excels at listening to your needs and ideas, crafting a plan that reflects your vision while explaining the merits of different plant choices. We recently completed a total backyard transformation, and once again, Craig, Christian, and the crew performed exceptionally. Highly recommend AZ Native Scapes!!!”

“My back yard was full of jagged gravel and it was very unpleasant to walk on. My idea for the area is flagstones with drought tolerant plants in between. Craig and his crew made my vision came true! (I am now growing ice plants and myoporum between these flagstones so we shall see how they do this summer!) Craig was very responsive and communicative throughout the whole process - from selecting the right color flagstones to accommodating a tweak in the proposal. What I appreciate the most is Craig’s honest opinion if any part of my idea won’t work. I will definitely reach out to Craig and his team again for future projects! It has been a pleasant experience.”

“AZNativeScapes / Craig and Christian totally reworked our front yard from an old weed lawn of the 1990's to a beautiful low water landscape. The artistry and knowledge of plants to use was astounding and totally professional. No question, the best looking yard in the area! Communication was excellent, meeting at every point in the project for consultation. We liked the job so much, we had them back a year later to redo the back yard as well. Both front and back included lighting and updated irrigation. Highly recommended!!”

“I asked Craig to build an oversized bbq island with finishes that match some of the existing hardscape surfaces in my yard. He and his team, led by his foreman Christian, really delivered. Matching the existing stone facing turned out to be much more difficult and time consuming than anticipated. When a shipment arrived that did not meet any of our expectations based on the sample provided, Craig took care of the issue. He worked with the supplier to return the product and then ordered a much closer match. He kept me closely updated throughout the process as well. This is part of what separates Craig and his team from others. It would have been convenient and faster for him to simply install the product that initially arrived but he took the time and effort to find a closer match and deliv”