Project Photos
Landscaping Photo Gallery: Real Yard Work, Up Close
No stock photos here. These are real pictures of landscaping work in progress and finished: new planting beds, curved edging, river rock borders, weed barrier, drip lines, landscape lighting, lawns and trees. Each photo links to the page that explains what that kind of job involves in Las Cruces.
Updated October 2026. Real photos supplied by the business; captions describe the work shown.
Quick answer
What does this landscaping gallery show?
This gallery shows real photos of landscaping work, not stock images: new planting beds with palms, agave and cordyline, curved edging and river rock borders, weed barrier and drip lines going in, landscape lighting, mowed lawns, young trees, a paver driveway and cleanup in progress.
Every yard is different, so use these photos for ideas and bring them to your free estimate. Prices for similar work are in our Las Cruces landscaping cost guide.
In this gallery
Planting beds
What do new planting beds look like?
A well-built planting bed has a clean edge, plants spaced for their full size, and a mix of structure and color: palms or agave for shape, cordyline and grasses for contrast, and shrubs that hold the corners. Drip goes in before the plants, and rock or mulch finishes the surface.
A finished front bed with palms, shrubs and timber edging along the house.
A new bed along a white wall with red cordyline, ornamental grasses and timber edging.
A raised bed with a pygmy date palm, agave and red cordyline against a wall.
A desert-style bed with a white river rock border, palm, agaves and a pot.
Planting flowers in a terracotta pot beside a palm in a raised bed.
A colorful flower garden with snapdragons and purple asters in bloom.
Edging and rock
How are edging, rock borders and weed barrier installed?
Edging goes in first, set in a trench to hold the line between lawn and bed. Weed barrier is cut and laid around each plant, then covered with rock or mulch two to three inches deep. River rock borders frame beds and keep rock from spreading into the lawn.
Installing curved landscape edging around a new planting bed.
Digging a trench to set curved edging between the lawn and a bed.
Cutting and laying weed barrier around a shrub in a circular bed.
Agave and a round shrub bordered by white river rock and dark edging.
Choosing rock? Compare types in our best landscape rock guide or size your order with the rock calculator.
Irrigation and lighting
What do drip irrigation and landscape lighting look like when installed?
Drip line is laid through the bed before planting, so each plant gets an emitter at its roots and the tubing disappears under rock or mulch. Low-voltage landscape lights are set along bed edges and paths to light plants and walkways without glare, then wired to a timer.
Planting topiary shrubs in a new bed with the drip line already in place.
A curved garden bed edged with LED landscape lighting around agaves and palms.
Lawns, trees and cleanup
What does lawn care, tree planting and cleanup work look like?
Regular lawn care means even mowing, trimmed edges and clear paths. New trees are planted with room to grow and their own water. Cleanups remove weeds, old soil and debris so beds can be rebuilt, and new plants wait in their pots until the beds are ready.
A large, freshly mowed lawn surrounded by trees.
A stepping stone path across a green lawn to a modern house.
Young trees planted along a green privacy wall and walkway.
String-trimming weeds and grass around stepping stones near a deck.
Removing old soil from a timber-edged bed along a wall.
Potted shrubs and flowers lined up on a lawn, ready for planting.
Pavers and prep
What do paver and site-prep projects look like?
Paver driveways and patios start with a compacted base and edge restraints, and some designs leave open cells for grass or gravel. Many projects also start with a plain, bare strip along the house, which is the blank canvas for a new bed, border or walkway.
A paver driveway with a grass-filled center strip of turf block pavers.
Before: a bare strip of lawn along a white house wall, ready for a new bed.
Your yard
How do I get a yard like the ones in these photos?
Pick the photos you like and call or request a free estimate. We walk your yard, check soil, sun, slope and water, then give you a written, itemized plan that adapts those ideas to Las Cruces heat, caliche and watering days before any work starts.
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Save your favorites
Note the photos or styles you like.
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Free site visit
We check soil, sun, slope, drainage and irrigation.
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Written plan
Plants, materials and an itemized price.
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Install
Edging and drip first, then plants and rock or mulch.
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Walkthrough
We set the controller and walk the finished yard with you.
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1921 Santa Ines Drive, Las Cruces, NM 88011
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