Landscapers in Henderson, NV

Frequently asked questions

How much does landscaping cost in Henderson?

This site does not yet track landscaping prices, so get two written quotes rather than working from a figure. The larger question is usually how the work is contracted: a monthly maintenance agreement, a one-off installation, and a full redesign are three different arrangements, and the same company often offers all three. For maintenance, ask exactly what the monthly fee covers — mowing and blowing only, or irrigation checks, seasonal pruning and fertilising too — because that is where identical-looking quotes differ most.

Is it true I have to remove my grass?

For some grass, yes. Nevada law passed in 2021 requires the removal of non-functional turf — decorative grass along streets, in medians and in common areas of commercial and multi-family properties — across the Las Vegas valley by the end of 2026. It does not apply to single-family home lawns, and it does not apply to grass people actually use, such as parks and sports fields. Separately, the Southern Nevada Water Authority runs a rebate that pays per square foot for replacing grass with desert landscaping, which is open to homeowners as well. A landscaper who works in the valley should know both; check the current rebate rate with the water authority directly, since it changes.

What is xeriscaping, and does it mean gravel?

Xeriscaping means designing for low water use, and it does not mean a rock yard. The stereotype of gravel and three agaves is what happens when a lawn is removed without a design replacing it — and it can make a yard hotter, since rock stores and radiates heat in a way a lawn does not. Done properly it is a planted landscape: desert-adapted trees and shrubs for shade and structure, grouped so plants with similar water needs share a valve, with rock as a mulch rather than as the point.

How much should I water, and when?

Less often and more deeply than most people do, and never in the middle of the day. Southern Nevada has mandatory watering restrictions that vary by season and are assigned by day, so the schedule is not entirely your choice — check the current groups with the water authority, since they change through the year. Beyond the rules, the useful principle is that deep, infrequent watering drives roots down and shallow daily watering keeps them at the surface where they cook. Most desert-adapted plants are killed here by overwatering rather than by drought.

Why does my drip irrigation keep failing?

Because it is buried, unwatched, and running on hard water. The common failures are emitters clogged with mineral scale, lines chewed by rodents, a broken emitter quietly flooding one plant while its neighbours get nothing, and a controller still running a schedule set two seasons ago. Nothing above ground shows any of this until a plant dies. Have the system run through zone by zone twice a year — it is one of the cheapest things a landscaper does and it prevents most of what people mistake for plants that "just did not take".

Do landscapers in Henderson need a licence?

For work beyond routine maintenance, yes. Nevada requires a state contractor’s licence for landscape construction — irrigation systems, hardscape, walls, drainage — with a classification and a monetary limit attached to it. Mowing and trimming do not require one. Every listing here is checked against Nevada State Contractors Board records, and if a project involves anything being built or plumbed, ask for the licence number and check it on the Board’s lookup before work starts.

Choosing a landscaper in Henderson

Decide first whether you want maintenance or a project. They are different businesses even when one company does both. A maintenance agreement is judged on reliability, on whether they check the irrigation rather than only cutting what is visible, and on whether the same crew comes each time. A project is judged on design and on the licence.

Get the maintenance contract in writing, itemised. "Full service" means very different things at similar prices. Ask specifically whether it includes irrigation inspection, seasonal pruning, fertilising, and adjusting the controller through the year — the last one alone is worth the difference between two quotes, because a controller left on a summer schedule through winter wastes more water than the whole contract costs.

Check the licence for anything built or plumbed. Irrigation, hardscape, walls and drainage need a Nevada contractor’s licence with the right classification and limit. Mowing does not. The Contractors Board lookup settles it in a minute, and this is the category where the line between a gardener and a contractor gets blurred most often.

Ask what happens to the water bill. Much of Henderson’s newer housing came with builder-installed landscaping and irrigation laid out for the planting that was there on handover — which is rarely what is growing now, and often means valves mixing plants with completely different needs. Regrouping those zones is a cheap job with a visible effect on the bill. A landscaper who quotes a redesign without mentioning irrigation is quoting half of it.

Be specific about plants, and be realistic about exposure. Ask for the plant list before installation and look up what is on it. Henderson sits slightly higher and cooler than the valley floor, which widens the choice a little — but not as much as a nursery label suggests, and a west-facing wall here is still a west-facing wall in July. A landscaper who talks you out of something is usually worth keeping.

Get two quotes on any installation, and expect them to differ in design rather than price. Landscaping quotes are hard to compare because the proposals are genuinely different, which is the point. Ask each for a plan, a plant list and an irrigation description, then compare those — the totals only mean something once you know they describe the same yard.