Las Vegas Valley landscaping help

Swapping grass for desert plants?Get matched with a local pro.

Tell us what your yard needs and we'll pass it to an independent, insured Las Vegas Valley landscaping company that does that kind of work. It's free, and you're never obligated to hire anyone.

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Before you call anyone
1Look up your watering group and assigned days on your water bill
2Photograph the yard, the irrigation valves and any dead or struggling plants
3Note full-sun walls, shade, and where storm water ran during the last monsoon
Know your yard

Why Las Vegas yards behave the way they do

Most landscaping problems in the Las Vegas Valley come back to three things: very little rain, alkaline desert soil that often hides a hard caliche layer, and a water system that limits when and how much you can irrigate. Understanding them helps you ask better questions and compare quotes.

Soil

Alkaline soil and caliche

Valley soils are typically low in organic matter and alkaline, and many lots have a cemented calcium carbonate layer called caliche a short way down. Caliche blocks roots and drainage, so planting holes and trenches often need to break through it before anything else.

Water

Desert rain, assigned watering days

The National Weather Service normal for Las Vegas is a little over four inches of rain a year. The Southern Nevada Water Authority sets mandatory seasonal watering limits, bans sprinkler watering on Sundays, and treats runoff off your property as water waste.

Plants

Heat, sun and the occasional freeze

Summer heat and reflected sun from walls and rock mulch are hard on plants, and winter nights can still dip below freezing. Desert-adapted trees and shrubs on drip, chosen for the exposure they'll face, last far longer than thirsty lawn and ornamentals.

How it works

Three steps. No cost to you.

Widespread Landscaping is a referral service, not a contractor. Partner companies pay for referrals, so the request is free for you.

01

Tell us what happened

Share your ZIP code and what you're dealing with.

02

We match a local pro

Your request goes to an independent, insured company serving your area.

03

They call you

Schedule an inspection and get a quote. You decide whether to hire them.

Service areas

Across Metro Las Vegas.

We take requests from homeowners across the Las Vegas Valley. These are the communities we hear from most often, each with its own mix of housing age, soil, HOA rules and permit office.

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How it works

How a sprinkler zone waters a lawn

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Questions, answered

Is this service free?

Yes. There's no cost to you to request help. Landscaping companies in our network pay for referrals. You only pay the company you hire, and you're never obligated to hire anyone.

Are you a landscaping company?

No. We're an independent referral service. We pass your request to an independent, insured landscaping, irrigation or hardscape company serving your area, and they contact you directly.

Do landscapers need a license in Nevada?

Generally yes, for jobs worth $1,000 or more including labor and materials. The Nevada State Contractors Board licenses landscape contractors under the C-10 classification, and businesses applying pesticides for hire are regulated by the Nevada Department of Agriculture. Verify any license on the board's website and ask for proof of insurance.

What are the watering days in Las Vegas?

SNWA limits landscape watering to one assigned day a week from November through February and three assigned days in spring and fall. From May through August, no landscape watering is allowed from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sprinkler watering on Sunday is always prohibited. Your group is on your water bill.

Do I have to remove my lawn by 2027?

Not at a single-family home. According to SNWA, the state ban on irrigating nonfunctional turf with Colorado River water starting in 2027 applies to commercial, multifamily, government and similar properties, not to grass in single-family yards.

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