ABQ Landscape Co is a landscaping and lawn care company working in this city and nowhere else. Everything below describes how we actually operate.
What we do
Design, installation and maintenance for residential yards — planting, irrigation, hardscape and the ongoing care that keeps a finished yard from sliding backwards. If a job is outside what we do well, we say so and point you somewhere better.
Where we work
We work across Albuquerque. If you are outside the city proper and want to know whether we reach you, ask — we will give you a straight answer rather than a maybe.
What the high desert asks of a yard
Albuquerque sits in high desert, and altitude changes the calculation. Sun is stronger, nights swing colder, and the growing window is narrower than the raw temperature range suggests. We plan to that window rather than a generic calendar.
Soil we plan around
Soil across New Mexico normally runs between pH 6.5 and 8.4, and western soils are typically alkaline. Many arid and semi-arid soils here also carry caliche — a whitish-grey layer cemented by calcium and magnesium carbonates — beneath the surface. Caliche changes what it costs to dig, plant and drain, so we check for it before quoting rather than discovering it mid-job.
Source: New Mexico State University Extension Guides A-146 and A-151, verified 2026-07-28.
The water rules we work inside
Between April 1 and October 31 the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority prohibits spray irrigation between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Drip irrigation and low-precipitation bubblers are treated differently from spray, which is one reason we lean on them where a planting will accept them.
Source: Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (ABCWUA) — abcwua.org, verified 2026-07-26.
Grass that actually holds here
Cool-season grasses can generally be used anywhere north of Socorro, and Albuquerque is north of Socorro — so perennial ryegrass, Kentucky bluegrass and tall fescue are all in range. Warm-season options such as bermudagrass, buffalograss and zoysiagrass use less water, but they go dormant and lose colour for at least five months of the year. That is a trade-off worth deciding deliberately rather than discovering in November.
Source: NMSU Extension Guide H-508, verified 2026-07-28.
When work goes in
Timing is not a preference here, it is a constraint. In northern New Mexico the seeding window for warm-season grasses runs May 15 to August 1; for cool-season grasses it is August 15 to September 15. Sodding can be done in spring, summer and autumn. If you are near the edge of a window we will say so instead of taking the booking and hoping.
Source: NMSU Extension Guide H-509, Table 1, verified 2026-07-28.
How we quote
Estimates are free and written. We look at the property, tell you what it needs and what it does not, and put a number against it. If a cheaper approach would get you most of the result, we will tell you that too — a quote you understand is worth more to us than a quote you accept once.
How we work with you
One point of contact, plain language, and a schedule we actually hold to. If something slips we tell you before you notice, not after.
Talk to us
Tell us about your property and what you want from it. Free written estimate, no obligation, and a straight answer about whether we are the right fit.