Corrales keeps a village character that the rest of the metro traded away: acequias still running, horse properties, big cottonwoods along the bosque, and lots measured in acres rather than feet. ABQ Landscape Co works these properties with plans that fit rural land and the irrigation traditions that come with it.
Acreage planned in zones
Nobody should be paying to irrigate an entire Corrales lot. A finished, irrigated core sits near the house, then steps down through transitional planting to low-input native ground toward the property line.
The outer zones use high-desert landscaping with native grasses, chamisa, and desert willow that need almost nothing once rooted, which is what makes a large property affordable to keep.
Cottonwoods and the bosque canopy
The cottonwoods are the reason people move here and the thing most likely to drop a limb on a barn. Structural tree trimming on mature cottonwood and Russian olive clears deadwood and reduces end-weight ahead of monsoon season, without the topping that ruins a tree.
Working with acequia irrigation
Plenty of Corrales properties still have ditch rights and flood-irrigate on a schedule. The design works around that rather than against it, keeping established trees and pasture on the acequia and putting the ornamental beds on zoned drip irrigation so the two systems do not fight each other.
Frequently asked questions
Can you work with my acequia water rights?
Yes. We commonly keep mature trees and open ground on ditch irrigation and put ornamental beds and new plantings on drip, so each gets the right kind of water.
Do you take on multi-acre properties?
Yes. We zone them so the maintained area sits near the house and the outer property runs on native, low-input planting.
How often should mature cottonwoods be pruned?
On a multi-year structural cycle, with deadwood removal ahead of monsoon season. Cottonwoods shed limbs readily, so end-weight reduction is the priority.
Property note 1: Area And Access Notes for Neighborhood Property Planning
The north valley is covered, including Los Ranchos and Bernalillo, and cover the Albuquerque metro generally.
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For a Albuquerque property, start with observations from the high-desert Rio Grande valley: note how alkaline sandy and caliche-prone soils affect drainage before choosing work. Compare the proposed scope with Bernalillo County and City of Albuquerque guidance, then record access and maintenance choices for neighborhoods such as North Valley, Nob Hill and the Foothills; suitable plant examples include xeric blue grama, yucca and desert willow.
Property note 2 for neighborhood property planning should connect helpful landscape guide to a measured area, a labeled photograph, or a documented owner priority. Keep any condition not yet inspected as an open item, and state the next check before it changes the written estimate.