Landscape Installations in Phoenix, AZ

Platinum Outdoors is a full-service landscaping company specializing in custom landscape installations and backyard packages for homeowners across the Phoenix metro area. Whether you’re completing a new construction yard or upgrading an existing outdoor space, we design and build complete outdoor environments with pavers, artificial turf, landscape rock, irrigation, pergolas, outdoor kitchens, lighting, and other custom outdoor features—all tailored to your property, lifestyle, and Arizona’s climate.

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Complete Landscape Installations & Backyard Packages for Phoenix-Area Homes

Platinum Outdoors provides complete landscape installation services for homeowners throughout the Phoenix metro area, designing and building custom outdoor spaces that are beautiful, functional, and built for Arizona living. Whether you’re finishing a new construction backyard, replacing an outdated landscape, or creating a custom outdoor living space from the ground up, our team manages every phase of the project from design through installation.

Every project is customized to your property, budget, and goals. Rather than offering one-size-fits-all solutions, we combine landscaping, hardscaping, shade structures, irrigation, lighting, and outdoor living features into thoughtfully designed backyard packages that fit the way you want to use your space.

What’s Included in Our Landscape Installation Services

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Featured New Home Landscape Package

Moving into a new home often means starting with an empty dirt backyard. Platinum Outdoors created our New Home Landscape Package to give Arizona homeowners an easy way to transform that blank space into a beautiful, functional outdoor living area without having to coordinate multiple contractors or design every detail themselves.

Our featured $10,000 landscape package includes professionally installed artificial turf, pavers, and decorative landscape rock, all customized to fit your backyard’s size, layout, and intended use. It’s one of our most popular options for homeowners who want a finished backyard that’s attractive, low-maintenance, and ready to enjoy.

To help you make the most of your new outdoor space, every homeowner who books this package also receives a brand-new Traeger grill—making it easy to start enjoying your backyard from day one. If you’re looking for additional features like pergolas, outdoor kitchens, landscape lighting, fire features, or expanded entertaining areas, our team can customize the package to create a complete backyard that fits your home and lifestyle.

Popular Landscape Package Ideas for Arizona Backyards

Every property, budget, and lifestyle is different. In addition to our featured $10,000 New Home Landscape Package, Platinum Outdoors creates custom backyard packages that combine landscaping, hardscaping, shade, lighting, and outdoor living features into one coordinated design. These are not limited to preset layouts. Each project is adjusted to fit your yard, priorities, and long-term plans.

Low-Maintenance Desert Landscape Package

This package is designed for homeowners who want an attractive outdoor space without the upkeep of a traditional lawn. A low-maintenance design may combine artificial turf, decorative rock, drought-conscious planting, drip irrigation, and paver accents. Homeowners looking to reduce water use further can also explore our xeriscaping services.

Popular features include:

  • Artificial turf or low-water groundcover
  • Decorative landscape rock
  • Desert-adapted trees and plants
  • Drip irrigation
  • Paver walkways and seating areas

Turf, Recreation and Family Backyard Package

This package balances usable green space with durable areas for play, pets, seating, and everyday activities. It is a practical option for families who want a finished backyard without adding a large outdoor structure. Recreational features such as a custom backyard putting green can also be incorporated into the design.

Popular features include:

  • Artificial turf for play, pets, or everyday use
  • Paver patios and walkways
  • Putting greens or activity areas
  • Decorative rock borders
  • Drainage and irrigation improvements

Outdoor Living and Entertaining Package

This package is built around gathering, cooking, relaxing, and spending more time outside. The design may combine a shaded patio, cooking area, seating, and a professionally installed custom fire pit. Additional outdoor shade solutions can make the space more comfortable during Arizona’s warmer months.

Popular features include:

  • Pergolas, ramadas, or other shade structures
  • Outdoor kitchens and BBQ islands
  • Fire pits and gathering areas
  • Expanded patios
  • Landscape and patio lighting

Complete Backyard Transformation

A complete backyard transformation is ideal for homeowners who want to redesign an outdated or unfinished property as one cohesive outdoor environment. Our backyard renovation services can combine landscaping, hardscaping, shade, cooking features, lighting, and utility improvements into one coordinated project.

Popular features include:

  • Pavers, turf, decorative rock, and planting
  • Pergolas and covered gathering areas
  • Outdoor kitchens and fire features
  • Landscape lighting
  • Irrigation and drainage upgrades
  • Retaining walls, seating walls, and custom hardscape details

Homeowners can complete their landscape installation at once or follow a master design that allows additional features to be added in phases. Our team organizes each element so the finished backyard looks intentional, functions properly, and supports how you plan to use the space.

Landscape Features We Frequently Combine

The most successful landscape installations are designed as complete outdoor environments rather than a collection of unrelated features. Platinum Outdoors combines hardscaping, landscaping, shade, utilities, and outdoor living elements so each part of the yard supports the overall design, function, and flow of the space.

Hardscape and Gathering Areas

Hardscape features create the foundation for how a backyard is used. Paver patios, walkways, driveways, seating walls, retaining walls, steps, and decorative borders can define gathering areas, improve movement through the property, and provide durable surfaces for furniture, grills, and outdoor activities.

Turf, Planting, and Decorative Landscaping

Artificial turf, decorative rock, trees, shrubs, planting beds, and desert-adapted plants add color, texture, and usable green space to an Arizona backyard. These elements are planned around sun exposure, maintenance preferences, irrigation needs, pets, and the amount of open space the homeowner wants to preserve.

Shade and Outdoor Living Features

Pergolas, ramadas, patio covers, outdoor kitchens, BBQ islands, fireplaces, and fire pits help transform a basic backyard into a more comfortable place for cooking, entertaining, and relaxing. Their placement should be coordinated with patios, walkways, utilities, sightlines, and the orientation of the home.

Lighting, Irrigation, and Drainage

Functional systems are just as important as visible design features. Landscape lighting can improve safety and ambiance, while properly planned irrigation, grading, and drainage help protect planting areas, turf, hardscaping, and nearby structures. Planning these systems early also reduces the need to disturb finished surfaces later.

Recreation and Custom Backyard Features

Depending on the homeowner’s lifestyle, a landscape installation may also include putting greens, play areas, pet-friendly turf zones, poolside improvements, expanded patios, or custom seating areas. These features are integrated into the overall design so they feel like a natural part of the backyard rather than an afterthought.

Not every landscape installation needs every feature. The goal is to select the right combination for your property, budget, maintenance preferences, and the way you want to use your outdoor space.

Why Phoenix Homeowners Trust Platinum Outdoors for Landscape Installations

Choosing the right landscape contractor is about more than installing pavers or artificial turf. It’s about creating a finished outdoor space that looks cohesive, functions well, and adds long-term value to your home. Platinum Outdoors combines thoughtful design, quality craftsmanship, and experienced project management to deliver complete landscape installations and backyard packages that are built for Arizona living.

Complete Backyard Projects, Not Piecemeal Installations

Whether you’re starting with a new construction dirt lot or renovating an existing backyard, we design every project as one complete outdoor environment. By planning your pavers, turf, irrigation, lighting, shade structures, and outdoor living features together, we create spaces that feel intentional while helping homeowners avoid costly changes and future rework.

One Team from Design Through Installation

Our in-house design-build process keeps your project organized from the initial consultation through the final walkthrough. Instead of coordinating multiple contractors, you’ll work with one experienced team that manages the design, scheduling, material selection, and installation to keep your project moving smoothly.

Experience with Arizona HOAs and New Construction Communities

Many Phoenix-area neighborhoods require HOA approval before landscape installation begins. We help prepare plans, coordinate revisions when needed, and design projects that meet community requirements, making the process easier for homeowners while reducing unnecessary delays.

Designed for Arizona’s Climate

Every landscape installation is designed with Arizona’s intense sun, extreme summer temperatures, and water conservation needs in mind. From durable hardscape materials and efficient irrigation to low-maintenance plant selections and shade solutions, we build outdoor spaces that continue to perform and look great season after season.

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Our Testimonials and Reviews

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Sarah Dubinsky
1 year ago
Incredible work, very detailed AND VERY patient. They are great for yards of all sizes and incredibly accommodating. Austin and his crew are simply good people. CHOOSE THIS COMPANY!!
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Joel Stuart
2 years ago
Incredible experience from start to finish. They heard what we wanted in a backyard and created something beyond our expectations. They are a company that provides a quality product with integrity. We highly recommend them!
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James Hudson
2 years ago
Austin and his crew did a phenomenal job on our backyard. From day one he went over our design carefully, gave us a honest estimate, added excellent ideas and proceeded to start on the day he said he would. The crew was polite, knowledgeable, cleaned up their work space everyday and were masters at their
trade. Geo was the project lead, he was so attentive to detail. He laid out the pavers to perfection. Our Pergola swing turned out beautiful. Everything about our yard turned out spectacular. We are definitely going to use Austin and his talented crew for future projects this summer. Thank you Platinum Outdoors for a job well done!
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Anthony Gonzalez
2 years ago
Austin and the Platinum Landscaping team are top notch! Friendly, professional and committed to producing the best end result possible!
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Mitchell Mascari
2 years ago
Austin and his team at Platinum Outdoors were nothing short of perfection!
We moved into our new home over a month ago and had paint, flooring, bathroom reno, framing, you name it done to our home. Every single project we started quickly ran into serious issues and we were always provided crews that were messy and not qualified to be doing the work.
However Austin’s team lead by Leo were professional, organized, timely, respectful and most importantly true craftsman’s at their trade. For everything that has gone wrong for us during this move, Platinum Outdoors is the true bright spot and they earned a customer for life.
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Amber Griffin
2 years ago
Great people! Very professional and efficient!
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Rachel Whitmer
2 years ago
I have known the owner for years and have seen the quality and dedication of his work. I can't wait to have him work on my next project!
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Jessica Bunn
2 years ago
Great people! Hard work ethics and will get the job done right!!
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Heather Holcomb
2 years ago
Very professional and knowledgeable. I’ll be happy to use them again!
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Sam Cohen
2 years ago
Austin and his crew were very professional and timely. I don't have a single complaint, and my yard looks amazing! I have recommended them to all my friends. Thank you Austin!
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Landscape Installation Challenges in Phoenix

A successful Arizona landscape installation requires more than choosing attractive materials. Soil conditions, drainage, irrigation coverage, sun exposure, and limited yard space all affect how the finished landscape performs over time. Platinum Outdoors addresses these conditions during the design and site-preparation process rather than treating them as problems after installation.

Caliche Soil, Grading, and Drainage

Dense caliche soil can restrict drainage, interfere with plant growth, and create an unstable foundation when the site is not prepared correctly. We evaluate grading, drainage, and soil conditions before installing pavers, turf, planting areas, and other landscape features.

Irrigation Designed Around the Finished Yard

Builder-installed irrigation systems may not provide the coverage or zoning needed for a completed landscape. We assess the existing system and make the changes needed to support planting beds, trees, turf areas, and future outdoor features efficiently.

Smarter Layouts for Compact Arizona Lots

Many Phoenix-area homes have smaller backyards that require careful space planning. We organize patios, turf, shade, walkways, and entertaining areas into defined zones that improve movement and make the yard feel more usable.

Landscape Installation Costs & Backyard Package Pricing

Every landscape installation is custom designed, so pricing depends on your property’s size, existing conditions, and the outdoor features you want to include. Whether you’re selecting our featured New Home Landscape Package or designing a fully customized backyard, we’ll provide a detailed estimate that clearly outlines the scope of work, materials, and project timeline before construction begins. We offer financing for all projects.

What Affects the Cost of a Landscape Installation?

Several factors influence the investment required for a complete landscape installation, including:

  • Backyard size, grading, and site preparation
  • Caliche soil, drainage, and irrigation improvements
  • The amount of pavers, artificial turf, decorative rock, and planting areas
  • Pergolas, outdoor kitchens, fire features, lighting, and other custom additions
  • HOA requirements and community design guidelines
  • Whether the project is completed all at once or in phases

Typical Investment Ranges

Most landscape installations fall into one of these investment ranges:

Featured New Home Landscape Package

Starting at $10,000, our featured package includes professionally installed artificial turf, pavers, decorative landscape rock, and a complimentary Traeger grill, making it an excellent starting point for many new Arizona homeowners.

Custom Landscape Installations

  • Mid-$20Ks+ — Complete landscape installations featuring turf, pavers, decorative rock, irrigation, and planting.
  • Mid-$40Ks+ — Outdoor living spaces with expanded patios, lighting, fire features, and upgraded finishes.
  • $65K+ — Fully customized backyards with pergolas, outdoor kitchens, premium materials, multiple entertaining areas, and resort-style amenities.

What’s Included in Your Estimate?

Every estimate includes:

  • Professional landscape design and planning
  • Material recommendations and transparent pricing
  • HOA coordination when required
  • Project management from start to finish
  • Installation timeline and final walkthrough

Our goal is to help you understand every aspect of your landscape installation so you can choose the package or custom design that best fits your home, budget, and long-term plans.

Why a Master Landscape Plan Can Save Time and Money

A complete backyard does not always need to be built at once, but it should be planned as one connected project. A master landscape plan establishes where major features, utilities, drainage, irrigation, lighting, and future additions will go before construction begins. This helps prevent one improvement from interfering with another later.

Platinum Outdoors uses a coordinated landscape design process to organize the entire property around your current priorities and long-term goals. Even when a project is completed in phases, each stage follows the same plan so the finished backyard looks intentional rather than pieced together.

Avoid Removing or Rebuilding Finished Work

Installing turf or pavers before planning a future pergola, outdoor kitchen, fire feature, or utility connection can lead to unnecessary demolition and replacement costs. Planning those features early allows sleeves, footings, electrical lines, gas connections, and access routes to be considered before finished surfaces are installed.

Coordinate Grading, Drainage, and Irrigation

Drainage and irrigation affect nearly every part of a landscape installation. A master plan helps establish proper elevations, water flow, irrigation zones, planting areas, and hardscape placement before construction starts, reducing the risk of pooling water, uneven surfaces, or difficult system changes later.

Build in Phases Without Losing the Overall Design

Some homeowners begin with essential features such as grading, irrigation, pavers, turf, and landscape rock, then add shade, lighting, cooking areas, or fire features later. Following one master plan allows each phase to connect naturally with the next while giving homeowners more flexibility with timing and budget.

Create One Cohesive Outdoor Living Space

Planning the entire backyard together improves circulation, sightlines, shade placement, seating, and the relationship between different activity areas. Working with an experienced outdoor living contractor also helps ensure that landscaping and construction features are designed as one functional extension of the home.

Our Landscape Installation Process

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1. Consultation, Site Evaluation & Design

Every project begins with an on-site consultation where we discuss your goals, evaluate your property’s layout, and identify opportunities for your new outdoor space. We then create a custom 3D landscape design that allows you to visualize your finished backyard before construction begins, making it easier to refine layouts, materials, and outdoor features with confidence.

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2. Planning & HOA Coordination

Once your design is finalized, we prepare the construction plan and handle HOA documentation when required. Our team coordinates approvals, material selections, scheduling, and project logistics so everything is ready before installation begins.

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3. Professional Landscape Installation

Our experienced installation team brings your design to life using quality materials and proven construction methods. From site preparation, grading, irrigation, and drainage to pavers, artificial turf, landscape rock, pergolas, lighting, outdoor kitchens, and planting, every element is installed as one cohesive landscape rather than a collection of individual projects.

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4. Final Walkthrough & Long-Term Enjoyment

Before we consider the project complete, we walk the finished landscape with you, answer any questions, review care recommendations, and ensure every detail meets your expectations. Our goal is to deliver an outdoor space you’ll enjoy for years to come.

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A Recent Landscape Installation Project in Queen Creek

Location: Queen Creek new construction community
Starting Point: Builder-grade dirt lot with no defined outdoor plan

The Design Challenge

The homeowners wanted a finished backyard that fit their lifestyle and HOA requirements—but didn’t want to guess how it would turn out or make costly changes later. With a blank-slate lot, every decision needed to be made upfront.

Our 3D Design Consultation (Pictured)

We began with an on-site design consultation and created a custom 3D landscape rendering that allowed the homeowners to walk through their future backyard before any construction started. The rendering showed layout, materials, shade placement, and flow—so adjustments could be made early, not during installation.

Once the design was finalized and approved, the build followed the plan exactly.

The Result

The homeowners moved forward with confidence, knowing exactly what their finished backyard would look like. The project stayed on track, avoided mid-build changes, and delivered a cohesive outdoor space designed to perform in Arizona’s climate.

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Is It the Right Time to Invest in Your Backyard?

Whether you’re moving into a new construction home, replacing an outdated landscape, or finally ready to build the outdoor living space you’ve always wanted, starting with a complete landscape plan helps you make smarter decisions and avoid costly changes later. Designing your project as one cohesive backyard allows every feature to work together from the beginning.

Many Homeowners Contact Us When…

  • You’ve recently moved into a home with an unfinished backyard.
  • Your existing landscape no longer fits your family’s lifestyle.
  • You want to combine pavers, artificial turf, shade, lighting, and outdoor living features into one coordinated project.
  • You’re planning a backyard renovation and want a clear design before construction begins.
  • Your HOA requires landscape approval before work can begin.
  • You’d like to phase your project over time while following one master plan.

Planning First Creates Better Results

The best landscape installations begin with a thoughtful design rather than a series of individual projects. By planning your layout, drainage, irrigation, hardscaping, and outdoor living features together, you’ll create a backyard that feels cohesive, functions better, and provides lasting value for your home.

Landscape Installation Service Areas

Platinum Outdoors provides custom landscape installations and backyard packages throughout the Phoenix metro area. We work with homeowners in established neighborhoods, new construction communities, and master-planned developments to create complete outdoor spaces designed for Arizona living.

Communities We Serve

Our landscape design and installation service areas include:

Phoenix

Gilbert

Queen Creek

San Tan Valley

Scottsdale

Mesa

Chandler

Ahwatukee

Surprise

Homeowners in nearby Phoenix-area communities can contact our team to confirm service availability for their landscape installation project.

Schedule Your Landscape Installation Consultation

If you’re planning a new landscape installation in Phoenix, Platinum Outdoors can help bring your outdoor vision to life.

Call today to discuss your landscaping project or schedule a consultation with our team.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What's included in a landscape installation?

Every landscape installation is customized to your property and goals. Projects commonly include pavers, artificial turf, decorative landscape rock, irrigation, planting, landscape lighting, pergolas, outdoor kitchens, fire features, retaining walls, and other outdoor living features. We design each backyard as one cohesive space rather than a collection of separate projects.

Do you offer landscape packages?

Yes. Platinum Outdoors offers a featured $10,000 New Home Landscape Package that includes professionally installed pavers, artificial turf, decorative landscape rock, and a complimentary Traeger grill. We also design fully customized landscape installations for homeowners looking to create larger outdoor living spaces.

How much does a landscape installation cost in Phoenix?

The cost depends on your backyard size, existing site conditions, materials, and the outdoor features you choose. Our featured New Home Landscape Package starts at $10,000, while larger custom landscape installations vary based on the project’s scope. During your consultation, we’ll provide a detailed estimate tailored to your property and goals.

Can I customize the $10,000 landscape package?

Absolutely. The featured package is designed as a starting point for many new homeowners, but it can be expanded with additional pavers, pergolas, outdoor kitchens, landscape lighting, fire features, planting, irrigation upgrades, and other custom outdoor features.

Do you design landscapes before construction begins?

Yes. Every project begins with a professional design consultation, and we create a 3D landscape design so you can visualize your completed backyard before construction starts. This allows you to make adjustments early and move forward with confidence.

Can my landscape installation be completed in phases?

Yes. Many homeowners begin with essential features such as pavers, artificial turf, irrigation, and landscape rock, then add pergolas, outdoor kitchens, lighting, or additional landscaping over time. Because every project starts with a complete design, future phases integrate seamlessly with the original installation.

Do you handle HOA approvals?

Yes. If your community requires landscape approval, we’ll prepare the necessary plans, make revisions when needed, and help coordinate the approval process before installation begins.

Do you work on existing homes or only new construction?

Both. We design and build landscape installations for homeowners moving into new construction communities as well as those renovating or replacing existing backyards. Every project is customized to your property’s layout, your lifestyle, and your long-term goals.

What areas do you serve?

Platinum Outdoors provides landscape installation services throughout the Phoenix metro area, including Phoenix, Scottsdale, Gilbert, Chandler, Mesa, Queen Creek, San Tan Valley, Ahwatukee, Surprise, and many surrounding communities.

What's the first step?

The first step is scheduling a landscape design consultation. We’ll evaluate your property, discuss your ideas and budget, review any HOA requirements, and recommend the landscape package or custom design that best fits your home.

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