Curb-Appeal Refresh
Front-yard reset for a listing photo, an open house, or just because the neighbors keep eyeing it — overgrowth out, edges back, gravel raked, gone in a day.
starts at $199 · per visit
Peoria, AZ · 15 years working the NW Valley
A front yard that earns a second look from the street.
Curb-appeal landscaping in Peoria and the NW Valley — front-yard refreshes, pre-listing prep, monthly upkeep that keeps the HOA quiet. Solo, 15 years in, same truck every visit.
Free, no-pressure walk-through. We quote on-site so the number you get is the number you pay.
15 years in business Based in Peoria, AZ Solo operator — same hands, every visit Insured · HOA-letter friendly
The literal point of the name
The front yard does the selling — long before anyone steps inside.
I built this around the moment a buyer slows the car down. Whether you’re listing next month or just tired of the street view, the work is the same: shape the shrubs, lift the trees, refresh the granite, sharpen every edge. One visit, one truck, no crew turnover.
What we do
Curb appeal — by thevisit or by the month.
Pick one — the pre-listing turnaround, the standing monthly, the HOA-letter cleanup. Or stack them. I do the boring foundational work right so the front keeps reading tidy between visits.
Monthly Yard Maintenance
A standing visit — desert grass cut, granite raked, hedges shaped, palms tidied — so the yard stays HOA-clean without you thinking about it.
starts at $60 · per visit
Tree & Palm Trimming
Mesquites, palo verdes, ficus, and queen palms — shaped, lifted, and skinned without the lion-tailing the chain stores leave behind.
starts at $150 · per visit
Irrigation & Drip Repair
The dead bougainvillea is usually a clogged emitter. I find the leak, replace the head, reset the controller, and walk every zone with you.
starts at $125 · per visit
Plant & Foliage Install
Right plant, right zone — agave, lantana, red yucca, desert spoon — installed where they’ll thrive, not just look good the day I leave.
starts at $95 · per visit
Cleanup & Haul-Away
Overgrown rentals, after-monsoon mess, post-tenant front yards — everything cut back, bagged, and hauled. No piles left at the curb.
starts at $199 · per visit
Decomposed Granite Refresh
Wind-thinned, sun-faded, or weed-infested DG topped, raked, and bordered so the front reads tidy from the sidewalk.
starts at $250 · per visit
Pre-Listing Yard Prep
Realtor-driven turnaround — one visit, photo-ready front, before the open-house sign goes up.
starts at $350 · per visit
How it works
Three steps,no hassle
We try to make hiring us boring in the best way — predictable, quiet, easy to explain to your spouse.
Walk the front
I come out, listen to what you want — listing photos, HOA letter, just tired of the street view — and walk every line that matters. No pressure, no fake urgency.
Quote on the spot
Flat number, same day. The figure I write down is what shows up on the invoice. No add-ons, no surprise day-of charges.
Same truck, every visit
Solo, on purpose. The same person who quoted the job is the one trimming the mesquite. Quiet equipment, gate latched, walk blown clean before I leave.
Gallery
Front yards across the Phoenix NW Valley.
Most of these are standing-monthly customers. The yard looks like this between my visits — that’s the whole pitch.
Before / after — drawn by hand
Four turnarounds, sketched the way I plan them.
Before I quote a curb-appeal job I sketch the front. These are the four shapes that show up most often in Peoria and Sun City — and the version a buyer sees after one visit.
Weekend turnaround
Tangled shrubs cut to shape, edges re-defined, gravel raked. Saturday list, Sunday photo.
Selling next month
Thin, weedy decomposed granite topped, raked, bordered. Pre-emergent under, listing-photo above.
First impression
Skinned palm, lifted mesquite. The two species the eye lands on first from the sidewalk.
Open-house ready
Dead annuals out, lantana in, bed edge re-cut. The detail buyers register without knowing why.
From a slow-moving car
What a buyer actually notices from the street.
Real-estate agents in Peoria will tell you the curb decision is made in about six seconds. After fifteen years working the NW Valley, here’s the order it happens in.
01
The line where gravel meets sidewalk.
Crisp, defined, no creep — and it reads tidy from forty feet away.
02
Whether the front tree is shaped or blobby.
Lifted mesquite and palo verde frame the house. Lion-tailed or shaggy ones bury it.
03
Hedge silhouettes against stucco.
Rounded, deliberate shapes vs. bulging shrubs telegraph care or neglect instantly.
04
Granite color and depth.
Faded, thin, or weed-flecked DG ages a yard a decade. A fresh top coat resets it.
05
The entry bed by the front door.
One blooming, well-kept bed at the entry is what closes the drive-by-to-pulled-in moment.
Peoria is home base. I work Glendale, Sun City, Surprise, Litchfield Park, and the NW corners of Phoenix.
In their words
What customers say
A few of the standing-monthly and pre-listing customers who’ve had Jesse work the front for years.
Jesse came out the day after I called. Front yard had gotten away from us before we listed and he had it photo-ready in one visit. The realtor noticed the difference before we did.
Diane M.
via Nextdoor
HOA had been on me for the mesquite hanging over the sidewalk. Jesse trimmed it the right way, hauled the brush, and the citation went away. He texts back fast and the price was what he said it would be.
Rob P.
via Nextdoor
Solo guy, fifteen years in, and you can tell. He walked the property with me, told me which plants were never going to make it in our zone, and replanted with stuff that actually took. The drip lines work for the first time in years.
Carla S.
via Google
Ready for a front yard that earns the second look?
Text or call — I usually walk the property within the week. Same-week turnarounds when a listing date is on the calendar.
Get a quote
Tell us about the property.
Fill in what you can — the more we know, the more accurate the on-site quote will be.
- We typically reply same-day during the week.
- No marketing emails — only what you asked about.
- Free walk-through and on-site quote.
Good to know
Frequently asked
- Most pre-listing visits I can schedule within the same week. The work itself is one day on a typical Peoria or Sun City lot — trim, edge, gravel refresh, entry beds. Photo-ready by the time the agent comes back.
- Yes. NW Valley HOAs (Westbrook Village, Vistancia, Trilogy, Sun City Grand) all have their quirks — overhanging branches, weed counts, gravel coverage. Forward me the letter and I will quote the fix.
- I carry general liability and I am happy to send the certificate to your property manager or HOA. Maintenance landscaping in Arizona under the contract threshold does not require an ROC license — for larger install work I refer to licensed partners.
- Solo, on purpose. Fifteen years in, same truck, same hands on every yard. You always know who is showing up.
- Peoria is home base. I work Glendale, Sun City, Surprise, Litchfield Park, and the NW corners of Phoenix. If you are right at the edge, ask — I usually say yes.
- Monthly maintenance is invoiced at the start of the month. One-time visits and pre-listing prep are paid the day of the visit. Cards, Zelle, or check — whichever is easier.