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Creating Livable Landscapes

Providing Tucson Landscape Transformations In Alignment with Our Regional Context

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Our Focus

Desert Living, Inc. offers landscape design-build services to Tucson residents. We have a small in-house install team and work with a select group of other landscape specialists to bring your desert landscape vision to life. We specialize in projects involving rainwater and greywater harvesting, edible gardens, habitat creation, and greenhouses.

Our Vision

We envision urban landscapes that are infused with elements of habitat - food, water, shelter - that make them more livable.  Our goals are to help people reduce hardscape, increase vegetative coverage, and live in balance with natural systems. Imagine if you could stroll through your neighborhood, picking fruit along the way. Imagine if you could ride your bike along shaded pathways. Imagine if your neighborhood park was vibrant with the colors, textures, and scents of native plants that were all surviving without supplemental irrigation. Imagine if your yard was also home to native wildlife; rabbits, quail, cardinals, hummingbirds, and butterflies.

Our whole city should be a garden!

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide professional services to help people transform their spaces into livable landscapes. We also recognize that we can't achieve the vision alone. We strive to share our knowledge with others in the community who are working toward a similar vision.

Portfolio

Mid-Town Casitas This multi-family housing complex now features and inviting front entry that uses green stormwater infrastructure to harvest rainwater off of the street and the roofs. Case study →
Blank Slate This newly constructed home was a ZERO on the livable landscape meter. Now look how colorful it is! Case study →
Foothills Makeover This tired lawn got replaced with a lush palette of native and edible plants. Case study →
St. Luke’s This assisted living home was one of multiple Feldman's neighborhood project sites to receive rainwater-supported wildlife gardens. Case study →
Urban Oasis Once an unusable space, now a colorful urban oasis. Case study →
Enticing Entry This urban front yard got a major facelift. Case study →
Mid-Century Modern A blend of natural and modern elements create a frontyard gathering space. Case study →
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Our Services

Landscape Design

Our design services focus on creating unique and functional landscapes that reflect your vision and style.

Water Harvesting

We help you create a lush and productive landscape by maximizing greywater and rainwater resources.

Greenhouses

We source and install custom greenhouses, greenhouse kits, and Solexx greenhouse covering material.

  • Site Consultations
  • Landscape Design
  • Tucson Water Rebate Plans
  • Right-Of-Way Use Permits
  • Erosion Mitigation
  • Stormwater Management
  • Greenhouse Installation
  • Cistern Installation
  • Laundry Greywater Installation
  • Site Grading and Rock Work
  • Planting and Seed Mix
  • Landscape Maintenance

Creating resilient desert landscapes!

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Why Choose Us

Our Core Values

Desert Living, Inc. is a licensed general contractor. We specialize in creating outdoor living spaces that maximize water resources, produce food, and provide opportunities for reconnecting with nature. Our established systems allow us to deliver industry-leading landscape solutions to commercial and residential clients that are based on a green infrastructure and permaculture approach to landscape design, installation, and care.

What Our Clients Say

"We used Desert Living to develop our site plan, transforming our backyard from boring, heat absorbing brick patio to a Sonoran desert oasis. They designed a passive rainwater harvest as well as grey water system, that is functional, but also took into account our aesthetic requests and design needs for our family. They also installed our active rainwater cistern- quickly (in only a few hours!) and it looks and functions great. They took into account the city rebate system in the planning and helped us navigate that to maximize return, were very reasonably priced, and continued to be resources all the way through our project, (even after the fact being available to help with any questions we had). It seems Iylea and Nate have a genuine passion for helping folks achieve their desert landscape goals and we would highly recommend them to anyone looking."

Lydia

"Hi! Our cat likes the new backyard. She was very interested in all the new smells, especially the mulch! I wetted everything down last night and it did smell really nice, I almost felt like I was walking in a forest. Thanks again for all your hard work!"

Hildagard

"Water Reclamation Project completed! Desert Living installed a tank to capture all the water off the house and stand alone garage. I am very pleased with the professional attitude and quality craftsmanship I received."

Jim

"Nate and Iylea have been a joy to work with. They helped guide me to sensible choices every step of the way. From planning and placement to scheduling and budgeting, they've been a great help. The work was done well and on time. Fully recommend you reach out to them to get started on your project."

Prabjit

"I have known and worked with Iylea for over 10 years, she is a true professional and there is no one else in town I would allow to help me with water harvesting and helping design with cisterns for my clients projects. This company is honest and reliable and truly cares about their customers and doing an amazing job on the design and install of their projects."

Elizabeth

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