Griffin’s Desert Scapes

We have used Griffin’s Desert Scapes for two fairly large projects in the past four years, and we are very pleased with the results. The first project was renovating our backyard– taking previously unusable space (gravel and a hideous fountain) and turning it into a beautiful travertine deck with a fire pit. They also did some lighting which highlighted the deck, a pathway and our citrus trees, and this turned out phenomenal. We really enjoy our time out there now. Friends and family members have commented that our backyard looks like a resort.
A year or so later, we had Mike and his team come back and remove an old, crumbling flagstone walkway in the front yard and replace it with pavers. Again, we had them do some landscape lighting, and now we have one of the nicest front yards in our neighborhood. They also regraded our side yard, which had drainage issues– we have no problems now during heavy downpours.
We are considering further renovation to the front yard, and we will definitely use Griffin’s Desert Scapes again. Here are the reasons why:
1) They started the job on time and finished on schedule, both times.
2) Mike stuck to his original estimate, even when the first job turned out to be more of a hassle than originally anticipated.
3) They are relatively reasonable. We only want to use licensed professionals, and we are willing to pay for excellent quality. After taking estimates from a few different contractors, we realized that Mike was the only one who offered numerous options and variations to fit our budget. (He will let you know how much each portion of the job costs, and what can be added or eliminated, customizing the job to fit your needs and your budget.)
4) They back up their work. They did return to fix something that was under warranty.
All in all, we had a very positive experience with this company. I highly recommend them.

I’ve used Griffin’s Desert Scapes on 3 separate occasions over the past 5 years.
The first time i had a bbq grill and pavers installed. The 2^nd time, i had a putting green put in. The third time I had grass removed and put in artificial turf, lighting and some more pavers. Each time it’s been professionally designed, installed, and the follow up was top notch.
Quality work, great service, you get an emailed quote up front quote detailing all the work and costs, and it gets done on time. He even prepared the HOA document to get approval beforehand.
Can’t ask for more!

We used Griffin’s Desert Scapes for a paver project. The owner, Mike is related to the other landscaper, Unique Landscapes By Griffin, who only does the large landscaping jobs. If you request an estimate from Unique Landscapes and it doesn’t exceed a certain dollar amount, they will refer you to Griffin’s Desert Scapes. Our initial contact with the owner Mike was very positive. He responds quickly and has very competitive prices. He will also promise you the world when it comes time to responding to issues with the actual work. The reality is that once he has a deposit in hand, his whole personality and demeanor changes. If you point out something that needs to be corrected he drags his feet and then will make a half hearted attempt to resolve the problem. Things his crew did; turned off our drip system and left without telling us, left all the landscape lights filthy, left very little sand between a large number of pavers, etc. He even went so far as to insult my wife and I when we asked him to correct a problem with the job he did. Maybe by insulting us he figured we wouldn’t call him back when we needed something fixed that wasn’t done properly the first time. Overall, the work his crew did is acceptable but the pain you endure dealing with him isn’t worth the end result. Find someone else to do your work. He shouldn’t be dealing with customers. He has no human relation skills. I gave him one star because that is the least you can give.