from $2,200
Xeriscape design
Native Pecos Valley plant layouts — mesquite, fourwing saltbush, Apache plume, chamisa — sized for the rainfall we actually get, not a stock catalog.
Roswell, NM — Pecos Valley · NM CID #367325
Licensed Pecos Valley landscaping, run out of Roswell since 2010.
Xeriscape, drip lines, and lawn-sprinkler systems for homes from Dexter and Hagerman down to Artesia. Sixteen years in the same valley. Hablamos español — pregunte por Jose.
Scenic Landscaping
Scenic Landscaping
Scenic Landscaping
About Scenic Landscaping
Sixteen years working dirt that won't hold water for long.
Jose Cruz Guerra started Scenic Landscaping in Roswell in October 2010 — one truck, a sprinkler kit, and a license that most lawn guys in Chaves County still don't carry. Sixteen years later the work hasn't changed much: drip lines that survive a Pecos Valley July, xeriscape beds built around plants that actually live here, and sprinkler systems sized for water that has to last all summer.
This is high desert at 3,500 feet — not Albuquerque, not Las Cruces. The Pecos River runs east of town, the soil drains fast, the monsoon shows up in late summer, and the first hard frost can land in early October. We plant what works here: mesquite, fourwing saltbush, Apache plume, chamisa, sand sage, claret cup. And we keep the irrigation honest — no overspray on the driveway, no broken valve boxes hidden under gravel.
We hold a state license, we answer the phone, and we stay in the Pecos Valley.
— Jose Cruz Guerra, owner
What we do — Roswell + Pecos Valley
Six things, done by a licensed hand.
Sixteen years on the same kind of dirt. The list stays short on purpose.
- from $650
Drip irrigation
Pressure-regulated drip lines and emitters sized per plant. Repairs and full installs. State-licensed scope: NM CID #367325.
- from $1,400
Lawn sprinkler systems
Residential lawn-sprinkler installs, controller tuning, valve replacement, and seasonal blowouts before the first hard frost.
- from $1,100
Decomposed granite & gravel mulch
Compacted DG paths and gravel-mulch beds that stay put through the late-summer monsoon and don't track into the house.
- from $120
Ongoing maintenance
Standing routes around Roswell, Dexter, Hagerman, Lake Arthur, and Artesia. Drip checks, pruning, seasonal cleanup. Monthly or quarterly.
- from $1,800
Retaining walls
Block and dry-laid stone retaining walls for the small grade changes that show up on a Pecos-Valley lot. Built to drain in monsoon.
License & accountability
Most lawn crews around here aren't licensed. We are.
Plenty of yard work in Chaves County happens cash, no paperwork, no board to call if something goes wrong. We don't work that way. Scenic Landscaping has held New Mexico CID License #367325since the early years of the company — it goes on every estimate and every invoice we hand you.
What that means for you: a sprinkler scope governed by the state, bonded and insured per CID requirement, and a paper trail you can verify with one phone call to Santa Fe. BBB Accredited A+ since January 15, 2021 on top of that.
Verify directly at search.rld.nm.gov.
Construction Industries Division
Contractor License — Active
- License No.
- #367325
- Status
- Active & in good standing
- Issuer
- New Mexico Construction Industries Division (CID)
- Classification
- Residential — Lawn Sprinklers (GS-9)
- Expires
- October 31, 2028
- Operating since
- 2010
Presented as the operator's record. Confirm current status through the New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department.
How it works
What working with us looks like.
- 01
A phone call
Tell us the address and what's going on in the yard. Five minutes is enough to start.
- 02
Site visit
We come out, walk the property, check water pressure, and ask the questions that change the price.
- 03
Written estimate
License number on every page. Line items, plant counts, emitter counts. No surprises later.
- 04
Scheduled work
We pick a window with you. Most installs land within 2–3 weeks; sprinkler repairs same week.
- 05
Walkthrough
We don't leave until you've seen every zone run and signed off on the coverage.
That’s it. No portals, no logins — a phone call or an email is all it takes.
Where we work
From Roswell, down the Pecos Valley.
Where Davidson Drive in Roswell hits the road — Dexter, Hagerman, Lake Arthur, and Artesia, with the occasional run west to Ruidoso Downs.
Standing routes on the south runs once a week. If you're south of Hagerman and need a sprinkler check, we can usually swing it on a Tuesday or Thursday. Call Scenic Landscaping at (575) 317-9657.
Where we work
Pecos Valley homes — Roswell down to Artesia.
We stay inside the Pecos Valley. Roswell is home; Dexter, Hagerman, Lake Arthur, and Artesia all sit within 35 miles south of the shop. We'll run west to Ruidoso Downs when the job's right, but it's not a daily route.
Home base: Roswell
- Roswellhome base
- Dexter
- Hagerman
- Lake Arthur
- Artesia
- Ruidoso Downs
The sprinkler year
A Roswell irrigation year, in four moves.
Same calendar every season — the high-desert clock doesn't care which year it is.
April
Turn-on
Pressurize the system, check every emitter and head, reset the controller for spring run times. Repair anything the winter cracked.
May
Monsoon prep
Tighten valve boxes, clean filter screens, walk the drip lines for any runs the dogs or the rabbits chewed through over the off-season.
July
Hot-zone adjust
Bump the south and west exposures up a few minutes per zone. Look for stressed plants and re-balance emitter sizes where it shows.
October
Blowout
Before the first hard frost — compressor on the mainline, push every zone dry, drain the valves, leave a written winterization note.
What people say — Pecos Valley
Quiet work, quietly held up.
Jose redid our drip lines after the last guy ran them straight across the driveway. Pressure-regulated emitters, every plant gets water, and the timer finally makes sense. Licensed and shows it on the invoice.
We've used Scenic for sprinkler blowouts and spring turn-on for three years running. They show up the week they say, they leave the controller set right, and the bill is what they quoted.
Full xeriscape conversion on a half-acre lot. Mesquite, chamisa, Apache plume, gravel mulch, the works. Two summers in and the yard still looks like the day they finished.
Found their NM CID license number on the BBB page before I called. Estimate matched the final invoice within $30. Hard to find that around here.
Recent work — Pecos Valley
A few yards we're proud of.
Roswell — full xeriscape conversion 
Dexter — agave + gravel mulch detail 
Hagerman — heritage juniper preserved 
Roswell — DG walkway + cactus border 
Lake Arthur — sprinkler tune-up 
Artesia — succulent + native mix 
Roswell — front yard refresh 
Hagerman — mature cactus bed 
Dexter — drip-fed mixed bed
Bienvenidos
Hablamos español. Pregunte por Jose.
Dieciséis años en el Valle del Pecos, una licencia estatal (NM CID #367325), y un teléfono que contestamos nosotros mismos. Riego por goteo, xerojardinería, sistemas de aspersores — todo el trabajo lo hacemos en español o en inglés, como prefiera la familia.
Honest pricing
Starts at$650/drip install
Drip repairs and small irrigation jobs start at $650. Full xeriscape conversions start at $2,200 for a standard front yard. The final number depends on access, plant count, and how much old turf has to come out.
Free walkthroughs across the Pecos Valley. We won't quote sight-unseen.
Call (575) 317-9657Questions — Scenic Landscaping
Plain answers, no runaround.
Yes — New Mexico CID License #367325, classification Residential / Lawn Sprinklers. Active through October 31, 2028. The license number is on every estimate and every invoice. You can verify it at search.rld.nm.gov.
Call us — owner answers
— Scenic Landscaping
If we're on a drip line we'll call back same day. Roswell, NM.