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Landscaping in Cottonwood

Verde River Growers is a nursery, at 300 South Rocking Chair Ranch Road. It sells plants. It is on this list because when you are landscaping a yard in this climate, where the plants come from matters as much as who puts them in, and a local grower has stock that has already survived a Verde Valley summer. It will not, however, send anyone to your house.

The other three do the work.

Lukas Scape LLC on Cove Parkway does landscape design and construction, which is the end of the trade that involves drawings and hardscape rather than mowing. Active license, ROC 348906.

Charlies Landscaping holds ROC 118404, active, and a low number, meaning a long-registered business.

Luxe Property Services, on Broken Saddle Drive, covers landscaping and general property services, which usually means ongoing maintenance rather than a one-off build.

Both license numbers above were checked against the Registrar of Contractors and were active on the date shown.

When the license matters, and when it does not

For mowing, trimming, planting and general upkeep, it largely does not. That work is not contracting, and Arizona also exempts a job where labor and materials together come to under $1,000, the work is minor, and no permit is needed.

It starts to matter the moment the job involves a retaining wall, irrigation plumbed into the mains, grading, or anything a permit touches. That is design-and-build territory, which is why the one company here describing itself that way is also one of the licensed ones.

The local question worth asking

Ask what any proposed planting needs in July, and what it will cost to water. Plenty of plants survive a Cottonwood summer only on a drip line you will be paying for every month. A company that answers that question honestly is worth more than one that quotes cheaply.

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Charlies Landscaping

Landscaping

Charlies Landscaping works out of 2176 E Aspen St in Cottonwood. It holds Arizona registrar of contractors license ROC 118404, a CR-21 license for hardscaping and irrigation systems, listed as active when checked on 2026-09-20. That classification covers walls, patios, walkways and watering systems rather than general building. The phone number is (928) 634-8798. Call to describe the yard and ask what the job would involve, how long it would take, and whether a drawing is needed first. Hours are not posted, so try during normal weekday business times. Confirming the license with the state before any money changes hands is a simple step.

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Lukas Scape LLC

Landscaping

Landscape design and building is the trade at Lukas Scape LLC, 849 Cove Pkwy in Cottonwood. Work described on the company's own site includes custom paver patios, retaining walls, artificial grass, drainage solutions, and full landscape design. Free estimates are listed. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, with Sunday closed. One thing to know: the service area is listed lists Sedona and Village of Oak Creek, not Cottonwood, even though the shop address is in Cottonwood. Call (928) 284-8866 or email Info@lukas-scape.com to ask whether your address is covered.

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Luxe Property Services

Landscaping

Landscaping and property services are what this listing covers, run from 4628 Broken Saddle Dr in Cottonwood under the name Luxe Property Services. Here is what we can and cannot tell you. The address, the phone number, and the email are confirmed listed here. The website gave us nothing beyond a page title, so we have no service list, no photos, and no prices we can stand behind. Hours read as open all day, every day, which usually means no fixed office hours rather than round the clock staffing. Call (928) 451-4559 or email Jonahericksonbaugh@gmail.com to ask what the crew actually does.

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Verde River Growers

Landscaping

Plants are the business at Verde River Growers, a nursery at 300 S Rocking Chair Ranch Rd in Cottonwood. Its own site posts plant availability, weekly sales, a watering guide written for a dry climate, a guide to common pests and plant problems, educational classes, and events. Two data notes belong here. The site says the nursery is open seven days a week, while our listed hours list only Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., so treat weekday times as unconfirmed. The email listed is a placeholder left by the site builder, not a real inbox. Call (928) 639-0122 instead.

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