High Desert Designs Sweeps the 2025 ALCA Awards
From left to right, Owner/Designer Chad Norris, Project Manager Francisco Hernandez, Designer John Drew
As leaders in Scottsdale landscape design, high-end residential landscaping, and luxury desert-modern outdoor living, High Desert Designs is honored to announce a major win at the 2025 ALCA Awards. This year, our team brought home top recognition across several of the most competitive categories in Arizona’s landscape industry—further solidifying HDD as one of the state’s premier design-build landscape firms.
Our award-winning projects highlight what defines the High Desert Designs philosophy: sculptural plant compositions, architectural hardscapes, refined desert palettes, and maintenance programs that preserve long-term beauty and value.
🏆 Outstanding Residential Maintenance (Under $25k)
Three Years in a Row — A Rare Industry Distinction
For the third consecutive year, High Desert Designs earned the award for Outstanding Residential Maintenance (Under $25k). Only one company is selected each year, making this back-to-back-to-back recognition a powerful testament to our technical expertise and dedication to year-round plant health.
Our maintenance approach goes far beyond routine care — it is an art form rooted in horticultural mastery, irrigation precision, seasonal transitions, and a deep understanding of the Sonoran Desert environment.
🏆 Three Awards of Excellence – Residential Redesign (Over $100k)
Our Award of Excellence winners in the Residential Redesign category represent the pinnacle of luxury outdoor living design. These projects showcase:
Custom architectural hardscapes
Native + sculptural plant palettes
Modern desert compositions
Integrated lighting and water features
Sophisticated material selections
Function-driven outdoor living spaces
Each redesign reflects our mission to create outdoor environments that are not just beautiful — but deeply connected to the surrounding architecture and natural desert topography.
🏆 Three Awards of Excellence – Residential Maintenance (Under $25k)
These additional maintenance awards highlight our ongoing commitment to protecting and elevating the landscapes we build. Our clients trust us to steward their investment with:
Quarterly and monthly maintenance programs
Plant care calibrated for desert growth cycles
Expert pruning, trimming, and shaping
Monitoring plant health + preventing stress
Irrigation tuning and seasonal optimization
Detailed property clean-up and refinement
Every detail matters — because luxury landscapes deserve luxury care.
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Craftsmanship, Creativity, and Commitment to the Desert
These seven awards represent thousands of hours of:
Design development
Field installation
Horticultural strategy
Craftsmanship from our builders and artisans
Long-term maintenance and stewardship
Every project is the result of collaboration between our designers, installation teams, maintenance specialists, and our trusted clients who allow us to bring their visions to life.
From minimalist desert courtyards to full-scale resort-style estates, High Desert Designs continues to raise the bar for luxury landscape architecture in Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, and across Arizona.
🌵 A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Clients & Team
To our incredible clients: thank you for choosing High Desert Designs to shape the outdoor spaces you live in every day.
To our dedicated team: your talent, craftsmanship, vision, and attention to detail make these achievements possible.
Ready to Transform Your Landscape? Let’s Design Something Extraordinary.
Whether you’re planning a luxury landscape redesign, a custom water feature, or a complete desert-modern outdoor living environment, our team is here to bring your vision to life.
📞 Schedule a Design Consultation (480) 553-6211
Let High Desert Designs create a sculptural, elevated landscape tailored to your home.
👉 Contact us today to begin your project.
