Goodyear is one of the fastest growing cities in the country, and it shows in the landscape, sprawling newer communities like Estrella Mountain Ranch and PebbleCreek, lots of new construction, and young families moving in. Almost every Goodyear yard we see is a recent build, which means the same situation over and over, a brand new home with a backyard that is nothing but a slab and a wall. Turning those blank lots into real outdoor living is most of what we do here.
A new Goodyear backyard hands you a clean slate and zero shade. We design the whole space, a paver patio sized for the family, a ramada or pergola to make the yard usable while the new trees are still small, artificial turf for the kids and dogs, and desert planting to fill out the rest without running up the water bill. The advantage of starting from scratch is that we can plan it all to fit together from day one instead of working around old decisions.
Out in Estrella Mountain Ranch and the southern stretches of Goodyear, a lot of homes back to open desert and the Estrella Mountains, and those views are worth designing around. On a view lot we keep the back of the yard low and open, orient the patio and any fire feature toward the mountains, and use the natural desert backdrop as part of the design rather than walling it off. A firepit with the Estrellas behind it is a hard evening to beat.
Goodyear skews young and family heavy, and those yards get used hard. Artificial turf is the obvious answer, a soft, durable, always green surface that survives kids, dogs, and 115 degree summers without mud or brown spots, and pairs with a paver patio that handles the foot traffic. We build both on the proper bases so heavy use does not turn into sinking and separation a couple of summers later.
Goodyear bakes in summer and sits on open ground where the monsoons build, so we anchor shade structures for the wind, grade for storm drainage, and choose heat tough planting. The fundamentals do not change across the Valley, and getting them right is what makes a yard last.
The single biggest thing missing from a new Goodyear backyard is shade. The trees the builder planted are years away from throwing any, and a west facing lot with no cover is unusable from late spring through early fall. That is why a ramada or pergola is usually the first thing we recommend out here, it makes the yard livable immediately while the landscape matures, and it becomes the anchor everything else builds around. We size and orient the structure for the brutal Goodyear afternoon sun, anchor it for the open ground monsoon wind, and wire it for fans and lighting so the covered space works day and night. Add the patio, turf, and a fire feature around it and the new lot becomes a finished outdoor room in one project instead of a slab you wait years for the trees to fix.
We are based in San Tan Valley and we make the drive to Goodyear because the new build backyards out here are exactly the projects we like to take from blank to finished. Call (480) 628-4745 for a free estimate. With more than 30 years of combined Arizona experience, we build complete backyards across Goodyear and the West Valley.
Yes. Most Goodyear yards are recent builds, and taking a bare slab and wall and designing a complete backyard with patio, shade, turf, and planting is the bulk of our work here.
Yes. On view lots we keep the back open and low and orient the patio and fire features toward the Estrella Mountains so the desert backdrop becomes part of the design.
Yes. It gives kids and dogs a soft, always green surface that takes heavy use and the summer heat without mud or brown out, and it ends lawn watering and mowing.