Landscape Design & Build in Ocotillo
Ocotillo is Chandler's signature golf-course community - twenty-five lakes around three Ken Kavanaugh-designed courses, mature trees, and a design vocabulary that supports custom hardscape and water-feature integration. Many properties have been settled long enough to need both renovation and estate-level new design. Core Landscape is a family-owned firm working across Ocotillo with that range of project type in mind.
Designing for Ocotillo
Ocotillo's design culture supports estate-level landscape work with golf-course and water-feature considerations. A few realities show up in nearly every Ocotillo project.
Course & Lake Frontage
Many Ocotillo properties back the courses or front the lakes - sometimes both. View preservation, water-feature integration, irrigation timing coordination with the course, and visible-from-course aesthetics all factor into design decisions for those properties.
Established Property Refresh
Ocotillo has been settled for decades, and many properties carry aging irrigation, mature trees, and design questions that look more like renovation than new build. We assess what stays, what gets replaced, and how to phase the work so established landscape doesn't suffer.
Water-Feature Integration
Ocotillo's lake-and-course environment makes water features feel native rather than added on. Quiet courtyard fountains, formal pool-deck water features, full landscape water elements visible from inside the home - we design with realistic maintenance expectations built in from day one.
HOA Design Compatibility
Ocotillo's HOA design review supports estate-level work but expects design quality to match. We've submitted enough Ocotillo projects to know what the committee approves quickly, what material standards are expected, and how view-preservation rules apply on course-frontage lots.
What We Design in Ocotillo
Our design-build process for Ocotillo projects accounts for the community's golf-course and water-feature character. Estate-level scope, mature property considerations, and course-frontage aesthetics all factor in from day one.
Our scope across Ocotillo projects
- Estate-level whole-property landscape design
- Course-frontage and lake-frontage view preservation
- Pool deck, ramada, and outdoor kitchen coordination
- Water-feature design and integration
- Mature tree preservation and aging-irrigation transitions
- Native Sonoran plant palettes with HOA-compliant specifications
Common Questions About Ocotillo Projects
Do you have experience with Ocotillo's HOA design committee?
Yes. We've submitted multiple Ocotillo projects through the design review process and know what the committee expects in terms of design quality, material standards, and how view-preservation rules apply on course-frontage and lake-frontage lots.
Can you design water features that fit Ocotillo's character?
Yes. Water features feel native at Ocotillo given the lake-and-course environment - courtyard fountains, formal pool-deck features, and full landscape water elements. We design with realistic maintenance expectations built in from the start.
Do you do course-frontage landscape work in Ocotillo?
Yes. Course-frontage properties have specific considerations - visible-from-course aesthetics, irrigation timing coordination with the course schedule, and view preservation. We've worked enough Ocotillo course-frontage to know what fits.
What budget range do most Ocotillo projects fall into?
Most Ocotillo design-build work starts in the mid-five-figures and scales significantly higher for estate-level whole-property design. We give you a real budget after walking the property and understanding scope.
Can you coordinate with my pool contractor or builder?
Yes - and we'd rather coordinate from the start than retrofit landscape design around someone else's finished work. The earlier we're involved on an Ocotillo estate project, the better the integrated result.