Landscaping in Genoa, Nevada
Genoa sits right against the Sierra front, and that changes almost everything about how a landscape has to be built.
Douglas County about 4,800 ft About 7 miles from our yard
Working in Genoa
What's different here
Properties tucked against the range get more shade, more runoff and steeper ground than anywhere else we work. Water arrives from above rather than just falling on the lot, and it arrives fast during a melt.
That makes Genoa a retaining wall and drainage town more than a lawn town. Most of what we're asked for here is holding a grade, moving water somewhere sensible, and building outdoor space on ground that isn't flat to begin with.
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Slope and runoff
Ground falls toward the valley and carries snowmelt with it. Any wall we build here gets drainage sized for water coming off the hill, not just water landing on the lot.
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More shade, later thaw
The range shades properties earlier in the day and holds frost longer. Turf choices and planting both shift because of it — what thrives on the valley floor can sulk here.
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Established, older properties
Genoa has a lot of mature landscape and long-standing trees. Work is usually integrating with what's there rather than starting from bare dirt, which takes more care and more hand work.
What we do here
Services in Genoa
Retaining Walls
Landscape Installations
Paver Installations
Water Features
Irrigation Systems
Mulching
That's what we're asked for most around Genoa — the full service list covers everything else.
Nearby projects
Common questions
Genoa questions
Do you build retaining walls on steep ground?
It's most of what we do in Genoa. Above about 4 feet a wall may need engineering and a permit — we'll tell you at the estimate rather than after.
Can you fix a drainage problem coming off the hillside?
Usually, yes. It's a grading and interception problem more than a plumbing one. Photograph it during a melt if you can — that's the most useful information there is.
Do you work around mature trees?
Yes, and carefully. Trenching through a root zone is how established trees get killed slowly. We route around them where we can and hand-dig where we can't.
Field Notes
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