Down to Earth Gardening & Landscaping is owned and operated by Alison West and Brian Scarpella. We are located in the incredible mountain town of Durango, Co. Since 2001, Down to Earth, and Brian and Alison have built a dynamic company that provides customers with unparalleled knowledge and experience to design, install and maintain landscapes.
Brian has over 20 years of design, construction and carpentry experience. With a keen eye towards perfection and efficiency, Brian is a talented craftsman and landscape specialist that can help make your vision become a reality. Alison has a passion for horticulture.
Combined with her knowledge attained through experience and through the Colorado Master Gardener certification, she and Brian have installed both beautiful and sustainable outdoor living spaces.Alison strives for season long color in your gardens while focusing on xeric and water wise principles. Brian and Alison have both lived in Durango since 1993 and have loved every moment in this small mountain community.
Brian has over 20 years of design, construction and carpentry experience. With a keen eye towards perfection and efficiency, Brian is a talented craftsman and landscape specialist that can help make your vision become a reality. Alison has a passion for horticulture.
Combined with her knowledge attained through experience and through the Colorado Master Gardener certification, she and Brian have installed both beautiful and sustainable outdoor living spaces.Alison strives for season long color in your gardens while focusing on xeric and water wise principles. Brian and Alison have both lived in Durango since 1993 and have loved every moment in this small mountain community.
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With extensive hardscaping - rock walls, steps, and patio - complete, I've gotten a full experience of their business sense and the importance of their relationships with customers; and I've also witnessed the fruition of their artistry. With the former, I found the communication they encouraged related to budget, shifting scope of work, then followed up with ongoing check-ins, to be refreshing and empowering.
Reviews (9)
Melissa Pickrell
Dec 26, 2021
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Allison and Brian designed the most beautiful landscaping for our new home with gorgeous plants, trees, boulders, pathways, berms and a patio/fire pit. Their work is excellent and creative, and their team is professional, polite and personable. The subcontractors they recommended were top notch as well. Perfection and a spectacular result is their goal. Our yard is a showpiece and we continue to get compliments from anyone who walks by! Thank you Allison, Brian and Crew for our Durango paradise 😍.
Randy Hawk
Feb 23, 2021
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Down to Earth did a great job for us last year. We had a pretty bad sloping backyard so we decided upon putting in a patio, with steps going down to a fire pit. They did an excellent job with design and did a quality job. They did a great job communicating throughout the project and came in under bid, which was greatly appreciated. The selection of trees and plants really set the whole project off. It was a pleasure working with them on the project. I highly recommend them.
Johnna Bronson
Jul 26, 2020
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Positive: Professionalism, Punctuality, Quality, Responsiveness, Value
DTE did an amazing job transforming our yard that needed serious help with fresh grass and flowers ready for our sons graduation party! We are beyond happy with their timely service, quality, hard work and fair pricing! We are looking forward to our next phase with them!
DTE did an amazing job transforming our yard that needed serious help with fresh grass and flowers ready for our sons graduation party! We are beyond happy with their timely service, quality, hard work and fair pricing! We are looking forward to our next phase with them!
Crissy Fuller
May 10, 2020
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Positive: Professionalism, Responsiveness, Value
We love Down to Earth Landscaping—we had a small job and they took care of it quickly and affordably. We know they are known for elaborate jobs and high end projects, but no job was too small and they were friendly and professional and finished the job in record time. Call them!
We love Down to Earth Landscaping—we had a small job and they took care of it quickly and affordably. We know they are known for elaborate jobs and high end projects, but no job was too small and they were friendly and professional and finished the job in record time. Call them!
Dave Kinsey
Oct 19, 2017
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Nov 09, 2016
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Christy Duke
Oct 11, 2016
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So happy with Down-to-Earth landscaping and gardening. We had a lot of grass that we wanted to get rid of and do more of an interesting landscape project that would enhance the entry of our home. Allison and Brian were wonderful to work with and had such a great eye for detail and functionality. We are very impressed with the entire crew! We will definitely use them again in the future.
Tami Duke
Jun 09, 2016
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Following the construction of our home we were surrounded by a large plot of dirt. Alison and Brian completely transformed our property! They were creative and designed a beautiful outside area for us. The project included planting many trees, bushes, flowers, some sod, use of wood chips, flagstone, creek bed and more. We trusted them to choose the vegetation and placement and I couldn't be happier with the result. They bill fairly and we never worried we were being overcharged for this large-scale project. We've continued to use their company for spring and fall gardening work and on the small
Heather Hooten
Sep 29, 2014
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Watching Down to Earth "bloom" over the last several years has been a delight. Our first experience with DTE was a small project in our front flower bed. Everything was professional and well done from the bid to the bed. They were very through with explanations, which included, but not limited to, the cost of the plants and trees and their care when completed. In the spring of 2013 we had a sprinkler system installed and had the same wonderful service. We have recently moved into a home with a yard that needs a face-lift and we are SO excited to work with DTE once again to turn our yard into the
