Welcome to our Matiscape ‘legacy’ section. This is the place where we share work from previous decades (before social media and digital photos). So yes, film camera scans and polaroids! That said, we love showing you the company’s early progression and how our expertise has matured over the years since 1981, in the United States.

My first landscape back in 1976. Mar Del Plata, Argentina. Look at the soak hoses used for irrigation in those days for new lawn seeding. All the memories that come back to me when I look at these!

First waterfall with Aquascape in the year 2000. Henderson, NV. Customer wanted to have a front yard waterfall that would reveal via the front door, kitchen, and garage. Home owners association required that the water feature not be visible from the street. It features two streams and a pond!

One of our first jobs in Summerlin, NV circa 1995. This was one of our Los Angeles customers that moved to Nevada and sought out our services again. From scratch to full landscape, patio cover and a stream water feature!

West Hills, CA in 1994. A very involved excavation to bedrock, drainage, and build of a retaining wall to expand street closer to the home. My customer was a general contractor, he entrusted me with the supervision of this entire job. The city inspector was on site 8 hours a day reviewing every step of the way. A wonderful learning experience that I draw from to this day!

A customer in Porter Ranch, CA. This summer 1994 job, our last in Southern California features pool coping, complete front yard retainer wall, flagstone and concrete work in front yard, plus full landscape. Low voltage lighting was installed throughout for accent illumination. As usual, drainage in California begins in the backyard and had to be routed to the front curb.

1981 in Northridge, CA our first maintenance and landscape customer in the United States. He remained our customer until our move to Las Vegas in 1994. A front yard cleanup, irrigation, sodding and planting. Simple but beautiful! Such a fond memory and I’m proud that our first job was successful and the client loved it. Happy it was documented in these photos.

Summerlin, NV 1996. Customer requested a small wall that would ramp up then down in a curve. Wonderful job with bullnose and 4x8 inch bricks, and stone veneer. Also complete landscape and wall fountain with tile work at the porch.

Porter Ranch, CA 1990. This particular project included 13 properties; the developer contracted with us for the remaining unsold homes for this phase. We were given a fixed budget; which included a garden wall, irrigation, sod, plants, etc. Within that, we were required to provide a different look and design for each of the 13 homes front yards. No two could be the same; which was a great challenge and opportunity for us at Matiscape to be creative and provide the developer with the variety needed to sell the remaining homes. Client was extremely happy; the job completed in 16 days, and that relationship continued for many other projects.

1997 in Las Vegas, NV. Landscape job done during early phases of construction in the neighborhood. Front and backyard irrigation, rock, planting, and outdoor lighting.

1998 in Las Vegas, NV. Established landscape maintenance, flagstone patio installed, refurbished fountain with Aquascape system.

Las Vegas, NV in 2001. Mounding, retainer walls, pond, masonry walls, flagstone work, irrigation and full landscape. Sod planting and environmental lighting.

August 2006, Las Vegas, NV. Client wanted a complete transformation of his outdoors; everything from new stone veneer on all block walls and home entry, wrought iron gates, custom barbeque build and routing of utilities, outdoor shower, raised planter boxes, custom water fountain, koi pond and waterfall, flagstone work, irrigation, planting, and outdoor low voltage lighting,

September 2010, Summerlin NV. Client sought out a backyard landscape, and pond rebuild. We reduced the stream of water; changed pumps to a new Aquascape system, and introduced about 80 percent new varieties of plant material.

June 2014, Summerlin NV. Installed a new pondless fall in a limited space with an Aquascape system. The job included some light landscape work as well.

This job was from March 2016, Southwest Las Vegas. Client wanted some sprucing up of the landscape, new paver block planters, and new irrigation. As well as a low voltage lighting system.

Fall 2017, Seven Hills Henderson. Rebuilt existing pond, upgraded to Aquascape system; enhanced with new flagstone flooring to connect patio to pond. Thus, opening up yard. Included lighting, planting and new irrigation system.

2016 in Las Vegas, NV. We improved existing concrete by sawcutting existing concrete in specific areas; to install brick. The concrete was stained with organic minerals, instead of the typical acid treatment. Last photo shows the final color of the concrete.

2017 in Henderson, NV. Customer needed privacy, the only way to get mature trees onto this part of the property was via crane.

Central Las Vegas, 2016. Full cleanup, irrigation, planting, artificial turf, lighting, and planter walls. Only mature trees remained. Customer sought a peaceful retreat and were pleased with the results.