Who We Are

At Sonoran Gardens we realize that your outdoor living spaces can be just as important as the interior of your home. Many of us will spend just as much time outside as inside. This makes choosing the right professionals so important. We encourage you to check the credentials of our staff and to speak with past clients. We want you to be confident in our abilities! Following is a brief synopsis on our company and team.

Sonoran Gardens Landscape Design, Construction and Custom Care Landscape Maintenance in Tucson, Arizona, was established in 1996 by Chris Niccum. Chris has a Bachelor’s degree in Ornamental Horticulture from Purdue University and has spent his entire working career in the landscape industry. He started Sonoran Gardens with an old pickup truck, some basic hand tools, one helper and a dream of becoming the best landscape construction company in Tucson. His years of experience had shown him that producing a high quality product, exceptional customer service, and treating people with integrity and honesty, would lead to success. Since that time he has brought together a staff of dedicated professionals who share that belief.

One year later in, 1997, Sonoran Gardens had grown to the point that his wife, Jean Niccum, joined the company as partner and office manager. As Sonoran Gardens continued to grow, Roberta Braegelman was hired in 1999 as the company’s first landscape designer. In response to our client’s request, in 2008 Roberta started Custom Care Landscape Maintenance, which is Sonoran Gardens landscape maintenance division. Today, Roberta is a full-time designer for Sonoran Gardens.

Landscape Designers are a critical element to producing a landscape that client’s will enjoy for many years. Sonoran Gardens has four landscape designers that design projects for our clients. Our team of highly educated and trained landscape designers include: Shelly Ann Abbott, Sven Gunn, Roberta Braegelmann and Margaret West.

Read their bios here

Matt Niccum, Chris and Jean’s son, began working at Sonoran Gardens as laborer in high school, advanced to foreman after college and was the construction superintendent when he left in 2007 to live and work in California. In 2010, Matt returned to Tucson to become the Sonoran Gardens Construction Division Manager. Kira Niccum, Chris and Jean’s daughter, with a degree in business management and six years as a development coordinator for a real estate development firm in Wisconsin, has also returned to Tucson in 2011 and has joined the Sonoran Gardens family as the Custom Care Manager.

Sonoran Gardens Landscape, Design, Construction and Custom Care Landscape Maintenance is a vibrant and growing company, increasing the number, size and complexity of the projects completed each year. Sonoran Gardens has received numerous local, state and national awards for many projects, and are generally recognized as one of the premier residential landscape design and construction firms in Tucson and Southern Arizona.

Sonoran Gardens approaches each project as a unique opportunity to meet our client’s needs and exceed their expectations, always with an on-going development of systems and procedures to ensure that these goals are achieved for every one of our clients. From detailed personalized planning and award winning design, to expert project management and installation, Sonoran Gardens will do whatever it takes to ensure your complete satisfaction.

Contact us at 520-579-9411 for your complimentary landscape design and installation consultation or to learn more about our Custom Care Landscape Maintenance program.

Thank you!

Chris Niccum and the Sonoran Gardens Team

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Sonoran Gardens, Inc.

Sonoran Gardens, Inc.