Client Testimonials
A Reputation for Excellence
We are very proud of the work we carry out for our clients. Our team puts their heart and soul into every project, We love to hear back from clients about their experiences and satisfaction with our services and we really love those 5-star Google reviews!
Phillip Baker
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"Chris and his team took a cookie cutter yard and created a desert oasis for us. After our initial planning meeting we were presented a creative and unique design that was exactly what we were looking for. It is shady a lush, but all with low water desert plants. So many of our neighbors have stopped to compliment us on our yard and we are happy and confident to recommend Modern Desert Gardens".
Joe Svatos
"It was a pleasure to work with Chris on the planning and installation of significant landscape improvements at my home in Rancho Mirage. Chris is a very good listener and very good communicator. He is also on the cutting edge of technology so he was able to present his concept plan in a flyover video illustrating the plan. The end result is both lush and exotic as requested. Chris is also very nimble and was able to adapt the plan during installation when site conditions required adjustments.
Chris developed a lighting plan and supervised the installation of all new contemporary LED lighting around the backyard and entry courtyard creating a very dramatic effect in both areas. All new irrigation was installed as well. Chris has a top-notch installation crew which is key to a project’s success. I recommend Chris highly".
Ron Waxman
"We were so lucky to work with Christopher Gentile in the design and implementation of the reimagining of our yard in Palm Springs! He was very collaborative and suggested creative plantings that we would have never thought of or known about. We are absolutely over the moon with the final outcome and are so grateful to have found Christopher and Modern Desert Gardens. If your yard is in need of some tender loving care, call Christopher and let him work his beautiful magic"!
Ron and Michael
Mike Rosco, MD
"We enlisted Chris and his KIND, punctual, tightly-knit team with the rather weighty task of transforming a barren moonscape of a backyard—a place so desolate Elon Musk’s drones could have landed to sample the soil—into an elegant sanctuary of natural serenity. They. Exceeded. Every. Expectation.
Chris not only adhered to our budget but also thoughtfully incorporated our ideas about how we envisioned the space.
In just a few short days, our inhospitable, Mars-adjacent terrain metamorphosed into a vibrant, inviting ecosystem. Chris intimately understands:
1. Space is as just as important as substance
2. Symmetry creates balance, but asymmetry infuses personality
3. A deep understanding of desert-adapted, animal-friendly botany is a SURPRISINGLY useful trait in this line of work
A higher recommendation simply cannot be given".
Mike Rosco, MD
Paul Curran
Kim Spilker
"We contacted Chris about a few things we wanted for our front and back yards, such as plants to help with privacy and a new courtyard design for the front entrance. After meeting with Chris and hearing about his ideas, we ended up with a more cohesive landscape and some beautiful features. His team's work has made us so happy. Our neighbors have also stopped by to say how much they enjoy the front yard. Chris's design included a digital layout that we could use to work with him to adjust and visualize before the work began. It included a full design with plants, rocks, irrigation, and dramatic lighting. We believe this has added a lot of value to our home."
Casey Zilionis
"Chris Gentile and his company MODERN DESERT GARDENS hit it out of the ballpark for us! From our initial meeting to his video mockup and then to completion Chris's artistry and management style truly shined. This is our 5th home in Palm Springs....all of which were professionally landscaped, and this was by far the easiest, quickest and most satisfying project. THANK YOU Chris and your team"!!
Jack K. & Michael G.
"As new residents of the Desert, we looked to Modern Desert Gardens' expertise to create stunning outdoor spaces for us that compliment our aesthetic and lifestyle. They listened to all our needs and desires and provided a variety of beautiful design choices and options to suit our taste and budget, Their commitment to using native plants that require low water and are heat tolerant really appeals to our sensibility. The installation process was painless and the finished product is spectacular! We truly love our new house and beautiful outdoor spaces".
Nancy K.
" I hired Desert Modern Gardens to reimagine my front courtyard which was badly in need of an updated look. As a part time resident, I wanted a beautiful and inviting entry courtyard that I would not have to replant every year. Chris and his team provided wonderful native landscape choices that will survive and even thrive in the brutal summers. I love my new desert look!"
