About

Living Water

We’re dedicated to leveraging our talents, expertise and passion to achieve your satisfaction through the planning, design, installation and maintenance of your landscape project.

OUR VISION | OUR MISSION | OUR CORE VALUES | OUR TEAM

Our Commitment

Lisa and I, together with our entire team, are committed to leveraging our talents, experience, expertise and passion for the successful and rewarding completion of your project. We love what we do and are confident that you will, too!

Our Vision

We see your surroundings as a blank canvas that, once painted, surrounds you with sustainable beauty that stimulates your senses, rejuvenates your spirit and heals your soul.

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Our Mission

We are dedicated to seamlessly and artfully weaving your outdoor living environment into your daily life by creating a stunningly sustainable ecosystem that beautifully enhances your property... your life... and your wellbeing. By applying our knowledge, experience, talents and, above all, passion, we become one with your aspirations and hopes for what will be an enduring legacy of nature.

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Our Core Values

  • Safety
  • Care
  • Learning
  • Excellence
  • Hard Work
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Our Team

We set the bar for landscaping excellence.

From our first conversation and our first meeting through every step of the planning, design and installation process, you’ll find us to be professional, knowledgeable and fully committed to understanding your goals, meeting your needs and exceeding your expectations.

Mark G. Brotton

Owner l CEO l Designer l Field Manager

Extraordinary results begin with extraordinary people whose vision, talents and passion drive them to achieve remarkable things. Mark is one of those people, distinguished even further by his desire to heal the land... create a legacy of unique and sustainable ecosystems... and stir the hearts and souls of his clients.

Simply put, Mark sets the bar for landscaping excellence, always pushing the envelope to achieve incomparable results and the highest possible level of customer satisfaction.

Honored as one of the 12 Top Landscape Professionals in the U.S. (Total Landscape Care magazine, 2015), Mark never settles for ordinary... whether in his designs... his selection of plants and hardscapes... his award-winning installations... or his belief that water is a truly precious gift that should be conscientiously conserved and preserved for future generations.

Mark has been involved in the green industry since 1987. Mark's years of experience encompass sustainability, site water management, irrigation, landscaping, xeriscaping, hardscapes, masonry, permaculture, horticulture, arboriculture, passive and active rainwater harvesting, and more.

In 2019, Mark was awarded two prestigious International APLD Design Awards, which honor excellence in landscape design. Projects in eight different categories are judged on the basis of difficulty, craftsmanship, attention to detail and execution. Mark’s APLD recognition has continued into 2020 & 2021 with two additional awards. You can be confident that the same talent and expertise that brought Mark these highly-coveted awards will be applied to your project, ensuring your satisfaction and enjoyment for years to come.

Fine Gardening logo with link to the website

Using the years of experience and care Mark has put into the industry, he is sharing his vision and knowledge through the Fine Gardening magazine. Click on the image to see his published articles and other content.

NM-MS 6 License 88978

State of NM Regulation and Licensing Construction Industries Division

Certified Irrigation Contractor (CIC)

The Irrigation Association

Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor (CLIA)

The Irrigation Association

EPA WaterSense Partner

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Accredited Professional

American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (ARCSA)

Chairman, National Sustainability Committee

Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD)

Lisa R. Brotton

Owner l CFO | Office Manager

“We’ve learned that, to us, a company is an extended family and a community. We care about our work, the people we work with and giving back.”

With a B.S. in Biology and minors in Chemistry, Mathematics, and Education, Lisa is the technical, processing, and analytical partner of the team. As the integrator, she oversees scheduling, customer service and support, financial, IT and administrative functions.

Dedicated to continued development of her management and team-building skills, Lisa continues to be involved in ongoing leadership and industry training.

Our Team Members

We hire and train individuals who are as passionate about our industry as we are... those who want to learn... be their best... and achieve the highest levels of customer satisfaction.