AAA Landscape grew from a borrowed truck and a small Tucson operation into a full-service commercial landscape company serving Phoenix and Tucson.
The milestone story is less about a list of awards and more about what each step made possible: stronger crews, broader services, better training, and long client relationships.
1971 to today
The record, entry by entry.
A few key moments from AAA Landscape’s early years to today, kept in the order they happened. Dated entries carry their year; the rest are written the way the company tells them.
1971
Robert Underwood returns from military service, works as a landscape laborer, and studies plants at night.
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Early years
Bob borrowed a pickup truck from his uncle and $1,000 from his mother to start AAA Landscape. Rick joined six months later, bringing another pickup.
Early company pickup · AAA archive02
1976
AAA Landscape opens its first one-room office and buys its first company truck.
AAA Landscape’s first office · AAA archive03
1978
The company expands from Tucson into the Phoenix market.
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1981
AAA purchases a Phoenix nursery and begins growing plants from seed.
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1985
Municipal work and a general engineering license broaden what the team can build.
Arizona freeway planting · AAA archive06
1990s
AAA develops into a full-service landscape company with construction and management teams.
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Today
Phoenix and Tucson teams continue the original promise: beautify the world and nurture long-term results.
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Next step
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