About Burgio Landscape Services
Over a decade of institutional landscape construction, company-owned commercial machinery, and direct owner accountability across East County and Greater San Diego.
Meet the Craftsmen & Directors Behind Your Project
No commission sales brokers or anonymous subcontracted crews. You work directly with the licensed owners and dedicated field superintendents who build your project.
Chris & Audra Burgio
Founded in July 2014, Burgio Landscape Services was built on a foundational commitment: provide East County homeowners with institutional-grade structural craftsmanship, direct owner accountability, and honest, transparent pricing.
While Chris oversees field engineering, C-27 specifications, and client design consultations, Audra directs corporate financial operations, bonded contracts, and client administration. Together with Operations Manager Ryan Pappas and Field Foreman Chuck, the Burgio family ensures every outdoor living space is built to verified California C-27 engineering standards.
Chris Burgio
Chris founded Burgio Landscape Services in July 2014 with an uncompromising standard for honest pricing, punctuality, and lasting structural craftsmanship. With over 20 years in the landscape construction trade, Chris personally oversees client design consultations, engineering specifications, and project estimates across San Diego County.
Audra Burgio
Audra directs corporate finance, contract compliance, institutional billing, and business administration. She ensures that every residential and commercial project operates with seamless fiscal management, transparent accounting, comprehensive insurance coverage, and attentive client communication from contract signing to final sign-off.
Ryan Pappas
Ryan orchestrates field logistics, equipment deployment, and daily communications across all active job sites. Working hand-in-hand with property owners and our superintendent crew, Ryan coordinates material deliveries, verifies schedule milestones, and guarantees that every phase of construction proceeds without delay.
Field Foreman Chuck
With over a decade of field leadership, Chuck directs on-site operations with his dedicated crew of craftsmen. Chuck enforces millimeter grade tolerances, structural retaining wall alignment, precision paver interlocking, and our signature "Cleanest Site in Town" daily sweep-down standard.
Why Our In-House Machinery Fleet Matters to You
We never rent machinery on your dime or wait on third-party equipment availability. We own and operate our entire commercial fleet.
In-House Commercial Service Fleet
Our heavy service trucks and transport equipment deploy daily from our El Cajon yard, fully stocked with commercial tools, laser levels, and installation hardware.
Active Project Execution Across East County
From Alpine foothill estates to El Cajon basin transformations, our uniformed craftsmen and heavy utility trucks ensure self-contained, turnkey project management.
Engineered for San Diego's Unique Geology & Climate
Over a decade of solving regional earthwork, water, and regulatory challenges across East County microclimates.
Expansive Adobe Clay Mitigation
The valley basins of El Cajon, Santee, and Lakeside are famous for high-plasticity adobe clays that expand violently during winter rains and shrink into subterranean voids in summer heat. We eliminate concrete cracking and paver rutting through deep mechanical excavation, heavy non-woven geotextile separation fabrics, and 98% Proctor compacted Class II road base when constructing interlocking paver hardscapes.
Granite Bedrock & Steep Slopes
Foothill properties in Alpine, Mount Helix, Crest, and Pine Valley present steep topography and fractured granite ledges. Our field crews specialize in engineered cut-and-fill grading, segmental block retaining walls, rock-anchored terracing, and subsurface hydrostatic relief systems under our drainage service contractor team that diverts water safely away from foundation footings.
California PRC 4291 Fire Clearance
In East County's wildland-urban interface (WUI), wildfire defense is mandatory. We design and install compliant 100-foot defensible space zones utilizing low-fuel succulents, decomposed granite buffer ribbons, fire-retardant mulch, and hardscape perimeter barriers that safeguard homes against wildfire embers while maintaining luxury curb appeal.
MWELO & Water District Conservation
Rising water rates and strict local water district conservation rules require intelligent management. We convert thirsty turf into drought-tolerant xeriscapes, install pressure-regulated subsurface drip lines, and deploy smart ET weather controllers that automatically adjust irrigation schedules based on hyper-local satellite forecasts.
The Daily Site Sweep-Down Standard
We treat your home and neighborhood with respect. Every afternoon at 3:15 PM, our crews cease construction to execute our signature "Cleanest Site in Town" protocol: all tools are secured, dust is suppressed, sidewalks are swept, and driveway surfaces are cleared so your property remains safe and tidy throughout the build.
Zero Subcontracting Guarantee
When you hire Burgio Landscape Services, you hire Burgio Landscape Services. We never sell your project to outside broker networks or hire temporary day-laborers. Every craftsman on your property is a uniformed, full-time employee covered by our California CSLB C-27 license #1036455 and comprehensive $2,000,000 general liability insurance.
What San Diego Homeowners Say About Burgio Landscape
Read verified reviews from our neighbors across El Cajon, Alpine, and East County.
"We were customers of Chris Burgio even before he started his own company, Burgio Landscape Services. He does his best to make us feel special and we believe his pricing is competitive. He doesn't low-ball price to get the job—he delivers real, lasting quality."
"I've used Burgio's Landscape Services for a lot of years now and have always been extremely happy with the job they have done. We lost our home several years ago in the Alpine fire and Chris helped restore our property beautifully. Dependable, honest, and caring."
"Burgio Landscape Services are the best, reliable and professional! The work is top notch and everyone I have dealt with has been courteous, kind, and have their customer's best interest at heart. A pleasure to do business with."
Serving El Cajon, Alpine & All San Diego County
From our physical operations facility on Olde Highway 80 in El Cajon, Burgio Landscape Services provides rapid, turnkey dispatch across East County along the Interstate 8 transit corridor and throughout San Diego County.
Every crew dispatched to your property is an in-house team of uniformed craftsmen arriving in company-owned trucks with commercial-grade machinery.
