Nop did a great job on our plan. He was conscientious and always on time. He also didn't just…read moredrop the plan and move on. He was great about following up and reviewing pricing and gave great advice on how to deal with landscape contract issues. Dave & Jill Culver

Review from my wife, who interacted the most with Nop. I second her opinion, Nop is an expert and…read moregreat to work with. We are having him come back to help us with additional areas. I love my garden! Nop helped me achieve my dream. His support and assistance helping me clarify what I wanted, and his knowledge of where to go and what kind of stone and plants to buy made it so much easier to achieve my goals. He helped us find a wonderful installer who placed the rocks and installed the irrigation, and planted the plants correctly. Nop's knowlege of native plants and what they need to thrive is extensive. His understanding of the type of watering system they need for the first couple summers in order to get established was very helpful. The thing I appreciate most is Nop's eye for beauty, grace, and harmony. I could see it in the photos of his work on his website and he was able to do the same thing in my garden. It feels good just to sit in it. Thank you again Nop, you did a fabulous job.

Black Diamond rebuilt our large sloped driveway with paver stones, including full drainage, two…read morewalls and a french drain. We had a very good experience interracting with the team, starting with the project manager David who put together a plan and a drawing of the project and inspected the progress from time to time. Marvin and his crew were great to communicate with, paid attention to details, and made sure everything was done according to plan. Any hickups they were quick to fix and it was clear they cared about customer experience. Project was done on time and at cost without schedule or cost overruns, including the full cleanup. Although Black Diamond bid was on the higher side as compared to other quotes we got, it was well worth it. Would definitively recommend.

We are beyond pleased with our new front yard, driveway, walkways, and artificial turf Black…read moreDiamond Landscape installed for us. We gave our general ideas of what we wanted to David Emmons and he designed an amazing transformation to our yard. His attention to detail was incredible and it is obvious he is an expert at landscape design. All our neighbors have been amazed to see how our yard was transformed into a work of art. Marvin Zelada and his employees were a pleasure to have at our house. They were incredibly hardworking, kind, and courteous. They are master craftsmen! The whole project turned out better than I could possibly imagine. It is a pleasure to come home to wonderfully landscaped yard! I highly recommend Black Diamond Landscape to anyone who wants to have the best looking yard on the street.

If we could we would give Coastal Evergreen 6/5 star. We just loved working with the Coastal…read moreEvergreen team. This is the best landscaping company in Santa Cruz county which is committed to doing top notch work for reasonable price. Zach, Jorge and the entire team are just great. Zach quoted the project very quickly, providing much details, and followed us through the entire process. Jorge lead the onsite team and he and his team are true professionals. It was a big project, and everything they did was top quality: prepping the yard, installing a drainage system, creating beautiful paver paths, installing porcelain tiles path to our front door, creating a concrete pad for our hot rub, creating a beautiful fire pit area, new outdoor lighting system, new irrigation system and planting the entire front and back yards including 5 trees. If you are looking for an excellent landscaping company who will create for you beautiful outdoors, look no further than Coastal Evergreen.

Coastal helped do a complete revamp to our backyard back in 2021. Every year we ask them to come…read moreand do a cleanup and replant anything that needs to be taken care of. They showed up last week and we were so pleased. It just makes us love our yard all over again. We have had such a positive experience with this company. Jamie, Zach, Niles, etc....amazing to work with.

She is a terrible designer and presents generic plans that anyone can find on the Internet as her…read moreown. There is zero effort, originality, or effort put into the work. And on top of that she charges premium prices. You are better off using Google, AI, or anything else for free. Your result will be the same as if you paid hundreds or thousands of dollars to this useless designer.

I have worked with Kim on two medium size projects. She is very easy to work, upfront and…read moreextremely fast! Kim did an amazing job at incorporating my style with her expertise/good design practices to elevate my space at a very reasonable cost. My advice: collect pictures of what you like and don't like. It really helps with making the process go faster. Good luck!

We used Star Landscaping a few years before the pandemic and loved it. Then I saw the new let's put…read morebig pots in the landscape like at 2nd and PCH. I reached back out to her to see if we could do a refresh and add some big pots. I just love it. She was great to work with and installed the refresh within two days once we approved the design. She knows her stuff!

Unfortunately not what we expected. We asked for a drought tolerant landscape and she definitely…read moredid that but just not that nice. We then paid her to oversee the project and easily charge us 3x the price for the plants and install them. When the day came to installing the plants, she spent maybe 30 minutes at our house and the design was not what we were look for. No color or creativity. We paid her well to oversee the project and she definitely did not do that. I'm now add plants to add some life back to my landscape. Would not recommend her services.

We recently had our backyard completed by System Pavers, and the entire experience was outstanding…read morefrom start to finish. The craftsmanship and attention to detail really stand out -- everything looks clean, solid, and professionally installed. Brett, the project manager, was incredibly helpful and communicative throughout the process, making sure we always knew what was happening and answering any questions right away. Hugo, the construction manager, and his crew were professional, hardworking, and respectful of our property. The project stayed organized, ran smoothly, and the final result exceeded our expectations. I highly recommend System Pavers to anyone looking for quality work and a team that truly cares about doing the job right.

Javier Rodriguez was our project manager, he was fantastic and took the time to discuss different…read moreoptions for my project. My property had a challenge with the slope between the step and the fence. We had a ground level door right in the middle. His expertise and knowledge allowed him to calculate the exact slope needed. The project looks amazing. Thanks Javier. Best Regards Mark Draper

Twenty-eight years ago, our family was fortunate to find a great landscape designer and a great…read moreplant visionary to transform our backyard. We followed that project shortly afterward with a partial transformation of our front yard, using the same plant visionary who selected plants suitable for our neighborhood next to Almaden Quicksilver Park. As time and deer performed their own transformation, it became necessary to look for a new landscape designer and a new plant visionary, as the professionals with whom we worked more than a quarter century ago no longer were available. After a couple months of searching, we came upon Robin Salsburg and her business, Vision Garden Design, who we selected to redesign our front yard and facelift our backyard. Robin proved herself both a great landscape designer and a great plant visionary, consistent with her business name. Robin prepared detailed drawings, which were easy to understand, and gave us fun homework assignments when it came to selecting plants. There were a lot of species and varieties to consider, and Robin made it simple for us to pare down the number of plants by noting which ones we loved, which ones we could live with, and which ones we hated. When it finally came time for us to implement Robin's final design, we asked her to recommend landscape contractors, and then (with her assistance) interviewed four firms. We eventually settled on K&D Landscaping, and asked Robin to oversee the project to ensure her vision was fully implemented. Robin met weekly with the contractor and us, and after two months of construction the project came out even better than her wonderful two-dimensional drawings promised. We have worked with many design professionals, and we can wholeheartedly say that Robin is among the very best. She focused on our best interests throughout the design and construction phases. Looking back on the project, we feel as fortunate as we did 28 years ago, perhaps even more fortunate because Robin has made our front and backyards better than we ever dreamed.

We hired Robin to help us completely redesign our overgrown, neglected backyard, and we are so…read morethrilled with the results! Since we didn't know where to start with this project, we relied on Robin's great eye for design to envision the space, and she guided us through a step-by step process to help us make all the choices from pavers to plants, so the new garden looks exactly how we hoped it would. We also had Robin facilitate the installation - a must-have service for us. She worked closely with our contractor to ensure everything was implemented according to the design. We would absolutely recommend working with Robin for whatever project awaits you. She is knowledgeable, organized, responsive, kind, and worth every penny. We could not have done this project without her!

Stevensen's Landscaping has performed two different projects for me and I have been very pleased…read more First project was a front yard, "start from scratch" a blank slate so to speak with absolutely no landscaping. I met with a designer first who mapped out cement steps, and beautiful and natural plants scattered throughout the front with a river rock bed. Included a few mounds and boulders. Also was a beautiful arbor that was made and fencing around certain areas of the front yard. I had never worked with a landscaper before, so the only caveat I would say is be sure you are aware of all of the expenses because they add up very quickly. It was a major sticker shock situation. Second project was to build a patio out of existing stone pavers with artificial grass in between for a beautiful design. This project took much longer than anticipated because the wrong size turf was ordered, which was quickly remedied; they did not hold me responsible. What was unanticipated was the tedious job of ensuring the turf was nailed down. The guys on the job were meticulous in ensuring everything was measured and leveled perfectly. With that said, it was another situation of many manpower hours that were not expected. I understand that once a project gets started, it is often unpredictable how it's going to turn out and this was the case here. I am currently in the midst of getting another estimate from Stevensen's Landscaping so I'm sure that tells you that they do great work. Just pay attention all the details of your job and make sure you go in with your eyes wide open.

We are so happy with our once in a lifetime project!…read more Stevenson built the pergola and arbor, installed the faux grass, DG, fountain and all the plants and irrigation. Also not shown here are to fences with gates. I was happy with how fair the price was, how responsive they are and how hard the crew works. We are also happy with the folks he referred us to for the design and huge concrete job.

Nikos and his crew at Terra Bella Landscaping are truly the 'Dream Team!' From the design plans to…read moreimplementation, things went smoothly and the work was even done before my deadline. My vision was of an English Garden and a South of France aesthetic. We met several times and there were at least two design changes until we reached the final design, including the specific plants such as annuals, perennials, fruit trees, roses, aromatic vines, herbs, hydrangeas, ground covers, etc. His crew were on time, polite, and cleaned up after each day's work. In my conversations with Nikos, he mentioned the idea of an 'edible garden,' which could introduce different textures and colors to the yard. I must admit that I was not keen on mixing my lovely garden with vegetables, however, our yard gets the most sunlight in the middle section of the garden so it appealed to me. Nikos mentioned the work of Rosalind Creasy in her book 'Edible Landscaping,' and even gave me the book! Once I saw the ideas in the book and how they could mesh nicely with my English and French garden vibe, I realized I could have it all: a beautiful multicolored and fragrant garden with 'farm to table' capabilities. I couldn't be happier, and I highly recommend Terra Bella Landscaping for your gardening needs!

I've had them complete both my backyard and more recently my front Landscaping done. I love it and…read morenow have full use of my yards all season. Everyone is professional and easy to work with. I will continue to use them in the future. Would recommend them to anyone.

Amazing talent, good pricing, respectful workers, quality work done in the blink of an eyeread more

I really needed some help in creating a plan for a garden and landscaping for my home so I called…read moreNancy Biehl. She was extremely knowledgeable about the types of plants (drought tolerant) I was looking for and created a great plan that included various options. She knows just about everything about when and how to plant, how to care for the plants, and how they will look and feel when mature. She was able to visualize the total picture as both an ornamental horticulturist and an artist.