These guys just did a stellar job getting my property ready for my son's wedding. Very short time…read moreframe. Just a couple weeks really, and they got way more work done than I hoped they would. The place looks great and I got many compliments at the wedding. I have been using them for my maintenance work for years and they do a great job. I didn't know they did new construction so I asked, and boy did they ever.

After working with Mountain View Landscaping for years, for the past few months we have been…read moredispleased with their work. They do not spend the time they are paid for. When I complained about shrubs being ruined by their workers, Alex's attitude was "too bad" ... the shrubs will eventually grow back. He was actually resentful that he had to come to our home and see the damage done by his men. It took him over two weeks to come to our home and see what had been done. We have fired them and will tell everyone we know who uses them about our problems with them. Many of our friends and neighbors started using them because of us. Do not be fooled by their initial attentiveness. That won't last long.

I'm unsure whether they just don't care or don't know what they are doing…read more I hired them for a simple masonry work. They did a terrible job. They required constant supervision. Otherwise, the project would be botched.

Full yard cleanup - they were fast and professional and did a great job cleaning up and removing…read moreovergrown weeds and shrubs and were reasonably priced.

Kitson Landscape has been an exceptional landscape company for the 20 years that I've known them…read more They service our HOA and many other places in town. For many of those years, I had been the liaison between my HOA and the Kitson crew. The crews I've seen over the years are always respectful and hard working. When we asked questions about what type of trees we could plant that have certain characteristics (e.g. some flowering, not heavily deciduous, not a lot of fruit droppings, not too tall to block views, etc.), the owners of the company provided a great list of suggested tree candidates for us to review. If I recall correctly, the management at Kitson has advanced degrees in horticulture, so they have a wealth of information about so many plants and trees. Coming up with a list of trees fitting the characteristics we wanted is simply not something I could have done and there is no book containing a list of trees. It's only someone who has a vast knowledge after seeing a variety of trees in their growth habitats who could formulate such a list with those specific characteristics. I once wanted to donate some of my own money to re-landscape around our HOA pool and I chose a palate of drought-tolerant plants (from the Goleta Water District's drought tolerant plant display). Sarah (at Kitson) offered to draw up a sample landscape design to lay out those plant types in various locations. She was very helpful and, in retrospect, I realized that many "landscape architects" are now charging big $$$ for simple landscape designs. She didn't even charge us for her landscape design, which wasn't a trivial thing to do. The Kitson foreman, who comes out weekly with his crew is such an amazing person. He's like family to us. So diligent and always cheerful and can solve vexing irrigation problems or breakages. He's also so very patient if fussy neighbors make demands. I'm well-connected in town, so some of my clients also use Kitson and I have heard no negative comments from these clients about Kitson. So I'm quite surprised to see a few bad reviews here. Could it be competitors trolling? This just doesn't make sense! And the one nasty review about Kitson using Round-up is quite odd. I believe Kitson doesn't use Round-up currently. They use something else that is super benign. And even when they used to use Round-up, we have fruit trees in some areas and Kitson's foreman was very accommodating: "No spray near the fruit trees." Ironically, as it turns out, all the anti-Roundup hype in the news lately may actually be way overblown. Google for the following article on-line: "EPA-science-could-torpedo-roundup-lawsuits." And perhaps the guy who posted about Kitson's blowers at his office building needs a lesson in the "corporate pecking order." Your office landscape company (in this case Kitson) probably has a contract with your management company and/or the owners of the office building. They decide what type of parking lot method is employed (blowers or labor-intensive sweeping). Blowers are the most cost effective way to "sweep" an office parking lot. If there are enough complaints about blowers to the office management company, then the owner/manager has an option to forbid the use of blowers and pay for more expensive broom cleaning of the parking lot. Surely they don't want to pay for costly broom sweeping of your parking lot, so the lowly employee/tenant in an office building like yours needs to contact your office management company with their concerns. The landscape company workers will do what the office building owner wants them to do per their contract. So, of course, the workers at the landscape company will ignore your requests because you're not on the contract. This problem would exist with any other landscape company where someone who is not their boss is telling them not to do what's in their contract.

Professional, consistent and reliable. Management is very responsive when I have any concerns or…read moreadditional needs for service. The Irrigation specialist is the best!

Was almost rear ended by one of their drivers while they were speeding in a retirement community…read morearound a blind corner. I was pulling out of my driveway when one their drivers comes speeding around a blind corner and almost hits my car. The driver then proceeded to stop their car and call me an asshole before driving off. If this is what's expected from them I do not recommend giving them any of your business. This was in a retirement community with a lot of elderly drivers and clear speed limit postings. Luckily I was not hit but I hate to imagine what could have happened. The drivers license number was #843976. Please do not speed in our neighborhoods.

Stay Clear.. This company will not provide a written…read morecontract, as required by law. They will provide services completely contrary to those requested. During the proposal process they will claim to guarantee their work, just to refuse to guarantee any of their services. Very poor quality.

I didn't know you could get excited about a tree company - but Economy Tree is the absolute best…read more The owners, the arborist, and the crew are all wonderful kind humans with an amazing work ethic. They did an amazing job on our three Deodore cedars and cleaned up really well after themselves. They were kind and communicative the entire time - even the neighbors commented. Highly recommend Economy Tree! And the price was really great too!

Economy Tree quickly and efficiently removed a tall tree from my yard that was leaning. Their…read morepersonnel are friendly, and their price was very fair. I highly recommend them for any tree related work.

Javier can not be recommended higher. He came to evaluate a small lawn repair job at my house,…read morespent about an hour analyzing the situation and presenting me with options. When I decided to hold off on doing a larger job, he told me exactly how to do things myself, DIY-style, without charging me a penny. He is a knowledgeable professional but also a great human being who cares about the community and isn't just in it for profit. If you want an honest partner who truly has your interests in mind, go with Javier.

Finding a good landscaper in Santa Barbara proved quite challenging, half of them were ridiculously…read moreexpensive and the other half so flaky it appeared they didn't want the work. Javier and his crew were quite the contrast. Javier was up front about the work and pricing, his crew were efficient, hard working, and very easy to work with. They took the redesign of our back yard from concept to reality with grace and professionalism. Javier was open and transparent with us at every step of the project, and his crew finished ahead of schedule and under budget. We could not be happier with the results, and would hire Del Monte Landscaping without reservation in the future. Highly recommended.

Excellent service from Chavez Landscaping. They assisted me to remove a large tree that fell in my…read moreyard and removed an overgrown oleander bush. Edward showed up and gave me a fair quote, and was back the next day with his crew and completed the project. I'd recommend them and plan to use in the future for landscaping needs.

Edward and his crew removed a bottle brush tree from my yard that was out growing the space. They…read moredid a nice job. I asked him to remove a bush that was overgrowing a planter and he did it at no additional charge. Edward answered all my questions promptly and communicated well.

GLS Companies did an extremely amazing job at transforming the yard!…read more SERVICE: I had an effortless time working with everyone who helped me. The project timeline was prepared promptly and I received the best quote compared against every landscaping service in Santa Barbara. If I had any questions, I received an answer right away. The workers were very respectful of my space and time, and I had no issues at all. I will be contacting this company again for any of my landscaping needs!

Gil (the owner) is highly competent in his trade. He offered many very good suggestions in advance…read moreof the job. I had quotes provided from three other referrals and they were all competitively priced. What really set GLS apart was Gil who personally came onto the job site to understand the work, offer up his opinions and answered all questions. Of the 4 contractors that came out he made the most sense and nailed down the drainage correctly from the onset. For the job itself, it took close to 4 weeks to complete. His crew was outstanding. Cleaned up after themselves, very polite, even my wife who was home during the job felt safe and never pressured by having them work outside.