If you are searching for professional landscapers in the San Jose area, look no further than…read moreJennifer with Choosing Landscape Design. I can't say enough great things about Jennifer. She is friendly, punctual, professional, and mostly important, truly created a masterpiece in our backyard--it is literally an oasis of us! Jennifer took the time to listen to our ideas and followed up with a detailed design sketch, including materials, measurements, structural assessments, and plants, to ensure lasting quality, while at the same time making all of it low maintenance - exactly what we wanted. She was fantastic to work with: always available, kind, and professional. The final result exceeded our expectations, and we are so thankful to Jennifer for creating our dream backyard.

I talked with Jennifer over the phone and she was very calm. She came highly recommended from a…read morefriend. Her rates were very reasonable and she has a great outdoor standing desk set-up where puts together your landscape plan while standing in your yard. Most importantly, the backyard landscape plan she came up with was easy for the contractor (Rivera's Landscaping - highly recommended) to execute and they did a fantastic job. The results are fantastic. We made some small changes to the plan and we are really happy. Also happy not to have artificial turf. She said it's just a big piece of plastic that will someday sit in landfill. Enough said.

Patty is Fabulous to work with as a designer and landscape professional. She was able to see the…read morespace we had created and understand how to envision our plant needs while we were still under construction. She is extremely knowledgeable and helpful all throughout the process and was very easy to work with on our project. Will add some final pics once we plant this weekend, but below are a few from the work in progress.

We hired Patty to design our landscaping for the front, back and side yards here in Saratoga, and…read moreto source 90% of the plants. From the start she was great! She listens and makes excellent suggestions on plants and placement, and is very open to your wants and needs. We were looking for California native and drought resistant plants that might provide flowers throughout the year, and half a year in things are going along VERY well. I would absolutely recommend Patty to anyone who is looking for a knowledgeable, detail oriented, extremely capable landscape designer. Bonus: She is an extremely nice person!

Loved working with Lisa. We reached out to Lisa after she'd…read moreplanned our neighbor's landscape (front and back). We had an idea of what we wanted but it was not concrete in any form or way. Lisa helped us turn it from a vision to an actual plan. Our project involved a full front and back yard landscaping (over 5,000 Sqr. ft) including driveway, walkways, utility area, deck, trees, plants and more. We wanted something contemporary but still warm, inviting and most of all useful. Lisa nailed it. She was flexible with the plan and through the process implemented numerous changes to fit our evolving vision. Lisa was there to also support us through the installation of the whole project when I wanted to make additional changes. She was there with advice and support, which I highly appreciated. I would highly recommend her for your next landscaping project.

Lisa is an amazingly talented landscape designer. A few years ago, we decided to tackle our…read morelackluster yard. We found Lisa, who came out and studied every square inch in the front and back. She drew up plans that blew us away. We had always figured that we were stuck with a yard that was a big square, but Lisa showed us we can add curves, height, and dimension. She incorporated existing foliage, and added in an artistic blend of flowers, lighting, hardscaping, plants, and trees. Our yard receives nonstop compliments from neighbors and people walking and driving by. We've even had cars stop and ask who did our landscaping! She packed a serious punch in the small-ish space we gave her, which is no small feat. Our backyard pergola is an outstanding addition, and we've happily entertained under it for years. Not only is Lisa a professional, she understands the best plants for your needs. She's passionate about what she does, and it shows in her work. We've recommended her to several friends who are also very happy with her work. I can't say enough good things about her. We're on her list of references--please contact us if you want to speak with a previous client.

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.

Excellent service and value for garden design and installation. Tina was great to work with in…read moreselecting drought tolerant plants for our front yard. She also reworked the existing irrigation system and fixed a lot of broken items for us. Her instal crew was very professional and we love the results!

Ambience Garden Design installed a small retaining wall and planted about 100 drought resistant…read moreplants in our front yard. This was done as part of a lawn conversion project. Tina's communication before and during the project was excellent. She is very responsive and delivered what she promised. Very happy with the quality of work.

I purchased a house with extremely neglected landscaping. A friend recommended Tierra Madre to me…read moreand I could not be happier with the choice I made to go with them! At every step of the way, Hallie was communicative, easy to work with, and invested in the project. She helped bring my half-formed "lush fairy cottage, but low-maintenance, oh yeah and I want native plants" vision into reality with the perfect plant recommendations and a beautiful design. The process felt like a great collaboration. It was clear she really wanted to get it right for me and wanted my input along the way, and that she has the expertise to know which plants work together well and how to make it all happen. Armando and crew were also fabulous to work with. I was impressed at their efficiency in demoing the yard (we needed to remove the tree as well as the top few inches of soil because there were so many weeds) and the artistry with which they laid out the flag stone path. It was a huge amount of work and they executed quickly and skillfully. We had Hallie back for some winter pruning recently and were thrilled with that too. It's fun to experience the cycles if life in the yard and know we have a pro we can call on when we need her. :) I now have the lovely, low-maintenance yard I dreamed of and I'm proud to pull into my driveway every day!

Tierra Madre operates on an entirely different level than any of the other landscape services I…read morehave worked with. Hallie listens, she cares, she is knowledgable and has such an artistic eye. She and Armando work together seamlessly, price fairly and are a joy to work with. They also treat their employees with kindness and take care to be environmentally friendly -- very important! I wanted to convert my grass front lawn into a grass-free, bird-friendly, drought-tolerant garden, but I don't know much about plants. Hallie listened carefully, taking notes as we walked the neighborhood so I could point out species that I like and she could educate me on what would work to my specifications. Her breadth of knowledge and gentle manner put me at ease immediately. Armando directed the work and planned the irrigation, etc., with Hallie selecting plants and placement. They both communicated with me throughout, and made sure everything was as I wished. The project was completed quickly and looks even better than I had dreamed. What a great experience with truly wonderful people.

Elaine did an amazing job on our front/backyard design…read more She was very responsive in the middle of the remodel project. She was able to work with the contract closely to make necessary adjustments based on our input and budget limitation. We do love the final outcome!

We really enjoyed working with Elaine. She gave really good/practical input based off of our…read moredesired way of using our backyard. Her expertise was invaluable in the resulting elevated look yet also a function backyard.

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!