We chose Shane Brock, owner of Arbor and Earth, to install the landscape, irrigation, and paths in…read moreour front yard, and we are so glad we did! Shane is professional and reliable. He finished our project on time, and stayed within our budget. Shane is both efficient and hardworking. He is knowledgable about plants, and was able to be creative when some of the plants in our plan were not available. Shane was patient in answering our questions, and as the project moved forward, he was open to suggestions. Thanks to Arbor and Earth, we have the pollinator garden we dreamed of. Shane is five stars in our book, and we have already scheduled him to begin work on our back yard. We highly recommend Shane Brock!

Shane was prompt, on point, and terrific to work with. He found the leak, fixed it, and came in on…read morehis estimate. I highly recommend him.

Had Aqua Terra re do my small backyard in Nov, 2024. Based on advice from Tom it's better to plant…read morein fall so plants develop good roots over winter. I got a call from him letting me know they had another job starting in a week or two that would keep them busy through the start of the new year. If I want them to do my yard before then they would need to start asap and the job would take a week. We started w/o any written contract and only a rough $$ estimate. We made decisions along the way. They took twice as long, and a lot of down time due to various resource issues. They did a good job and I was happy with the result, until spring when about 40% of the plants did not take root through winter and were dead by spring. When I called Tom about that his response was a curt I only guarantee the plants, I can't remember if it was 6 weeks or 3 months, but the time had passed and he offered nothing for a resolution. That's a lot of plants and $$$ and hardly seems fair since it was his recommendation to plant in November to ensure nice growth for spring and strong plants that can tolerate summer and you don't at least guarantee they will be taking off come spring. That was the last time I talked to him since he didn't seem to care that so many plants died. A few more have died and never really thrived. While others in the same location with the same watering requirements etc., thrive. So it's not neglect on my part.

While TOM Foster of Aqua Terra Landscaping is a knowledgeable and capable landscaper, beware of…read moregetting any and all agreements in writing including his costs and invoices. TOM Foster was the only available landscaper at a time when I was ready and able to fix up my sad-looking yards. The first time I met Tom, he drove to my house and took a cursory glance at my front and back yards. He then gave me estimates of "$30K for the front and $50K for the back." My front yard was terrible shape; in sore need of clean-up and attention. At that time I could not find another landscaping service willing to even give me an estimate. I knew little to nothing about landscaping costs let alone gardening and plants. I hired TOM based on his availability. I told TOM I knew nothing about plants and gardening. After hiring TOM he met with me semi-weekly to discuss landscape design possibilities. At each meeting I told TOM that $20-$25K was my maximum budget and available funds. Tom had shown me a rather elaborate yard design with many different plants, shrubs, trees as well as hard landscaping walkways and beds. I implored Tom to reassure me that his design could be achieved for less than $25K. I had grown fond of TOM's affable character and seeming trustworthiness. He rattled off the Latin names for plants to impress me with his thorough knowledge of botany and landscaping. He also promised me that, " If ANY OF MY PLANTINGS DIE, I WILL REPLACE THEM AT NO ADDITIONAL COST to you." While TOM beautified my yard, he did so at a cost that came in at over 100% above my stated budget. $40,000! After I finally told TOM that there was no money left, I never saw him again. Several plantings failed. The most critical of all the failed plantings were over 2 dozen decorative lavender plants he had installed along both sides of a new cement walk way TOM contracted with a buddy to pour. Tom installed a separate, designated underground series of watering pipes or designated irrigation system for all those decorative lavender plantings. The lavender plants died within months. I asked several gardeners to look at and access the cause for my loss. Each said that the plants were too wet from over-watering. I told ToM that the lavender was dying from being overwatered. I believe that TOM had not factored in that any kind of wind or slight breeze would spill water into the lavender from the adjacent lawn sprinklers. So, with Tom's specially installed underground irrigation for the lavender in addition to water spillage from the lawn sprinklers the plants were dying. TOM Foster refused to accept or believe that he had made a miscalculation aka "a mistake." And, despite his promise to replace any failed plantings at no cost, Tom charged me $750 for a new set of lavender plants to replace the dead ones. Tom insisted that the dead lavender (among other plantings he had put in) was somehow my fault. I payed TOM to replace the lavender based on my assumption that he was the professional and hence knew best. Then all the REPLACEMENT lavenders plants also died...quickly. I showed TOM that lavender plants which weren't situated near the new lawn sprinklers were thriving. TOM refused to admit that his irrigation systems were at fault. I quit the whole lavender fiasco after a third attempt at replacing them. Every time a plant or plants died I would text TOM to let him know so that he could make good on his promise to replace any failed landscaping "at no additional cost" I soon grew exasperated by Tom not responding; not even to tell me he was too busy but would get back to me. Several months passed without response from Tom to any of my texts. I grew exasperated with his lack of action and response on top of my frustration and cost with regard the failed lavender, (TOM told me that I was at fault for all his failed and continuing-to-fail lavender plantings). Finally I sent Tom a snarky text alerting him to the fact that the dead plants were still "d-e-a-d." TOM took offense to this text and responded with, "Cease and desist..." He said that my texted pleas were derogatory. He later apologized for saying that but at the time, I was shocked and ended up in tears. I let him know how hurt I felt. Tom continued to send abusive texts accusing me of being the root cause, (it was always my fault) Add childish name-calling statements (which he later apologized for) His reaction was more than unprofessional, it was abusive and Wrong. So, Tom knows a lot about plants and landscaping. But, watch out for being over charged. Do not take him at his word. Tom puts on a very charming and affable front BUT the guy is a bully. He refuses to admit his errors. TOM has issues with telling the truth and/or keeping his word. Watch out for your bottom line! Insist on a signed contract. No handshake agreements. TOM twice gave me invoices showing only a total owed. He had told me that his "printer was broken." That one is on me. I should have known better.

Very responsive. Easy to work with. Did a good job. Would use again. Under promised and over…read moredelivered.

Chris was great! We had a lot of big river rocks to work around and did a great job for a fair…read moreprice! Easy to work with and get an estimate.

I called talked to then they said would check out job and get back to me…read more After i send email and several voice mail messages nothing no returned call saying they would or would not do job! Very rude as i need yard clean up so i can start the rebuild process. I would not waste your time with then just get others to come out and do the work!

Called Raul for an estimate for yard work to be done in Magalia. We were evacuated due to the Camp…read moreFire. He gave us an estimate for removing leaves and other yard work. We asked for him to do more work and to give us a new estimate. He was to walk the property again and give us a new estimate and to call us that same night. Well no phone call so we called the falling day. We called to see what the new estimate cost would be. Well, before we could say more then hello he tells "we are no longer interested in doing the job" and then hangs up. Wow what a way to do business. 5 star reviews ?

Great tree service. Just had them out to trim 2 huge oak trees. Cleaned up and price was great!…read more thanks

Tompkins was great. They came out within a day to give a bid on our overgrown trees. They have a…read morefair offer, and then came out 2 days later. They worked efficiently and clean. I recm highly

Very professional, from the bid to the clean up. Did a very nice job cutting down two trees,…read moreleaving firewood, and cleaning up afterwards.

I am so happy with Over the Top. Brody came out quickly to give an estimate that was much more…read moreaffordable than one I had received from a different company. That difference allowed me to get the needed work done. His crew showed up the next week and were so impressive. One young man climbed both trees and did a very careful and thorough job. The other crew members took care of guiding him , clearing the cuttings and taking care of my property. They were young but very knowledgeable about what they do. Thank you !

I had Tree of Eden remove a tree and stump from my property. They were easy to work with and did a…read moregreat job. Very professional and communicated well.

They showed up exactly when they said they would. The 50 year old maple in our front yard reached…read moreover our house, driveway, sidewalk and rose bushes and near power lines and a young tree. They took it down carefully and never once did a branch or log hit anything but the lawn. After they removed all the wood they had our lawn cleared of any trace of the work. Josh showed up the next morning when he said he would to grind the stump so we can plant this spring. I would highly recommend this company. The qoute was very fair and I feel they went above and beyond.

I hired McMillan Tree Services to prune three trees in my yard. I had a great experience from start…read moreto finish. Communication was clear, the team showed up on time and did a great job thinning and trimming the three trees. They look beautiful after the work was done. Pricing was fair for the level of service provided. I would absolutely recommend them.

They did an awesome and safe job removing branches from the big oak tree…read more They were on time, communicated well, And priced fairly.