They say you can have it good, fast or inexpensive. Pick 2. With Harlow Landscape, we got all 3. I highly recommend Burl and his entire crew. We like them so much, we've used them for landscape design and construction at two different homes - 10 years between jobs. Our last house was a brand new track home with a relatively small yard space. Burl designed the back, front & side yards from dirt and helped us to utilize & enjoy every precious square inch. Eight years later, we decided to go for the opposite and purchased a home built in 1930 on almost an acre. After tackling the necessary indoor projects, we contacted Harlow and two other landscape contractors for bids to turn our established courtyard into a great outdoor entertaining space with a bar and fireplace. Harlow Landscape's estimate (which they stuck to in the end) was the least expensive but still the most in depth & thoughtful. We were working around some existing structures and mature landscaping this time, and Burl was very sensitive to retain our Mexican country vibe. Once we accepted the bid, he had a crew out to us the next day. They would work from 7am-6pm most days with either Timo or Lalo as foreman and some of the hardest working guys you've every seen. Burl would come by almost every morning to walk the job with us and we let the project evolve. There was always work being done and Burl has employees who knew enough about every aspect of our construction that he never needed to subcontract. And Burl is so knowledgeable about the soft scape - he listened to my wishlist & worked with our existing plants & trees to create a beautiful space. And they were done in about 6 weeks! We will be using Harlow Landscape again for future jobs and would recommend them for any medium to large sized residential landscape project read more

Unfortunately, we had a very disappointing experience with this company. We hired them to complete our backyard in a new community. Aesthetically, they had a great vision and their pricing was competitive, which is why we initially felt confident choosing them. Unfortunately, the quality of the work has not held up. Just over a year after completion, we began experiencing significant issues with the stucco work, including staining, cracking, chipped and peeling paint. We had another professional evaluate the work and were told that proper sealants were not used, resulting in moisture becoming trapped and contributing to the deterioration. We are now faced with having to repair work that is only a few years old. We also experienced unprofessional behavior during the project that made the working relationship uncomfortable and unpleasant. It's especially disappointing because we genuinely liked their overall design and vision for our backyard. Unfortunately, given the workmanship issues that appeared so soon after completion, along with our experience during the project, we would not use this company again. read more

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Burl and his team were professional and great to work with. Joby made the submittal process to our HOA a breeze and everything was approved. The crews were also professional and prompt. Every was tidy and neat during the duration of construction. They really transformed our space and we love our new backyard read more

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We couldn't have asked for a better experience. The team was quick and did a fantastic job. They were communicative and worked within our budget. read more

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The company came highly recommended. I had several good conversations with the sales rep Coty about plans and budget. The options given were above my budget, so I asked for ways to get the costs down. After a revision, the costs were still a bit high, so I entertained a second quote from a competitor. Before moving forward with the competitor, I asked the Harlow owner Burl, if he could work with my budget constraints, because Harlow seemed like a reputable company, and I wanted to do business with them. To my surprise, the owner never responded, so I went with the competitor, then received a scathing email from Coty about wasting their time and stealing their designs. Way to go Harlow. Nothing like making a customer feel small and shaming a customer for trying to stay within budget. Also, they accept credit cards but will pass the 3% transaction fee onto you, the customer. *** and no, this is not a fake review Burl! I directly sent an email to you and you did not respond. Would you like me to post Coty's response? read more

Thanks Burl for your attention to detail. Your team is very knowledgeable and easy to work with - very creative too! You were priced appropriately and I very much appreciate the "after care" on fixing some of the details after completion. Thanks so much! read more

I originally hired another landscaper to do the backyard in my new home but all he did was dig everything up, pour a concrete pad with no drainage , and then stop showing up. I finally let him go and hired Burl Jordan of Harlow Landscape, and I'm so grateful I did. Burl came over the next day, assessed the situation, and had his crew out that very afternoon. From that point on, there were 2 to 4 workers here everyday except for the 2 days it rained. They were professional, accommodating and incredibly hardworking. In just 2 weeks, they completely transformed my backyard. The workmanship is beautiful, the team was respectful and reliable, and the entire experience was smooth from start to finish. I truly couldn't ask for a better company or better people to work with. I highly recommend Harlow Landscape read more

We just finished a backyard project with Harlow. We couldn't be happier. From the expert design advice from Cody to the efficient project management from Burl, everything was handled professionally. Great customer service. Our backyard is small, which meant it required clever design and layout. Harlow created a fantastic outdoor room for us. The project team on site was friendly, considerate and seemed to be expert craftsman. Our pavers and stucco retaining wall look great. The landscape design is exactly what we were hoping for. They were very respectful of our budget parameters also. I would highly recommend Harlow. read more

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We're blown away. Period. Burl, Joby & Coty turned our front and backyard dreams into a reality. What professionalism from start to finish. Our consultation was quick & easy. We were so impressed they didn't even need a tape measure to get the dimensions of our yard - they've been doing it for that long. Joby listened to what I envisioned & made suggestions based on that. A week later, we had our plans beautifully drawn out for us. We were in love - he captured everything we ever wanted to a T & somehow managed to make it even better! We were delayed closing about 4 months. Coty kept in consistent communication & was always quick in his responses or getting us whatever we needed. Fast forward, our project began & we were just in awe from the jump. Burl's guys are hands down the most respectful, hardworking & amazing team we've encountered. They went above & beyond where they could, without being asked to. Their attention to detail was INCREDIBLE. We're just so speechless with the client service, quality & end result. We're so excited to enjoy our new yard & outdoor living space. Thank you, Harlow!! Can't recommend you enough! read more

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Horrible experience. Lack communication. They will try to gain your business and be nice once you pay them $1000 for the design so good luck reaching out to them. Spoke with their workers and most of them jumped ship. Burl Jordan is a snake and a rat. He came over to my home and turned off my power and water one morning demanding for his equipment that he left in front of my home for months when I've asked him not to leave it their in the first place. Had to get law enforcement involved to mediate and calm Burl down. Honestly if law enforcement did not come Burl would have been knocked out for harassing me and my family that morning. He is very aggressive when it doesn't go his way. Also a horrible businessman. Do not go with him he just wants your money. Id recommend anyone else. Trust me. Ps: law enforcement came to an conclusion that Burl would have to refund me $1000 for not providing what he was promised to provide. Unfortunately I never got a penny from it. Lost the $1000 but so glad I didn't go with this insane guy. Forgot to mention due to this horrible experience we went with another landscaper, as soon as he found out he tried to trespass into our backyard and tried to take our new landscaper's equipment while doing so scratched my girlfriend's Audi A3 read more

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The crew overall has done a great job with our front and back yards. They were very professional and went above and beyond to make sure everything was the way we wanted. Joby from their Sales was also very helpful in the beginning. He came by a few times before the project started and explained everything in a good detail. The reason for the 3 stars, however, is that working with Burl (the owner) has been very painful. First, he had poor communication. We never knew when the crew would show up as he would not proactively let us know. I had to constantly track him down to confirm whether we were actually meeting at a nursery to pick up plants. When the project was delayed, he also failed to notify us. Second, he made a promise that the crew would plant something before the project was over. It has been almost a month now since the end of the project and it hasn't been done. Every time I send him a message to check (at least 4-5 times now), he says "tomorrow". Overall, just a painful process although I have to emphasize again - the crew has done a good job. -- Update: the crew brought the plant shortly after I posted the initial review read more

We had a unique request to turn an unused sloped area in our yard into a large sports court for our family. Our budget was modest. After reaching out to several companies. We felt the most confident and comfortable with the Harlow team. Coty and Joby came up with a great solution for our dead space, and we felt the quote was very reasonable. The team showed up each morning on-time, and left on-time. They were very skilled, and did an excellent job on everything. I was really happy with the quality of the work, they did not cut corners. Burl did a great job at setting our expectations, and always kept us informed about what work was going to be done and when things would be complete. If there were any questions or concerns, Burl would quickly get back to us and make sure everything was handled correctly. The project was finished on budget, ahead of schedule and we were extremely satisfied with the Harlow team. They exceeded our expectations and we are so happy with the results. read more

Harlow Landscaping is the real deal. With our move here from NorCal, My wife and I, contacted landscapers for our new home. We had no idea on what we wanted or needed, hoping to get help from their designers, and stay within a budget that we needed to adhere to. The owner Burl Harlow and his design team, is the only landscaping company that explained our options, gave us detailed plans, (that were needed for HOA approval), and stayed within our budget. We had the pleasure to use one of Harlow landscaping's designers, Joby. With his immense landscaping knowledge base and a great eye for design, he educated us on everything from the different types of plants, the multitude of materials used to cover the yard and design ideas on how to incorporate them. While our home was being constructed we found it difficult to find people that invest in their craftsmanship and that have integrity. It seems to be the trend since the epidemic. Burl employs incredible and versatile craftsman that take pride in their work. This is obviously visible in the finished product. Throughout the project, communication with Burl was on point. We always felt that he listened, answered whatever questions arose and took prompt action. We couldn't be more pleased with the end result and highly recommend Harlow Landscaping. read more

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Harlow Landscape designed and completed our backyard landscape. They were fantastic with their designer Rick taking the lead to listen w regards to our modern landscape ideas. Rick is truly gifted in landscape architecture and has a God given gift. We couldn't be more pleased with his attention to detail. Paul was an excellent communicator and Lalo was a master craftsman with his crew, building everything to detail snd with the ultimate perfection! What was important to me was thei timeliness when beginning our project, and that they always left the outside of our home during construction extremely clean as to not disturb our neighbors. They finished our project in about 5 weeks, though estimated time was 6 weeks. They were in demand as are all landscaping businesses and had to wait about four months for the project to start. Definitely worth the wait!! Grade A++ read more

Harlow was professional, courteous and most importantly turned my yard into a work of art. They went above and beyond my expectations and I couldn't be happier! I have received several comments from friends, family, and complete strangers as to what a wonderful job they did. My favorite comment so far is: "Your yard looks like a movie set!" If you too want to have a backyard fit that's ready for its film debut, definitely give Harlow a call. read more

They saved us from more flooding. We're having extra rainfall this winter and our yard had turned into a lake. Not enough drains! We spoke to Burl and Joby several times before finalizing our ideas. Joby designed a layout that would fit our yard and incorporated our ideas. He knows his plants. Burl and his team went right to work, adding nice touches and clean lines, bringing designs to life. As the owner, Burl offered to give us additional savings with a side door and kept the project at a reasonable price during this inflation without losing sight on aesthetics and quality. Harlow team was nice to work with, available for questions, and often went out of their way to touch up areas after another rain storm. Looking forward to when the plants and trees grow to full size! read more

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From the moment Rick from Harlow landscaping came into our new home to do a quote for our landscaping job through to the finalization of the project with Paul the Harlow landscaping team was nothing short of outstanding. My wife and I can not thank the team for their patience and concern to detail and educating us in a field where we were clueless. Their attention to detail, bringing the highest standards made it a pleasure to work with. We highly recommend Harlow landscaping to anyone who wants to transform their backyard into a resort. Gary and Lynn Withey read more

Great design and well executed project on schedule. The project team is well coordinated and they really care about the customer.

I 100% recommend. Thanks to this company, this was a seamless and swift process with great communication throughout. Burl was such a pleasure to work with. When designing the blueprint, he listened to the needs of our family in order to create the backyard of our dreams. He is trustworthy and very responsive with texting us throughout every update and even arriving within minutes of calling if there were any questions we had. Him and his team would go over the top to make sure we were satisfied with every detail. They are very reasonably priced compared to the other estimates I had received. In addition, the job was completed quicker than we had expected. We are so thankful to have used them and will be using them for any of our future projects. read more

Harlow landscape has done a number of jobs for me, including fencing, pavers for a driveway and building horse facilities at my ranch. The crew is top notch and very hardworking and always made sure to clean up at the end of the workday. The jobs were done in a timely manner. Burl is very available for any concerns .Would highly recommend this company. read more

Working with Burl and his exceptional crew took all the stress out of the process. Efficient and reliable. With great design ideas! read more

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been here allday and cussing with all their sentences spilling a lot of mulch on the sidewalk and did not clean it up if I was to choose a landscaping company over I would choose Lawns Plus way better service and faster than this company the manager said he was taking lunch and did not get out of his truck 1:30 hrs later read more

Burl took $9,000 from me and my family. He said it was a deposit for permits but he'd never paid for permits. He promised to repay the money 60 days ago but never did. He said his employees stole from him and he has fallen on hard times. So he has to pay us back over time. He said he sent us a partial refund check in the mail but never did. He allegedly sent it to the wrong address. He hasn't repaid our money. He has our $9,000 and we have nothing to show for it but headache and heartburn. If I could give negative stars I would. read more

we hired Harlow to landscape our backyard, which they did complete; but since completion of the job several months ago they have not provided support to us regarding repairs needed on our sprinkler systems & dying plants. They committing to addressing any/all problems, I spoke with Burl, their salesperson & foreman, corresponded via numerous text & emails (was ensured this would be taken care of) and I have received no support. To this point, I have given up on them. This is quite unfortunate, since we plan to re-landscape our front yard, install a hot tub and expand our pavers/built-in bbq: all large jobs, which I will not use Harlow on. read more

Our experience with Harlow was 5 star from the beginning. Our project involved a 4,000+ square foot hillside and Ric's vision for design and plant selection was excellent. The crew was professional, they knocked out the project in under 4 days, such a hard working group of men. The project finished on time and on budget. We will definitely use Harlow for our next project and will refer to anyone looking for landscaping or a hardscape project! read more

Burl is the best! An expert who ensures the job is perfect. My experience with landscape companies is they are often over confident, slow to get jobs done, underwhelm and overcharge. My guess is YOU have that experience too. Harlow Landscape will end those negative cliches and give you an experience you're thrilled with. Just ask for Burl and he'll take care of the rest! read more

I was totally pleased with every aspect of the reconstruction of our water feature that this company executed and I give more than 5 stars to Ric and Burl !!!! We had seriously given up getting our "pond" back to functioning and looking beautiful...and then....Harlow/ Burl and Ric came on scene and it is awesome! Clean up daily and such nice guys working in our yard was also a huge plus!! So professional and reasonable compared to the other 4 companies we received estimates from!! A year ago, Ric replaced all our landscape lighting and that was fantastic as well!! As good as it gets. Won't call anyone else !!!! Thank you so very much to both men !!!!! Rhoda Tucker read more

Burl & Rick provided us guidance, patience then quality result. Was admittedly "blind sided" by cost of such effort for our home as we discussed economics with multiple landscape firms. Harlow though provided us ongoing options and truly listened to our communications as to desired style needs. Daily staff on hand incredibly polite and clean. Job site not ever left in disarray. With mutual need to invest a month of our life in this project was happy to have aligned with Harlow. read more

We had Harlow Landscape install turf in our backyard, they are hands down one of the most professional companies I have ever had do work at our house. The owner Burl came out several times during the install to ensure all was going smooth and all of my questions were answered. The entire experience was awesome and we have received so many compliments on the turf, thanks! read more

Simply the Best! I am extremely picky and detail orientated. I found my match in this full service landscape design company. I'd shopped 6 other companies and not only did Harlow come out on top, they exceedied my rather lofty expectations and then some. Extremely creative. Very professional. On time. On budget. Quite an amazing and rewarding experience. Trust Burl, Ric, Angel and his team. They will NOT let you down! I have NEVER left a review for any company on yelp... until now. If you need a complete revamp of your landscape, save yourself the hassle of guessing who may or may not work out. Meet with the guys from Harlow. They perform. Simply put, I'd do it all over again. Simply the Best. read more

Burl and his team at Harlow Landscape are amazing. We hired Burl 5 years ago when we bought a new construction home with nothing but a dirt lot. Burl designed, created, and built us an incredible entertaining space that is also kid friendly. Fast forward 5 years and Burl still comes back once a year to do some maintenance, fix landscape lighting, add compost, etc... If you want a company that does great work and will be around for years to come then call Harlow Landscape. read more

Harlow did a good job with our yard but unfortunately very poor with customer service. Our turf grass sank and we had other issues. It has been over a year of back and forth, they were going to come then they don't show up. This happened multiple times. They give good service to new customers but not so good in maintaining good customer service to old customers. They are not bad people but needs to respect people's time. The true test of any good contractor is AFTER the job has been completed if they will stand by their work. read more