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    Jay M.

    We needed to completely plan our backyard from scratch. We built an ADU in 2021 and it took up a lot of space. Since we wanted to spend more time in the space and wanted it to be beautiful but uncluttered, we knew we needed help. We were referred to Kim and it was the perfect referral! She took our limited space and mapped out a plan that was perfect and incorporated everything we needed and wanted. Her process is pretty amazing; she spent a few hours with us in the backyard, asking questions and taking notes. When we were unsure about something, she'd make suggestions and help us reach a decision. She contacted us when she got to her office and we had a Zoom meeting where we reviewed a lot of details of the plan. That was a few hour process and we were exhausted when we got done but that same day we received from her a complete plan incorporating all the hardscape, landscaping, and plants, as well as a materials list. We were amazed! Her pricing is very reasonable and we felt we got much more value than what she charged. What's more, some of our design needed to change over the next few months as we were implementing the plan and Kim quickly responded to all of our questions and challenges with great suggestions. Kim is definitely someone we will recommend without hesitation to anyone looking for interesting, beautiful landscape design quickly and at a reasonable price.

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    Sean P.

    We couldn't be happier with Kim's design and guidance on our front and back yard makeovers. Her process is fast, interactive, and thorough. She listened carefully to our sometimes conflicting requests and came up with a plan and design that exceeded our expectations and even highest hopes. During the construction phase of our project, she responded to a few follow-up questions we had as we made a few additions to the design (we had discussed these as "optional" in our planning with Kim, and ended up putting all our optional items in after all!) We asked for low-water, bird-friendly plants, including some native plants, while also creating separate living spaces in the back yard. Everything from the layout to the plant selection was easy, and wonderful. Kim incorporated some of our favorite plants and recommended several others that met our needs and have proven to be beautiful! Neighbors have been impressed, and we couldn't be happier. Our lawn before was nice, but now we feel like we have a bit of an oasis! We went from occasionally using our back yard to being outside almost any time we're home--it really is an extension of our home now rather than just a lawn and patio. Plus, the bird watching is fantastic!

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    Erica W.

    Loved working with Kim to design our dream backyard. I previously tried YardZen and was extremely disappointed. My friend referred Kim and I'm so glad he did! Kim was extremely knowledgeable, helpful, punctual, and creative. We did a virtual appointment and in less than a few hours we had the backyard of our dreams with a play area, entertaining area, and gardening section. I would highly recommend Kim and we will definitely be using her services when we redesign the front yard.

    Elise T.

    Kim helped us redesign our front and backyards which had a lot of haphazard trees / plants. She managed to help us keep the existing plants we liked and refresh our yards with new plants / trees and some hardscape. We were impressed by Kim's deep knowledge of all plants and her efficiency with the entire process. Although she's booked far in advance, Kim is able to get the whole design done in one day and her rates are very reasonable. Thank you Kim!

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    My husband and I moved into our home a little over a year ago and knew from the beginning that we…read morewanted to expand our driveway and eventually redo both the front and backyard. After looking around online, we found 101 Landscape and reached out. Alex got back to us quickly and came by to check out the space and talk through what we had in mind. We ended up doing a full refresh across the driveway, front, side, and backyard. In the front, we replaced the concrete driveway with pavers, added a grass lawn, and included a decorative planting area. Along the side and in the backyard, we replaced all the concrete with pavers, added more grass, and created another mulched planting area for low-maintenance landscaping. Since it was such a big project, we spent a lot of time in the design phase to make sure we'd be happy with the long-term results. Alex was very patient and flexible with us throughout the process. Once we gave the green light, the crew started pretty quickly and finished in about 3 weeks, which was impressive given all the demolition, hardscaping, and softscaping involved. The quality of the work really shows (see photos) and they even pressure washed the front and back upon completion. Cost-wise, it was definitely an investment, but we feel like we got great value for the quality and scope of the work. We're really happy with how everything turned out and can't wait to enjoy our new outdoor spaces. Would definitely recommend 101 Landscape to anyone looking for a full outdoor upgrade!

    My husband and I wanted to renovate our unusable backyard for our kids to play in this summer. Alex…read morewas quick to respond and tried to work with our budget. In addition, having the feature of 3D design sealed the deal for us going with Alex and his team. The team showed up on time each day and was patient to answer our questions and concerns. We love our backyard now and have been using it everyday! We've already recommended Alex and his team to our friends and plan to use him again for our front yard reno.

    Juarez And Sons Landscaping - New Paver Driveway, Sod and landscaping.

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    UPDATE 5/16: Shortly…read moreafter posting my review on 5/10 I received a text response from the company. In addition to explaining that it's busy season and that they are running behind on generating quotes, Eriberto included a promise to send the quote by EOD 5/12. If it's going to take some time to provide a quote, why not tell me up front or as soon as it becomes apparent that business tasks are getting backed up? I've updated the review score from 2 to 3 because I did receive a quote on 5/12. I'm unable to rate any higher based on the overall interaction, primarily that the responses from the company only came after I posted Yelp reviews. THIS IS MY REVIEW FROM 5/10: The company is non-responsive. I do not recommend requesting a bid from them for any landscape improvement projects. This was my experience: I left a voice message asking for callback on 4/23. No return call. I left a voice message asking for callback on 4/24. No return call. I tried calling 3 times on 4/29 and none of the calls went through. I posted a 3 star Yelp review at the end of the day on 4/29. Less than 1 hour later someone named Eddie called me, apologized, and asked if I would send him my project information via email so he could respond with a bid. Eddie texted me a couple hours later with the email address I should send to. He also asked me to remove my 3 star Yelp review. On 4/30 I emailed him my project scope of work (summary and details) as well as job site photos. I also obliged and removed my Yelp review. I felt they deserved another chance. Today is 5/10. Nobody ever got back to me. I am done with them. My review is now 2 stars.

    We hired Juarez & Sons for a landscaping project that involved laying grass with gopher mesh,…read moreremoving tree stumps, leveling side areas, and installing weed barrier with stones. Eddie and his team were professional, efficient, and finished the job on schedule. The results turned out great, and we'll work with them again for future projects. Eddie and team also helped with irrigation system, fixing leaks and rerouting the sprinkler system. Thanks Eddie!

    Southbay Design & Landscaping

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    Another very happy customer of South Bay Design and Landscaping…read more We had South Bay out to do a full demolition of the existing "landscaping" from when we bought our house and the installation of an entirely new plan from our landscape designer (check out Dawn Engel- she's great!), which included a patio space, a pergola, driveway extensions, hogwire fence, raised planter beds, and a side gate added to our existing fence. These guys do not mess around. Demolition went insanely quickly, and our property was kept neat and tidy the entire time. We never once saw dirt tracked anywhere by the crew, which we can't say the same for any of the other contractors we've worked with (and we're actually quite happy with some of them!), and which becomes even more insane to think about when you consider the nature of landscaping work. Installation went as smoothly as South Bay possibly could have made it. Any time we ran into the occasional hiccup, as happens with all nontrivial projects, Matt, Danny, and Marcus offered thoughtful suggestions and made sure to confirm exactly what we wanted before proceeding. (We had either or both of Matt and Danny on-site most days of our project, and interacted with Marcus via email.) We were delayed a smidge by some heavy rain, but the crew worked through all but the worst of it (talking "if you step in that mud, you're going to lose a boot" type of rain). Partway through the install, we discovered that the previous landscapers had managed to make the L-shaped pathway leading from our driveway to our front door square with nothing- which wasn't easily noticed until we had the planter beds in and hogwire fence line chalked out. (South Bay had laid those out properly square to the driveway and house, as per our plan.) Matt, Danny, and crew were thankfully able to accommodate our request to fix our pathway up by picking up each segment and pushing the out-of-square part over by 4-6 inches; this added about a week of extra time to our project, mostly due to the fact that not all of the pavers could be reused, and that the pavers had actually been discontinued (!). The guys worked around this by sourcing very similar pavers in a different size, and basically cutting and grinding them to match our existing pavers. Post-install, the only way you'd know there are two different pavers in our pathway is if you'd seen it being taken apart and rebuilt. Plants, irrigation, and lighting all went in straightforwardly after the hardscaping work was finished, and Danny gave us a complete walkthrough of all our new outdoor systems. It's been about a week since our project was completed; the plants are all thriving, and we're still ecstatic about our new yards (and so are our neighbors!). In short: we had a fantastic experience working with South Bay Design and Landscaping for our landscaping project. They take pride in doing a quality job, and it shows in everything from demolition to day-to-day jobsite management to the finished project. If you're looking for landscapers, these are your guys. (Special thanks to Matt and Danny for graciously handling my incessant "are you sure you didn't forget about such-and-such little detail?" questions and never once forgetting about any of the details, and also to Sergio for spending basically an entire Saturday morning troubleshooting what ultimately turned out to be a manufacturing issue with our pergola.)

    Southbay Design and Landscaping was recommended by my landscape designer to implement her plans for…read morereplacing the old falling-apart deck in our backyard and to do some landscaping and hardscaping, including lighting, a fountain, pavers, garden beds, irrigation, and a fire pit. My husband and I could not be happier with their high-quality and detailed work. The new deck was not only laid out beautifully, but extremely well constructed. We were particularly impressed by the sub-structure of the deck, where no corners were cut. It is heavy-duty, with meticulous care taken to the waterproofing and drainage underneath. Matt's crew consisted of hard working and skilled professionals, all of whom were delightful to work with. I am sure that we will enjoy our lovely backyard for many years to come, and I could not thank Southbay more or recommend them more highly.

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