I hired Rick a few weeks ago to upgrade my landscaping, pavement and a few smaller projects. Rick was punctual, professional, and went out of his way to get the job done right. His crew is going equally friendly and diligent. Rick contributed many great ideas. His style is tasteful and sophisticated. I couldn't be happier with the outcome. We live in Willow Glen where many houses have beautiful landscaping, but a recent visitor commented that ours is on a completely different level. I can't recommend this company more strongly. read more

Rick replied stating he did not have my contact info? He charged me and has an invoice with all my contact info. Furthermore he came to my residence several times and knows where my home is. What poor excuse Rick. His license is is still invalid. read more

Rick and Team did a wonderful job in our backyard with retaining wall. Of all the quotes I have received, Rick's quote was very genuine and affordable. The quality of the work and materials used were very good. I definitely recommend landscape artisan for any renovation projects. read more

We worked with Rick and his team to have our backyard and front yard landscaped last year. This was a six month long project. I will break down the review for design, hardscape, and softscape. Rick presented a design for both the front and back of our home. The design was pretty creative and made a best use of our space in the back. His design incorporated a large paved area with a pergola, outdoor l-shaped bbq kitchen, a fireplace with water features. The design also used our existing rose beds to create a beautiful rose arbor in the front of the house. The front of the house had beautiful low fence with a wide stone walkway leading to the front porch of the house. This was the best design we had seen so far and we had a couple from other contractors for this project. We accepted the design with just minor changes. Once the design was accepted Rick recommended a few shops for stones required for the project. Rick provided a shortlist of what he thought looked great but was also open to my ideas when I chose the material. We iterated over a few choices and once we had nailed down on a particular stone tile, Rick shopped for that selection at multiple places to make sure I got the bargain prices for the same. This was true for other material such as blue stone that we got for steps, and the large blue stone for the front porch as well. Rick also recommended a contemporary fireplace that was available online. Again as before he did a thorough search to ensure we got the best product at the cheapest price. The hardscape execution was flawless. Roman and Jose did a spectacular job with stonework in the back and the front walkway. The team also did a super job creating the bbq island and then installing all the appliances, fireplace, water features and the pergola. The attention to detail was amazing. Finally the softscape is what brings everything together. Rick and I researched to shortlist the list of trees and plants. He contacted multiple nurseries to get the plants of our choice at a reasonable price. Some of the trees he obtained were just amazing, for instance he got us a weeping mulberry tree that was brimming with fruit! As usual his team did a super job of transplanting the trees and all the other plants. The icing on the cake was the lighting that was finally installed. Our project was ready in time for our son's grad party. Our neighbors, passers by and our friends - everyone who saw the finished landscape had high words of praise! We highly recommend Rick and team for your landscaping projects, they were a joy to work with and the final product was enchanting. Our home now showcases the best front yard on the block! read more

Rick and his crew did an amazing job on designing and installing our new front lawn w irrigation, I love the slate rock walkway. The landscaping they designed for a sitting ares is so peaceful and zen like. We couldn't be happier with Landscape Artisan! Work was completed on time, always completely cleaned up after each day and the most pleasant and honest workers! read more

Landscape Artisan did a wonderful job on our backyard redesign. First step was getting meeting and getting a quote. This was a really good experience - a very detailed quote was provided (4pages) and progress payments. This provided a good basis to move forward. Rick was especially knowledgeable when it came to the design and providing ideas from the type of materials, to colors, to the layout of the pavers and planter walls. The team he assigned were very hard-working, showed up on schedule, and accomplished each task professionally. We saw our yard being transformed with improvements every day and were impressed with the quality of the work; they were even able to resolve minor fixes by the next day. Our entire back yard was redesigned and we are very happy with Landscape Artisan. We had gotten estimates from other companies, but Rick's enthusiastic personality and idea's were the driving factors for deciding to contract with them. Rick worked well with us and met with us frequently to ensure the project was on track to our satisfaction. He was able to keep as much of the costs within our budget as possible, although we added on features later in the project such as the back fencing and hardscape lighting. We love our new back yard and are looking forward to working with Landscape Artisan on our front yard too. read more

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All I know is my experience with this company. Over five days I called twice then emailed. A few days later I receive an apologetic phone call from Rick and the request to meet. We set a time, I make plans. He calls to push the time back an hour saying he over-booked, I change my plans to meet him. I wait and receive a third call from him requesting to move the time to next day. Clearly, my business was not at all important to him. read more

Rick worked on my landscape projects over the past 5 years. During this period, I have spent over $100k on landscape improvement projects. Rick is my "go-to" guy for hardscape, sprinkler system, garden lightings, and softscape. He goes above and beyond in many occasions to show his gratitude for my business. His crew is awesome, very professional and flexible to work with. He is a bit pricey but if you want to do it right, they are the right choice. Rick does not walk away from problems. He will make things right if things are not 100% to your satisfaction. read more

We were very impressed with Rick Nguyen and his entire crew. They showed up on time every day ready to work, even in the pouring rain and extreme cold temps in December. Each member of Ricks team was very professional and friendly. Rick made sure that the materials were at my house in a timely manner so his crew would have little or no down time. As promised, Rick made sure we had a safe way to get in and out of our house during the demolitian stage of our project. Though not for everyone, we allowed Rick to design our front yard according to what he thought would suit best without our express approval. We had a conversation before he started the work and from that, he picked up on the fact that we liked to garden, loved our koi pond, loved travelling to Hawaii with the Asian/Hawaiian themes everywhere and did not want a "standard" yard. When he walked us through his vision virtually, it was hard to visualize but his passion for his art was evident and I trusted that he knew which plants worked well together with our micro climate area. And it is lovely as you can see in the pictures. Rick is a talker but his infectious personality translates into beautiful artistry. If there is any complaints, it is that our garage was left open and it was thoroughly covered in masonry dust. BUT - when I brought this to his attention, he and his crew blew out the garage and made sure from then on that it DID NOT happen again. I am thoroughly happy; my neighbors and friends have already been commenting on how creative and different my front yard is from others. Our house is at a junction of two streets and very prominent. It has really increased our property values. The plants that he chose are easy to care for - except the agave - which has to be covered in the cold nights (but we have gotten used to covering it on frost nights - kind of like taking care of an animal) Once it gets big though, it will be a trouble free plant. Consider us very happy clients! read more

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Beware of false advertising I called Rick for my backyard project after seeing his magazine advertisement for a free estimate. Instead of free, he asked to charge me $250 for just coming over. Finally, he "waived" the fee after me pointing out his advertisement. We scheduled a free appointment for a week later. Right before the appointment, he messages me again saying that he's going to charge me $250 for the project estimate due to him being really busy. read more

I found out about Landscape Artisan from my neighbors - several houses on my cul-de-sac have done landscape projects with Landscape Artisan, and highly recommended them. Rick and his crew were fantastic. They arrived to the project site daily on time, kept the project site clean, were very kind and respectful, and completed phase 1 of my project on time and on budget. Rick was very responsive to all my questions (in person, via text and also emails) - he was honest and communicative. He gave me many good suggestions for my project, sharing his own vision, and also taking into account my likes and dislikes. We will be continuing with Rick and his crew on the next phase of my project soon. I highly recommend Landscape Artisan!! read more

Landscape Artisan truly made me my happy place! Rick and his crew transformed my front and backyard. I now have the show piece house on the block! Landscape Artisan did everything - retaining wall, tile deck, custom fire pit, lighting, sprinklers, planting and much, much more. What i appreciate most was their professionalism. Rick made an effort to communicate with me through out the project. His crew was consistent (same guys through the whole job), cleaned up at the end of each day and started each day on time. The WOW factor of my back yard has now made my neighbors and friends clients of Rick's. read more

Our Pergola is up thanks to Rick making sure he could have the materials to us asap. Thick redwood posts. Good team of workers. Sturdy looking materials. We paid for the materials separately from Ricks's company, giving us a more competitive quote. Only wish was that the colours of the redwood materials were all consistent. Very happy with our pergola though. thanks Rick! Would recommend to others. read more

We are delighted with the garden that Rick Nguyen & his team delivered to us. The entire process was professional & painless for us. Rick has an eye for texture, color & potential. He truly is an artist. There was a small snafu & Rick problem-solved in the moment that actually laid the groundwork for the net phase. Clean up was thorough at the end of each day & by the completion of the project the area supplies were held appeared undisturbed. Our project was small which made it difficult to find anyone willing to take it on. Rick treated our little garden project as if his own. We heartily recommend Rick Nguyen for any project, large or small. read more

Rick designed and constructed most of our backyard. He has great vision and excellent advice on where and what to plant. Unfortunately, we lost many of the plants he planted because of the harsh winter we had but Rick honored his word and came back and replanted everything. It looks beautiful! read more

Landscape Artisans did a wonderful job updating our backyard to make it more kid friendly, but a peaceful oasis for adults as well. Rick had a great vision for a Mediterranean / tropical feel; and he and his time carried through on the work wonderfully. Rick kept in constant communication with me throughout, made himself available to meet with me at my convenience; and the team worked hard and kept on schedule. Highly recommend Rick's services! read more

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Rick did the BARE minimum maintaining our lawn and landscaping. Weeds, overgrown plants and trees, messy driveway and our backyard didn't look like it had been cleaned up. Week after week after week. We finally got rid of him when my neighbors asked if we still had a gardener. read more

Rick has done various projects on our property and has always been professional, thorough, quick, reliable and the outcome of the projects has been beautiful. Our projects included stamped concrete work, new grass installation, irrigation, building a gazebo and play structure. Make sure you have a very detailed list or scope of work of what you will like because, as with most contractors, the extra's always end up being more expensive than if they were included in the original quote. read more

Landscape artisan did a great job with our backyard lawn. His team ripped and reset our back lawn that also required new sprinkler heads and system. The new lawn took quickly and Rick continued to provide us guidance on ensuring that our lawn keeps well. Since the installation, we have received many compliments from our friends concerning the lawn. It is quite unrecognizable. I look forward to doing additional work with Rick and his team. Darryl C. read more

Rick did an amazing job on the front courtyard of our business! We have a beautiful low maintenance succulent flower bed with flowering vines on our fence area. Rick was awesome to work with! read more

I don't know why other people gave such a poor rating but Rick was outstanding and not only that did the job so quickly and came out everyday to do the work. His prices were very reasonable. I am a real estate agent and have dealt with many landscapers and contractors and Rick is way up on the list. I would definitely give my business to him again. read more

Rick, the owner was reasonably priced and was willing to negotiate. He was flexible and came with additional ideas that were awesome! I always felt like I could speak my mind or ask questions. We planted in the late Fall and I was concerned about plants dying. Rick assured me he'd replace any that died, and he did. His crew was there every day and put in a full day, they were fairly easy to communicate and understand. I look forward to working with him in the future on our backyard!. read more

Recently had some landscaping done by Landscape Artisan. Surprised at the other reviews---my experience with Rick was all very positive. Rick tried his hardest to please us in every way. His employees showed up on time, and worked really hard. We needed a lot of work done in a short period of time. Rick made sure everything was done on time. Our yard turned out beautiful! I would not hesitate to work with Rick again. read more

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Rick's team did a 1 year project to completely tear out and replace our back yard and I thought they delivered a good value, great looking project, covering many different disciplines. Rick was very diligent, always on hand and very personable (phone works better than email). The quality of the work was high and the team worked hard to deliver a fairly ambitious project. Rick definitely has a 'solutions not problems' attitude. In particular I would call out the crew who were always happy to make small changes and do extra pieces with no complaints. Finally, I would say that Rick's a 'shoot-first-ask-questions-later' kind of guy which is great in terms of being decisive and getting things done quickly, but if you have demanding/stringent stakeholders (i.e. neighbors/council) you need to make sure toes are not trodden on. read more

Rick and his crew did a fantastic job with our landscaping project! From design to install, we were thoroughly impressed. Rick worked with our budget and timeline to provide us with a beautiful outdoor oasis perfect for our family! read more

I needed a complete revamping of my sprinkler system so I gave Rick a call. We set an appointment and Rick was on time. We negotiated a deal that day and he had his technicians at my home the following day. They were on time and stayed until the job was done. They did a perfect job and completely cleaned up ater they finished. I'm very very happy w/ the work they did so I signed up with Rick to complete some long overdue landscraping in my backyard for another job. I would highly recommend Rick if you want a landscaping / sprinkler job done correctly. He knows what he is doing and is very professional. He gets 5++++ stars from me. Da Le read more

I am very pleased with my newly landscaped yard. The job was done on time, as budget and the yard is beautiful!

We choose Landscape Artisan because they offered us the best creative ideas for all aspects of project design, which included a new paver driveway, walkways, new front yard, removing an old pool and installing a new backyard with flower beds. The owner, Rick Nguyen, met with us to design a comprehensive plan and offered us a competitive price. He presented a vision of what we could expect beyond the usual work that was to be done. As the project progressed, he made it a point to update us regularly and kept to his schedule. The project included making our yard easy to maintain and drought resistant. He helped pick out the best plants that made the yard beautiful. We have received many compliments. Rick promised that your home would have a distinct look, which it does. He was able to guide us through the entire process and we appreciate all of his and his workers hard work. Rick recommended the paver design that looks great and complements the house. He used the same design throughout the project. Rick redesigned the front pathway which adds a flare to the front yard. The paver system is constructed with good quality material and the workers added to the design with many special cuts that accent the edges. The plants that he recommended are very attractive and low maintenance. The nursery that he works with sent very healthy plants that are flourishing as they grow. Rick took the lead on suggesting what plants would be the most suitable, the quantity needed and which would look the most attractive together. His expertise was valuable in choosing the ones we bought. He used high quality sod to replace lawn, looks great. Work crew, managed by Roman, worked hard every day, nonstop and worked with us with all of our requests. As the project came to an end, Rick did a complete check with us to make sure all of the details had been taken care of to our satisfaction. He also installed a new watering system with a new timer makes it so much easier to control the flow of water. I am so glad that the entire project was done at one time. We are very happy that we chose Landscape Artisan. I would highly recommend choosing Rick to work on your home too. read more