It's been 7 years now since John and his crew built our garden. We have enjoyed it so much, as the…read moreyears have passed the wisdom of the choices he made has shown through. We have been able to maintain the irrigation and keep up with the weeding ourselves, because it was such a low-maintenance design. We're just moved out of the house to have some structural work done, and we are missing the garden so much, and it made me reflect on how grateful we are to John and his crew for their amazing work. This isn't a particularly good photo of it - it's incredible in early spring when everything's in bloom. It's just a still from the most recent video I could find on my phone.

Unfortunately I would not recommend John from Gentle Giant Gardening!!!!…read moreHe came out to look at my project and he sent me an itemized estimate. I called him multiple times,texted and emailed him to discuss some of the questions I had. He never responded or got back to me. He is unreliable and unresponsive. I would not recommend him at all.

McKay Irrigation Systems is amazing! We recently moved to Mill Valley and need to replace our…read moreirrigation controller and valves to restore our drip system -- Sherman was fantastic and handled the job with ease. Even coming back to assist with shifting the location of the controller after the fact. Very impressed with the professionalism, knowledge and care... We will certainly be return customers for our future irrigation and landscaping needs.

McKay Irrigation Systems gets a very high rating on Yelp (and also from some of my neighbors) for a…read morereason: they do great work. Sherman McKay runs the show, and he runs it well. He's great with communication, and his estimate was right on point. I had some drainage work done at my house which trashed my entire irrigation system, so I needed to have it replaced, both in the front and back yard. The McKay crew did a bang up job of it. They came in on time and on budget. They had the whole system laid out and running within about two days. Then Sherman spent some time with me to make sure I knew how to operate the controllers. In fact, they do more than irrigation, and I will likely have them come back and put in some new plants and do some other work in my backyard. They did such a good job with the irrigation system that I have high confidence they will make quick work of the other jobs too. I strongly recommend them.

Working with Rob and Monica was a great experience (coming from someone who has had a poor…read moreexperience before with a remodel project). The team radically transformed our backyard to a wonderful space. They were incredibly professional and clearly have a plan and know what they're doing. They also took great steps to keep our house clean during the project ( they had to trek through our downstairs playroom to access the backyard, hauling debris, plants, and dirt through and avoiding making a mess). We couldn't recommend them more. Thank you!

Monica and Rob and the whole Logiculture team have been a dream to work with -- I'd highly…read morerecommend working with them for your project. From the initial consultation, to scoping and budgeting, and then to design and execution, I felt like we had a great partner throughout and we loved the final product. Our project included a lot of carpentry, sourcing trees and plants, and collaborating with other contractors (+ ongoing maintenance) and Logiculture was great at all of it.

Let me share our experience with Go Green Landscaping. In short they are respectful, polite,…read morecommunicative, professional, honest and trustworthy. I would highly recommend them to do any landscaping work you may have. Their front office, supervisors and project staff are completely customer oriented. Shout out to Rachel, Daniel, Dorian, Francisco and Eli. I found them on Yelp and their profile and reviews gave us the perception of a high quality and professional landscape company. as such I felt their pricing may be a bit high. I used Yelp to contact and communicate with them initially. Rachel impressively returned my request for information the same day. I also reached out to 2 other companies at the same time. My initial request was for weed clearing and contouring the front yard. They in fact quoted the highest price for this work. I then asked the three firms to quote the entire front yard landscaping project and this is where Go Green Landscape won me over. I had a plan sketch drawing of the yard with dimensions and notes of what we were looking for. Daniel came out to review this with me. He was patience and knowledgeable to the point where I felt comfortable working with Go Green. (I suggest you have some plans prepared so they can quote properly.) I gave them materials and finishes we desired and wanted to match some existing work we had done. Their quote came back detailed and precise. Everything was documented and clear. Granted we went back and forth a few times to make sure all items, details and costs were accounted for but Rachel handled this like a champ. Dorian, Francisco, Eli and the Team came out to start work. Let me just say these guys know what they are doing. They cleared the front yard in the first day! Then area by area, section by section they worked with me to bring our front yard concept to life. We opted for a super low maintenance design. Retaining wall blocks, pavers, crushed rock, artificial turf and river rock. The quality of care and professional work they provided will impress you. They went back and forth to dump site to drop off waste and to vendors to pick up materials as needed. They shifted workers from job to job as the work progressed. Seems like a well oiled machine with good organization. All in all the work was done timely and we are very happy with the final product. Give them a call!! Check out our before and after images

Very easy to do business with this company. I had to cancel my original service date at the last…read moreminute (the day of) and they were very understanding and rescheduled for a few days later. Carlos and his crew were here on time, explained the work they would be doing and did an outstanding job. When they were done, they went above and beyond with the cleanup and even cleaned up the rest of my yard that had nothing to do with the tree trimmings! What a bonus!!! And their rates were $800.00 less than another estimate I got. Couldn't believe how much money I saved. Dependable, professional, cost-saving and friendly. I couldn't be happier with the service and will use them again when I need to. Highly recommended!!!!

Quick response and lightning-fast estimate. Two days later, 2 strong, personable folks arrived on…read moretime and diligently completed my gardening cleanup, exactly as I wanted and fast, for a fair price. They managed the green waste, taking it out to the street in proper bags for recycling. I couldn't be happier! I have 4 more projects for these great neighbors (this business is hyper-local to my West Oakland home) and I'm so glad and grateful to have the help while keeping my dollars at work in my own neighborhood. Highly recommended.

Very pleased with Hoes and Ditches' approach to maintenance - they really care about making an…read moreovergrown space look tidy, fresh, and new again. My back yard looks so much better. As soon as they finished the job I thought "Why didn't I do this months ago?" High-quality work and thoughtful communication, 10/10, would recommend :)

I'm getting really tired of flaky contractors, which is about 95% of them these days. I wrote these…read moreguys to get an appointment. They offered me one that worked. I wrote them back within an hour or two to confirm. Nothing. Wrote them again on the day they were supposed to show up and they said they can't come to the appointment and offered appointments I couldn't do. These people really need to get better at communication and customer service.

I moved into my current home in 2022 - it had an existing irrigation system but I quickly realized…read morethat it was not in a usable state and for the first summer of living in my home spent hours a week watering plants and grass using a nose. In 2023 I vowed to myself that I would have a functioning irrigation system by the end of the rainy season/start of summer. I reached out and started getting quotes - one of them was from Green Sunsets (Daniel). He was prompt when he came by for the quote and it was clear that he had extensive knowledge of planning and setting up irrigation systems. He ended up quoting me for a). a new system vs. b). going in and troubleshooting the existing system which I appreciated. His quote was reasonable and he was patient and thorough with me when I had a few followup questions - I ended up moving forward with Daniel to do the work. He was able to get me on his calendar pretty quickly and the whole job ended up taking about 3-4 days. Daniel had a team of workers to help him - his team was hard working and I appreciate that Daniel was also present for all of the days and directly checked the new system as it was installed to verify that everyting was set up correctly. In addition to the irrigation work, my yard was also very overgrown - Daniel and his team also did great work for me at the same time in removing a broken trellis, removing pesky vines, and pulling out a bunch of overgrown plants and bushes. Fast forward one year to spring 2024. After the rainy season ended (and irrigation system needed to be used) I noticed that there were a few breaks/leaks in the tubing/lines. I reached out to Daniel to ask about and he came by to my home. My initial thought was that either thirsty squirrels or our gardener had broken a few of the lines. Daniel assessed and came to the same conclusion, but since it was a fairly small task offered to help fix at no charge (even though the leaks were caused by our gardener). Daniel's work left me as a very happy customer and I am happy to recommend Green Sunsets.

Gilbert at Valley Vista Landscaping responded promptly to my Yelp bid request to reroute four…read moresprinkler lines around a concrete/flagstone deck. Gilbert scheduled a time to come take a look at the project and was punctual for our scheduled appointment. After looking at the project with Gilbert, and explaining to him what I was looking to have done, it was clear to me that Gilbert understood and that he was very knowledgeable about irrigation systems. Normally I would not hire a contractor with less than 25 Yelp reviews. (My wife was not happy that I was even considering hiring a contractor with only a handful of Yelp reviews!) However, having a construction background myself, after speaking with Gilbert, I had a very good feeling about his abilities. On my intuition and general feeling that Gilbert understood and would provide a quality job, I hired Valley Vista Landscaping for my project. Gilbert was very responsive and communicative throughout the project. Gilbert was calm, patient and made me feel like he really cared about the quality of the job that he was doing and the project as a whole. In fact, Gilbert went above and beyond - without being asked to do so he added two additional sprinkler heads to water a section of the lawn that was not being covered by my existing watering system - he did not ask for any additional payment! Gilbert saw an issue with my system and just fixed it! Gilbert and his crew exceeded my expectations for this job and the price was very fair. I have posted several Yelp reviews over the past many years. This review for Gilbert at Valley Vista Landscaping is one that is well deserved. I would happily hire Gilbert again and highly recommend Valley Vista Landscaping without any reservations!

I hired Gilbert to re-do my irrigation at my house that was in bad disrepair. He was prompt giving…read moreme a quote, it was reasonably priced, and his crew did great work and left things very clean. Gilbert made some great suggestions about putting my vegetable garden on its own sprinkler zone, ran drip lines throughout, and helped me program my sprinkler schedule controller. Highly recommend and will hire again for my next project!

Great place for all your irrigation needs. The staff is helpful and friendly and can help you out…read moresolving the smallest of problems to the biggest.

Amazing place and very helpful people who guided me to the little parts I needed... Lots and lots…read moreof little parts, but my sprinkler is running beautifully and they are the best