After moving into a new home in Rohnert Park, we were very fortunate to find Michael and O'Connell Landscaping. Michael is an expert in design-build landscape installation. He and his highly experienced crew turned our backyard of dirt and weeds into a distinctive, lovely, and cherished outdoor space. Michael guided us through ideation and design, plant and materials selection, City and HOA permitting, construction, utilities, cement pours, a pergola, a fountain, a gas fireplace, tea lights and so much more! Every facet of the work was done the right way, to code, on-time, and turned out beautifully. We ended up spending a bit more than planned but we are truly delighted with the results! In fact, we had a small plaque installed in the backyard thanking Michael and his crew for making our backyard dream come true. O'Connell Landscaping is outstanding, and we highly recommend them. read more

Highly recommend! Michael created a spectacular plan for our backyard renovation and skillfully guided us through the process. We really appreciated the excellent communication and professionalism, and couldn't be happier with the results. We were thoroughly impressed with O'Connell Landscape throughout the entire experience and appreciated the incredible attention to detail. After receiving numerous estimates, this company was clearly the best in every facet. Michael was extremely collaborative and also implemented his artistic vision for the project, which was helpful. The workers were amazing and now we can finally enjoy some time outdoors on our beautiful new porcelain pavers patio and turf (along with really awesome fruit trees, plants, and lighting). This company exceeds expectations and was a pleasure to work with. read more

I cannot recommend Michael O'Connell and his team enough. All of the work was done with the utmost integrity from start to finish. He was meticulous, organized, and knew exactly what I needed for my property. His depth and breadth of knowledge of agriculture, landscape, and carpentry is impressive. The transformation of my property was incredible. I started with a dirt lot and now I have an oasis I can relax in and enjoy every day. While he may not be the cheapest, he was worth every cent. I highly urge you to contact him for your landscape needs! read more

We had O'Connell landscape do our entire new yard about 8 years ago. They charged a lot, but were willing to make sure the job was 'done right.' They did a good job on our patio, but out railroad tie stairs have already rotted out, because they were not sealed correctly from the elements and have not offered to repair them when notified. We also agreed on them building a landing at the bottom of the stairs, but when they were done, the landing was not flat, but a 45 degree slope. When we wondered how they felt the term 'landing' was not flat, they balked and we had to pay more to make a 'flat' landing. They were mostly very unpleasant to work with and I recommend that you have everything in writing beforehand, as they will make mistakes and say that is what you asked for. They will not stand up for their work, as our rotting stairs attest. I suggest going with someone else. read more

I had a very negative experience with this company and with Michael as a professional. My wife and I are very relationship oriented. We consider ourselves to be very professional people with high ethical standards. Unfortunately Michael's reaction to our request to discuss payments related to a flawed design plan that he proposed and promoted through the county agency process was to issue us a demand letter for payment without as much as a phone call. That did not seem very solutions oriented to us considering that all we wanted to do was to speak with him. Michael walked off our job after 4 months of no work product and no results. We are very sorry to have seen this outcome. At the end of the day, we had wanted to work with O'Connell on a 150k + project that was very meaningful to our family. When Michael's idea was rejected by the county we asked to talk about a small $1.3k design charge with the intention of moving forward with a new idea and plan and for sure to pay due on the real obligations! We had no intention of terminating anything; we just wanted to talk! Michael immediately quit the job not by phone but by email. A day later he sent a formal demand letter to us for his time spent working on his idea and design which was rejected by the county. We were shocked at this behavior not just as clients but as human beings. I really hope others in the community are able to avoid our experiences here. Michael seems like a good person and quality professional for jobs that perhaps don't require agency oversight. He was also extremely slow in responsiveness and hustle with respect to our overall engagement. It took almost 3 months to get to a stage where we submitted a plan to the county. Overall I really question Michael's communication abilities and ethical integrity due to the fact that he failed to pick up the phone and speak to us. I believe his best clients may be those that don't wish to communicate. That is simply not our family. We wish him the best. read more

We were looking for a landscape design firm to redo our backyard and put in a built in BBQ. The first two firms we met with had great ideas but their estimates were two to three times our budget, and they did not seem enthusiastic about working on a project of our scope. O'Connell landscape listened to our needs and came up with a plan that fit our budget. Our project included replacing toxic wood with redwood for our vegetable planting bed, redoing the irrigation, extending our patio, building a seat wall, installing a built in BBQ and putting plantings in the new patio areas. We could not have been more pleased with our backyard remodel. O'Connell landscape was responsive to our questions throughout, and all e-mails were answered promptly. The project was completed on budget and in the time frame promised. All changes/issues were promptly raised. The few concerns we raised regarding the project were promptly addressed to our satisfaction. The crew was onsite everyday, was polite and left the job in clean condition each evening. I highly recommend O'Connell Landscape. read more

Michael and his team recently completed a complete renovation of our outdoor landscaping. We did extensive use of pavers, woodwork, lighting, drainage and of course planting. Michael is clearly very knowledgeable about landscaping and provided excellent advice on design and implementation. We are very happy with the quality of his work and his very reasonable pricing. Highly recommended! read more

Great experience working with O'Connell Landscaping! They did a great job from beginning to end in dramatically changing our backyard. Michael was great through all phases of our major backyard project - planning, budgeting, execution and follow up. It was really helpful working with the same company through all phases - no opportunity for surprises or blame games between design and build. Michael gave us good guidance on budgeting, showing us how to get the best bang for the buck in materials, and executed well on that plan. We are very happy with the results and would recommend them highly... read more

My wife and I would be delighted to refer O'Connell Landscape to anyone and know they would have as good an experience and outcome as we did. We're proud of the finished project, especially in the sense that what Michael created for us incorporates all the elements we had in mind but had difficulty visualizing without his help and complete conceptual plan. For the bid or proposal process in particular, I especially liked Michael's approach of packaging the proposal so we could pick and choose those features we had prioritized. It made the decisions much easier. My wife and I agree the design and outcome was even better than our expectations. We're very pleased and continue to enjoy our yard. Mike and Sharon Morgan, Petaluma read more

O'Connell Landscape just completed a landscape project for our front and back yards. The design, quality of workmanship, plant selection and his crew exceeded our expectations. His attention to detail is reflected in how his crew approached each phase of our landscape project. Michael provided us with a detailed design, options for different materials and the cost. When we made a few changes/additions to the original design, he provided us with a signed Change Order before any additional work was started so there were no "surprises" at the end. He was available to answer all our questions and concerns and provided us with knowledgeable guidance from the day he gave us our complimentary consultation to the day of completion. We are extremely pleased with the outcome and enjoy sitting out in our new backyard. It was a pleasure working with Michael and his crew. read more

O'Connell Landscape has been fantastic to work with. We bought a house that needs the entire yard redone - but we're not in the position to take it on all at once. Michael came out and took painstakingly detailed measurements of the entire lot complete with identification and location of all existing structures and plants. Within a few days he had sent us the drawings of what exists as well as several 'getting started' ideas. They have been great to work with as we think about what to tackle first and have made great recommendations. They have also been respectful of our budgets and not afraid to advise us on whether ideas we have are in our price range or not. read more

O'Connell Landscape did a great job of designing a yard that is both dog friendly and beautiful. Our requirements were rather unique with 4 dogs. The crew showed up early and worked hard 5 days a week for 5 weeks. There was a minimum of disruption during the process and we are very happy with the results. read more

We hired Micheal/O'Connell Landscape to assist us in creating a plan to demolish our pool and then re-landscape our backyard. We had been told they were one of the top firms in our area and thus had high expectations. At our first meeting, after having met with others that had been recommended, I was extremely impressed at the extensive knowledge that Michael had in all aspects of the job. He was the only professional we interviewed who recognized that we had drainage issues and included that in the scope of our job. He worked with us to create and then modify our plan to fit our budget and timeline. He was always responsive to questions and would offer alternatives. Their employees were always professional and incredibly hard working (even when it was sweltering outside). When the job was done we were very pleased with the design and the workmanship, and felt that we had received an excellent value (not the lowest price, but the best value due to the excellent workmanship). Best of all we get constant raves as our friends and family see the transformation for the first time. read more