Erin created an amazing garden for us at Amica at Beechwood Village Retirement Community. She…read moreinstinctly understood what we needed for our senior population. She presented her ideas to the Community and ensured that their concerns were heard and their suggestions acted on. During the work, Erin was on site and worked tirelessly side by side with the crew. The end result was beautiful - natural plantings, berms, walking paths, lighting and seating. As we are going into Spring, there is constantly plants in bloom and our Residents use it daily for walking or just sitting enjoying the garden and the birds.. I would have no hesitation in recommending Greenspace Designs and would be proud to show anyone who is contemplating contracting this Company to come and have a look. Carolyne Jones General Manager, Amica at Beechwood Village

From the owner: Greenspace Designs is a landscape design and project management firm that specializes in creating…read moresustainable landscapes that fit the needs of our clients. We believe that a well-designed garden must maximize the capabilities of its site while reflecting the style of both the home and its owners. The result is a cohesive picture of house and garden, and an extension of our clients' own esthetic and lifestyle. At Greenspace Designs, we delight in the joy of gardens, and the joy of life. We strive to make the design and construction process a joyful one too. We excel at listening to our clients' needs and interpreting their dreams. Along the way, we always strive to meet deadlines, and to stay on budget so that our clients can relax, and simply enjoy the process.

Shyam and Matt helped me bring a vision of a low-maintenance garden full of perennials, shrubs,…read moresedums and grasses to life. They were fantastic to collaborate with, providing a quote and schedule, followed by design drawings of the planting layout. The sourced plants were top quality; proof of this is that they survived our heat dome in Victoria during the summer of 2021, and have continued to thrive this fall. The project involved removing a significant amount of grass in the front and back yards, bringing in topsoil and compost, designing the plant layout, installing landscaping ties, and creating meandering brick & gravel paths. I get so many compliments on the resulting gardens in my front and back yards, it's really been a great experience. I'll ask them to come back in the spring to help plan and plant a hedge, as well as a couple of more trees. Highly recommended!

If you're looking for the most thorough and detailed landscaping job delivery - Shyam is your man!…read more Not only was the ask delivered on time and budget - the quality was a real surprise. Stunningly meticulous and absolutely beautiful!! Thanks Shyam! I'll definitely reach out again.

Hm...not good. Overpriced, poor quality, left the front of my house in a mess and again overpriced…read more Planted flowers in pots that are now drowning and planted flowers in the lawn?! And charged a ridiculous amount...did I say?

Fantastic service all around! Craig came out to take a look…read moreat our extremely over grown garden (front and back) that hadn't had much done to it in a year or more. Within a week, him and his team had completely transformed the place. Excellent value for money as well as an above and beyond service, with daily text updates. Thanks so much!

I do not recommend this company, poor communication, changed our garden design (for the worse) and…read morethen ghosted our strata. Our garden design is terrible and it cost us a fortune.

NOT SCENT FREE. WARNING I like to drop in every couple of weeks to see what new plants they have…read morein. The other day I went in and I noticed they were selling essential oils. I had noticed a smell when I walked in that hadn't been there on other visits. They were burning a candle on the counter. I asked them if it was a fragrant candle and they said yes. I had wanted to buy a plant pot but told them I had to leave the store as I am sensitive to smells. They told me it was essential oils as if that made a difference. I tried to explain to them how dangerous it was to people that are allergic. They moved the candle then decided to blow it. It was to late. The smell was thru the store. I wanted the pot so told them I'd wait outside while they rang it up and brought it to me. I get home and the pot was cracked. Not there fault. Things like that happen. I go back to the he store to exchange the next day and they are still burning the candle! WOW They exchanged my pot but I waited outside again for them to bring it to me. I will not be going back to this store again.

Amazing service with outstanding results!…read more Michael listened to what we wanted to do in our backyard and more than delivered in regards to timing and esthetics. He had excellent suggestions on how we could meet our budget!

Michael Howell of Terra Luma Design was highly recommended to us by an architect about ten years…read moreago and we are so grateful that we asked. He is by far our favourite professional that we have worked with over the years and here is why: We still, 10 years later, love the design he created for us. We wanted low maintenance and that is what we got but it was not at the expense of the design. It's beautiful and we still get compliments. In fact, our yard has won a Community in Bloom Streetscape Award in 2017 and 2018. He is able to source rare and unusual plants which we love. He is so very pleasant to work with. He is very knowledgeable about plants and design and clearly loves what he does. I would recommend Michael and Terra Luma Design in a heartbeat to anyone wanting a new design or an upgrade in an outdoor space.

We originally were not going to write a review at all, but after several hours of cleaning up the…read morecarnage that they left after we fired them we are too angry not to advise others exactly what to expect if they choose to hire Simple Lawns/Services for their landscaping . Nick, the owner, talks a great talk but that is all it is - just talk. We signed an agreement to clean up (level the yard, stump removal) and re-landscape our front yard, including some masonry work. Labour costs were to be $12,000, and we were purchasing mostly everything ourselves (dirt, mulch, plants, bricks, etc). He said the entire project would be completed within 1-2 weeks. The very first day no one showed up. After that, we were lucky to get 2-3 of his crew here by noon and the average number of hours they would stay each day was 4 (and that is being generous). The crew, while polite, were not efficient and did not seem to know what they were doing. They had faulty equipment that my husband would have to assist them in repairing. We provided them with gas to power the equipment when they ran out as they never had extra, and a few times we had to provide them with tools they required but failed to bring. On several occasions the workers would be here for an hour then leave as they were called away on an "emergency". They spent an inordinate amount of time chatting with each other, texting on their phones or sitting in their trucks. They were totally and consistently unorganized. Every day they left a huge mess - tools left where they dropped them, no tarps used to capture excess dirt or mulch, dirt/mulch spayed all over the fence, etc. More than once we brought these issues up with Nick, expressing our frustrations and yet nothing changed. Finally, 5 full weeks into the 1-2 week job, with at least another 2 weeks of work yet to go, we fired them. We had already paid $12,000 in three instalments, and Nick wanted another $3,000+ as the labour costs ran over - we refused to pay this. Based on the number of crew/hours worked they must be the highest paid labourers in town. In summary, Simple Lawns/Service is an unprofessional, unorganized, unskilled company. We should have been much more careful when researching local landscaping companies - that was our mistake. Our advice - DO YOUR RESEARCH.

From the owner: Simple Lawns is a reliable landscape contractor in Victoria, BC. You can rely on us for quality…read morecraftsmanship. We specialize in landscape designing as well as construction services. Call us today.