Excellent job! The Black Diamond team led by Mike Gurtler of the San Ramon office did a beautiful…read moreand professional job on our landscape remodel. From the landscape design work by Kirby to the professional installation by Freddy and Jorge, we could not be more pleased with the finished job. We continue to get compliments from neighbors about how great the yards look. Black Diamond is highly recommended!

We had an outstanding experience working with Nick Miller and the Black Diamond crew…read more They competitively bid a well designed curved driveway, with a stairway going down one side of the yard, and a pathway across the front of the house. Great design and installation of tasteful spotlights, mushroom lights, and some custom lights in the paver patterns. The Black Diamond team workers were fast, clean, organized, courteous, and their craftsmanship was excellent and the finished front of the house was a very custom and professional job. They were also flexible, which is probably most important. It now has a very modern, Tuscan look. What a transformation from cracked concrete! The neighbor dropped by, was amazed, and said: sign me up too! Definitely would recommend. It turned out better than we had imagined.

We worked with Landscape Experts Inc (LEI) to revitalize our wild yard, cutting back swaths of…read moreovergrowth and transforming it with a variety of beautiful California native plants and nine fruit trees. They also carved out a lovely hillside with custom stairs, a spacious terrace, and game trails perfect for enjoying the view. LEI works with YesPlease.Garden (YPG) who managed the design process and Fresh Coat Restoration who completed the new fence. The partnerships were well integrated and it felt like working with a single team. See my Google Maps review for more on YPG. We are very happy with our project and would recommend LEI because they were professional, courteous, reliable, and provided clear and upfront pricing. Documenting decisions in writing proved helpful for keeping everyone on the same page. Any problems we had were resolved fairly, such as correcting the direction of our stairs. Aaron is a man of his word but prefers to conduct most of his business through texting. We first contacted LEI and they promptly scheduled a time to visit our property with YPG to see what was possible within the budget we set out. We completed the design with YPG and LEI scheduled a time for the project demolition. A later approximate time for planting was set, but that was dependent on the availability of the various plants we had selected. Everything scoped in the design was completed within the budget and any add-ons we later requested were priced separately and fairly.

My wife and I are in love with our yard again, and we are very happy with the work Aaron and his…read morecrew did. After deciding to remove our pool, we hired Aaron as the installer for our new landscape project, and we are so glad we did. For months, work was moving forward almost every day, from demolition prep and grading to hardscape, planting, irrigation, lighting, fencing, pergola installation, pebble work, and the finishing touches. The quality of the work was excellent throughout. The paver patio, carport, and front entry all turned out beautifully, and the plants, irrigation, and lighting were installed with great care. We were especially impressed by the rock and pebble work, particularly the dry creek and front mow strip. The mix of stone sizes gave everything a natural, detailed, and polished look that really elevated the final result. Aaron also has a strong eye for detail. He regularly caught things that needed adjustment, even when we had not noticed them ourselves, and he stayed focused on getting everything right. While there were some issues that delayed finishing the project, Aaron took responsibility and worked with us to make them right, which we truly appreciated. In the end, what matters most is that we are thrilled with the outcome. Our yard feels beautiful, welcoming, and complete, and we look forward to years of enjoying it.

Michael and his team did a great job with our turf installation and pavers. Great communication and…read moresuper flexible

Michael and his crew at New Moon were excellent in resolving my surface drains issues. I've lived…read morein the same house for close to 25 years and never had my surface drains flushed . Also my curb drains were not directed to the curb valley . To remedy this problem Michael created a better way for the water to drain . These guys work hard , respectful, professional , and very polite . The cost was fair ---- flushing of all surface drains and the building of 2 curb drains . Good guys that work hard !

Geoff and his team (Rico and Candy) were easy and very professional to work with. They updated our…read moredrought tolerant plants in the front and backyard with Beth Szymanski's help as the designer (she is wonderful too @Edendesigns). We used our existing rock and brought in new bark. All of the old irrigation was replaced with drip lines and they pruned back our large, overgrown trees in the front. Very knowledgable and completed in five days!! I would definitely recommend them to anyone.

We had a great experience with Swanson Landscaping in Livermore. A few years after our landscaping…read moreproject was completed, we noticed that a few items had stopped working properly and some areas were no longer in the best shape. We reached out to his office, and communication was prompt, professional, and easy throughout the entire process. To our surprise and appreciation, he personally came out with his team to take a look and addressed every concern right away. They fixed everything quickly and efficiently, and made sure everything was working and looking great again. It's rare these days to find a company that stands behind their work years later, but Swanson Landscaping truly does. Their commitment to customer service and quality really shows. We're so grateful they made everything right, and we highly recommend them to anyone looking for reliable, honest landscaping services in Livermore!

We contracted Ken to remodel our backyard patio from tile to pavers. We also designed a landing…read morewith fountains on either side and upgraded our irrigation and lighting. Ken worked patiently with us on refining the layout and designs. He always paid early and close attention to important and critical details. During the demolition and construction, Ken and his team needed to adapt to multiple unforeseen conditions. He carefully explained the challenges and offered solutions to address them. More often than not he had already identified the best course of action. Overall, it was a great experience working with Ken and we really love how our project turned out. He is highly recommended!

Highly recommend Ken and Landscape Dynamics. We've lived in our house for 20 years and have worked…read morewith multiple contractors designing and updating every aspect of our home from the backyard, the interior and finally the front yard. Ken is by far the best. He is hands on and involved in the process from day one. He shows up, doesn't make excuses, doesn't get discouraged and truly has his clients' best interest at heart. So much so that we felt entirely comfortable having him handle all interactions with the city regarding permits as well as all the vendors we sourced from. Ken worked 100 percent for our interests and found the best pricing available (even if it meant not using his primary vendors), ensuring we didn't have to pay one cent more for improvements than we had to. I've never felt so relieved and confident turning over total responsibility to a contractor...ever. He's not necessarily the fastest worker, but he is honest, meticulous, thoughtful and creative. No short cuts, no compromise. He is diligent and truly wants nothing short of complete satisfaction from his clients. He redid our entire front yard and driveway and we couldn't be happier! Pavers, decking, planting, design, irrigation, drainage, flagstone, fencing, curb and gutter and lighting...everything. A+ Class act.

This is an update review now that we have used Octavio and Pacific Premier Landscaping once again…read moreto complete our homes landscaping all around! Octavio and Pacific Premiere Landscaping is STILL incredible! Extremely professional, responsive and just an all around really nice guy! We had a very large project that included our Front, Side, and sloping back yard. My wife and I, like a lot of couples I'm certain, have design paralysis with that "I don't know, what do you want?" going back and forth with each other endlessly. Octavio has a great eye, and countless times he broke our deadlock saying, "How about this? I think this would look really nice" and when we followed his suggestions we ended up being incredibly happy with the result! That's a huge benefit that you can't put value on, because it keeps a project moving forward with minimal stress. Whenever we had questions, he always replied to our texts instantly, and one of the things I really appreciated about his company is that we never had to line up any of our own specialty contractors (electrical, plumbing etc) to do work. He has every discipline covered and coordinates the scheduling of all of that. I've worked with contractors before where they would inform you they didn't do a type of work and we would have to contract that effort separately. Octavio is not like that and he'll coordinate it all according to how you'd like it to look, or be done. Big thumbs up on that! Payment schedules are very clearly explained and documented. Our project included payments in "phases of work" down payment, forms completed, rebar completed, Completed concrete, electrical and irrigation/plants completed, final approval completed etc. and there was flexibility in the schedule if we wished, which made it much easier at one point while we were travelling. He's very open to discussing whatever makes things go smoothly. We loved how he gave us a lot of help particularly with trees/plants (types, locations) Octavio is very knowledgeable in that area and we were very pleased when he met us at the nursery multiple times to show and help us select plants and trees. His work crews were always very friendly, hard working and meticulous, and he checked in on them constantly to make sure everything was going according to plan. It's very obvious that he wants to make sure there are no surprises, and that work is progressing according to schedule and plans. It was a great pleasure having Octavio and Pacific Premiere Landscaping transform our home! We would use him again without question and in fact have several other projects in the immediate future that we're in the process of discussing. A lot of people will search hard for the lowest price (I would estimate that Octavio's prices are not the "cheapest", but they are much more than fair, and I would argue that there is a HUGE difference between "lowest price" and "value"; that being the quality and experience of the work done for the money spent, and with that in mind, Pacific Premiere is a tremendous value! You get a ton for your Money!

I contacted them for a quote to resurface our deck. I was contacted by their landscape designer who…read moresaid that I needed to pay thousands of dollars to him for a plan to be drawn for the deck. I was confused because it's preexisting and I don't want to change it. He then told me that this was required by the city and I would need a permit! I was astounded because that's a lie! It's not my first deck project so I knew repairs and maintenance do not require a permit. I also received several other quotes from licensed and bonded contractors and no one thought I needed a permit.

I got an estimate from Blair landscape services and it was very thorough and complete. I still…read morehaven't gone ahead with the project but so far I'm very satisfied.

Randy and his crew brought our front yard back to life. Our front yard grass had been left alone…read moredue to the drought, cost, and becoming more water conservation minded and we decided to replace our grass with low water plant landscaping installed on the drip irrigation system. Randy was such a pleasure to work with as I juggled our HOA approval process and requirements in applying for an EBMUD lawn conversion rebate. He managed through fixing our broken water pipes, help in selecting plants, keeping to the plan/vision we had, while staying in budget. The job took three and a half days from start to finish. We love it! Rebate approved. Happy customer.

Ian Hall and his team at Hall Landscape Design were fantastic! Ian was a very good listener,…read morequickly drafting an accurate layout based on our input. He put us in touch with very knowledgeable contractors and was always very responsive to our needs. Highly recommend! ~ Christine

We're almost finished working with Ian. He's drawn up our final plans for our 2.3 acre Napa lot…read morewhich was completely neglected and filled with weeds and rocks. He's now helping us decide on which installer to use. We've found Ian to be very easy to work with. A good listener. His original design was right on, great design, and we made very few tweaks. He did not nickel and dime us. He never made us feel uncomfortable asking questions or making revisions. He also understood we are budget conscious and never made us feel uncomfortable with wanting to do certain things on a budget - he totally got it. Great listener. He followed up when he was supposed to, very timely, very respectful. He was very easy to work with, and we wouldn't hesitate to recommend him. Will post pics at some point once we finish everything! We feel lucky to have found him.

We needed to replace our raised wooden deck and were looking for a replacement and adjacent…read morelandscaping that would address critical drainage issues. We met with Lund landscaper Taylor Hawkins to discuss options. He came back with a really great preliminary design that matched all our wants and needs. We suggested a small change and he finalized a really great design. Since we already had a stone terrace and wanted to optimize the budget, we chose to match our existing look and Taylor's design addressed all our needs: Most important to us, improved drainage and gravel instead of grass; a continuous paved patio where the raised deck once stood, giving us a more useable, flat surface all the way to the terrace steps, and finally, plantings that enhanced our existing landscape, an upgrade to the sprinkler system and bonuses like a seat wall to expand the use of the patio for guests. Lund even took existing pavers that were removed from the old build and used them to create a circular patio in an area that had been useless before. Lund's talented team were on time, every day, all day. We had one or two weather delays, but if it wasn't pouring, they were there working. If one part couldn't be done due to rain, they moved to something else they could do under shelter. It was like that with every part of the project. Taylor provided guidance, Raphael was an amazing craftsman who installed the pavers with the most amazingly accurate drainage (including additional drainage and water for our potted patio roses), new circular patio and retaining wall. Likewise, Martine built the most beautiful steps for us and finished up the seat wall, Manuel handled the dig out, drainage and gravel work, Angel ordered the plant material and marshalled the guys who planted everything (they were fantastic), and he and Rodrigo also handled the sprinkler system to all the existing plantings and left extra nodes available for future plants. If anyone was left out, please forgive, because the entire workforce were all professional, understanding, and always ready to assist and make a change if necessary. You can't do a project where you dig up your yard and not find the unexpected. Lund was very responsive and immediately addressed any issue, found a resolution, and it was done, usually within a day or two at most. We received everything we paid for, and more. We are currently enjoying the fruits of their labor! We would definitely use Lund Landscaping again and, in fact, we have already received a future quote for some changes we are contemplating on our fountain. Thank you again, Lund Landscaping, for your great work! Because of you, our family's Easter celebration was so inviting, they didn't want to go home!

We recently had a portion of our backyard done by Dana Lund. We are very happy with the results,…read morethe patio extension (stair, walkway and concrete work) matched our original design. Marco and his crew were very professional, timely and kept the place clean and neat. They checked in with us occasionally to ensure we were happy with their performance. We are using them again to replace our back fencing given the positive experience. They are pleasant to work with and we would recommend using them.

Very professional and great job. We're very pleased All…read moreworkers very good at what they do and everyone is very friendly. Kellye was our main contact.

Kellye and Crew just completed our backyard renovation. Kellye came to our home a couple of months…read moreback and looked at our backyard and had great ideas right off the bat. We found her easy and welcoming to talk to. Over the next month we refined the design, and she was always available to talk to us and address our concerns. After signing the contract, her team got to work almost immediately. The crew was on time everyday at sharp 8am. Materials were delivered as planned and anything added or removed in the scope of work was discussed on time. The team did an excellent job with giving us finished and low maintenance backyard! I would happily recommend them to everyone.