I feel very lucky to have stumbled upon this business. The owner is kind, honest, and very hard…read moreworking. I have no reason to look elsewhere for any of my landscaping needs.

Made appointment by phone - had an efficient way of estimating the work and price. On time and…read more went right to work , pleasant (very helpful to be pleasant!) efficient, and good suggestions about problem spots. Hauling - what to put where and get it all on and it was especially efficiently done. Judy James

Nicco Herman was simply dishonest and unresponsive throughout the project (which he didn't finish…read moreat all after months of delay). He gave us an estimate time period of about 5 weeks for doing very basic landscaping on our yard, and then he barely showed up so the whole project dragged on and on for 5+ months and ended up unfinished before we had to let him go to stop wasting everyone's time. When he came to work, he was always chatting through earphone and texting on his phone. Then he would leave his tools, and piles of muds around for weeks, making it hard for our family to walk around. Sometimes he would tell you he is coming on certain day, and then never showed up that day without any communications! It was just extremely frustrating to work with him. We just wanted an honest time estimate and clear communications. Not to exaggerate, but my 13 year old could do better job -- in fact we have had enough frustration with this guy that we are now finishing his job on our own! We are reporting him to the SB county for fraudulent business.

I'm writing in response to the 1-star reviews by : Sam L, Kelu H, and Clara H…read more These are all the same person, giving multiple bad reviews for the same project, trying to reduce Nicco's ratings. Clara was the person who hired Nicco. I am a concerned neighbor who knows that Clara regularly yelled at Nicco, calling him names and threatening to fire him from early on during the project. She refused to pay for the whole estimate after the work began stating that it wasn't what she thought the job was worth. She began bullying him right from the beginning. Refused to pay for her deliveries, and constantly asked for more than the original agreement. I just wanted people to know to be careful when deciding to work for such a person. They will regret it.

These guys just did a stellar job getting my property ready for my son's wedding. Very short time…read moreframe. Just a couple weeks really, and they got way more work done than I hoped they would. The place looks great and I got many compliments at the wedding. I have been using them for my maintenance work for years and they do a great job. I didn't know they did new construction so I asked, and boy did they ever.

After working with Mountain View Landscaping for years, for the past few months we have been…read moredispleased with their work. They do not spend the time they are paid for. When I complained about shrubs being ruined by their workers, Alex's attitude was "too bad" ... the shrubs will eventually grow back. He was actually resentful that he had to come to our home and see the damage done by his men. It took him over two weeks to come to our home and see what had been done. We have fired them and will tell everyone we know who uses them about our problems with them. Many of our friends and neighbors started using them because of us. Do not be fooled by their initial attentiveness. That won't last long.

Dave's Organic Gardening has been a wonderful experience for our family plus extended family!…read moreDave has taught us so much about plants and how to take care of them. All naturally, it has been a fantastic ride; our plants are doing great under Dave's excellent teaching. This morning I looked up at a tree that was trimmed under Dave's advice. I realized how gorgeous it had become, perfectly balanced and happy! I am learning and loving it; Dave is so strait forward so natural, with a big heart showing all over him. Creating a garden, fruit, veggies, flowers, succulents, whatever is your fancy, you need a wonderful soul like Dave to guide you and teach you the ropes and send you on the way the be a green thumb! Genuinely written with much gratitude.

If you want the review in a nutshell, here it is: Dave's Organic Gardening did more damage than…read morehelp for our yard. He charged double what he said he would. He would go for long periods without communicating and showing up. And when we asked for clarification on bills that listed visits when his team did not show up, or for work that was never completed, he got very nasty in his communication. To read more about our experience with Dave, please read on. We had high hopes for Dave's Organic Gardening. We hired him after doing extensive landscaping, and our previous gardeners were doing blowing and mowing, but very little active maintenance of the yard. We agreed to pay him double what we had previously been paying, and he promised that he would get the yard in great shape. He and his team began by replacing plants that weren't doing well, and he encouraged us to use his "tea" to get the plants going. Despite the agreement on $300/month for the maintenance, he began regularly charging us $600+/month. We initially thought that the high rates would go down as soon as the yard got in shape, but the huge invoices kept coming. To make matters worse, he wouldn't arrive at a regular time each week, which made it difficult to communicate with him on site. In fact, he would go weeks without showing up (as our lawn soon began to look like a meadow of weeds). One major element that needed help was irrigation, and he promised to get the irrigation of the front and back yard figured out. I gave him access to our irrigation system, yet he only worked on a small portion of the yard (neglecting the irrigation across the majority of the yard). Many plants died as a result. After months of neglect and infrequent visits (yet continued invoices that kept arriving), we canceled our relationship with him. Here is a quick list of the reasons we are so unhappy with Dave's Organic Gardening: 1. Some of the plantings that we paid for at the outset were never ordered and planted. 2. Many of the plants that we laid out to be planted in particular places were planted in the wrong place. As a result, some areas are crowded with plants, whereas other areas are empty. 3. A large percentage of the plants that were planted with the expensive compost tea died or are still struggling mightily. In fact, most of the plants that he installed are now dead. 4. We were charged for items in the invoices that were never completed. For example, we needed our vines trimmed, yet they were never done. Even so, his invoices listed these tasks as completed. 5. Irrigation on the yard was only partly completed, yet we were charged for all of it. 6. Regular maintenance was charged for but not provided (e.g., lawn was 2' tall), but invoices kept coming. 7. Dave encouraged us to mulch the garden, but the mulch job was super sloppy. When they installed, they just covered the yard with it, ignoring design elements like a pea gravel border. Worse yet, he charged a lot for the mulch, but we were removing trash and ceramic bits out of the mulch for months. 8. We had to re-do all the pea gravel landscaping that was buried under mulch. What makes all of this worse (the sloppy work, the dying plants, the exorbitant prices) is that when we asked him to elaborate upon the invoices, especially the ones that came in months late and included dates when he and his team weren't there (my wife and I were home working throughout the pandemic), he was--as others have said--really nasty. He starts out very nice, but he can quickly turn very unprofessional. Since we let Dave go, we hired another gardener, who charges a fraction of the rate, works very efficiently, and has helped our yard recover from the damage that Dave did.

Sainz tree service did a fantastic job cutting down 3 large Junipers trees…read more The crew arrived on time. They work together very professionally. Did exactly what we agreed on. Cleaned up the area after job was completed. Very professional business. I highly recommend them for tree removal. Very fair price for the job.

Great job! Father / son. VERY nice. Good work. Would recommend and hire again. Great job…read moretexting for pricing, scheduling, and arrival updates. Removed 3 tree limbs and 7 small stumps. Good pricing for the job