I've had the pleasure of working with Adrian and Upscaled Yard & Gardens for the past couple of…read moreyears. There are two main differences in working with this company, as opposed to others: 1) The work is going to get done better than you envisioned. Adrian takes as much pride in his work as you would. Maybe more. 2) The price is much more reasonable than others we've had quoted. Adrian will communicate with you. I'm constantly surprised how considerate he is of your time, and all of his customers. You know when he's there, when he's leaving and when he'll be back. He takes a great deal of pride in his work; it really shows. I had him help me with the landscaping before a September wedding on the lower patio. Everyone commented on how good it looked.

From the owner: We provide premium quality landscaping, lawn care and property maintenance services.read more

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!

Christian, Jessica, and his crew have just left us with a new zen garden! They are a wonderful,…read moreprofessional, reliable team. Christian listened to our wants and needs and ran with it. Three days later it was finished. We couldn't be happier and look forward to seeing the yard come to life with flowers in the not to distant future.

Higher Ground dug and planted a beautiful garden in our backyard. Then they filled all the pots in…read moreour front yard with gorgeous annuals that I never could have done on my own. They also planted more perennials in the front garden and took out bushes that were too big and spreading and replaced them with more appropriate bushes. They were on time always and very efficient. Christian is very upbeat and never made me feel bad about any gardening mistakes that I had made on my own. Higher Ground is extremely easy to deal with and very creative especially since I only have a small but now beautiful space. I love my garden both in the front and backyard!

I selected Ascent from several quotes because they provided a detailed work order and comprehensive…read moreprice covering labour and materials whereas others provided an estimate based on an hourly rate. Ascent's website copy and arborist credentials sounded like just what my new-to-me property needed, leading me to believe I could trust the professionals to do the job. During the quote process Jake was punctual, knowledgeable, and responsive. After accepting the quote, I was promptly assigned a date and a four-person team. What I got was a three-person team that was personable and reasonably diligent but not skilled. From that point forward, Jake was much less responsive to questions, and I had to email him at least twice to obtain responses (one of which was an additional quote for something that was already in the work order, though that was eventually resolved). He did not attend the site to get the team started on the job nor did he return to the site to evaluate the work done. Overall, the service provided was incomplete and quality disappointingly shoddy (see below for some specifics by work-order line item). All pruning of mature rhodos and camellias was done with a pole saw or chainsaw, leaving an unsightly result that in all cases had to be remediated by me with pruning shears. When I followed up with Jake about just one of the deficiencies, his response was: "With the work that was done in addition to the work order during our time onsite we cannot complete any more work as part of this quote." He has not responded to my request to itemize what this supposed additional work was. I did ask for a several branches to be removed from one large and several small trees, which was not in the work order, but would have been at most 30 additional minutes of work. Thus, I learned that, in fact, the quote was not for completion of the items on the work order but rather for a fixed number of days on site and materials. And because I was given a team with one less person than itemized in the appointment, the work would not be completed. "Debris cleanup in the garden beds beside the house, the rhododendron bed behind the behind the house and from garden bed beside the front entrance": I had to specifically ask that they use the leaf blower to clean up the fallen leaves under the rhodos or they would have been ignored. They also used a wheelbarrow to move materials from the front of the house to the back, through this garden. I had to ask them to rake that area to remove the tire tracks in that bed as they were quite ready to leave it like that. See pictures for "cleanup" of the rhodo bed behind the house. "Cluster of spurge laurel, holly and snowberry removed on the boulevard": Many of the branches of these bushes were left on the ground where they fell. "Large rose bush at the base of the Douglas fir tree reduced by 80%": This work was done with a pole saw or possibly a chainsaw. While it may have been reduced by 80%, it was hack job that left twisted stalks and random remaining stems that I have since tidied up myself with shears. "English ivy severed at the base of trees pulled off where possible": The ivy was severed on one tree but not pulled off. The ivy on several other trees was not even severed. I was told: Well, if we sever it, it'll just die on its own. While that may be true, it's not what I paid for. "Branches in the garden beds and on the forest floor removed": Many branches remain. "Small garden bed beside the driveway cleared, statues and pots relocated, bed covered in landscape fabric, covered in pea gravel": This was done with the thinnest possible layer of pea gravel and the garden bed minimally cleared. At the end of day two, I was told the team was "too tired" to help me move the statues and I had to insist. Again, note that they sent a three-person team and not the four-person team specified in the appointment, so perhaps that's why they were so tired. "Spurge laurel throughout the property removed": Large patch of spurge laurel remains untouched. Pictures available.

I have found the service from Ascent to be good. I called them in November of 2022 for a quote on…read moremy cedar tree and laurel hedge. Jake answered my call and came out the following day to meet with me. I accepted the quote and the crew came out about 2 weeks later, they were on-time which I really appreciate. When they arrived I pointed out a couple of extra shrubs I wanted trimmed and they did them no problem. They got everything done in one day and cleaned up after themselves. Overall I am pleased with the service.

Awesome job for hedge trimming, very hardworking team, fast and efficient…read more I am very proud to recommend thier amazing job from planting seeds, plants even big trees

My family recently moved into a heritage home with a sizeable yard that had become overgrown and…read moreoverrun with invasive plants. We hired Kathy based on what we read online and boy were we glad we did. She and her team were utterly professional and returned the yard to its former glory more quickly than I thought possible. Along the way, she offered useful suggestions and recommended an arborist to look at an old tree that was ailing. We were particularly impressed by how she would choose to retain existing plants that we didn't want by replanting them in a different part of the garden or trimming them back. Such a pleasure to look at our beautiful "new" yard now.

It is a great pleasure to recommend the services of Jacob's Landscaping. We're senior citizens on a…read morefixed income and it was a treat to find a young family man who is such a hard working, conscientious, knowledgeable chap, who knows his business and doesn't charge an arm and a leg. Our garden has never looked better. Mr.& Mrs.G (Qualicum Beach).

I was wary of hiring a landscaper because I thought it would be expensive. But Jacob and his team…read moreare wonderful. They worked so hard and the results were so good that I actually paid him more than he invoiced me for.

The team did an excellent job from beginning to end. Our yard transformed from a mud pit with…read moreexposed roots to a low-maintenance level turf overnight. The price was reasonable and the install quality was high. Recommend to everyone!

Punctual, pleasant, and perfect. Victor and Ronalto are a great team. Thet turned up on time, mowed…read moreand edged the grass quickly.

We contracted for this work on our front yard. It included gravel, concrete, fencing and…read moreirrigation upgrade. The project went smoothly and we were updated with photos along the way. The price was not an issue. The project once complete was seen by my wife and she stated "it is just what I wanted" and she is not easy to please. Great job.

From the owner: We specialize in drainage, waterproofing, excavation, and landscape construction for residential…read moreproperties. Our services include foundation crack injection, perimeter and French drains, exterior waterproofing, grading and regrading, trenching, retaining wall preparation, and site prep for concrete and hardscaping. We also provide full landscaping services including tree and shrub removal, landscape construction, and functional outdoor improvements designed to manage water properly and last long term. If you’re dealing with water intrusion, poor drainage, or need proper ground prep before construction, we focus on fixing the root problem — not just covering it up.