I've been working with Hernando Barajas for over 4 years now, and I can't recommend him highly…read moreenough. He has handled landscaping for two of my homes as well as two commercial properties, and the quality of his work has been consistently excellent across the board. Beyond regular landscaping maintenance, Hernando has also been incredibly helpful with irrigation and design. He's knowledgeable, thoughtful, and offers practical recommendations that actually improve both the look and functionality of the property. Whether it's troubleshooting irrigation issues or helping plan out new landscaping ideas, he brings a level of expertise that really sets him apart. He is always responsive, professional, and reliable--something that's surprisingly hard to find these days. He shows up on time, communicates clearly, and takes pride in his work. If you're looking for someone you can truly trust to maintain and enhance your property, Hernando is the guy. Highly recommend!

Hernando has been providing me with landscaping and gardening services for nearly 10 years, and I…read morecould not be more thrilled with each and every interaction. I have had Hernando do many special landscape projects at my last two houses in Marin County, and each time he listens carefully, asks clarifying questions, follows my direction and, more importantly, makes really wonderful suggestions for options that will enhance and help achieve my landscaping goals. Hernando and his team have also been providing me with excellent biweekly gardening services for my last two houses - they are incredible professional, do quality work, and often go above and beyond by cleaning up areas that need to be cleared, trimmed, pruned, and/or mowed - usually without me asking. If you are looking for a gardener and landscaper who listens carefully, consistently performs high-quality work, and really cares about what you want and think about his work - then look no further and hire Hernando and his HB team...!

I hired Brett and his business, For Your Garden Needs, to completely gut and replant my front yard…read moreas well install a drip irrigation system. He and his crew were very professional cleaning completely after every day's work. And I couldn't be happier with the results. Brett has excellent taste in plant choices and placement. My front yard looks fantastic and I've received numerous compliments from my neighbors. I would definitely hire him again and highly recommend him to anyone looking for exceptional landscaping.

I just completed a major front yard 'landscape' project on my custom home, built in Lucas Valley…read moreback in 1997. After careful consideration, I chose Bret de Zordo, owner of 'For your Gardens' Needs'. www.fygn.com Bret is native to the Bay Area, lives in Marin and is very experienced in all of the challenges I presented to him. (Drought, deer, wind, Intense direct sun, old irrigation, bad valves, water leaks, a clay hill with no soil, roots everywhere that required major excavation), not to mention how tired I had been of looking at rosemary and lavender for so many years. I wanted vivid color out front without having to constantly look at yet more rosemary and lavender. My front needed a serious facelift!! I found Bret via positive reviews on Angie's List and Yelp but wanted to find out if I'd be comfortable hiring him, first hand. I am not mentioning price in my reviews as it's not relevant, each project is so unique and my property is very large. The reason I selected Bret was his highly skilled background, creativity, positive attitude, promptness, approachability, his willingness and ability to listen to my many concerns, his level of expertise in understanding the difficulty in landscaping the type of area I live in, and just the challenges of keeping a custom home looking good and well maintained in Lucas valley. My front yard had not weathered last year's frost very well, had suffered years of neglect and many things just looked tired, woody, overgrown and seriously weathered. From day one it was clear that Bret's sole purpose was to provide me with a plan that achieved everything I wanted (and that was a lot!). I've always believed that you get what you pay for and Bret and his crew is worth every dime spent. Bret exceeded my expectations on every level. He very respectfully steered me in the right direction with plant choices and enthusiastically shared the design reasons for those choices. I met with him at a wholesale plant nursery in Petaluma where he pre-selected what he thought would do best and then together, we added, changed and modified to the exact liking of what I wanted and what he knew would be a good choice. He had no issues with my not liking certain plants and was open to my suggestions and together, we came up with the perfect solution. No ego involved and no hurt feelings when I would bluntly say 'I hate that plant'. He would kindly pull it aside and suggest something else. When I pointed out a few that I liked, he explained why they wouldn't work in my area, saving me money and a future headache. He truly does know his plants and trees. The work occurred over a pre-determined schedule; the crew was always on time and put in very full days. We encountered a few unexpected problems such as a serious main water line leak I would have never known about, but the problem was addressed on the spot and I'm ever grateful for everyone's willingness to work hard, even in the grueling intense heat we encountered each day. All scheduled deadlines were met and the job was completed when promised. The cleanup job left the house looking better than before the project was started. This is one hard working crew of guys!! I highly recommend Bret and his company "For your Gardens' Needs' and want to point out how important it is to realize that it's not about shopping price, it's about shopping expertise, having someone truly listen and care, provide quality workmanship, professionalism, knowing that the job will get done right the first time. In a nutshell, Bret is beyond amazing. He transformed my overgrown front yard into an unbelievably gorgeous property! He had a vision that I never could have dreamed of, and he brought that vision to reality so beautifully and seamlessly that it far surpassed my wildest expectations. Every little detail, down to the precise placement of plants, is just perfect. What I now see is simple, elegant and clean. Bret was on-site with the crew early each morning and made sure the large crew was briefed on the day's work. He'd often come by mid-day as well to check in. Bret is an extremely bright and affable guy who was absolutely delightful to work with. Words cannot adequately describe what a wonderful experience it was to work with him, and I cannot recommend him highly enough! I wish I could post before and after pictures here-- so you could see for yourselves! Thank you from a very happy home owner in the Lucas Valley Estates.

Victor came by and provided a very fair estimate to trim some bushes and trees in our backyard. He…read moreand his crew were prompt and did a great job with the work and the clean up. I would definitely recommend Genesis Landscaping and will be hiring him again when the yard needs a refresh.

Victor and his crew are hard workers and do excellent work. If I have more than usual work to be…read moredone, they manage to do it all. Best gardeners I've had in ages.

We contacted Eric Rayner and set up an appointment to have him look at our property. He was…read moreprofessional and friendly, also took the time to talk details and listened to what we wanted. He also did measurements. Another landscaping company that came and never sent us a quote for the work we wanted to have done. Very disappointed. We have moved on.

These guys did a great job on my back yard. Had them do irrigation, sod, and misc planting around…read more the yard. The owner Eric was very personable and easy to work with. He had a great design sense, and exercised his deep knowledge of his craft in getting what we wanted, within the budget given. His crew worked efficiently and was mindful of the surrounding areas of the property, leaving a clean site at the end of each day. The yard turned out fantastic...and just as important- one time, within budget. I'd recommend Rayner to anyone wanting some superior landscaping (large or small scale) done to their home or business, as well as great attitude/service.

Vaca handles our HOA common space landscaping. From drainage to weekly maintenance and new…read morelandscaping projects - they are always on point. Our properties landscaping looks great. They manage our irrigation system perfectly as well. The team has a good eye for attention to detail and keeps our property looking tip top. Thanks Vaca!

VACA maintains our 100 unit property that has over 480 trees and shrubs as well as extensive…read moregardens and lawns. The work of the team lead by Jesus do a superior job of keeping the property so well manicured that it should be mentioned in "Better Homes and Gardens" for the quality of work and beauty that the team maintains. I highly recommend this team.

Francisco's has been maintaining our yards for about 2 years, and we just received another…read morecompliment on how beautiful our front yard looks, all thanks to them. They come every 2 weeks and neaten everything up. Francisco's also replaced a side gate for us with no problems. Highly recommend.

Service with quality at a reasonable cost. He rebuilt outdoor steps and built new handrail.read more

We engaged Marion for a series of 3 different fences around our home, planting of 2 20 foot oak…read moretrees, irrigation and mulch. All of the work was performed when scheduled, crew was prompt, courteous, professional;, and best of all experienced. When there was a questions, they asked and all of the work was completed to our specifications. It looks amazing especially the metal fence and the trees. Check out the images-I highly recommend Marion and his crew. Thanks for a great looking yard!

I highly recommend this professional, knowledgeable and excellent value for your money company…read more Marion is refreshingly old school. He's current in ALL materials and his design is amazing. So easy and stress free to work with. Do yourself a huge favor and contact Marion . Leave your project in the hands of truly professional with decades of experience Marion.

Aaron Sampson is not a landscaper ... he is a "yard whisperer ". I was looking for a qualified…read moreperson to carry out a project for us that I was already pretty clear about. When Aaron looked at the property he not only saw the ideas that I had envisioned but he also saw a better version of what I wanted. He stuck to the budget we had and his crew was efficient skilled and knowledgeable as well. I would recommend Aaron for any project that you are interested in doing. Plus he has a wonderful dog named Lady who is friendly and adorable.

Upon calling, Aaron scheduled a time to take a look at the project, which involved clearing up…read moreovergrown plants and trimming plants. I mentioned what I needed, and an estimated budget, and was told to wait for a followup. It took a while to get in touch, probably because of my network provider or that he had plenty other projects to attend to, but I was able to call him and luckily his crew in Novato, Rob, was already there and I was able to get the task done the same day. I emailed other services with no replies, left voicemails with no callbacks, and was even promised someone to come by and look, but didn't show up. I did leave a voicemail for Aaron to get back to me and when he did, the network decided to drop the call. It wasn't his fault, so I knew to call him when I had a more stable connection. Since he was the only one that responded, showed up, and gave a synopsis of the project, taking into mind my budget, I couldn't let it go. The day Rob and his crew came, it took under an hour to get the task done. He went over what Aaron recapped for him, and went it over again with me so we were on the same page. He asked more questions that were missed the first, like keeping some of fences or remove them. They cleaned up after themselves and put all the foilage in the bin for disposal. Friendly, efficient, and fast. I could see what they were doing and it was impressive to see the backyard mess go away. It was pretty difficult to contact garderners around here during this time, but with patience, and good reception, I'd recommend Sampson's Landscaping. I know I will when the place becomes a mess again.