After three years of living with a backyard full of weeds and gopher holes, we finally decided to…read moregive up the hope of running into the "Yard Crashers" crew at our local home improvement store. We interviewed nearly ten potential landscape contractors for our backyard project. Segundo Collazos, the owner of Amazon's Landscaping, was recommended by a good friend who had hired Segundo and his crew to install irrigation and a flagstone pathway. When Segundo came out to discuss our project, he demonstrated that he has the benefit of many years of construction experience, doing both small and large projects. Our project was a moderately large residential project which involved extensive re-grading of the yard, installation of a French drain alongside the back of the house, construction of a retaining wall along a steep slope, installation and compaction of patio surfaces made of a mix of decomposed granite mixed with mortar, construction of a pergola, extensive irrigation installation, and replacement of a dead patch of lawn. Segundo showed us pictures of work he has done for private homes and for public areas such as some schools in Berkeley. The pictures showed a good attention to detail and his prices were competitive, plus we both had a good feeling about his level of professionalism, so we hired him. We have been very pleased with our decision to hire him for the following reasons... 1) He and his crew take pride in their work. Throughout the duration of the work, they did not take shortcuts. They included all materials and finishes that were agreed upon when we negotiated the work to be done. The quality of their work is very good. 2) When there was a need to make modifications, Segundo showed an ability to think creatively given our budget. For example, we have very high winds and the decomposed granite (DG) he put down as a patio surface was not staying in place initially. As a relatively loose material, it was also attaching to our shoes and tracking into the house, which would have been an annoying issue to deal with over the long term. For a minimal amount of additional expense, Segundo resolved the problem by digging up the patio again, mixing the DG with mortar, and re-compacting it. 3) It is often true that things take somewhat longer than expected with construction projects. In this case, there were two things that required some additional work. The first was the problem with the decomposed granite (DG) being too loose given the strong winds where we live. The second was the presence of large tree roots that were uncovered as he was re-grading the backyard. (We had paid a lot of money to two different tree and root removal companies in the past to remove all the roots from a big tree that used to be in the yard, and clearly in both cases, despite assurances that they had each removed all the roots within one foot of the surface, they did not do the job right). Segundo never complained about having to put in additional work - he showed professionalism and commitment to working on both issues until the problems were resolved. He removed the tree roots that needed to come out to get the surfaces level and he made the patio surface much stronger by mixing the DG with mortar. 4) Segundo has an extensive understanding of various plants and he actually cultivates many beautiful plants such as queen palms, sago palms, a variety of aromatic shrubs, and Japanese maples in his own backyard. He made good recommendations about plants that could work well for our space. He was flexible and took into account our preferences and needs in doing the initial planting of parts of the yard and generously included a gift of three of his own plants that we liked. He installed drip lines to each and every plant and tree that he put in the ground so that they will grow well when set to be watered by an automatic sprinkler timer. 5) Despite some additional challenges that came up during the course of the project, in the end, Segundo came in reasonably close to the budget we agreed to in advance and he guarantees the quality of his work. We do not expect problems in the future given his commitment to doing things the right way the first time, but we know that if there are problems, he will address them. This is the longest review I've submitted to Yelp and in the spirit of letting others know about the best companies to hire, I was inspired to relay information about this consistently positive experience with Segundo Collazos of Amazon's Landscaping. We are also attaching some pictures of the work he did because a picture is worth a thousand words. During a time when many contractors take shortcuts or fail to honor one's budget, he is a real find.

I called Amazon Landscaping to come out to check on an issue I was having with my sprinkler…read moresystem.Segundo came out within 3 hours the same day and fixed the problem right away. Price amazing, Service amazing. Will use them for all my landscaping needs

Fair price, very clean sprinkler valve installation. I had a leak and Miguel responded quickly,…read morefixed two valves for us. Saved us money and saved CA a lot of water. Appreciate the help, Miguel!

Miguel and his team did a great job on my landscaping transformation project. We turned dying…read morepatches of grass in the front and back into an oasis that not only looks great but feels awesome to spend time in. I'll let the pics do the rest of the talking.

Needed to repair a small rock wall in your front yard. Called Forrest and within 2 days, he came…read morealong a redid our entire rock wall! Fast and friendly. Would highly recommend.

I cannot say enough good things about Mark and his amazing team. Mark has a great eye for design --…read moreeven in my impossible-to-work-with space. He's turned my outdoor areas into absolute oases that I'm planning to spend all my time in this summer. He worked well with me and my neighbors when a property-line issue came up, has been clear and upfront about pricing, and is happy to adapt plans as things change throughout the project. And his team really can do anything -- create patios, woodwork, planting, cement work, stuff with big stones -- you name it. And he's just a cheerful and friendly guy, too. I've been absolutely thrilled and I find myself asking him to fix more and more small details around the yard because now I see how good it can look! You can't go wrong with Roots 'n Shoots.

We just upgraded our front and backyard landscaping including new pavilion, bbq, play area…read more(artificial turf), pavers, drainage, hard scape and lighting throughout. Its been a pleasure working with Luis Ortiz the owner of Pacifico landscaping. Luis has an artistic flare, designing and transforming our property with several hundred plants and trees, Including a new water conserving drip system. Luis is also an expert in all areas of our design and he utilizes his own Team of hard working professionals for great timeliness and unmatched reliability. It's been a pleasure working with Luis and his team and we would highly recommend Pacifico Landscaping for your landscaping and redesign needs. Jeff and Lisa Oki

Luis transformed our small yard into a lush spa-like retreat. Every night when I drive home, I feel…read moreso grateful that we found him. The lighting is dramatic yet calming. The sports court is a unique addition to a small yard; and the courtyard and fountain elegantly frame the entrance to our house. His team worked incredibly hard on the project, much of it through the cold and rain of winter. They coordinated seamlessly with Hawkins Enterprises who were building our pool. The experience was very positive, with no surprises or delays.

I hired Greentech to install a sprinkler system and front lawn in 2020. The person who oversaw that…read morejob, I really liked. A few months later, he disappeared. There was another guy who was good, Aaron, who oversaw my biweekly mowing etc. In the past few years, I've had a couple issues. Mainly dying plants due to not being pruned correctly. I would call or email to correct the situation. The one plant species I told them not to touch were my roses. I didn't have faith in their work. Honestly, I should've let them go a year ago. I knew that. Aaron sold his business, and I thought I'd give them a try. Until today.... I came home to my beautiful, and very expensive, roses completely hacked. They were my favorite part of the yard, growing through the white picket fence with the most beautiful blooms. Not anymore. I watched our security cameras and the way they just completely did a hack job on them. My favorite part of my home is now ruined. Don't hire them for anything other than mowing a yard.

Great company ! After several attempts at getting bids for some repairs (some places never even…read morecalled me back or replied!), Greentech replied and came by the next day to evaluate and give me a price on some irrigation repair. Price was reasonable vs the only 1 other bid I received; and Aaron seemed to know what needed to be done. They arrived the next morning and did the repair in a couple of hours. We additionally had some leaky valves I decided to see if he was able to replace - He replaced them that afternoon with higher quality valves. We did have 1 issue several days later with 1 of the new valves leaking. We never pressure tested them the day they were replaced due to the fresh glued joints. So this was first time stressing them. I reported the leak and he arrived the next day and addressed the issue (it was a faulty valve). All fixed and working perfectly. Aaron is awesome & very knowledgeable. They provide an excellent Warranty. And their pricing is very reasonable & competitive. I highly recommend this place for your Irrigation & Landscaping needs.

I truly appreciated working with JR Landscaping. Juan was very responsible and friendly and didn't…read moredo a step without consulting with me. They did quite a lot of cleanup in my backyard. I hadn't been in the backyard in more than six months so things were looking so brown and wild and the prior landscape pebbles needed another layer. Backyard looks completely different and I will go with JR Landscaping on my next project.

We hired Juan to do our backyard. It was just all dirt. I…read morefound him on Yelp and he was very responsive. He came out and we discussed the layout and picked our turf. He came back a week later. The job was 5 days long and we ended up with an amazing backyard! Pictures were from while it was in progress.

He did a job for us back in June, and there is now a problem with the job he provided. I called him…read morehe said he would stop by that day or the next day, and he never showed up. I texted him, and the following day called him and left a message, he never called me back. Very poor professionalism on his part. I would definitely not recommend him. I feel like I have been robbed what I paid him back in June. Edit: He finally stopped by, and solved the problem, definitely made us feel he was annoyed to come back.

Great tile work completed by the awesome Natural Garden Landscape Crew. Nice results, will use…read moreagain.

I've had sprinkler issues on my property for a few weeks now and finally decided to bite the bullet…read moreafter hours of not know what to do ; then blowing a few fuses at the control station. Anyways... many Yelp project replies later Willian was able to commit to a visit, showed up early and at all times communicated if it was okay to proceed with repairs and provide estimates. I feel like this level of professionalism is lost and most of the time people don't want to be there for the job but I recognize the young hustle and him being able to get it the job done right way speaks volumes is character. Both leaks have been repaired and work areas cleaned. Definitely my new go-to irrigation team .

Make sure to communicate every single thing you need done. The amount we paid for the work that got…read moredone was not worth. We asked for a clean up of the yard. I had to point out weeds that were in a flower bed. I asked for my 40 year old rose bush to be trimmed and he took it out. So much more to add...