I needed a bed along the fence converted to a proper raised bed. Cesar was prompt in reviewing and giving a quote. Then scheduled it quickly. In the end, he recommended making it a ground-level bed with a retaining wood barrier behind (my neighbor's side yard is higher than mine). His team worked really hard, especially as there turned out to be a huge root and stump that I had no idea was there (and which was expensive to remove). He also put in a new side gate as the existing one was so old as to be unusable. I am pleased with the result, and especially pleased to have had the work completed so soon and so quickly. read more

Update: After having no luck of getting hold of anyone in this company for many months, I hired another landscape company, thinking it could simply be ground movement causing the pavers to collapse. With the other company, as they were working in the garden, we discovered that 1) the retaining wall for all 3 tiers( with one tier supporting surrounding fence as well ) were curving, creating the gap on the edges. We spent $$ to add additional post between existing posts, instead of every 4 feet, we have a post every 2 feet now. 2) Our base-rocks was only 2-3". In our contract with Bloom and Lawn Landscape, it was supposed to be 5". Instead of paying additional $15000++ to fix this problem, somehow, miracles happened that I managed to get hold of Joel, the owner. He came with his new hire, Cesar to evaluate the problem. It seemed that Cesar responded to "my email", except he did not send it to me but only to his own team. I don't know what went wrong in the initial work. I decided not to pursue , we just want the repair done. Too much time and money wasted already. As per today, all the pavers and tuff have been reset. No original ground was removed, but instead they compacted existing ground, and they brought in more base rocks to top up. I did not get to check if it went up to supposedly 5" , I hope they are honest this time. Initially, the crew came once a week, on Saturdays to do the repair, so it took them over a month to complete our garden. After the 3rd Saturday, they came on weekdays too. It could have been done in 6 days. I was getting frustrated, I had to clean the pathway to garden almost every weekend in July after the crew left! I am giving 3 stars because they did a good job to reset the pavers . The crew are courteous and careful enough not to damage our interior ( backyard is lower than basement, with only entrance at street level). Cesar is responsive to my text messages and professional. I do think they are good at what they are doing. I have respect for the crews, not an easy job to be working outdoors in hot sun and strong winds, or foggy cold days. All and all, I am just glad that this is over. Now I just need to repair all the badly scratched up wood planks of retaining wall and wood stairs! read more

This company comes highly recommended. Joel and his staff are very professional. Communication was excellent throughout the course of construction. They managed to complete the project in a timely manner with no long delays throughout the project milestones. Joel did not hesitate to ask questions to make sure we resolved issues that were not clearly detailed in the landscape architects drawing and offering advice on what he recommends. Joel did an excellent job of capturing the changes and adds to the project both in scope and cost. His staff left the job site safe and clean everyday. Overall I could not be any happier with the outcome. My family and I spend much time in the back yard and my front finally has curb appeal. Joel was also the one who recommended Tammy. The landscape architect that prepared my project plans. She also comes highly recommended. Great communication even after the project has been completed. I completed my project almost a year ago. Joel and his staff have continue to maintain the landscape and they do a great job at making sure the site looks tip top. read more

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Bloom and Lawn was very professional and was sensitive to our tenants who were living there during the install of the new Front and Back yard. They also smoothly dealt with change orders that were needed in order to get the best results. Looking forward to working with them on other projects in the future. read more

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What can I say.. I grew up in the trades in SF and the Bay Area and know when a company has pride in their work, cares for their employees, and treats their customers with respect. Joel, Cesar, and the whole Bloom team check these boxes in every way. Bloom has done such a great job with our projects. We have excavated the backyard, added multiple retaining walls to the front and back including finish cedar fencing. I would not recommended doing this anywhere but I took ideas with no drawings and described what I wanted to do with to the Bloom team and they had no problems bringing the structural and design visions to life. That includes working with things like Verdura retaining wall blocks for the first time and installing everything to a T. True professionals with workman like quality to all steps of the job. read more

We had a big, old Monterey Cypress tree removed. It was at least 100 years plu old and on it's way out. We lived with it for almost 50 years and broke our hearts to see it go. Joel came and gave a very reasonable estimate. His crew did an amazing job removing it. They were extremely careful of our Spa and plants etc. I highly recommend them and very glad we chose Bloom & Lawn. There are not enough words to express how happy we were. read more

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Every single guest we've had to our house since Bloom and lawn landscaped our backyard has commented on how nice our yard looks. This included many people who never saw the "before" state, which was a mass of weeds in a sloped dirt patch. Now we have a beautiful patio, turf, pavers, new fencing and plantings with drip irrigation - we really couldn't be happier. Joel's team does excellent work (and I am a notoriously picky customer). Communication while getting the project started was a little tricky, but once the work began, everything went smoothly with no drama. I would recommend Bloom and lawn highly to anyone looking to landscape their yard - they are pleasant to work with and provide high quality at a fair price. read more

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Our interactions with Bloom and Lawn Landscaping have been an odd and disappointing experience. We have a small backyard that requires hardscaping and landscaping work. We were excited to find Bloom and Lawn because they advertise doing both, and that was hard to find. We texted with Andrea in mid-March to set up a consultation with Joel. Joel came to our house and provided great guidance - he shared that they could complete the job within our budget. For next steps, he instructed that we would set up a meeting with Spears, their designer. We never heard from Spears, so I texted back and forth with Andrea to check on the status of meeting with Spears, and he did not reach out to us. B&L essentially ghosted us after that. I sent a few messages in May and June to potentially move the project forward, and never received any responses. There is no answer on the phone listed on their website, and the voicemail is not set up. Don't waste your time reaching out. read more

B&L did a great work all through the process from estimation-actual work and follow up work.

Still the best of the best as always!!! Bloom and Lawn is one of the best not only for doing the best jobs possible but also for supporting and guarantee the jobs they did. Bloom and Lawn installed my long 45 ft redwood horizontal fence 6 months ago and one of the 20sft wood fence panels cracked so i contact Joel for customer support. Joel sent his worker out to check and have my panel replaced with new panel. I really appreciate Joel's effort to take care of his customers and stand behind his works. This is a kind of people you want to work with and the company you want to do business with. Bloom and Lawn is truly one of the best landscaping companies out there. U can easily find their beautiful works around the Bay area. I strongly recommend Bloom and Lawn to all. Customers Satisfaction is guarantee! read more

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Joel and his crew did an excellent job redoing my backyard with drought resistant plants. They worked well with the landscape consultant and were patient with my requested changes in the plan. They paid good attention to detail to execute the plan and were always gracious with feedback, suggestions and questions. The back yard looks beautiful and held up well for the last 4 years. 2 years ago, Joel also redid my front yard with an equally excellent result. read more

Joel and his team were awesome and I couldn't be happier with their work. As background, we had about 250 sq ft of lawn that got infested with gophers, which transformed our lawn from beautiful to severely dilapidated. After making the decision to turf, we called several places and Joel's rate was the most competitive. For our estimate appointment, he was punctual, professional and honest. He even had all the turf samples in his truck which allowed us to experience how each type of turf looked and felt. This helped a lot b/c my wife and I were able to agree on the one we like the best (always a win!). His team came by today to take out the old lawn and replace with the turf. There was a team of 5 or 6 who got to work right away. They took 4" of topsoil, placed different grades of gravel in and installed gopher netting. They even capped the old sprinkler lines and put a tan bark/mulch at the base of a tree and our bougainvillea. One thing to note is while they were digging up my old lawn, they hit the water main to our next door neighbor's house, but quickly addressed the issue by shutting off the water, informing our neighbors and then replacing the old pipe with premium copper pipe. Attached are before and after photos. Overall, A+ experience and I'm thinking about having them come regularly for landscape maintenance. read more

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Bloom and Lawn replaced our ugly, falling down chain link fence December 2019 with a beautiful wood fence. The crew did a great joy and even finished early. Joel and Andrea were responsive to our questions and made it easy to split the invoice with our neighbor. Very pleased. read more

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Quick! Great crew of guys and price was a great deal. I would strongly suggest them to ANYONE that needs work done. THANKS AGAIN FOR AMAZING JOB! read more

I'm am so pleased with the job they did. They were on time, hard working, communicated with me throughout the entire job, cleaned up when they were finished; and I was moving some things and they jumped in and assisted me. They gave me a good price and my yard looks great. I would recommend them and will use them in the future! read more

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Beautiful work!!! Will def use them again. Kind, responsive and professional! High recommend read more

Pretty poor experience with Bloom and Lawn - feels like they cant be bothered to answer texts//calls. Sent a text to Bloom and Lawn and got connected to Andrea. Sent pictures, sent exactly what we needed, sent all my info. Then, try to schedule a meet with Joel, then...silence? Texted again to follow up, nothing. Been 6 days since my last text and no response yet. Look, if you don't need the business, just be upfront about it, don't waste people's time who are trying to keep things local. At this point if you can't get back to me to estimate or even a courtesy text, there's little to no chance I'm going to seriously consider using you. read more

If you hire Bloom and Lawn, be prepared for poor communication, extend your timelines out by a factor of four, be prepared to be constantly let down. As other reviewers have stated, Joel was extremely prompt with a site visit and estimate, and was the most impressive of the landscape companies to came out to look at our project. However, the moment we started to seriously engage with B+L and get designs, specifics, timelines, etc, we couldn't get the time of day from him. Emails and texts would go unanswered for days and weeks, and the occasional commitments of times/drawings/answers would come and go by weeks as well. I was often told what I suspect were lies, like he was working without service all week. Even if this were the truth (5% likelihood), please leave someone to communicate with your customers. By this point, we were too far in with B+L, and as frustrating as it was, we stuck the course because to start the process would have delayed us even more. The most frustrating thing about the whole process was the lack of acknowledgement and apology from Joel. I personally switched my work schedule multiple times to accommodate appointments and pours, often confronted with no-shows and no communication. We never got acknowledgement and apology from Joel, not even once, though conveyed to his office manager how frustrated we were. Our simple project dragged on almost three months. The $600 plan we paid for came 1.5 weeks late, was incorrect to our specs, had no measurements, seemed hastily made, and ultimately got tossed out the window once work started. Once the work started, his foreman and workers were great and friendly, the quality of the work was 85% good, things were left a little rough around the edges. I have a feeling Joel is in over his head with too many projects, too many crews, and not enough organization or time management skills. It might ultimately be his downfall, though demand in SF is crazy. The cherry on top was a deck his crew built (nicely), where he told me that "sealing is not included", then asked for the rest of his money. Every time I've had deck/stair work done, sealing Is included. It's like a car sold without tires. Our project is mercifully done, but it dragged on too long, and if you value your time and like to be treated respectfully, I'd head elsewhere. read more

Joel and his team did an amazing job Landscpaping our backyard this past summer. We received ridiculous quotes from other contractors and Joel gave a competitive reasonable bid. He did our backyard paver patio and concrete driveway. I will definitely be using them again for my next project! read more

I have just completed the first phase of my back yard renovation project and am so pleased with the work performed by Joel and his team. All the vegetation needed to be cleared out and a retaining wall completely replaced. My yard is on a slope, and I now have a staircase providing easy access to each terrace. Joel and Cesar were a great help converting my somewhat vague ideas into reality. The estimate was reasonable, and I appreciated that they were able to start work without a long lead time. There were several workers in and out, depending on the needs of the project, and all worked hard. They were careful of the access through my garage. I look forward to working with Bloom and Lawn Landscaping for the second planting phase of the project. read more

We had Bloom & Lawn do a cleanup project for us in our narrow alleyway garden. Joel came out to do a free estimate and it was a fair price. Andrea and Joel were great to communicate with via text, made it so easy to schedule. Loved working with Carlos on the day-of, so happy and friendly! Will definitely be calling Bloom & Lawn again regularly for maintenance of this garden and for other projects we want to get started on too. read more

As previous reviews have noted, Joel (owner?) came out to provide estimate promptly. After many unanswered voicemails left and emails over the course of a month they completely ghosted. The only saving grace was I didn't hand over any money, only wasted my time. read more

Don't need to bother contacting this company, they won't have time to respond. I wasted a month trying to communicate with Joel but didn't get any response after the estimate, I was waiting and hoping to hear back from him. Please just be honest and straight forward that you don't have time or resources to do it and people will be fine with it. Please don't waste people's time and energy. read more

Wasted my time. On April 20, 2020 I contacted them through yelp for an quote. They responded right away and came out the next day. After getting a quote, I exchanged a few texts and emails with the office to finalize the options. Then the main office said they will email me a completed contract. I also sent or cc the emails to Joel too. So I waited and waited, nothing happened. No contract. So I called and email them, including Joel. No response. This is already May 11, 2020. So, I am going with someone else that is more professional. read more

They did a amazing job!!!! They where pleasant to talk to and plan for this huge remodel! They did everything they said and more! All in timely manner:) read more

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Contacted them and I had to follow up multiple times with appointments and call backs. Joel came out for estimate and never responded back. Not how I would handle business. At least tell people if you're not interested in the work. I'm professional that way. read more

Bloom and Lawn Landscape did an incredible job installing permeable pavers in our front yard in San Francisco. Because of the permanent drought, we had let the lawn go brown. We needed another solution. Plus we had a severely cracked cement driveway that needed to be replaced. After talking with Denton Bullard at CalStone and visiting the CalStone showroom, we decided to install CalStone permeable pavers plus several raised cement planting boxes with a stucco finish to match our home. Denton recommended Bloom and Lawn Landscape. Please note that MOST landscaping contractors do NOT know how to install them properly. They do not use the proper bedding material, they do not put the proper material between the pavers, and they seal them so they are not permeable. They do not have the proper equipment to tamp down the bedding material. These companies will say they will install permeable pavers, but the final product simply isn't permeable. Joel Lopez from Bloom and Lawn Landscape with whom we negotiated the contract was always friendly and available. The foreman on the job named Raul was a perfectionist. He handled the complex installation including creating the proper slopes and angles perfectly. Bloom and Lawn Landscape has all the technical know-how and equipment to do the installation properly. We could not be happier with the result. read more

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Joel came for a site visit. I didn't hear from them for a couple days. I texted and asked if they were going to send me an estimate. They said yes, they would send it that evening. Its been a week. Nothing. read more

I was looking to get about a hundred feet of wooden fence pulled from around my house. I found Joel via Yelp, and his quote was several hundred dollars less than a few other providers. Joel came to inspect and was helpful and quick. His crew showed up and pulled the whole thing and hauled it away in forty-five minutes. I was shocked by how quick the whole process was. I'd definitely go back to Bloom and Lawn for more fencing requests! read more

B and L did work in our backyard. They were very responsive, friendly, easy to work with, fair and thorough. They take great pride In their work and care that the finished product is completed well. read more

I highly recommend Joel and his team for landscaping project. Found them on Yelp, they were able turned my empty soil field into a beautiful backyard. They work quick and efficiently. The whole project took about one week. They even worked within my budget and installed pavers, sod and a wifi activated self watering irrigation system. I couldn't be happier with the final product. read more

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We have been working with Bloom and Lawn for 3 months now, and have found them to be easy to work with, consistent and fairly priced. After struggling with our prior gardeners - a much larger SF-based landscaper who was unable to provide consistent maintenenace of our backyard due to frequent employee turnover - we hired Joel and his team as he came highly referred by a friend. To date they've replaced a fence, did some major clean up and now come to our home 2x/month for maintenance. Communication to get one off projects set up can sometimes be challenging as Joel is very busy, but once you're on their schedule, work is easy to coordinate either in person or via text. Carlos our lead gardener is responsive, takes feedback and works hard to make his clients happy! read more

We worked with Bloom and Lawn to install a new patio, grass, plants and a Trellis along with a new irigation system. Joel Lopez was fantastic giving us detailed plans for a resonable cost. B&L worked fast and efficient and we couldnt believe how quick everything was completed. The final product looks beautiful and we couldnt be happier about it. Joel really helped us pick flowers that would work in the spaces we had as well as what we needed to do for maintenance. If you are looking to revamp your outdoor spaces, I would highly recomend Joel and his team. read more

We had Bloom and Lawn do a few retaining walls, a large grass area, deck with stairs and full perimeter fence. We were very happy with finished product. Joel is very easy going and eager to make sure we were happy with every detail. read more

Got a sky high estimate from these folks. Do your homework before signing with them. 1. Call a couple places that supply artificial turf, such as Home Depot and Watersavers Turf in San Rafael. 2. Be sure to ask about labor vs. supply components of the estimate. Then you can compare with other vendors, and also supplying on your own. read more

Joel and his crew at Bloom and Lawn did a great job removing my parents back yard investment property. The project involved some demolition, some concrete pouring, and a nice sector of pavers. All in all, my parents had me write the review since they aren't much techies but are very happy with their work.. Thanks again! read more

Amazing crew they did an awesome job in our backyard. The firepit came out perfect and they are priced reasonable. Joel is a great worker and owner of the business.Thanks again read more

joel and his crew did an amazing job on our fence, driveway, side walkways, front walkways, and back patio (see pics). they followed our design to the T, and were very understanding/adaptive w last minute changes to the plan. and most importantly for an incredibly reasonable price. thanks joel, jorge, and the whole gang--we so appreciate your professionalism and hard work. and we absolutely LOVE our new yard. read more

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I'm very blessed to have found these hardworking guys through a good friend that trusted their work. These guys really put heart and dedication to satisfy your needs. My yard hasn't looked great for many years and I felt embarrassed to bring guest over and for them to ask if I had a yard and I would say it's occupied at the moment. So I asked Bloom And Lawn to bring life back to my yard they added a paver patio, artificial turf, and beautiful plants that looked amazing. I definitely recommend these guys and I'm glad to have met them. Thanks Joel ! read more

Bloom and Lawn did a backyard renovation for me recently. Joel, Jorge and Raul were responsive, on time, professional and competent. Thanks! read more