I'll be blunt. Jerec is the best gardener we've ever had. It's not "mow and blow," this is "thrive and grow!" The man has a green thumb. Jerec is a legit horticulturist who treats your garden like his lab -- he knows which plants need a little more water, fertilizer etc. off the top of his head. After 7 years we really couldn't be happier or feel more lucky, because of California Rainforest. read more

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Jerec is just phenomenal!!!! I recently purchased a house that came with a concrete slab as a patio. After having the patio cut and resurfaced, I had a dream of adding a beautiful tropical type garden with a natural feel. Considering the "soil" then consisted of hard sand/dirt (into which I could barely dig an inch) I didn't know if this was even possible. I found Jerec through Yelp. He came over the next day, listened to what I wanted, and then created my vision. We did get bids from other landscape companies. Many wouldn't even come see the space as it wasn't a huge job per se. And those who did wanted outrageous fees ($5000 for soil and a sprinkler system not including plants). Jerec's estimate was shockingly reasonable. Within less than a week he started planting and about a week later left me with a garden that leaves me speechless. I'm serious. It could be in a magazine! Jerec has continued to follow up and make sure that I haven't killed anything and that all is well and healthy. I now consider him a good friend! He has even helped me with other parts of the garden and my boyfriend and I put in a koi pond. Hiring him is prob one of the best decisions I've ever made! read more

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I contacted Jere through the yelp app after literally every person I contacted did not get back to me. He was super quick about responding and made an appointment with me. I know my patio shocked him when he got here. Gave me the price for what they would be doing, went over it with me. They arrived on time and did an amazing job quickly. I was expecting it to take a lot longer. If you need a landscaper this is absolutely who you should use. They were phenomenal. read more

LOOK an apricot. Thank you so much for helping us. Our tree is coming back to life because of you. If I could give you more than five stars I would. I hope you have a beautifully blessed day. read more

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Jerec made our backyard delicious. It couldn't be more fab. Fast. Reliable. Honest. Thanx California Rainforest! read more

Sigh !! what can i say about this company except we had the absolute worst experience with Jerec. Except the very first day, he never showed up on time and when he did, it was after repeated phone calls and texts and somedays he just didn't bother to show up at all and didn't communicate at all. i am finding from my neighbors that it is very common for contractors in this area to double, triple book themselves and customer pays the price ultimately. So may be he thinks it is ok to take 4 times as long as the original schedule and make your customers chase you but I am not ok with it and I don't see how anyone else can. He did an half ass job and the end result is shoddy at best. The only decent thing about it was his beat out his competition in pricing. But in the end, once again, he proved you get what you pay for. So here i am, in the market again looking for contractors to do it right this time read more

Jerec was very helpful and gave us great advice about our trees and shrubs. We'll definitely be working with him again.

I recently moved to a house after several years of being a condo girl. Jerec took on the task of transforming my yards. All I knew for sure is that I had ice plant everywhere, and that I did not want any of it anywhere. He has lots of great ideas, and always listens to mine. His is the grand plan, but somehow he graciously figures out how to incorporate the results of my plant buying splurges. He keeps track of everything, and knows what's needed where and when. If it weren't for Jerec and his ambition, I'd probably still be wondering what the hell to do with all my yard! read more

Jerec was on time and was pleasant to work with. The irrigation in my backyard stopped working, he took one look at the unit and knew exactly what the problem was. Once he reset the unit, the system came back on. I was so happy I decided to have him come by again next week to tidy up my yard. Priced well, excellent customer service. Thanks, Jerec! read more

I reached out to Jerec on a Monday to help make my ugly backyard, beautiful. He came on Tuesday to give an estimate and by Friday my backyard was complete! Jerec was extremely responsive and helped me create a great and inviting space. read more

The best!!!! I wish more people were like you. Hardworking, respectful, on time, very fair on pricing and very passionate about what you do!!!!!!!!!! I am extremely happy and will see you soon. read more

Jerec helped me with my small backyard two years ago, he was very thorough and nice, provided me with the plan that needs to be approved by the association. Two years later, everything was bloom and my backyard looks very nice. However, I accidentally broke the water tube, so I called Jerec, and surprisingly even for my small project, Jerec saved my phone number and remembers me ... that's super star for customer service. Jerec came to the house and helped me to fix it in no time ... I highly recommend Jerec to anyone ... read more

Can't say enough good things about Jerec. He's knowledgeable and really easy going and easy to talk to. Shows up on time does what he says he's going to and I trust him 100% he just has that way about him. Hope he does our yard forever more! A+ read more

Talk about excellent customer service. Jerec is extremely professional and friendly. I had my "exotic" backyard manicured and had all of the sprinklers replaced or adjusted. Jerec also replaced several shrubs and relocated several birds of paradise plants. To top it off, as he was getting ready to leave he diagnosed a leak underneath the sidewalk, which he will return to reapir! I hughly recommend California Rainforest. read more

We have been using Jerec for a few years now. He got our yard through the drought! Looking forward to seeing how it will do with more water! Jerec does a great job and really listens to what you want and makes it a reality. read more

Thanks Jerec for the fantastic work! We are new to California and we purchased a house with a wide variety of plants and trees. Jerec took the time on his first visit to walk through it with us and identify what we had and how to care for them. We talked about a general plan on making some changes and adding some new fruit trees. He provided us with a plan and estimate and then followed through with hard work and fantastic results. We very much appreciated Jerec's knowledge and recommendations as well as his follow through. He has been wonderful to work with and we look forward to watching our landscape grow and mature. read more

Jerec does an amazing job. He cares about his clients -only uses the highest quality plants. We are very satisfied with his expertise and uncanny way of knowing exactly what we "need and want" for our landscaping project. read more

Jerec came over to evaluate my front yard. I submitted a quote request through yelp and he was quick to reply and followed up to meet my schedule. He was friendly and honest in his assessment and recommendation. He scheduled enough time to work on our yard right away. Jerec weeded my front planter beds, trimmed and removed over growth/vines/unnecessary plants, and recommended to lay woodchips and check our sprinklers for overspray. He did a great job and we will definitely call on him again to make this a regular service. read more

Had a fairly minor backyard update since we did an overhaul a year ago, just needed lots of trimming and fertilizing, soil amendment/mulching and a few new plants. Jerec did a great job, including attempting to save the poor grass that's suffered terribly in the last two summers' heat. Everything looks great and much happier now that it has some fertilizer and mulch to soften the rock hard ground.....he will be coming monthly to trim and fertilize as needed, which I am so grateful for - it won't get out of hand again hopefully!! Next - the front yard plants! read more

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For someone who calls himself a Horticulturist, he does sub par work. I found him to be lazy. He decided to spray for weeds that he found in the grass. Not only did he kill the few weeds I had, but killed a wide area of healthy grass! After that he never came back. I wasn't about to pay him for killing my grass! read more

found this company on yelp earlier in the week and they told me they would come hive me a bid at 5:00 pm friday - 27th. as of 5:50 no one has arrived or even hsd the decency to call!!! and they knew i had to hire today because tied up for next two wees!! totally notmal for companies in ca!! in considerate!!! bad bad bad. do not use them!!!! read more

Jerec helped transform our yard into our own tropical paradise! We wanted our backyard to look nice for a party and Jerec was able to work within our timeline/budget and worked very hard each day. One of the things that sets Jerec apart from other landscapers is his passion and enthusiam for his work. He is very knowledgable of many different plants and trees and made great suggestions based on our needs and the climate we have at our home. He added color, height, focal points, etc...We have received many compliments on our backyard thanks to Jerec and will continue to reach out to him for future projects/referrals. read more

Jerec did an outstanding job re-doing our front and backyard landscaping. I put through a quote request through Yelp and received a call back shortly thereafter. He came out and listened to what I had in mind and offered his suggestions to bring it to life, with a detailed plan including pictures and cost. He committed to a 3-4 day job which I was very happy with. He started the job with the demo and plant selection, then had everything in and completed in 3 days. Our yard looks great. Jerec was very collaborative and open to our feedback. The cost was fair and the work was outstanding. I highly recommend Jerec for your landscape design needs. read more

May backyard was in need of a lot of attention. Shrubs were overgrown and a large plant with deep roots had to be removed. I turned to Yelp to locate someone to help me and came upon California Rainforest. I sent Jerec a video of the backyard via text and shortly after I received an estimate for the job with a game plan. Jerec and Mike arrived the next day on time and did an amazing job working so hard in the heat! Jerec is extremely knowledgeable and gave me great suggestions to enhance my yard. He was true to his estimate and I am looking forward to working with him again!! read more

Our family has a yard that has such great potential for our kids. After nearly 4 years of pinning on Pinterest and trying to get it done ourselves we finally realized that our kids would be grown before we would ever get the job done! Jerec is making our dreams a reality. From the first day of his work our family has spent more time living outside in our yard. He listens to my ideas and looks at my pictures with enthusiasm then works to make it happen. He has created a masterpiece that is aesthetically beautiful yet hardy for the children all in an affordable budget and quickly!!!! To think, I wasted 4 years.... Sooooo happy with California Rainforest! read more