If I could give this company an negative rating I would. I was on speaker with maybe Jenny & I am guessing I was also on speaker. Jenny & I were talking & the owner of the company RUDELY interupts. Jenny was stating a should have recieved an email, which I found after I thought we had an appointment and approximately 2 1/2 weeks after the email was sent. Apparently, I did not realize an application/email was sent to me. About a week of what I thought I had written down an appointment appointment Drab to Fab. Jennny & I were on the phone as I was looking for the email she stated she sent me. When I could not locate the email at the time when I was on the phone. The owner starts talking overme with his rude interuption. Unbeknost to me our our conversation was not private, which I was never advised that my call was being listen to other than the Drab to Fab represenative. However, I would have said the same thing to anyone from Drab to Fab As previously stated the owner was listening and rudely interupted the rep & my convo and spoke over both of us. I then stopped after I tried to continue my point. Then the owner says because I was speaking overhim we are not and a match & he can not work with me. On or about 2.5 weeks after my original phone call to Drb to Fab I was cleaning my email & forwarded to Drab to Fab stating that I did indeed found the email. The rep was kind enough to respond to my email. In her email she did provide names of perhaps pther comapnies I could find. However, since the owner was extremly rude & interuped his res and my coversation I would never accept nor wanted any of their recomendations sent by email after I found the original email. I absolutely with the rep I no longer wanted to work with them primarily because of the rudeness of being inturprupted by the owner and his talking over me and the rep. My housekeeper overheard everything and once I hung up, she said "what happened?" I expalined to her & her comment was " who was the man who interupted you?" She said he was rather rude & would not allow me to finish my point. I can also state no one ever showed up for an appointment & there was some miscommunication. I guess, the owner does not want to professionally resolve misunderstandings & there is no need for him to be so abrupt. We all have bad days and "moments", but it is clear there are other poor reviews. I thik the owner needs to reconsider his bad behavior and business protocol. read more

We had Drab To Fab redo our front yard landscaping to remove the grass and design and install a low/no water native landscaping. They did an amazing job! The designs were beautiful and included all the requests we had, evening providing possible cost savings options and also suggestions that would make more sense long term. Their team was extremely communicative and quick to respond to all our requests. Their demo/installation team was respectful of the rest of the property and did an amazingly high quality job! Very highly recommended! Oh man, and when it rains. . .the bioswale they put in is absolutely BEAUTIFUL! I'll see if I can find a before pic to really show the tranformation. read more

Drab To Fab - Front yard, at dusk - Landscape Architects or Designers Near Me - San Diego, California

Kurt and Alec are awesome! I have a multi-phase landscape design and have so far completed 2 of the phases over the last 2 years with them. Their communication, reliability, attention to detail, competitive pricing, and true passion for plants make them such a great team to work with. Their crew is always positive and hard working. They truly care about the end result and bringing your vision to life. They are also just cool people that care about sustainability. I highly reccomend them to anyone looking to enhance their outdoor space! read more

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Never responded to my request. My neighbors used them and said they are not easy to get ahold of, bad communicators.

I'm actually quite saddened to write a negative review of Drab to Fab. We first contacted them in late December 2024. The initial response was prompt and friendly, and an appointment was made to tour our property (which has a large garden area/backyard in sore need of TLC) on January 10th. The meeting went off without a hitch, we found Joey and John to be open, engaging, and honest in their assessments. Joey took some videos, seemed quite interested in taking on this project, said he would get back to us "early next week" with some estimates, so we expected to hear back from him around the 14th or 15th. We did not. On the 16th, I sent both an email and a text to Joey requesting a follow up. I did not hear back. On the 17th, I tried reaching out again by sending an email to the "general inquiry" address. There was nothing unkind, angry, or accusatory about any of the messages I sent. I asked if we had perhaps misunderstood anything, and conveyed our eagerness to start this project. I did get a response within a few days, with no apologies or explanation, but with a promise to be in contact (again) "early next week". That was January 17, and we have not heard a word since. We really have tried to be patient, as I definitely got a great first impression from this company, but it appears they (for some reason I cannot fathom) feel that their best course of action is to not reply at all. The property does need a lot of work, and I knew it wasn't going to be cheap, but we were quite willing to pay (much) more than we would the "mow and go" people we had previously used, and I was excited to finally get my dream of a beautiful back yard fulfilled or at least started. I waited 10 days (after reaching out to them a final time) before writing this review, in order to give them plenty of time to respond. Life happens, people are busy, we weren't their top priority (nor did we feel entitled to that status), but complete silence on their part is just.....weird, inexplicable, and disappointing. So, two stars for the initial response only, because that's all we got. read more

Incredible customer service! I feel like they bend over backwards to make us happy. Super knowledgeable to instructing in things like turf actually gets hotter than concrete and had some low maintenance/drought tolerant alternatives for the kidos! read more

Kurt and Alec are top notch contractors. Being a landscape designer I've sent many clients their way and I'm always impressed with their continued professionalism, quality and response time all of which they bring into a project. They also have a very real passion about utilizing resourceful & environmental materials. They truly care, it's not just about money. They are the real deal. 5 stars. read more

Drab to Fab owners Alex and Kurt bring their knowledge and vision to your garden. They work with water wise choices and the understanding of your thoughts and hopes for your dream garden. Choosing the plants and accents will be a wonderful journey with 100% satisfaction when completed. Their maintenance of your garden is superb. My garden is my happy place!! read more

I hired Kurt to help me with a challenging exterior lighting project. He responded quickly and gave some fantastic initial ideas that were integrated into his design. My wife and I are so happy with his vision and look forward to seeing the end product! read more

Kurt and Alec were great to work with. We were referred to them by our landscape designer. They executed the plan perfectly. Highly recommend! read more

My original review was 2 stars because I didn't receive any follow-up communication from the owner. Recently I learned there had been a tragic death in his family. I appreciate the message I have since received from Kurt the owner. My condolences to the family and my thanks for the follow-up message. Maybe I will have another opportunity in the future to contact Drab to Fab. read more

Super responsive, patient, creative, practical, and sensitive to my budgetary concerns. Treated my modest investment with the attention of a much bigger project. I could not be happier with the outcome and the follow up from Kurt and Alec. Also, they are really nice guys. Highly recommend and will def use them on future projects read more