(To the tune of The Beverly Hillbillies in case it's not obvious)…read more C'mon listen to a story bout a girl named Jen. A poor single girl barely kept her lawn fed. And then one day, she was bootin' her lawn fool. And out of nowhere came the dirt-y-deeds crew. Felipe, that is. Like gold. Saved me. I was at my wit's end trying to find a reliable person/crew to do my lawn. I tried Craigslist, word of mouth, Yellow Pages. They either didn't show up or didn't show up consistently or they were very unreasonably priced. When voicing my frustration, a friend handed me a card for Dirt-y-deeds and said her landlord used him. She couldn't vouch for him, but why not? It's not like my lawn will mow itself, and I don't have the time (okay, more I don't have the inclination, but let's not get distracted by details like this). Enter Felipe Comacho. I pay $25 every two weeks for my lawn to be mowed and edged, which is awesome, but the most important part to me is that he shows up! I never anticipated that being such a huge obstacle when I bought my house. Don't people want to create a name for themselves with their business? Don't they need repeat business to grow? Word of mouth? Felipe has also cut my tree branches ($20), cut down and hauled away an entire tree ($25), and loaded up and took into oblivion (or so I thought) my trash and wood leftovers from replacing my fence ($25). He knows I don't have a truck and recognizes when I need a little extra help..sometimes before I do. I enjoy conversing with him and can really tell he cares about his customers. Get this: when he is running late or needs to change our routine, he calls. Wha? Yes, he calls. Whatever came of those items he hauled away, you ask? He recycled everything he could, including using the old fence slats and posts to make ground stakes. He prides himself on being eco-friendly, which is important to me, too. I don't get how he does it so cheaply, but I won't start to question him, that's for sure. Well, now it's time to say goodbye to overgrown lawns and beds. I would like to thank Felipe for kindly haulin' off the dead. He is always invited back again to this locality because he gives a heapin' helping of hospitality. Reliability, that is. Mow well. Take my trash off. Y'all come back now, ya' hear?

Felipe Camacho is my hero! He is dependable, fairly priced,…read moreresponsive, and a super nice guy to boot. He showed up on time twice now to help haul away 2 truckloads of dirt I had removed to xeriscape, as well as helping remove many large bushes from our yard. He even makes suggestions and gives good advice on future projects. highly recommend!

Dreamscapes is the company you want to hire to take care of your landscape construction needs. My…read morewife and I interviewed 4 other companies we found through all the regular review sites. Besides price, the owner Mike was by far the reason we chose Dreamscapes. His demeanor, professionalism, and attentiveness to our needs paid great dividends as the project moved from the planning stages all the way to completion with all the ups and downs you would expect from such a large project. When we first received Dreamscape's bid we wondered what the catch was since all the other companies' bids were so high even though it was an apple to apple comparison. To say it's the wild, wild west in the construction business is an understatement. The price of materials is the price so once you boil down costs you can see if someone is charging too much. It was refreshing to have a business charge a decent price while being able to make a profit for itself that wasn't going to end up with me sending their kids to Stanford. We had received a separate quote for outdoor lights that Mike was able to undercut significantly. Once work started Mike kept in constant communication with us to let us know what the status of his crew was for the day or week so we could plan our days accordingly. His general labor crew was extremely courteous and professional and cleaned up after each day. His stonework guys were the same and I was so impressed with their work that I added a new mailbox to the contract. Mike also has a crew that does topnotch pavestone work that created the design we were looking for. As with all large projects, not everything went according to plan but this is where Mike's professionalism took over. Mike never asked for more money if an item was over budget or his guys had to fix mistakes. He always accepted responsibility as a business owner which says a lot about his ethics and it's evident he takes pride in his company. Dreamscapes turned our yard into a wonderful place to hang out and enjoy during any season. Don't hesitate to call Mike and have him bid on your project. You will be treated professionally, honestly, and will not be ripped off. **********Update 15 September 2017******** Had an issue with our fountain light and Mike fixed with no questions asked and without any of the usual contractor BS. Some areas of the yard were a little sparse on the mulch due to settling and Mike came out with a full pallet of mulch and took care of the problem. Some of the irrigation lines his sub installed were having issues and Mike made sure they were taken care of. He has a good working relationship with his subs which is reassuring. It's great to finally work with a business owner who actually gets that by treating his customers fairly he will get more business and referrals.

Would recommend over and over! Not only are they extremely nice people, they are very talented and…read morethey get the job done in a timely manner. Amazing work & great people!

The crew worked very hard but lacked supervision. I walked the property with an account manager…read morethe week before but he did not show up to walk the crew through what I needed done. It took another trip to finish the job. What really bothered me is that I requested deer resistant flowers. Within a week the deer found the flowers very tasty. I kept replanting in hopes of saving them. I was in the process of selling my home so had little time to call the company. I finally called two weeks later and was told that they did not warranty the planting. At $40 a flat, I was out over $160 for the pansies. This company was not cheap and for the price you'd think they would stand behind their representation of the plants were deer resistant. NOPE

Joe started out good but then became impossible to get in contact with…read more Recently my wife tried to contact Joe several times over a two week period with no response to emails or phone calls. We liked using Joe as he did know what he was doing but not being able to communicate is Joe's big problem and hence the reason we have unfortunately had to stop using his services. There is only so many times you can try to contact someone.

Did good work. My invoices were paid immediately. After a few years of service, however, I received…read morethis email from the owner: "Unfortunately, due to some contractual obligations with some of our commercial customers, we must reduce the number of customers on some of our residential service routes. I apologize for the inconvenience, but we will have to discontinue your residential service at the end of this month. This was an unforeseen circumstance, and I am truly sorry. Thank you for your business and again I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience." This was sent 3 weeks after my last cut, they couldn't even give me a heads up.

Evan's a neighbor of mine, though I first met him through Clean Cut. The yard was getting away from…read moreme and I figured I might as well use someone hyper-local. He does a $30 mow/edge/blow within the Wooten neighborhood. He's cut my trees for $60 and we have some other small projects coming up. As far as I can tell, everything past the standard mow is at a $20/hour rate, which is fantastic for a local, organic gardener. I've been very happy with the quality of work as well. We have a list and we're chipping away at it, but I think I've found my guy for basic yard maintenance.

Great work and attention to detail. Will definitely continue working with Stacy and his crewread more

I just had Stacy out again to help me in my front yard. I need to make sure it's kept up. I was…read morerealizing I've known him now for I think almost 5 years. I really don't know where I'd be without him. He did such a beautiful job out in the front, and was so kind to me, as always. He quoted me less than what I was expecting, and it really touched me. I need to have him come get the back yard in shape maybe in the fall. I just appreciate him and his work and his caring personality so much. He's the kind of person you don't meet every day. I feel so lucky.

Judah Judah, I love your name...I want to first say I don't know how you guys can deal with this…read moreheat first of all I hate walking to get the mail sometimes. We hired because he was referred by our neighbor a few months...after getting a few businesses to come out and give us their price and to be frank, Judah wasn't actually the cheapest but he was clear about the information, very mannered and handsome. Me and the husband are very happy with our results and I plan to hire you again in the future if the hubby doesn't want to get his butt in the backyard. I truly hope you the best and nothing but the best for years to come as a young man doing all that you do.. I find it a shame that Yelp actually lets people give such an ugly rating it really is... my husband said you should just sue that fellow that left that comment because my husband said you actually did a good job for him he looked through your portfolio of pictures. Thank you again Judah!! Blessings!! Thank you again... I updated and shared some photos everything is growing in beautiful and the everyone loves the fence and color!! It makes me want to sell the property I'm am so sorry I had to delete and repost for some strange reason after trying to add photos.

Responsive, helpful, reasonable! Will definitely use again. Small job but awesome results.read more

Sam is an impressive small business owner who mowed our lawn today, and it was badly in need of it…read more He responded to our request for the work to be done on short notice, due to guests arriving tomorrow. He is intelligent, responsive, thoughtful, and paid excellent attention to detail in completing the job. Our lawn was starting to look a bit overgrown from recent rains, and now it looks civilized again! Based on this highly positive experience with Sam, we plan to use his services on our lawn in the future. I give him my highest recommendation.

Where do I start, David was hired to do job for me. We agreed on a price from the estimate he…read moreprovided. The job was supposed to take 2 days turned into 2 weekends. Not only was our yard ruined by him and his crew, he had to come back to fix an issue that his guys messed up on. After the issue was "fixed" a few days later the concrete he poured and repaired is now cracking. After reaching out to David to see what could be done, he said that he could not give me a partial refund due to him giving me a good price. I did mention to him that my spouse does not want him or his crew back since this whole fiasco. I gave him the opportunity since he claimed to be a legit business to come to a solution but I was only then accused of short changing him when both the bank and my self verified the cash that was given to him. I still don't understand why nothing was not said then why bring it up when I send pictures of the cracked concrete. Shady business man if that is what you want to call it. Stay clear!!

WATCH OUT. RIP OFF. David tried to charge me $500 AN HOUR++ for BASIC LANDSCAPING. What really…read morebothered me about this transaction was that he gained my trust by doing a few other projects at a reasonable rate before trying to massively rip me off. I asked David to spread some rocks on a small area of our yard. I have done such tasks many times myself, including buying bulk rocks from Whitlesleys, and had a good idea of the cost of materials and amount of time the job would take. However, I was busy and wanted to turn over all my landscaping needs to someone else. The job should not take more than $150 in materials and four hours of work for the small area behind our pool I had in mind. It took no special skills. David's price? $2,150. $2,000 for labor alone divided by 4 hours is $500/hour. I had someone else come out and they are going to do it. Their quote? $280 for the whole project. Compare that with David's $2150 for the same project. This was after he had already come to my house and done a slightly high priced but good job mowing my lawn and spreading my mulch on two visits. I told him we planned to hire him as our main person for weekly service on account of the decent job he had done on the last two visits and he seemed to think we were now captives and he could gouge me for price. When I confronted him on his price being out of line he had no explanation. I promptly fired him from his weekly job for trying to rip ups off and not being trustworthy.