We worked with Morgan and Jose last year to transform our front yard with drought-tolerant and native plants, and the experience was fantastic. We were very hands-on clients and handled the lawn removal ourselves, but they were incredibly patient, answering our many questions, helping with our city rebate application, and keeping us informed every step of the way. When a few plants didn't survive the summer and others outgrew their intended spaces, they returned on two separate occasions to make adjustments at no additional cost. They were collaborative, flexible with our budget, and truly stood behind their work. We couldn't be happier with the final result and would absolutely work with Genesis again. read more

I can't say enough good things about Genesis Landscapes. We dreamed of a native landscape for years, and got exactly what we're looking for. In 2025 we had genesis landscape transform our front yard and this year , we did our back yard. Morgan and Jose listen to all of your needs to give you a plan that matches your budget and design needs. They are honest and the bid they give you is what you will pay, there are never any last minute changes. Is it a big investment? Yes, but worth every penny. They are tidy and efficient. Our front yard was completed in 3 days and our back yard just two days. If you're looking for native landscape, there really isn't a better choice! read more

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Morgan and Jose turned our front yard--random plants and trees--into an organized, beautiful, and easy to care for paradise. They designed the yard to include our ideas but their expertise brought the whole thing together. read more

I used Genesis Landscapes for a front yard transformation. I decided to remove my grass and create an eco friendly space where nature could thrive. With that being said, I also wanted it to look nice. I wanted it to be friendly, not feral. What an amazing job!! They made me feel comfortable from the design to completion. They did the job right the first time and didn't pull that "hidden cost" crap that a lot of l contractors do. They are on the higher end of the pay scale but you get what you pay for and I got an amazing yard . I can't wait to see what it looks like when the everything grows out read more

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We had a very positive experience working with Genesis Landscapes. Morgan helped take our rough ideas of what we wanted and translated them into a beautiful front yard. The install went smoothly, and we are already getting compliments from our neighbors on the new yard. The detailed instructions provided by Morgan give us confidence that we will be able to maintain the plants as they mature. Thanks Morgan and Jose for the excellent work! read more

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What a fabulous experience I had with Genesis Landscapes. Morgan and Jose were the best. Listened to what I needed and wanted in both my front and back yards. Kept me informed and Provided top quality workmanship. Showed up when they said they would, provided and planted healthy plants and provided instructions on how to take care of everything. They get five gold stars and I highly recommend their services. They gave me back my backyard that became overwhelming for me to handle. Marilyn. read more

We had a fantastic experience with Morgan and her team at Genesis Landscapes. Our landscaping was not waterwise. There were many overgrown bushes that made our yards and house look smaller and dated. We also had several areas in the back where the soil was not graded properly. Morgan came up with beautiful designs for both our front and back yards incorporating our preferences and beautiful native CA plants. We were very pleased with all of her selections. Jose and the crew were extremely nice and efficient. Our project was a big one and they had it done on time! Our yard was spotless and everything was done perfectly. We have already received multiple positive comments from friends and family. Morgan provided us with detailed instructions on the (minimal) care each plant requires as well as a detailed watering schedule for our smart irrigation controller. Her receipts are formatted with all of the information needed for the River Friendly lawn removal rebate offered by the City of Sacramento. I would definitely recommend Genesis Landscapes to anyone looking to save water and promote native plants! read more

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Perfect, start to finish! Morgan is wonderful. She listened to my likes/dislikes, sussed out my style and delivered a design that was exactly what I'd imagined, but couldn't have begun to produce. And her team was so professional, arriving on time, quietly going about their work and leaving the yard clean and tidy. Everything happened as expected with no surprises, no change orders, and I'm really, really happy with the final results! Can't wait for it all to grow in. read more

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Morgan helped us from start to finish transforming our front yard from grass to native plants and shrubs. The Sacramento County Water Agency was offering rebates for grass removal. Morgan with Genesis Landscapes was familiar with the city and county rebate programs. She walked us the the process from start to finish. Everything went without a hitch! The yard looks great, and will look even better when the plants grow up and fill in. We love the transformation! Thank you Morgan and your crew for all your hard work! read more

Loved working with Morgan and the team at Genesis Landscapes. We moved into a new home and the backyard needed some love. Morgan listened to how we hoped to use the space and offered solutions to meet those needs. I appreciated her depth of knowledge of CA native plants and was really happy with all of her plant selections. Also appreciated the very detailed plant care and watering instructions. We added a last minute scope change of installing pea gravel in the area by the house and she was able to accommodate it without adding any additional days to the installation schedule. We're thrilled with the work and look forward to working with Genesis on our front lawn in the future. read more

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Meant to post these pictures before but am finally getting around to it. We had the agaves planted, our seating areas (rock) and edging done first (last review from summer 2022) and then had the rest of the plantings, stepping stones, finished setting up drip irrigation and bark done in early fall 2022. This allowed us to manage our budget as well as accommodate a remodel we were doing at the same time (part of the yard was used for keeping materials and tools). We are absolutely loving our backyard though we haven't been able to spend as much time there recently with all the rain we've been getting. Still, we were enjoying being on our patio while having coffee in the mornings well into December, and also being able to have a fire to keep off the chill in the evenings in late fall and early winter. We love being in the backyard now whenever we can. read more

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Morgan and the rest of the folks at Genesis are ROCK STARS! They helped us get rid of our grass in the front and back and turn our yard into an ever-changing oasis last year. I was a pain-in-the-butt and they were kind, patient and so very knowledgeable. They were ridiculously fast and efficient completing our project in about 3 days! I cannot say enough awesome stuff about Morgan and Genesis. Give them a go for sure...you won't be disappointed! read more

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We've been wanting a makeover of our front yard since buying the house. Genesis Landscapes did a great job on the project. Morgan was very detailed in all aspects of the work and communicated thoroughly to ensure her and I were on the same page. I do not have a knack for plants or landscaping and left it all to Morgan to determine what would work for our yard. There was a minor hiccup with a flex pipe and drainage that was not the fault of Genesis. Jose was able to come up with a creative solution to fix the issue. Genesis Landscapes was a pleasure to work with and would recommend them for your next landscaping needs. read more

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I've been stewing for 2 years now, this is my therapeutic attempt to calm down over a mistake that is impossible to fix. Since I can't go back in time and tell myself " Genesis Landscapes are liars! Just say NO!" We wanted our 19x30' eyesore of a yard to finally, after 10 years, become a pebble covered low maintenance, low water using curb appealing space with 5 or so desert plants. After a 30 minute in person consultation emphasizing and repeating that we are not plant people so we need this yard to be "the lowest possible maintenance" because we don't have the inclination time or money for upkeep. Also our environmental concerns over chemical weed killer. It will be so low maintenance they said. You'll rarely have to water they said. Just weed here and there as you go they said. The price they charged was TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. It sounded insane. But, it was to solve our problem forever, and to add value to our house. So we did it. What we got was an outrageously priced HIGH maintenance heap of river rocks that roll off into the street/driveway/sidewalk and an endless supply (thanks to the newly installed drip system which uses more water than we ever have before) of prickly weeds and crab grass choking out the plants we paid for. No, the drip system does not only water the spots where the plants are, it waters the entire yard. To use more water. In California. I, myself, have since plugged several of the holes in the system not near our plants since they didn't deem it necessary on their second trip out. "Weed here and there" means to go out EVERY DAY and pull weeds by hand and spray weed killer almost everywhere yet somehow also strategically to try to avoid killing the plants we bought and the crab grass ensnaring them. Major steps were missed. They didn't kill the weeds before starting. They didn't scrape low enough into the dirt. They didn't put down a solitary centimeter of landscape fabric. When we called them a few months after they finished to complain about the weeds they specifically said normally their process is to scrape down into the dirt and spray multiple times over a 2 week period to make sure all the weeds are dead. I asked why that wasn't done in our case and they said "because you were in a rush." We NEVER said we were in a rush, we had 10 years behind this idea. What I did mention was my weed concerns before, during and after installation. They rebutted with "we don't use landscape fabric because it doesn't work." Lies. Per other professional landscaper opinions this is not the case. Every day I roll my ankle on these rocks, every day 15 new weeds assault my eyes, every day my back and hands hurt from weeding, every day I spend 5 minutes kicking said rocks back into the yard, I burn with Sisyphian rage of all that money we can never get back. It's a literal money pit. If we have any hope of battling the weeds we need to keep paying into the money pit to hire help. Could have been on a luxurious international vacation, but alas, a new crop of weeds wickedly unfurls towards the sky. And the best part is, this spring thanks to all the rain, our yard has returned to it's eyesore state, like the $10,000 never existed at all. Quite the genesis. read more

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Paid for the estimate ($50) and Morgan came to my home. We walked around and she provided some ideas. She sent estimate in a timely manner. Then I was ready to move forward and her response was "I just had a meeting with my business partner and we have had a change in plans with the direction of the company and have decided to not take on new clients at this time". Yet weeks later she's posting client work which was similar what we wanted. It would be better if there was transparency in that they simply could not handle the job I was proposing or whatever the excuse was. My time was wasted. By my request, she returned the paid estimate fee. Unfortunate, since we intended to do a lot of projects on my property. read more

We wanted to replace our front lawn with drought tolerant native plants and found Genesis. The owner, Morgan, was very responsive and helpful from the beginning. She came out to our house within a few short days of our initial contact and listened to what we were interested in. She had great suggestions and was very knowledgeable. We also had 2 brick columns with lights on top. One was tilted by tree roots and there was no easy way to level it. She came up with beautiful, modern lighting along the walkways and also to illuminate our big tree, which is really the focal point of the yard. We really appreciated how well Morgan kept in touch with us throughout the process and provided us with a lot of useful ideas and information. It was clear that she paid attention to our ideas and what types of plants we liked. Her partner, Jose, and his crew did an amazingly thorough and efficient job of removing lawn, brick pillars, and plants we weren't keeping, and then installing plants, irrigation and lighting. It only took 2 half days from start to finish. It was worth every penny and more for a beautiful, environmentally friendly yard that has modernized our front yard in a big way. We highly recommend them for innovative, attractive and sustainable landscaping. read more

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I highly recommend Genesis Landscapes for your landscaping projects and needs. We recently worked with them to Xeriscape our front yard and the results are stunning and just what we were hoping for. The whole process, from our initial consultation to the final walk through was well planned and went smoothly. The project progressed right to schedule with no surprises or unexpected extra costs. We couldn't be happier with the work of Morgan and her crew at Genesis Landscapes. read more

We are extremely pleased with the work Genesis Landscapes did on our front yard. Morgan, Jose, and their entire team were easy to work with, communicative, and very efficient. They finished the job quickly (2 days!) despite the yard not being maintained by the previous owner for 10 years. The end result is beautiful and we are excited to see the plants mature. We highly recommend contracting Genesis for their services. read more

We had a wonderful, easy experience beginning to end. From first contact to completion everything was clearly explained. We always knew what the next step was, and what (if anything) we had to do (decision-making, space preparation, etc.). Project was delayed only 1 day due to weather, and completed in 3 days. From just a couple of meetings my vision of a complete front yard redesign was made a reality through a clear design plan. As the plants are young, I look forward to their growth and filling in the spaces over the next few months. We transitioned from traditional grass to a native drought tolerant landscape. We highly recommend Morgan and team. read more

Genesis Landscaping did a great job transforming our yard from start to finish! Morgan prepared the design and helped provide rebate paperwork. They completed our big yard in 3 days! I would highly recommend this company!! read more

Morgan and the team helped redo our front and side yard. They came up with a beautiful design that met and exceeded what we asked for. They did a great job on the installation and were very thorough! We are extremely happy we chose genesis for our project and would highly recommend them! read more

We went with Genesis Landscape because it was a local company but not a huge one that worked with the same crew for their jobs. The estimate wasn't the lowest, but we felt that they had a good track record with the kind of work we wanted done. Morgan was our estimator and finalized the design work. We had an initial plan, but she gave us suggestions on different materials that we hadn't thought of and simplified our design to keep costs down. We also applied for a rebate with the City of Sacramento's turf replacement program. We wanted drought tolerant plants and Morgan is very knowledgeable and passionate about California native plants. The existing lawn was heavily shaded by our neighbor's huge trees, so low light tolerant plants were chosen for part of the yard in our estimate. However, after the estimate and before work was started, the neighbors cut those trees way back; Morgan changed the plants to suit the new light requirements quickly. She also produced an invoice that had everything the City needed for the rebate program. The crew run by Jose was fantastic. They were quick, worked so efficiently that they finished removal of turf/mowing strip and existing sprinklers and installation of all the new landscaping in two days! Clean up was done each day. We are very happy with the work Genesis did and wouldn't hesitate to have them do any new work for us. Work was done in September, 2022. read more

We have used this company a few times and are so impressed with efficiency, quality and they always honor timeline presented! Will definitely be our go 2 for any landscaping in the future! read more

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AMAZING TEAM! It started out with Morgan and design. She listened well, incorporared my desires, and made suggestions where applicable - one would think that should be common, but it is not. I relied on her knowledge of plants, artistry, and consideration of my deisres to make my overall transformation approach look good - and and she did not disappoint - it's terrific! Morgan answered my questions and worked towards a super design - I think it looks good now, but because plants will get big and Morgan plans for that (like a good landscape desiner will do) I'm excited to see how it will look when the plants all fill out. Then implementation with Jose and his team. I have never seen such and efficient and effective team! Jose had the logistics set up such that his team just rolled right through all the tasks! They started right on time, everyone knew what they needed to do, they worked with eachother and constantly helped eachother out and everything was *so* efficient. Even my neighbors commented on how amazing and professional the crew was. I can see why they need all finalized decisions before implementation because the whole flow is set up in advance. But they weren't just efficient, they were also very thorough and detail oriented and each crew member took great care with the entire process. Plus, each day the whole area was cleaned up and tools stored neatly. I never had to check on them/make sure they were progressing. I only checked on them because I was curious - that's why i know they did a superb job. The whole process was efficient and took maybe 2 months from when I emailed expressing interest in a consult to when it was all done (mostly my schedule delays). Once construction was scheduled, it took only one week to complete everything on my 9,000 square foot lot (maybe half of that landscape?) - from complete removal of old landscape (including concrete mow strips), digging in terrible rock filled soil with pick axes, to planting and mulching and installing decomposed granite and pea gravel (in some areas). Honestly, I'm still finding it hard to believe how they did so quickly and so well. ⁩ ⁩ ⁩ ⁩ ⁩ ⁩ ⁩ ⁩ ⁩ ⁩ ⁩ read more

Genesis Landscapes was a pleasure to work with and I am looking for excuses to hire them again. Morgan provided great design guidance that took into account our ideas and preferences and steered us away from things that wouldn't work. Her management of the logistics of soucing, delivery and installation of soil, rock, shredded cedar, irrigation and plants was flawless. And her team was amazing . . .fast, professional, focused, hardworking, communicative. Finally, Morgan provided thorough information on plant care and maintenance to assure the new landscape will thrive. Great experience! read more

Genesis Landscapes redid our very large front yard and we couldn't be happier. What was previously just a huge, poorly cared for lawn was transformed into a drought tolerant, pollinator friendly yard. The crew worked so fast and even tidied up the areas of the yard we weren't changing. Morgan is so friendly, knowledgeable, and responsive and you can tell she really cares deeply about what she does! I would recommend them to anyone! read more

Happy customers here! Morgan led us through the process start to finish, from consultation through design and was at the worksite (our backyard) every single day while it was being completed. She has a wonderful eye for design, was very responsive by email, and the work was super organized and quick. We are thrilled with the transformation! read more

Called me and asked me to quote my own project. Ridiculous way to run a business. Go elsewhere.

We needed a front yard landscape, to take out the dead lawn. Morgan was extremely knowledgeable about California natives and drought tolerant plants. She and her team were amazing and efficient!! They gave us all new drip lines and a new control box. So many gorgeous plants and a perfect small river bed. She really listened to everything we wanted. And the best part? She and her crew were done start to finish in two days!!! I was amazed. They left everything cleaner than any other contractor that has done work on our home. Highly recommend Genesis Landscape! read more

Genesis Landscapes helped us convert our lawn into a beautiful garden and outdoor space. I would recommend them without reservation. They were fast, tidy, and good at communicating with us. I had a general idea of what I wanted and Morgan helped us make it into a fully fleshed-out plan and helped me find native plants I love and integrated them with other plants we already had or wanted. read more