We recently worked with Southbay Landscaping and Design for a backyard upgrade, and they completely…read moretransformed our yard into a beautiful, relaxing oasis that we love spending time in. The team was incredibly reliable, highly communicative, and deeply detail-oriented throughout the entire project. Their craftsmanship is top-tier, and the high-quality work truly speaks for itself. They are so experienced that their partnership and suggestions enhanced the overall product and turned our outdoor space into the perfect peaceful retreat. We could not be happier with the results! Huge thanks to Matt, Danny and the team.

Another very happy customer of South Bay Design and Landscaping…read more We had South Bay out to do a full demolition of the existing "landscaping" from when we bought our house and the installation of an entirely new plan from our landscape designer (check out Dawn Engel- she's great!), which included a patio space, a pergola, driveway extensions, hogwire fence, raised planter beds, and a side gate added to our existing fence. These guys do not mess around. Demolition went insanely quickly, and our property was kept neat and tidy the entire time. We never once saw dirt tracked anywhere by the crew, which we can't say the same for any of the other contractors we've worked with (and we're actually quite happy with some of them!), and which becomes even more insane to think about when you consider the nature of landscaping work. Installation went as smoothly as South Bay possibly could have made it. Any time we ran into the occasional hiccup, as happens with all nontrivial projects, Matt, Danny, and Marcus offered thoughtful suggestions and made sure to confirm exactly what we wanted before proceeding. (We had either or both of Matt and Danny on-site most days of our project, and interacted with Marcus via email.) We were delayed a smidge by some heavy rain, but the crew worked through all but the worst of it (talking "if you step in that mud, you're going to lose a boot" type of rain). Partway through the install, we discovered that the previous landscapers had managed to make the L-shaped pathway leading from our driveway to our front door square with nothing- which wasn't easily noticed until we had the planter beds in and hogwire fence line chalked out. (South Bay had laid those out properly square to the driveway and house, as per our plan.) Matt, Danny, and crew were thankfully able to accommodate our request to fix our pathway up by picking up each segment and pushing the out-of-square part over by 4-6 inches; this added about a week of extra time to our project, mostly due to the fact that not all of the pavers could be reused, and that the pavers had actually been discontinued (!). The guys worked around this by sourcing very similar pavers in a different size, and basically cutting and grinding them to match our existing pavers. Post-install, the only way you'd know there are two different pavers in our pathway is if you'd seen it being taken apart and rebuilt. Plants, irrigation, and lighting all went in straightforwardly after the hardscaping work was finished, and Danny gave us a complete walkthrough of all our new outdoor systems. It's been about a week since our project was completed; the plants are all thriving, and we're still ecstatic about our new yards (and so are our neighbors!). In short: we had a fantastic experience working with South Bay Design and Landscaping for our landscaping project. They take pride in doing a quality job, and it shows in everything from demolition to day-to-day jobsite management to the finished project. If you're looking for landscapers, these are your guys. (Special thanks to Matt and Danny for graciously handling my incessant "are you sure you didn't forget about such-and-such little detail?" questions and never once forgetting about any of the details, and also to Sergio for spending basically an entire Saturday morning troubleshooting what ultimately turned out to be a manufacturing issue with our pergola.)

We had Vision To Completion come up with a redesign of our backyard and frontyard, including…read morehardscape, softscape, planting, lighting, etc. They did a great job and were very patient with our requests for revisions. They also helped us find a contractor to do the work. They also installed motorized screens on our existing California room and did great work. High quality install and exactly what we wanted for the space. Kris, Yaniv and Achva are great to work with!

We engaged Vision To Completion to design and install a backyard pergola. We had the pleasure of…read moreworking with Kris throughout the process. Kris was incredibly professional and great to work with. Vision To Completion created beautiful designs for our review and the implementation process went smoothly. We're looking forward to enjoying time in our backyard with our beautiful louvered pergola! Thank you Kris and the Vision To Completion Team!

We had such a great experience working with Gun on the redesign of our front yard and backyard. She…read morewas referred to us by our neighbor, and from the first time we met her, she was knowledgeable, organized, thoughtful, and easy to work with. We wanted something beautiful but low maintenance, and Gun really took the time to understand what we were looking for. She had us complete a survey, met with us a few times, and put together a thoughtful design with visuals and a really cool rendering video that helped us picture the final space. What stood out most was how much expertise she brought to the process. She truly knows her plants and was great at explaining what would work best in different areas based on light, watering needs, and long-term maintenance. She also uses great technology and apps to help think through lighting, irrigation, and the overall design. Gun was onsite multiple times to walk through plant and tree options with us, and she also referred us to a great landscaper who helped bring the design to life. During the final walkthrough, she even brought over a few plants from her own garden, which was such a sweet and personal touch. We love her expertise, her attention to detail, and the special touches she brought to the project. We highly recommend Gun!

Gun quickly understood our vision for an updated yard - a garden with lots of color and variety…read more Gun systematically assessed lighting and water requirements for the various areas, and helped select a beautiful variety of plants. She designed water zones and drip system. She did a great job with improving the lighting plan, and worked very well with our contractor. Gun communicated back and forth with the contractor on the plant list, and helped select alternate plants when some were not currently available. We are retaining Gun for future consultation on the watering schedule and highly recommend her services.

Black Diamond provided a free estimate along with the complimentary computer-generated design they…read moreadvertised. Throughout the process, their sales and support teams were responsive and helpful, especially when our original salesperson left the company. When the paver manufacturer experienced production delays, the Black Diamond staff kept us informed, reassured us, and followed up with the vendor on our behalf. Once the pavers arrived, Jeremy and Ulises Morfin worked to expedite our project and keep everything moving smoothly. From there, the transformation began. Ulises and his crew turned our yard into a beautiful hardscape that we truly enjoy coming home to every day. Both Jeremy and Ulises took the time to guide us through the options, helping us understand what was possible and what made the most sense for our project. We are extremely pleased with the final result and very happy that we chose Black Diamond for our project.

This is my second time using this company. We recently removed an old bbq structure and wanted to…read moreextend the synthetic grass. With two very energetic kids that don't know the meaning of chill and have no sense of danger I wanted to optimize the space so they have a safe place to go crazy and play. Chris, who I highly recommend you ask for, was knowledgeable, friendly, and most importantly always super easy to get a hold of whenever I had a questions. The install team was also super nice and got the job done quickly. We have a few more projects we want to do to improve the backyard and I will definitely be a returning customer. Thanks again!

As far as I'm concerned, Cyrus, who is the owner of this company is a godsend. Had a very unusual…read moresituation with preparing our house for sale in Sunnyvale. This situation actually was an emergency since this would've been detrimental to our proceeds from the sale. Apparently, state of California has rushed through ADU approvals because of the homeless problem. The guard rails are off for building ADU's and inconveniencing your neighbors. Our neighbor decided to build a two-story ADU in an area that has single-story homes. His windows were overlooking clearly into our backyard and swimming pool. To say the least it was horrifying. We were lucky to find Cyrus among two other bids for landscapers. Cyrus was the only one who had an plan about the trees to use, who gave us a price and schedule. This man is so smart and talented as a Landscaper. He was an absolute pleasure to work with from beginning to end. He was always on schedule and I was surprised how smoothly the planting of the trees went considering we were in a state of panic. It really was a pleasure meeting Cyrus and working with him. Luckily we were able to afford almost $30,000 of large trees to hide most of the ADU and give future buyers some privacy. Beware of ADU builders right to their fence line.

Cyrus, Jessie and team turned our Zen-California vision for our front yard into reality…read more They're so easy to work with, always listening and making changes to make the design both aesthetically beautiful and functional. Cyrus, the owner is hands on throughout the process, doing the demolition and supervising his very reliable and capable crew of two. They're always on time and work efficiently to complete the project quickly without skimping on details in their work. They're not the lowest bid but the design and work quality as well as the excellent communication with Cyrus and the team is well worth the money spent. We are still enjoying our garden everyday. I would highly recommend Landscape Therapist!

We tried to schedule a 60 minute consultation with Matt with the intent of gauging whether we…read moreshould engage his full design service. We ran into some difficulties at the start due to a last-minute cancellation by Matt and some unresponsiveness through email. When we voiced our concerns, Matt really stepped up to ensure our concerns were met. He immediately refunded us for the cost of the service, and he offered to meet with us at no cost. We ended up taking a 30 minute video chat with him, and Matt was super helpful in explaining various options. When we realized that his typical project scope was a bit bigger than what we wanted to spend, Matt was very gracious in connecting us with other contractors and designers. Despite the early hiccups, we got the sense that Matt is a genuine guy who is more interested in doing the right thing rather than making quick buck. We really appreciate his thoughtfulness, and we will definitely consider engaging with his services again in the future!

We did a 75 minute Virtual Design consultation with Matt at Water and Earth earlier this year. Our…read morebackyard project wasn't quite large enough in size or scope for his full in-person design services. The virtual call was perfect for our project, we provided Matt with pictures of the backyard space as well as a video walkthrough. He took this information as well as our preferences for how we envisioned the space to be used to come up with a 2D design. He also recommended materials and local contractors. We contacted one of the contractors a few weeks later and finished the project with them in about 2 months. I highly recommend the Virtual Consultation for smaller projects with Matt. His feedback for our questions and experience with similar projects were very beneficial to starting this backyard project for us.

Luke and his team were an absolute delight to work with! Luke was patient with us from beginning to…read moreend, especially in the beginning. We kept throwing around our ideas and the overall look we were going with to help narrow down a design that would make our vision into a reality and was on the same page as us on trying to "break the mold" from the same design the rest of the neighborhood had. He was great at keeping the budget in mind as best as possible. He was also patient with any mundane questions we had :) He accommodated every (possible) big and small change we made throughout the process. Scope of work was front and backyards. The project did go into some forecasted rainy and windy days that kept blowing away some tarps over the dirt that was waiting to get taken away. Luke was also very responsive and would take my calls/texts almost immediately. So when I had texted him that very windy morning a picture of the tarp being in such disarray, and me more worried that the tarp would end up in someone else's yard or worse, on someone's car while driving, I was not expecting Luke to personally come all the way up here (completely out of his way AND on a weekend) to help weigh the tarp back down! I don't think I've met any tradesperson willing to do that! He was also very mindful in not wasting materials if he could help it. We up-cycled some materials that were taken from the old yard's design and incorporated it into the new design. We also had some leftover pavers that we will now save for a future project with Luke. Even with some weather delays and holidays, the project was done in between 4-6 weeks. Luke's on-site team was also great, and had already made some new connections with my surrounding neighbors (my neighbors even brought them lunch while they were working on my yards!). They're looking to do business with Perry's Landscape Design in the very near future! I look forward to working with Luke again for future projects and highly recommend the business!

I want to thank Luke from Perry's landscape for talking to me about a project I wanted to do…read moreinstalling linear drains on my patio. He walked me through how it would not be a good idea to cut through rebar because it could cause structural issues. I spoke to a neighbor who confirmed Luke's advice (the neighbor had looked into it a couple of years ago). Ultimately, Luke protected me from making a big mistake. High integrity!

Judy is a joy to work with! She's knowledgable, friendly, flexible, and a caring person…read more She and her crew have done my monthly Fine Gardening for over two years now, and the garden has really bounced back! She's especially skilled at her aesthetic pruning of Japanese Maples. Mine look beautiful, and are very happy. Judy brings the design and horticultural knowledge--that true care of gardens--that are far beyond typical mow and blow. Organic products and green solutions, which I value, are part of the service. Her foreman, Jesus, is great to work with... helpful, positive and very accommodating of the additional pruning, irrigation work and adjustments that a small garden like mine needs. Just give her a call. I'm glad I did!

I am a huge and enthusiastic fan of Judy's Gardens & Design…read more Landscape designer Judy Maier generated and executed for me an aesthetically pleasing, thoughtfully imaginative, and economically practical re-design plan for front, side and rear yard spaces of my Old Palo Alto home. Judy's landscape design--faithful to but not confined by my 80-year-old home's Cape Cod architectural style--delivered an enormous breath of fresh air to the property as well as reducing water consumption needs. Two impressive examples of Judy's magic were her (1) locating and reserving for me a raft of huge hard-to-find camellias and (2) artfully pruning and trimming two sizable flowering trees, contributing to the transformation of the front yard. Her capable crew expertly and expeditiously implemented Judy's designs. I'm using Judy for landscape projects on rental units I own.