Eddie and his team were able to add artificial grass to my backyard. I have 2 dogs who do their…read morenecessities outside and it was drying the real grass. In 1 day they were able to cut & install the artificial grass. Eddie and his team were efficient and super easy to work with. I contacted him and in a matter or hours he had already reached back to me.

Warning: Do Not Hire Francisco - Dishonest and Unprofessional…read more I want to share my experience to help others avoid the same mistake. Be cautious of a contractor named Francisco. At first, he came across as polite, trustworthy, and sincere. I initially contacted him for backyard work, and he claimed he could also handle a garage-to-room conversion I had planned. Based on his assurances, I hired him for the indoor remodeling project. Unfortunately, things quickly took a turn. Despite claiming he could do the work, he didn't perform any of it himself--instead, he brought in other workers and acted more like their assistant. I paid him for labor while providing all the materials myself. We did the initial shopping together, and the first couple of days went smoothly. However, as the project progressed (expected to last 2-3 weeks), I started noticing serious red flags. This was a rental property, yet he became upset when I or my family visited to check on progress. At one point, he even used extremely offensive language toward my wife and father when they pointed out issues in the work. That is completely unacceptable behavior. I paid him in installments as requested and even provided lunch occasionally out of courtesy. But I later discovered that he was including personal items like tools and drinks in material receipts and expected me to pay for them. I also suspect he over-purchased materials, got reimbursed, and then returned them to stores like Home Depot for a refund. He asked for extra money midway through the job for "electrical expansion," which I paid--but the work remains unfinished. For the backyard project, I was about to hire someone else, but Francisco pressured me to give him the job, claiming he needed to keep his "crew" working. In reality, there's no real team--just one other person helping him. I paid him 70% of the backyard job cost upfront, but only about 30-40% of the work was done before he started disappearing. My tenants became understandably frustrated. He even damaged a part of their car and lied to them, blaming me. Eventually, he demanded more money to finish the job. At this point, I knew he wouldn't follow through and refused. I also told him not to access the property without my permission. The next day, he falsely reported to the police that I was withholding his tools. I had no intention of keeping anything--I just wanted the work completed properly. This is a long review, but I believe it's important to share so others don't get caught in the same situation. Francisco may sound kind and helpful at first, but he is extremely dishonest and unprofessional. Please do not hire him. I'm also encouraging my tenants and friends who dealt with him to share their experiences as well.

Francisco and his team at Sean's Tree Service did a…read morePHENOMENAL job and TRANSFORMED my back yard. They helped me meet a tight timeline to complete the improvements (leveling, building a fence, installing pavers and more) for my sons backyard birthday party. They worked round the clock to meet the deadline and were incredibly helpful in material selection and design improvements.

Alonso and the crew at H&E Landscaping did an incredible job with our front and back yard. Truly,…read moreif you're looking for an experienced, trustworthy, timely, expert crew, my husband and I fully recommend H&E. Alonso has comprehensive knowledge of plants that will thrive--especially in California/ Bay Area climate--which was a huge plus in the end!! In the backyard, we had a clearer vision of the layout and Alonso and crew still managed to surpass our own expectations. In the front yard, we didn't have a super solid plan or idea, and after showing Alonso a few images of homes/vibes we liked, he recommended a few ideas and executed perfectly there, too. Alonso and team completed the job on time, even with us adding a few things like concrete poured large pavers in the front yard, etc. We are SO happy with the way everything looks and loved H&E so much that we are now using their gardening services, too. Do yourself a favor and give Alonso a call; he came to our house to discuss the vision/ options, and then worked up a complimentary quote.

Alsonso and the team have done a great job landscaping our house as well as a rental we own. They…read moreare very creative in their design and focused on details. I recommend the team to anyone who wants a first-class job at a reasonable cost. You can't go wrong with this team. Ray and Cheryl Martinelli

Juan has offered me endless amounts of quality work. He and his crew work very hard and…read moreconsistently and efficiently with incredible pricing to get my landscaping needs completed. I've worked with Loza & Sons for about 4 years now, replacing turf, creating the patio of my dreams. Every step of the way I was treated with utmost patience, kindness, and professionally. I deeply appreciate the opportunity to work with them. Recommend 100%

Juan did a beautiful job installing artificial turf in our backyard, pouring a patio/sport court,…read moreinstalling outdoor lighting, and landscaping our front and back yard. His crew is very nice and they work hard. Juan's pricing is very reasonable and he really wants to make his customers happy. He honored all our requests and even guarantees his plantings for several months after the job is done. I highly recommend Loza and Sons.

Fernando built a new fence in my backyard and fence for my mom on the side of the house leading to…read moreher entryway. He did a great job on both projects! He and his staff are very talented and great to work with. Thank you Fernando and team for a great job!

They worked on my sagging fence and cleaned/stained my deck. Our fence is repaired, and my deck…read morelooks great. Fernando is very responsive to texts and phone calls. Work was done quickly!

"We want to give a big shout out to Pedro, who transformed our empty dirt lot into a backyard we…read moretruly love. His work turned our vision into a space that feels like art. We now affectionately call him Picasso for the care and creativity he brought to every detail. Thank you, Pedro, for making it beautiful.

I am very impressed by what Pedro and his team has done to my garden…read more Ever since Pedro came to my house weekly, the garden has been looking great. He is very responsive to my queries and requests. Adriana who mans the back office is knowledgeable and wonderful to work with. All the quotations on special projects are very clear and precise. I appreciate the professionalism.

We had a major backyard re-model which was a really hard job. Our house is a terraced house and…read moretherefore, the only way to the garden was through the garage and up multiple sets of stairs. In addition, our garden is on a steep slope. This meant that Felipe and his team had to dig out huge containers full of dirt by hand in order to put in 4 decks and make the large 1000 square foot space useable. They worked hard, were always happy to listen to any changes we wanted to make, and delivered us an unbelievably beautiful garden. We are so happy with it and feel that Red Oak was such a good find, reasonably priced, hard working, reliable, listening and taking on board all of our comments, we had to write this review and give 5 stars. We had experience with lots of other companies and contractors and we are so happy that we went with Red Oak. I wouldn't hesitate at all in recommending them to everyone for even major garden renovations. For our garden, they took basically a heap of dirt and created a beautiful, useable and easy maintenance garden in the city. 5 star service all around!

I called Valentin based on these reviews and had him come by and take a look at our back yard…read more Although we had a little bit of a challenge communicating, through simple words and amid much gesticulating, I could see that he immediately grasped my vision and even improved upon it. His quote was definitely far more reasonable than any of the 3 other companies we asked to quote. My next step was to contact fellow Yelper and reviewer of Valentin and get more in depth info regarding the work habits of the crew, ability to communicate etc. (Thanks Penny!) Everything was looking positive, so I figured, "Why not?" I chose a week when I was working from home so I could check in and out of their progress. This was a good thing as there were a couple of things which required input that was much easier to do being right there. Even amid some scope creep, and more materials being required than originally thought, Valentin kept true to his quote and endeavored to deliver exactly what I wanted. We are really happy with the outcome (defined a space in the backyard with a retaining wall, laid flagstone patio, added gravel perimeter around the deck). -1 star for communication +1 star for price, effort, and standing behind the original estimate

Word of advice when you get people to do your garden. get a…read morepicture drawn or sketched and have each area that you need done signed by the landscaper. also make sure you label all work that needs to be done clearly and make sure both of you understand what is going on. for this guy, i believe the best thing you should do is follow every step above. his guys are really hard working, it's just the communication problem that would piss you off and get things messed up. my 1 star still stands. job has not been completed --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- update May 24, 2008 his answer and response for the 500 dollar labor and material for chicken wire is that he has to use his time to drive to home depot to buy material. the other part is his labor. I HIGHLY DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS GUY FOR HIS COST. IF YOU WERE TO FIND ANOTHER LANDSCAPER YOUR BETTER OFF PAYING MORE WITH A GUY THAT HAD A LICENSE. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- update :May 23 dropping the rating because i feel he's lying to me. (i hate people that lies) i did a quick calculation of material and labor. i believe he's overcharging. retaining wall made by roughly 125 interlocking retaining wall stones. sprinkler system with 2 valves and a timer + new sod and grass. remove 2x 20ft small pine trees and roots and bush. trim 2 trees. cement wall that's 2 ft high. a pathway layed by stone slabs. remove excessive soil. all in all, with a package price he quoted 6k. we thought, hey 6k that sounds good since the first quote we got from someone else was 13k for relative similar work. when i did my research for the price of the interlocking retaining wall stones. i was like WOW. they run about 1.52 to 2 bucks. so assuming it's 2 bucks multiply by 125 = $250. how in the world does 2 bucks a piece going to get anywhere to the price of 6k. These labor must be crazy. the material honestly does not cost that much at all. i think he wants $50/hr for labor since his crew of 2 who works 12 hrs a day. 7 day project due for completion would cost $4200 in labor alone. this would be the only conclusion i have for the quote of 6k the reason i started to check on price was because he notified me this morning in regards to adding chicken wire for my lawn to protect for gophers. it sounded like a good idea, so i asked how much. he said it was 500 bucks. i went online, did some research, found out that 3ftx25ft chicken wire @ homedepot only cost 15.99. i only need like 5 sets which would equal to 80. even if i askd them to do 2 layers of that wire for better protection, it should be only 160. labor dos not cost anywhere near 400 bucks to do this job since all he needs to do is lay the wire while the soil is all flipped because he's doing the sprinklers. i'll talk to him tomorrow to see what's his point of view and how he would explain his quote. he told me that those chicken wire cost him 450 to purchase. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Awesome price quote. the guy was nice. it was a little difficult to communicate but we got everything clear after 2 hrs of discussion. i will update this review when the complete job is done. hopefully yelpers are correct about his job! project starts tomorrow and probably ends in 2 weeks 5stars