Jose was super responsive. His crew removed a huge patch of grass in the front yard. It's months…read morelater now and I have had a minimal amount of follow-up weeding to do. Jose was friendly and knowledgeable and gave me some great advice for my yard moving forward.

I called Sierra Landscape Designs for a small project and Jose responded quickly. We were so…read moreimpressed with the work he had done for others, that we expanded the scope of work to include the driveway and new walkway among other things. Jose and his talented team did an outstanding job for us. It exceeded our expectations and we will not hesitate to use them again! Great value and fair pricing, as well.

Once again, the Monte's family and crew came to my rescue…read more This time they attacked my property and accomplished the first proper clean-up in many years. These men work fast, furious, while keeping the noise to a minimum. My 2 huge guard dogs carried on for a couple minutes then quickly evaluated the energy and just watched. I have one of those difficult Montecito driveways. The drivers are expert. My steep hillsides are challenging. Jose and crew are landscaping ninjas! His pricing is exceedingly reasonable. Next month, Jose & team will be returning to prune all the trees and palms.

First appt.: Arrived somewhat promptly with his two non-English speaking young men. He walked…read morearound the property with them and left. $350 to clean up my front yard, which they butchered. I realized I had to watch them like a hawk. They were "green." I paid the Patron, and he left. I suggest you keep looking. The only reason I let my last gardener go is that his remarkable crew went back to Mexico, leaving me to contend with his two sons and his wife. Nope.

Service was on Dec. 17, 2025 Esteban came shortly after I…read morecalled for a quotation. When I shook his hand, it was not a doctor's hand. You knew right away that he was a worker. He took photos of the pruning/stump removal that I wanted done. He worked with his crew and they did a very good job. Wally K

Delgado cut the branches of our oak tree back to the trunk…read moreThey did not even ask us first They were working in a neighbor's yard No tree service who cared would cut these branches off of a ten year old tree They told us the neighbor told them to do it And then hung up the phone on us!!!

This beautiful garden center offers a wide array of plants, pottery, fountains, beautiful statues,…read moreoutdoor furniture and more! I could easily spend a few hours here. The prices are very reasonable. The smell of jasmine hits you as soon as you're in the parking lot. It's so pleasant and inviting. I really enjoyed walking through the garden. Each area is filled with whimsical ceramics, and running fountains that bring tranquility. This place has everything you need to start gardening. I especially enjoyed walking through the store. It has lots of cute trinkets to add to your plant collection or home decor. Overall, a beautiful place to check out. Looking forward to building my sacred space garden shopping here.

We were looking for very specific statuary, flowers and succulents, and thanks to Yelp for…read moredirecting us to this amazing oasis of all things green and beautiful. Living here in Goleta I did not know of Terra Sol, and so it was a much welcomed surprise to walk into their lush green space. Their staff was very helpful in directing us towards the different areas of plants, statuary, pottery, fountains, and also to their well stocked areas of garden tools, soils, and pretty much everything you need to help keep your garden and outdoor areas green and colorful. And all very reasonably priced. And for those of you wanting to start a Zen Garden, their selection of Buddah Statues, Fountains, and Pagoda Lanterns is a great place to start. Conveniently located in North Goleta, off of Patterson Avenue, between Highway 101 and Hollister Avenue, and a stone's throw from the Santa Barbara Humane Society and the US Post Office.

Two trees in my backyard were topped by Central Coast landscaping. They were fast, clean and…read morethorough. Very easy to work with to get an estimate with Jesus and he was there the whole time getting my feedback to make sure they didn't cut too much. 5 stars, price was great!

My gardener, although wonderful in the past, has become a procrastinating old man with a slight…read morelimp and a sore hip. Seeing as how I'm married to him, the time finally arrived to pass the torch to a new gardener! Of course, before I made this big decision, I talked about it for several years, in case the old gardener was attached to this chore (which he sort of seemed to be). In any case, the limit was reached and I couldn't continue to live in an overgrown jungle of underpruned and underloved plants anymore! I reached out to my neighbor who had had a terrible time with a dying hedge until she got a new gardener and asked about her new gardener. Cue Jesus... Jesus and a crew of 4-5 men spent about 8 hours in my yard and they were FAST! They tore out the neighbor's Ivy that is always threatening to take over our yard. They pruned the neighbors huge bush that is more of a tree that hangs over half our backyard and drops red berries all over and in our jacuzzi. They pruned my Chinese elm tree that was partially hanging on the roof. And they cut a swath through every part of the yard, pruning and pulling out dandelions and other weeds that proliferated there. I believe they hauled away 2 dump truck loads of yard waste! Even my old gardener was thrilled with how it looked and moving forward, Jesus's crew is now coming every 2 weeks to keep our yard in tiptop shape. I should have made this decision 2 years ago! It's hard to know as you get older when to hire people to do what you are used to doing yourself. The reaction from all our neighbors is clear. Jesus and his crew were the right decision. Thank you, Jesus, for shepherding us into this new stage of garden life.

We have been working with KB Landscapes for about a year, and the service that they are providing…read moreis beyond my expectations. Whether it is for landscaping maintenance or special projects, Kobe and his team deliver on time and on budget. Their knowledge of plants and focus on sustainability and water-saving are exactly the skills we seek. We look forward to continuing a long term relationship for the care of our gardens and yard.

Kobe and his crew are the best landscapers we have worked with! He is an excellent communicator,…read morethey arrive on scheduled days and stay the scheduled amount of time. They do excellent work and have done tree work for us as well. I HIGHLY recommend!

I am delighted with the repairs and improvements that Jorge Cortez and his team made to my ancient…read moredrip irrigation system. He found the ultimate cause of a significant leak (a valve stuck open in a hard-to-get-to controller under my back deck) and manually shut it off while he ordered a replacement. His team replaced several drip nozzles with micro-sprinklers, and swapped out some badly deteriorated lines for new ones. Everyone was friendly and super-efficient. At the end, Jorge returned to inspect everything (correcting a couple of very minor flaws) before declaring the job finished. All the work came with a one-year warranty. I wish we had a world where everyone had Jorge's attention to detail and commitment to excellence.

Jorge and his team were incredibly professional, prompt, effective, and thorough. We needed the…read moreremoval of an invasive tree, landscape installation with new plantings and drip irrigation, and multiple transplants. Their pricing was incredibly fair and the team did a great job while being highly efficient. Afterwards, I realized there were a couple of our existing plants that could do with a transplant once. We asked Jorge if he could help and he had his team out the next business day to complete the request at zero extra cost. Would easily recommend him and they team to anyone. P.S. The bad reviews here clearly say more about the person behind the review than they do about SB Evolution

Dave's Organic Gardening has been a wonderful experience for our family plus extended family!…read moreDave has taught us so much about plants and how to take care of them. All naturally, it has been a fantastic ride; our plants are doing great under Dave's excellent teaching. This morning I looked up at a tree that was trimmed under Dave's advice. I realized how gorgeous it had become, perfectly balanced and happy! I am learning and loving it; Dave is so strait forward so natural, with a big heart showing all over him. Creating a garden, fruit, veggies, flowers, succulents, whatever is your fancy, you need a wonderful soul like Dave to guide you and teach you the ropes and send you on the way the be a green thumb! Genuinely written with much gratitude.

If you want the review in a nutshell, here it is: Dave's Organic Gardening did more damage than…read morehelp for our yard. He charged double what he said he would. He would go for long periods without communicating and showing up. And when we asked for clarification on bills that listed visits when his team did not show up, or for work that was never completed, he got very nasty in his communication. To read more about our experience with Dave, please read on. We had high hopes for Dave's Organic Gardening. We hired him after doing extensive landscaping, and our previous gardeners were doing blowing and mowing, but very little active maintenance of the yard. We agreed to pay him double what we had previously been paying, and he promised that he would get the yard in great shape. He and his team began by replacing plants that weren't doing well, and he encouraged us to use his "tea" to get the plants going. Despite the agreement on $300/month for the maintenance, he began regularly charging us $600+/month. We initially thought that the high rates would go down as soon as the yard got in shape, but the huge invoices kept coming. To make matters worse, he wouldn't arrive at a regular time each week, which made it difficult to communicate with him on site. In fact, he would go weeks without showing up (as our lawn soon began to look like a meadow of weeds). One major element that needed help was irrigation, and he promised to get the irrigation of the front and back yard figured out. I gave him access to our irrigation system, yet he only worked on a small portion of the yard (neglecting the irrigation across the majority of the yard). Many plants died as a result. After months of neglect and infrequent visits (yet continued invoices that kept arriving), we canceled our relationship with him. Here is a quick list of the reasons we are so unhappy with Dave's Organic Gardening: 1. Some of the plantings that we paid for at the outset were never ordered and planted. 2. Many of the plants that we laid out to be planted in particular places were planted in the wrong place. As a result, some areas are crowded with plants, whereas other areas are empty. 3. A large percentage of the plants that were planted with the expensive compost tea died or are still struggling mightily. In fact, most of the plants that he installed are now dead. 4. We were charged for items in the invoices that were never completed. For example, we needed our vines trimmed, yet they were never done. Even so, his invoices listed these tasks as completed. 5. Irrigation on the yard was only partly completed, yet we were charged for all of it. 6. Regular maintenance was charged for but not provided (e.g., lawn was 2' tall), but invoices kept coming. 7. Dave encouraged us to mulch the garden, but the mulch job was super sloppy. When they installed, they just covered the yard with it, ignoring design elements like a pea gravel border. Worse yet, he charged a lot for the mulch, but we were removing trash and ceramic bits out of the mulch for months. 8. We had to re-do all the pea gravel landscaping that was buried under mulch. What makes all of this worse (the sloppy work, the dying plants, the exorbitant prices) is that when we asked him to elaborate upon the invoices, especially the ones that came in months late and included dates when he and his team weren't there (my wife and I were home working throughout the pandemic), he was--as others have said--really nasty. He starts out very nice, but he can quickly turn very unprofessional. Since we let Dave go, we hired another gardener, who charges a fraction of the rate, works very efficiently, and has helped our yard recover from the damage that Dave did.