James and his team just finished a landscaping project for us and we couldn't be happier. In every…read moreconversation, James was a clear communicator, never pushy, always presenting options, and always cost conscious. He laid out a plan and stuck to it every step of the way, while always keeping me in the loop. He worked with my budget and my rushed timeline. He's the kind of guy who takes pride in a job well done and a satisfied customer. In this world where everyone is trying to make a buck, he's the one you want in your corner. I had such a good experience working with him that i replaced my gardener with James to manage all of our ongoing gardening and landscaping needs. Highly recommend.

We have finally found an excellent landscaping company that has reasonable rates! James and his…read morecrew first refurbished the landscape and it has needed less work since then, and looks good. We appreciate their honesty and great work.

Hired their crew to clean out my grandparents backyard which involved weeding and trimming. They…read morewere good with communication and being flexible with a time that worked for my grandparents. They did a great job as seen in photos attached. I will be hiring them again for future yard work.

Valente and his team at Keep It Clean Landscape did an amazing job. From start to finish, Valente…read morewas professional, honest, and incredibly easy to work with. He really takes the time to understand what you want and follows through on every detail. I hired him to do a full clean out of both our front and backyard. He provided a fair, clear estimate upfront and stuck to it exactly, no surprises. The transformation was above what I expected. My yard looks better than it ever has. Valente and his crew went above and beyond. You can tell they take pride in their work. I highly recommend Keep It Clean Landscape and will definitely be using them again for future projects.

We have worked with Jose and Lalo and their extraordinary crew for the past four years and they are…read moresuperb. Knowledgable, considerate, conscientious -- they take great pride in their work. Can't recommend them highly enough.

Jose and his team are the best gardeners we've ever had. Our yard is 3/4 of an acre with roses,…read morecitrus, flower beds, hillside plantings and privacy hedges. There's a tremendous amount and variety of work and they never disappoint. They know how to prune, treat for insects and diseases and make just the right suggestions to beautify our garden. I can't recommend them highly enough!

I had to get a couple of mature oaks for my house in Santa Barbara. I called around and found the…read moreJimenez was the same cost or less than all the other local places. My arborist also recommended them. Allyson was our contact and she took care of us all the way. I tagged a tree and left it in their yard for quite some time. Eventually I asked if it had been sold off to somebody else ...and it had not ...they had saved it for months even though I had made no effort to update them. Nice job. After paying and arranging for a delivery date, I was helped on how to prep for the new trees. The crew they sent were extremely skilled in getting one of the oaks into a corner of the property on a slope....it was very precarious...but they did it. Amazing job. When the trees were already in for several months and my guy, who was responsible for watering, flaked on me...Jimenez had somebody swing by a few times and recommended different watering....which saved the trees. Top notch!

Jimenez installed beautiful Ancient Olives at our home. We wanted to improve our garden and I'm so…read moreglad we went to Jimenez after a friend of ours recommended them for our landscape project. They have an amazing nursery full of mature / large trees and were very knowledgeable and polite. They were able to install the trees exactly where we wanted them even though we had limited access and getting the large trees in that location was very difficult. I would definitely use them again, Bravo!

Salinas Landscape Company is well-known for turning average yards into spectacular outdoor spaces…read more Their team of skilled professionals brings a huge amount of knowledge and creativity to every job. Because they only use eco-friendly methods and high-quality materials, they can ensure that every landscape will look great and be safe for the environment. Salinas Landscape Company does great work that brings out the natural beauty of any property, whether they're planning a beautiful garden, building a complicated irrigation system, or keeping fields immaculate. Not only do they have landscaping, they also do concrete, pavers, construction, retaining walls, and tractor work! I'll definitely be interested in contacting them again!

My in-laws were hoping to take a break from gardening so called Salinas Landscaping and was given a…read morequote of $500 for them to give a full trim of all the small trees and bushes as well as a a cleanup of the bit of planters that they have around their small mobile home. They paid him when he arrived but left before he was done. When they returned the yard was a mess! There was debris everywhere! I called Bernardo and explained that I expected the job to be completed in one day. He came back out and when I said I was disappointed that the leaves and branches that were left everywhere weren't at least put in the yard waste and that he didn't even finish cutting the small palm I asked him to cut he got very angry with me. I told him I paid him very well and for him to not even complete the job was upsetting. He told me he does houses in montecito all the time and he never takes away or even picks up the leaves or branches he cuts. He left my in-laws house without finishing the job and with all of their money. Stay away from this company unless you like having your money stolen and your yard left worse than before you called. They enjoy taking advantage of senior citizens the most.

Greenleaf Lanscapes. Legal name is Grant Cox Enterprises GCE..but branding as…read moreGreenleaf.http://gcelandscapes.com/ Big Ripples from their work - wasted money, wasted time, stress, and mistake along with poor management. Disorganized and even no show on Install day Don't bill according to agreed quotes & communication 1. Unprofessional Owners 2. Second visit the owner arrived with alcohol on his breath which frankly if the work was fine, i would not have mentioned. 3. During irrigation audit: a. NOT LISTEN. Even his assistant was seeing this and put between a rock and hard place. Grant could not listen to our input on how our soil and heavy rock shale impacts irrigation. b. Wrong assessment He moved a big pot and damaged it, freaking out during it when they left an irrigation zone on too long and thus the pot had a lot of water under it. he didn't believe it and said "you have a subsurface leak and call Leak Detection immediately." I had to drop everything and i was not convinced. He had me contacting pool contractor (we have had the property for some years now & would have known if leak under the concrete), had my gardener running around wasting time, me making calls to pool company and pool service provider. it wasted 45 minutes for their mistake and they charged me for this time. Additionally, it was quite stressful with subterranean leaks& the high water rates/doomsday scenario painted. Disrupted other people and companies. Thank goodness i did not have leak detection come as that could have been up to $1000 extra. c. Not methodical and didn't finish the audit. It all fell apart. Grant said he would not bill for his hours & wanted to send his new specialist alone, even though they would have benefited from our system location. Guess what?! They billed for that time ALL of it, including the mistake wasted 45 minutes. I was leaving town & paid it immediately but thought it was for the irrigation work from a separate visit but nope was just a surprise charge opposite what we were told and we got NOTHING out of it but stress, lost time and lost $ . My billable rate is high but I couldn't work while chasing around his imaginary emergencies on site. 4. Work Communication with Quotes: One liner and NO info on how they plant and was annoyed when you ask what is your 4. method. The method is the key to success.. The line item didn't even confirm the cost was for the plant material & installed. 5. NO SHOW on install day. NO notice re reschedule. 6. Damages: A. When they did the planting of the little ollies hedge, they broke all of the bulbs in solar lights and during what was to be an irrigation audit (see point c), pulled up two of my myoporium flats saying look bad due to irrigation but they were just not as established as the rest as they were Nearly NEW and others were established Then when they came to do the little ollies (10) hedge & Bart offered to replace the damage two myoporiums by Grant with one 1 gallon , i said fine but just bring me a few extra flats if easy and if not easy don't..i would cover their cost as they sourced from the original nursery i got them from. Instead they charged me a TRIP Charge (not ever mentioned and see i said don't bother if not easy,. they were already there for the little ollies and the myoporium they messed up!) They made a mistake, caused damages and had a chance to go a little extra by grabbing the other two flats ($12-$14 a piece; I stated I would pay at cost or if not then leave it); Frankly if it was my company I would have covered that showing remorse for the stupid grabbing/unplanting. Who does that?!? 7. Excessive surprise charges Example- we informed them multiple times of our poor soil (and provided reports). To ensure successful planting, a mix with some 420 or something like that. When asking what they did for drainage and suggesting cactus mix at bottom, which they should have done as protocol esp given the wall and our soill. Due to vague quote and wanted to be sure all on same page re install to ensure mutual success. They agreed to use my materials as little or as much as needed: I had 4 bags of 420 &4 organic cactus mix. INSTEAD brought one bag of each and then charged massive surge charge (though they said they would use mine) & then that little extra amount of displaced native soil - they then billed me for excavating & hauling but they actually dumped it in my yard! They even asked to dump it and i said yes. There was no extra excavation. I have photos. It was basic just as one would for successful planting. 8. They originally ordered 10 little ollies -not the landscaping rule of odd number 9.Grants wife is the bookkeeper and then they say she is the driver on the overbill . IT WAS more than DOUBLE what was agreed because of two bags of soil, one more ollie, two flats of myoporium.(they damaged) While they did get us a quote quickly it was so flimsy and clearly wasn't worth the paper it was written on.

Love Grant and his crew, they know what they are doing and work hard to make sure the client is…read morewell taken care of. I highly recommend them. Great work guys.

We recently drove up to Carpinteria to purchase the gorgeous Cassetta Festonata Atlas 40 " planter…read more This design center is so amazing, with exceptional planters and unique garden statuary, that it is well worth the two-hour drive up from LA. The owner and staff are very knowledgeable and friendly, and they offer a discount on bags of soil with a purchase. The planter, which was handcrafted in Italy, is very solid and durable and heavy! The staff put it on top of cardboard in my SUV with a forklift, and I had to be careful driving with it in my backseat (where it stayed for more than a week because my boyfriend's teen sons weren't sure they could move it out of my car and up two flights of stairs to the roof patio). We finally got it out of my car and put it in place and it is stunning!!! It is a piece of art, and a beautiful, breathable container for our beloved Dahlia bushes.

I managed to find my first Christmas cactus here. Can't wait for the holidays to see it bloom. Not…read morereally a shop for plants but if you need pots or a fountain, she's got you covered. We fell in love with one but have nowhere to put it.