Gerardo did a great job retrofitting an existing, complex, and fairly large residential irrigation…read moresystem in Kensington. The system has a mix of sprays, micro-sprays, bubblers, emitter line, you name it, but some things weren't working properly and the plantings had changed over the years so a lot of revisions were needed. Gerardo checked the system and walked us through his suggested revisions, then completed the work in less than a day. Where he had to dig new lines he disturbed existing plants as little as possible, hardly at all! Gerardo communicated everything clearly and made changes to the watering schedule. He'll be coming back in a few weeks to check on everything, including soil moisture and any need to adjust the schedule further. The cost was entirely reasonable and substantially less than a competing quote. I'm very glad we found Gerardo. In addition to his skills and knowledge, he's a friendly guy and great to work with!

After three years of living with a backyard full of weeds and gopher holes, we finally decided to…read moregive up the hope of running into the "Yard Crashers" crew at our local home improvement store. We interviewed nearly ten potential landscape contractors for our backyard project. Segundo Collazos, the owner of Amazon's Landscaping, was recommended by a good friend who had hired Segundo and his crew to install irrigation and a flagstone pathway. When Segundo came out to discuss our project, he demonstrated that he has the benefit of many years of construction experience, doing both small and large projects. Our project was a moderately large residential project which involved extensive re-grading of the yard, installation of a French drain alongside the back of the house, construction of a retaining wall along a steep slope, installation and compaction of patio surfaces made of a mix of decomposed granite mixed with mortar, construction of a pergola, extensive irrigation installation, and replacement of a dead patch of lawn. Segundo showed us pictures of work he has done for private homes and for public areas such as some schools in Berkeley. The pictures showed a good attention to detail and his prices were competitive, plus we both had a good feeling about his level of professionalism, so we hired him. We have been very pleased with our decision to hire him for the following reasons... 1) He and his crew take pride in their work. Throughout the duration of the work, they did not take shortcuts. They included all materials and finishes that were agreed upon when we negotiated the work to be done. The quality of their work is very good. 2) When there was a need to make modifications, Segundo showed an ability to think creatively given our budget. For example, we have very high winds and the decomposed granite (DG) he put down as a patio surface was not staying in place initially. As a relatively loose material, it was also attaching to our shoes and tracking into the house, which would have been an annoying issue to deal with over the long term. For a minimal amount of additional expense, Segundo resolved the problem by digging up the patio again, mixing the DG with mortar, and re-compacting it. 3) It is often true that things take somewhat longer than expected with construction projects. In this case, there were two things that required some additional work. The first was the problem with the decomposed granite (DG) being too loose given the strong winds where we live. The second was the presence of large tree roots that were uncovered as he was re-grading the backyard. (We had paid a lot of money to two different tree and root removal companies in the past to remove all the roots from a big tree that used to be in the yard, and clearly in both cases, despite assurances that they had each removed all the roots within one foot of the surface, they did not do the job right). Segundo never complained about having to put in additional work - he showed professionalism and commitment to working on both issues until the problems were resolved. He removed the tree roots that needed to come out to get the surfaces level and he made the patio surface much stronger by mixing the DG with mortar. 4) Segundo has an extensive understanding of various plants and he actually cultivates many beautiful plants such as queen palms, sago palms, a variety of aromatic shrubs, and Japanese maples in his own backyard. He made good recommendations about plants that could work well for our space. He was flexible and took into account our preferences and needs in doing the initial planting of parts of the yard and generously included a gift of three of his own plants that we liked. He installed drip lines to each and every plant and tree that he put in the ground so that they will grow well when set to be watered by an automatic sprinkler timer. 5) Despite some additional challenges that came up during the course of the project, in the end, Segundo came in reasonably close to the budget we agreed to in advance and he guarantees the quality of his work. We do not expect problems in the future given his commitment to doing things the right way the first time, but we know that if there are problems, he will address them. This is the longest review I've submitted to Yelp and in the spirit of letting others know about the best companies to hire, I was inspired to relay information about this consistently positive experience with Segundo Collazos of Amazon's Landscaping. We are also attaching some pictures of the work he did because a picture is worth a thousand words. During a time when many contractors take shortcuts or fail to honor one's budget, he is a real find.

I called Amazon Landscaping to come out to check on an issue I was having with my sprinkler…read moresystem.Segundo came out within 3 hours the same day and fixed the problem right away. Price amazing, Service amazing. Will use them for all my landscaping needs

Adrian was great, showed up on time, preformed the work we agreed upon, was super helpful and…read moreinformative. I would fully recommend using De Jong irrigation to anyone. Guy knows his stuff, thanks.

I was looking for someone to change my very old sprinkler timer control box and used De Jong…read moreIrrigation. I'm very happy with the service and work to install the new timer box. The price for a new timer box was very fair and labor to install was reasonable.

Sal and his team have been wonderful to work with. They were responsive from the very start, easy…read moreto communicate with, and arrived right on time. We originally reached out for a one-time project, but the work exceeded our expectations and we've since become regular clients. Sal takes real pride in what he does and it shows. He checks in, makes sure everything looks the way we hoped, and clearly wants his customers to be happy with the results. I would happily recommend his services to anyone looking for reliable, thoughtful, high-quality help with their garden.

I contacted Sal about doing a pretty substantial cleanup of our whole yard. He came out to talk…read moreabout the work I wanted done and provided an estimate. Today he finished everything we discussed and I was very impressed with all of it. He took care of so many details and made our place look just great. Included debris cleanup, weed removal, tree & lawn trimming, clearing up some bushes that were overgrown, tree removal, and pruning. He was also communicative both leading up to the work and during the day, asking questions via text as things came up. I could not be happier with the work he did and would love to work with Sal again. Highly recommended.

Came out and gave me an estimate. Then set up day to come out 3 times. Each time....no Matt. I…read morehope other people have better luck.

Such a wonderful crew and very knowledgeable and extremely responsive. They kept the appt. time for…read moreour initial free estimate and even confirmed the appt. a day before and texted when he was on his way. He came on a Sunday and spent two hours of his own time to carefully study our space and listen to my needs and ideas about elements we wanted for our yard. Such a very patient, considerate and trustworthy person who is able to bring beautiful ideas into the home and really take time to show he cares about your comfort level and budget.

We had what looked like a river running along the side yard of our property after the heavy winter…read morerains. I spoke to some other landscapers who didn't quite get what the problem was and wanted to devise ways to shuttle the water into the street. Shannon Leach was the only one who figured out that it was actually a winter spring that was the source of the water. He and his partner, Tyler, installed new effective drains and built beautiful water retention basins out of stone in order to contain the water. This was just what was needed. I can't wait to see how it does next winter.

We have engaged Shannon Leach of Gemini Landscaping Services for two different projects at our…read morehome, and have been delighted both times. In light of California's increasing drought, we decided to take advantage of the company's "Lawn Gone" service and had them remove our back lawn and replace it with an extended brick patio. Shannon had creative ideas on how to design the project, and handled all the labor. The area looks great, and instead of a water-thirsty lawn, we now have a courtyard with a fountain and a garden area. Shannon also created a rock sculpture which we didn't request or pay for, but which has given my wife endless delight to see how those rocks are balanced on each other. Now he has built professional-looking garden beds in our front yard so we can begin growing vegetables there. Our next project is to have Shannon remove our entire front turf and replace it with drought-tolerant plantscaping and mulch. Shannon is honest, creative, hardworking and reasonably priced. What more could you ask? We highly recommend him!

Ken Smith does not honor his commitments and does not value the time sensitive nature of his work…read more Our plants die without water and sadly rain has been hard to come by. We had a broken line (one that Ken had worked on recently). As soon as I saw that we had an issue with our irrigation system, I contacted Ken. His response was "Sure Tuesday or Thursday it would be at the end of the day." Great- this is the kind of prompt response you would be glad to receive, if there was follow-through...But there wasn't... he didn't show up at all that week. Then when he admitted to not completing his commitment and I asked to please get to it earlier than "the following Wednesday." He refused and said go find someone else. Thanks, I will.

I should have heeded the other negative reviews of this guy. We had a emergency leak in our system,…read moreso I contacted Ken Smith. He said he could come a week and a half later. He would not give me an actual time, even though I asked. I put in on my calendar and waited. Day of the appointment we were really busy around the house trying to get things ready for an event. I expected Ken to show up "afternoon or evening" whatever that meant. I guess I was supposed to be checking my phone the whole day hoping he would contact me, but I was busy and figured he'd show up like he said. Nope. Later I saw a text from him about a time and wrote him back and nothing. I apologized for not seeing his text earlier and wrote him a couple times over the course of a week. No response at all. So, if you want to deal with a guy who seems to think he's doing you a favor, won't give an appointment time, and just has an attitude, then Ken Smith might be the clown for you.

We are so glad that our friends referred us to Mike. Halcyon Yard Solutions has been the answer to…read moreour landscape and gardening needs. Mike listened carefully to what we wanted and designed our entire beautiful outdoor space, including hardscape and irrigation. He knows plants' needs and which ones thrive in our area. He picked out all of our plants from the nursery. He and Brody did a thoughtful job planting them with food, irrigation and protection from critters. Mike recommended, and coordinated with, the paver contractor. We now have the privilege of receiving compliments about our landscaping. We are so happy with the results that Mike and Brody are responsible for maintaining their fabulous work in our garden. They take responsibility for feeding plants, fighting pests and adjusting irrigation. They expertly do what they promise and are a joy to have around. We also benefit from Katie's organizational and writing skills. We have referred three friends who are now also happy clients.

Mike did a great job designing & installing our landscaping refresh -- easy to work with, great…read morecommunication, knowledgeable, and reliable. We've kept him on for weekly maintenance work in the year following, as well. Totally happy with this company. P.s. -- Mike is VERY knowledgeable in native plants and natural solutions, when and where appropriate