I forget who came to our door, but OCIP was doing work in our neighborhood and we got a quote for…read morework we wanted done. A few months go by and our old backyard fence was in the final stage of falling apart so we contacted Alex (aka turtle) who provided the initial quote for us and he came back out and gave us the final numbers and all. We ended up getting the whole backyard wood fence taken out and a new vinyl fence installed. Chris the project manager was always in communication with us and his foreman Ivan was always on site and answered any questions we had. Couldn't be more pleased with the result, would recommend them to anyone.

I'd caution anyone from placing too much weight on this company's high rating, as my recent…read moreexperience involved a last-minute cancellation, poor communication, and ultimately being ghosted. I originally connected with them through Thumbtack for a sizable project and scheduled an appointment for Thursday, June 4th at 11:00 a.m. The appointment was canceled just 20 minutes before they were due to arrive. To salvage the opportunity, the salesperson, Chris, texted me and offered to come the following day at noon instead, along with a 5% discount for the inconvenience. I rearranged my schedule twice to accommodate them during what was already an exceptionally difficult time, as I was preparing to say goodbye to my 16-year-old dog that weekend. Chris did arrive on Friday as promised, but a week has now passed and I have received neither a bid nor any follow-up communication from anyone at the company. Shortly after the appointment, their Thumbtack profile was also removed or hidden. While I can't say why, the timing was odd, as it prevented me from leaving a review on the platform where we originally connected. I've uploaded screenshots with this review documenting the interaction, including Chris's last-minute cancellation, his offer of a 5% discount, and the Thumbtack notification showing the company was no longer available on the platform. If reliability, communication, and follow-through are important to you, I would recommend looking elsewhere.

Once the preliminary design was approved the work crew showed up everyday at 7:00 am and…read moreimmediately started. Jonathan was at the location often and advised me of each step prior to its start. The work crew was professional, polite and hardworking. The finished product was

Armando sounded inflexible on phone, told me he would check to see his partner can give me a time…read morefor estimate yesterday, but no response till I left review. He insisted Saturday morning and next Tuesday when I had already told him we had kids game scheduled and other estimates had already on the table due to yelp recommendations. Other businesses also had put time and effort in bidding, I don't think this business cares for our project as others. It is an estimate for a block fence wall raise project not involving big design job, I told him we can wait for him Thursday and Friday night even later. It's just red flag. Their ai answer machine is useless, I left messages before requesting on yelp, never got called back. I won't recommend this business.

We have used Newland Landscape for several projects including driveway repair, irrigation,…read morelandscaping and masonry. I highly recommend Roland and his team. The jobs were quoted fairly, the work was done very well and the crew was pleasant to have around our home. Every day the work sites were cleaned up before they left for the day. Roland is on "auto dial" for our future projects!

Ronald and his team at Newland Landscape are the best! We had worked with Newland Landscape back…read morein 2018 for our back yard so it was an easy choice to call up Roland for our front yard. Our project involved a new driveway, several retaining walls, flag stone, leveling the yard, drainage, irrigation and planting. We had a general idea of what we were looking for, but Roland made the process easy to take our ideas and turn them into a finished product. Given his years of doing this he was also a good one to enhance what we we wanted to do, or alternatively tell us "that is not a good idea". We were on a timeline to get the job done and he was able to deliver. One thing that is really helpful with Newland Landscape is that he has multiple crews working. This allows him to shift resources around as needed. I think we had people at the house working every day, and some Saturdays. In our experience this is a rariety with many contractors. We had to do our work as well, staying ahead of him picking out materials, plants, etc. but with that he was able to stay on track with our need. I would highly recommend Roland and Newland landscape for medium to large jobs.

I'm sitting in my backyard and can't believe how good it looks…read more Micah and his team went above and beyond. Tiffany is a great communicator and on top of everything! Augustine is so patient and explained everything thoroughly to us many times! Guillermo and Christian (and all the guys) worked so hard and did such a good job on the concrete, the grass, and the sprinklers! They were clean, respectful, and efficient! Micah was SO patient and answered all our questions and addressed all of our concerns Good communication and great customer service is hard to find these days and Barnyard Specialties nailed it!! We will definitley be using them for all our future projects. I wan

While they were quick to respond and did send someone to provide an estimate for front yard…read moremaintenance, their prices are absolutely ridiculous. My front yard is about 400 square feet. They insisted I needed weekly maintenance despite the fact that I have been getting bimonthly service for over 20 years. They then came up with a monthly fee of $245! If I wasn't so disgusted at the ludicrousness of the quote, I would have laughed out loud thinking they were surely joking.

We cannot express our gratitude enough for finding Brianah and her team. Our yard looks incredible!…read moreIt is so unique and feels like a vacation every day. They are a prompt and professional team that delivers outstanding work!

We can't say enough good things about working with Brianah and her team at Rooted Landscape Design…read morefor our backyard project. An architectural designer friend recommended her, and we quickly discovered first-hand why. We had an esthetic in mind, a short wish-list, and a budget, but we've never done a project like this before. We needed a partner to transform our ideas into our dream backyard. Within a few days of coming out, Brianah presented a design that encapsulated our vision into something real and beautiful. She expanded on our good ideas and where our ambitions exceeded our budget, she showed us ways to get the same and maybe even better esthetic with much less demolition. We really appreciate how continually she checked in, walking the yard before and after each major project step, asking for continual feedback and tweaking the design to her and our suggestions along the way. Our backyard is now our oasis, a magical spot with a wild feel, continually changing, flowering, and growing. We love to see how the space changes through the year and how much our daughter enjoys exploring it. The only challenge is, when guests come over, we must coax them inside for dinner because the backyard is so pleasant and relaxing. We loved the experience of working the Briannah and Rooted Landscape Design. And, we love our backyard.

Stephen Ilavsky was the project manager and it seems he had my vision on what I wanted the front…read moreyard to look like. He did a couple of computerized renderings of our front yard, and we compared his ideas to my drawings, and wow, almost identical. The entire project took a mere 5 days. Even the neighbors were impressed especially with the high quality work. We had the entire front yard revamped and the driveway went from 2 car parking to 3 car parking with the walkways going from 3' to 6' with a new 6' walkway going from the house to the sidewalk. We reused all the existing plants we had, which saved us a bundle and look awesome in their new homes. Stephen had the crew run electrical conduit in case we changed our minds on path lighting. Good call! We changed our minds! So after the project was finished Stephen himself came out and put in the path lighting himself. After all said and done, I noticed that we had a problem with the sprinkler line under the side walk missing dirt. I texted Stephen and he immediately jumped into action to get the issue fix. Thanks Stephen! Love this company and I 100% would recommend them!

I had little understanding and ideas of what I could do for the backyard of my family's house. They…read morestarted with a simple budget and did a rendering of what it could be. It was all perfect - they even gave ideas of draught friendly hardscape. I asked for vegetable planters, they gave it. They even used some of the existing layout tabs built around it to save cost. It was such a quick turnaround for the rendering. Really amazing work. Highly recommend.

I hired Socorro and crew for a rather large landscaping project in the Lantern District of Dana…read morePoint that included installing an irrigation system, a lighting system, removing some existing hardscaping, shoring up a retaining wall, building a planter, stucco work, removing an existing fence and installing a new one, and finally installing new plantings. The job took about 3 weeks and the final cost was close to the original estimate. I received about 4 bids prior to choosing Dana Pacific. Far and away, I knew immediately that Socorro was the most honest, knowledgeable and professional of all the companies I talked to. His estimate was in the middle--not the cheapest not the most expensive so it seemed fair and complete. He and the crew came every day from about 7:30-4:00 as long as it wasn't raining. They did a fantastic job. My yard looks better than I could have ever imagined. They were a pleasure to work with. Very friendly, always checking to see if I had questions, etc. He's followed up to see how everything is going, if I have any questions, and offered to come back out and check on everything and do a bit of weeding. I have another very large job I'm planning...removing my deck on the front of my house and building a new one, moving the front steps and building a new retaining wall. I already know that when I pull the trigger on this that I'll go straight ot Socorro.

Never returned my calls 3x. I wanted a landscape redo in my house in Dana Pt, hoping to have…read moresomeone in the area.

We worked with Calimingo Pools from design rending through pricing, and the experience was nothing…read moreshort of amazing! Their professionalism, attention to detail, clear pricing, and high quality materials used truly set them apart in the pool industry. Our favorite team member, Sean was responsive and thorough, answering all of our detail follow up questions and coordinating meetings around our schedule. The process was seamless, organized and transparent. If you're looking for a reliable, high quality pool company, I highly recommend reaching out!

I reached out to Calimingo after seeing a lot of advertisements about their Calimingo Express…read moreprogram. I watched many of their videos on social media and read the numerous glowing reviews. I am looking to have a small 10x26 pool put into my tiny backyard. From the beginning, I had the feeling that my project wasn't big enough or flashy enough for Calimingo to care. I signed multiple estimates before anyone would even agree to come out and take a look at my property. I repeatedly emphasized that my property was dramatically different than the last google earth satellite shots. When I got the first "design", it was the wrong size and didn't reflect my actual backyard at all. They basically just sent me a computer rendering of a random pool in a barren representation of my old yard. It felt like my small project was not worth the time to talk to me or send someone out to meet with me and take measurements or just take a look at my project. Finally, a site supervisor reached out to make an appointment to actually see and design a pool for me. I told him I had been disappointed with my experience thus far and he reassured me that I was now in good hands and that I'd be dazzled from now on. THEN HE NO SHOWED! Can you believe it? This guy went on and on about how he was going to change my perception of Calimingo and then he didn't show up or even text to say he couldn't make it. Hours later, he sent me a half hearted apology saying his meetings overlapped... our meeting was for 7:30 am... the first of the day. A week later, Sean calls me back asking to set up an appointment, completely clueless that this other guy no call no showed. I felt bad for Sean - he was very apologetic and had been very professional up to this point. I ended up going with a local San Diego pool builder with amazing customer service who didn't mind coming out and meeting with me for my measly 200k pool.

We couldn't be happier with our new backyard! We had Ocean Pavers extend our existing 20-year-old…read morepatio, and they did an incredible job matching the old pavers so seamlessly that it looks like it was always built this way. We received seven bids for this project, and Ocean Pavers offered the best pricing without sacrificing quality. Their crew was professional, hardworking, and paid great attention to detail throughout the entire project. If you're looking for honest pricing and exceptional workmanship, we highly recommend Ocean Pavers!

We are so happy with the work Ocean Pavers did in replacing our old cracked and broken pool deck…read moreand patio. From start to finish, Dieter and crew were extremely professional-they were punctual, communicative, and experienced. The craftsmanship and attention to detail exceeded our expectations. We highly recommend them. High quality work at a fair price.

Did an outstanding job! I would highly recommend! Reliable and very nice MY backyard looks…read morefantastic!

In all my years of life, I've yet to meet a contractor with the integrity, workmanship, and…read moreprofessionalism that Saloman Garcia has demonstrated. After many unsuccessful attempts of hiring a hardscape contractor, Saloman arrived punctual to provide an estimate for my backyard project. He completed the work timely as promised and left the entire area better than he found it. Impressed with the backyard hardscape, we asked him to start on our front yard. As expected, Saloman is a true artist that loves his work. Unlike previous contractors, he meticulously trimmed and shaped our palm trees without damaging the trees or any surrounding plants. Also, he even cleaned our roof that was full of debris. The most impressive thing about Saloman is that he works on each project with such care and attention to detail as though it's his own house. And unlike some of the other contractors (we got many other quotes), Saloman's prices were very reasonable and lower than all the other contractors. We will definitely keep his number for all future projects. Debated whether to post this review because selfishly we don't want him to get too busy when we call him- but he's too good and amazing for gatekeeping. Really excited that we found him!