Thank you, Luis and Alexandra, for building the grape arbor in our garden. They navigated a tricky…read moresituation well. The vines were growing on a slope with ground cover and required durable posts set in concrete to take the weight off the fence. They did all this without damaging any of the vines or surrounding plants. It was a job well done.

Hired Louis back in 2022 and had been using him for bi-weekly service till Aug and (over) paid him…read morefor a couple of big projects along the way. I witnessed first hand the decline in his quality of work and customer service over time. Had numerous issues including the leakage in my backyard and broken sprinklers in front lawn. During the last few visits, the way he treated his long time customer was utterly disrespectful and unprofessional. I wouldn't recommend him to anyone!

We love the work Manuel does and we retain his company, MB Landscaping, as our go-to for all of our…read morelandscaping work! I'm going to try to put in a review every time he does something new for us because they keep taking ours down after a while.  We just recently had Manuel fix our sprinkler system. It developed leaks and problems after a couple of years of not being tended to. He fixed them nicely at a reasonable cost, as usual. He replaced some of the older valves, patched up leaks, and fixed and replaced sprinkler heads. I recommend him highly and will most likely be calling him again in a couple of years for upkeep, if not sooner for something else.

We can highly recommend MB Landscaping. Manuel Bajo has completed…read morethree major landscaping jobs for us and we're consistently pleased with his outstanding work. His estimates are very fair and reasonable, there have never been any cost overrides or surprises. He is neat on the job, cleaning up each day. He is bonded, licensed and a very ethical person.

Javier and his guys are great! They put in a brick walkway and it's beautiful…read more He delivered everything he promised and more. I would highly recommend working with him on any project you may have. We are going to call him back for some additional landscaping!!

We hired Javier after reading all the good reviews he had on yelp…read more He came to give us an estimate the same day we called him. He was very puntual and his quality of work is impressive. He transformed our yard and exceded our expectations. We are very happy to continue working with him to maintain our yard. Photos before and after.

Armando just did out back patio with pavers and we love it. He was very professional and always on…read moretime. Him and his workers did the work faster than expected and did a beautiful job. I highly recommend his work!

We hired him for sod change and landscaping of our house. His pricing was reasonable and completed…read morethe work on time . I was very impressed by his crews cleanliness, good mannerisms and hard work,

Handy Luis transformed my front and back yard from disheveled jungle to beautiful, clean,…read moredrought-tolerant landscaping with drip irrigation. Luis and his helper Daniel did an immense amount of work, removing 10 yards of dirt from front and back, revealing the gorgeous hardscaping which was present since the house was built in 1978, but was obscured by dirt and overgrowth. They constructed the new lawns to my exact specifications, laying down cardboard on all exposed dirt, then layering planting mix and mulch over top. This is the greenest, most soil-enriching method, and weeds will be blocked for years as the cardboard naturally blocks light and provides cover for the earthworms to do their work! They dug tunnels underneath concrete walkways in several places for the irrigation piping to be laid. Then filled in and covered up so you would never know they were there! They planted my maple tree, rose bushes, and all my drought tolerant native plants, and ran drip irrigation to each plant. They also assisted me with constructing four planter boxes in the backyard , which I designed out of salvaged redwood fence boards. Again, they installed them to my specifications, and I could not have done it without their help. Luis also had many great suggestions, drawing from his many years of experience in the landscaping arena. It was great to bounce ideas off of him, and in many cases, he suggested better ways which I would not have thought of. For example, he suggested I utilize extra dirt to create gentle hills in the front area, making it look more like a natural landscape. This also saved some cost of disposing of the extra dirt. I would recommend Handy Luis to anyone looking to improve their landscaping, whether large scale or small scale; they handle it all!

Did not show up for the initial appointment. When I called after the appointment time passed, said…read morewould call back in five minutes. Nothing..

Great company, I have been working Jose for 3 years now and didn't big projects including pavers…read moreand lawn. His team also manages by ongoing lawn care. Great work, great price!

Jose, his family + crew are amazing people! Not only am I super pleased with the work they did but…read moreI genuinely loved working with them! There's always some hesitation when working with contractors but with Jose there's no worry of buyers remorse or regret, instead I get to spend countless hours enjoying my front and backyard! I interviewed 5 landscape contractors but knew from the first meeting these were the people to work with. I highly recommend working with Jose! You won't be disappointed!!

Armando did a fantastic job on our backyard redo a year ago- I came to him with a vague plan of…read morewhat I wanted done and he was able to bring my vision to life and make it even better than I imagined! When he started our backyard was just one big rectangle of lawn, and he was able to shape the grass, build us a flower bed, build in seating and a bbq area, build out our irrigation, and fix our absolute mess of a drainage system. He was so easy to work with and communicate and his team was so lovely as well. When I was struggling with the irrigation levels over our first summer he came over promptly to check it out and give me advice and even had his team come over to install a few extra valves for a particularly shady area.

I had the wonderful experience of working with Armando recently. He set up a new irrigation system…read moreon my rental property and set new posts along a fence line, and every step of the way his professionalism and attention to detail were evident. There were days he and his crew worked from early morning til 7 pm to complete a portion and be ready for the next day. Armando is an excellent communicator and made sure I understood the plan, costs and timeline, with updates all along the way. Armando also did a complete reinstallation of the irrigation system on our current home, which had not been installed properly and was not functioning well. He figured out the problem quickly and solved it! Again, it was the same smooth and incredible experience. Armando is truly an exceptional person and we are so happy to have met him!

My backyard makeover has just been completed! I contacted…read moreApolo via Yelp and he was one of the fastest people to respond with the specific opening he had for me to choose. He came the same day and gave me a very reasonable estimate. I had another contractor that was scheduled for the following week, but I decided to go with Apolo. What I liked the most about Apollo are: 1. Clear communication: the complete scope of the work, project start time 2. Quality of work* I am happy with what I see with my new backyard. 3. Price: I had a few different estimates from different contractors. The range is not huge but there are differences. Apollo finished the project in three days (2 and half days). I recommend him for your landscaping projects and I will definitely contact him again for future projects I may need his service.

It seems like people either have a great or terrible experience with Apolo. Working with him was…read morevery stressful for me. For a job that would normally take 6 weeks, it ended up taking more than 6 months to finish. Not only did he not know how to do many aspects of the job, I had to constantly remind him of everything. He also tried to hide things from me or plainly lie to me. On the very first day of the job, he told me that there was a lot of traffic on US101 and he could not make it. Indeed, there was a bad accident there. Most people work a partial day when they hit bad traffic, but I said he can start the next day. On the second day of the job, he came to demolish my existing yard. I specifically told him to keep one tree at the center of my yard, and an hour later, his guys chopped it off. Rather than being upfront with me about it, *I* had to confront him about it. He apologized, and I said okay. I showed Apolo that I have a major gas line running through my yard and asked him to be VERY careful to not hit my gas line, and guess what, one of his guys specifically dug in that area and hit my gas line! *face palm* [1 star off] At this point, it was clear to me that he cannot keep a competent crew and the transient guys he hires do not care one bit about my yard, or their safety apparently. I talked to Apolo about my expectations if he were to continue to work for me, and he reassured me that he will improve. I told Apolo that the decking board we needed must be ordered right away because of COVID supply chain issues. He told me he did, but when I looked at his order date, it was not ordered until months later. At that point, the price also went up. (Hey, it's not my fault. If he ordered early like I told him, this would not have been a problem.) This oversight added several extra months to our project. [1 star off] When Apolo started building my deck, he looked confused. At first, he told me his decking guy quit so no one can work. I told him I will hire someone else, but he insisted on the job. After a few weeks, he hired someone from Craigslist. Okay, so build me a deck. It was still not built. I kept telling him I will hire someone else, but he kept on insisting he will do it (probably because he already paid for the higher priced decking boards). He actually then had to consult someone else about building the deck. After multiple re-sawing and re-anchoring, his crew pieced together something that resembled a deck. However, I noticed that the wrong edge pieces were used. I confronted him about it, and at first he said "I noticed that too" and then he said "Home Depot broke it when I picked it up, so I put another board there, but Home Depot said they will replace it." Which one is it -- that his guys installed the wrong pieces by mistake or Home Depot broke it when he picked it up? I looked at his replacement order, and it was a new order dated *after* I had confronted him, not a replacement order. [1 star off] Furthermore, Apolo was supposed to pave bluestone for me. The bluestones are manufactured square or rectangular in shape, but for some reason, his guys kept re-sawing them and I ended up with various tiny pieces...not the clean-cut pattern I instructed at all. He blamed the bluestones for not being perfect squares or rectangles. Regarding a new irrigation system, I made it very clear initially that my neighborhood has low water pressure, and he needs to design many more stations than normal. After he put in the irrigation system, he realized my water pressure was too low (I already said this at the very beginning!), and had to re-do some lines to add another station, charging me more money. [1 star off] Lastly, I told him I wanted certain fruit trees planted, one of which is an old-fashioned lemon tree. He plants me a sweet Meyer lemon tree with diseased leaves. I told him I wanted a healthy, regular, old-fashioned, tart Eureka lemon tree. He gave me a convoluted story about how a nursery in L.A. carries it, but there is a minimum order to ship it, and he has to pair it with some other order to make it worthwhile. After listening to that story, I went to a nursery 5 minutes from my house and bought an Eureka lemon tree and planted it myself. Toward the end of 6 months, there were still parts of the job that were unfinished, but Apolo was reluctant to return to finish things up. He even argued with me about how he did not want to pay for another lawn edge piece for $70 or a decking screw for $5. I paid him tens of thousands of dollars by the way. Anyway, I just did not want to work with him anymore. It was faster if I did things myself. I still gave him a generous final payment more than what I should have, because I wanted to part on amicable terms. This is not a 0-star review because the shrubs he planted at the back of my yard look quite nice. That is the only part of the job that went right.