We are thrilled with our patio and garden! Thank you to Ken Foster for your care with our plans for…read morethe garden, and to Jillian for making it all work. Milo and Andre were wonderful. Milo is a great manager and also an excellent communicator, and worked with care and a keen design eye.

Loved working with Ken and his Terra Nova Landscaping team!!…read more Ken is easy to work with and a seasoned professional. We had a drainage problem on our property. Terra Nova came out for an estimate, gave us some options for fixing the problem, and ultimately fixed the problem one week ahead of schedule. The team is responsive and professional. I can't say enough great things about our experience with Terra Nova. We were so pleased with our first project, that we have hired them for two additional projects.

Nikos and his crew at Terra Bella Landscaping are truly the 'Dream Team!' From the design plans to…read moreimplementation, things went smoothly and the work was even done before my deadline. My vision was of an English Garden and a South of France aesthetic. We met several times and there were at least two design changes until we reached the final design, including the specific plants such as annuals, perennials, fruit trees, roses, aromatic vines, herbs, hydrangeas, ground covers, etc. His crew were on time, polite, and cleaned up after each day's work. In my conversations with Nikos, he mentioned the idea of an 'edible garden,' which could introduce different textures and colors to the yard. I must admit that I was not keen on mixing my lovely garden with vegetables, however, our yard gets the most sunlight in the middle section of the garden so it appealed to me. Nikos mentioned the work of Rosalind Creasy in her book 'Edible Landscaping,' and even gave me the book! Once I saw the ideas in the book and how they could mesh nicely with my English and French garden vibe, I realized I could have it all: a beautiful multicolored and fragrant garden with 'farm to table' capabilities. I couldn't be happier, and I highly recommend Terra Bella Landscaping for your gardening needs!

I've had them complete both my backyard and more recently my front Landscaping done. I love it and…read morenow have full use of my yards all season. Everyone is professional and easy to work with. I will continue to use them in the future. Would recommend them to anyone.

Top notch nursery. Best plant stock…read more Best knowledge. Best practices for healthy plants for your home and for our larger ecosystems. Hidden gem of Santa Cruz.

I am a professional landscape designer in the Santa Cruz area for 10 years. My first stop is to…read moreCentral Coast Wilds because they are committed to California native plants, the tools I use most in my design and installation services. I often choose drought tolerant choices from Central Coast Wilds, so that I do not even have to install irrigation systems, saving the client money and hassle. If they don't have what I need, or there is a big special order, they custom grow the species I need. Central Coast also offers sod choices with drought tolerance and resistance, so I can really do one-stop plant shopping for my design clients. I know where the plants come from. CCW services designers like me and clients, but helps to preserve the natural heritage of the central coast's varied and spectacular biota.

Santa Cruz Irrigation responded quickly and fixed our irrigation system. We had a limited time to…read moreget the work done and Steve came through! Steve was very professional and knowledgeable.

I had what were, to me, mysterious things going on with my irrigation system. Steve came over same…read moremorning and solved my problem in no time. I am so grateful!

I've worked with Daniel a few times now, but I want to write about the first time he worked on our…read morebackyard last summer. We just moved into a new space and the backyard was really out of control and we didn't know where to start. When I say out of control, I mean it all looked like one big bush, you couldn't tell where one plant began and ended. Daniel came in to the rescue and finessed his way through the shrubs to unveil the plants beneath. We had a garden again. I want to point out that there are two ways you can cut, aggressively or thoughtfully. Daniel cuts thoughtfully, tracing through each branch and each vine to ensure the best outcome for every plant. Lastly, I want to mention how easy it was talking with Daniel. He gave us advice on how to maintain the garden, was gracious with his time, and there was no up-selling or pressure. Also, he only uses organic products such as neem oil to help protect freshly cut branches. I highly recommend working with Daniel if you want someone who will not only do a great job, but will work on each plant as its own specialist, only cutting what's needed and pruning at the optimal time for each plant in your garden. If this all sounds good to you, give him a call, see your garden transform and have your flowers blossom like never before.

Update: we no longer work with Daniel. Although his work is of high quality, we ultimately could…read morenot see eye to eye. Most of my previous review is still accurate, but I don't think he is easy to work with or particularly kind. Daniel has a very specific issue with dog waste, and we have a dog - though he has been touchy about other subjects as well. We talked about this matter prior to signing the contract and agreed that we would clean up after our dog before he arrived. This later turned into a nightmare, as we ended up stressing more over whether or not the yard was completely poop free than we did about caring for our plants and garden. One day, he arrived on a day that we had taken pains to clean up prior to his arrival. Unbeknownst to us, our dog had "gone" outside MINUTES before his arrival, and Daniel blundered foot first into fresh doodoo lying in plain sight on the brickwork. He went ballistic, raising his voice and swearing at me, threatening to tear up the contract and lecturing me for this minor transgression. At that point, we apologized and promised to be more careful about cleaning up after our pet prior to his arrival. It was fine for a while, until a second incident many months later. On that other occasion, Daniel arrived on a day when we were not expecting him and had not cleaned up prior to his visit. I later noticed his arrival on the doorbell camera history logs, though I was away for work at the time he showed up. He had taken one look at our backyard and left without saying anything or contacting me in any way. I called him to explain that we didn't know he would be coming that day and to apologize for the presence of excrement in the yard. Daniel berated me over the phone and finally said, and I quote, "I don't want to play with you guys anymore." That was the end of our use of his services. In conclusion, you can work with Daniel at your own risk. I feel compelled to withdraw my recommendation based on the interactions that I have had with him, but I remain impressed, at least, with the quality of his work. The mental energy expended on this business relationship does not seem worth it to me in hindsight, and it's probably for the best that we parted ways.

GreenOuse offers unprofessional, inconsiderate, and substandard landscaping services. I wish I had…read morea say in which landscaping company our property management worked with. This would not be it. Extremely frustrating and disappointing.

I'm not the best "explainer" but Michelle understood what I wanted in our backyard and her crew…read moreexecuted it perfectly, even accommodating a last minute request. I was disappointed when our job was pushed back a week because we had a big outdoor party planned for the 4th. The crew was able to get the sod in on an earlier timeline by stopping by whenever they had a few extra hours. Everything else came together on the later timeline. In the end, we were able to use our yard for the party. Like us, everyone who was familiar with our "before" yard appreciated the GreenOuse "after"

They took advantage of my 90yo grandfather for years. We told him to switch services and he…read morerefused, because old people don't like change. We would visit him and the plants were so dry. He lived in a mobile home so very little space in the front and back. The only thing I could tell they did was keep his bushes trimmed. They were charging him $150 every 2 weeks! When we were visiting last summer, my parents brought down a box of beautiful tomatoes they grew in their garden. We left them on the side of his house to store them. When we came back they were all gone. The gardeners took them, since they were there earlier that day. My grandfather didn't want us to say anything, but how do people just take something that's not theirs! We found a different service that now that charges $75 once a month.

Quilici defines "blow and go" for landscaping services; however they are very good for specific…read moreprojects - fencing etc... Unfortunately, they as many in this sector are a victim of a labour shortage and are unable to hire and retain workers with a basic knowledge of plant care.

Cannot say enough GREAT things about the design and construction of my new large koi pond. We had a…read morepond for 20 years and because of the design, tree roots were able to grow through and cause huge leaks. I was referred by a local koi expert (Rick Blazo) to the owner of Pond Magic, Esau as the best designer. He built a beautiful Oasis for my koi. It is truly a stunning landscape architecture master piece. Beautiful lighting, plants, stonework. The neighbors are convinced we have a natural spring in our front years! It's also predator proof. His employees were respectful, kind, quiet (no loud music) and we were able to have guests in our air bnb without interruption! This was even with a back hoe, 10 foot hole, large rock delivery etc. AMAZING COMPANY! We have worked with 4 other Koi Pond design/maintenance companies (at least) and POND MAGIC hit it out of the park!!! Amazing service and STUNNING results. THANK YOU!

DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!!! Not sure what happened to company recently since most of reviews on…read morehere sound good. We hired Pond Magic to do clean our waterfall/pond area and the day after we received notice from water company that we had a leak. We reached out and our calls and texts haver been ignored after him saying he would come to repair it. It has been 5 months since we had the work done and still our attempts to contact Pond Magic go unanswered. I just filed a complaint with BBB and want to spread the word to prevent other people from having same experience . We spent $1600 to have our pond cleaned only to have it broken and unable to use. The only Magic from this company was in the fact that they made our $$ and pond disappear.