In April 2026, I went to Lyngso Garden Materials in San Carlos to get some medium size boulders for my front yard garden. Yez, at Lyngso was super helpful. I needed some sun kissed boulders with more angles and some interesting aquamarine coloring. Yez had one of the workers bring down a container full of such boulders from the back top row and personally helped me pick out what I wanted, going as far as removing the top layers of boulders one by one by hand in order to get to the described boulders beneath the top layers. And these boulders were heavy! Yez said Lyngso always strive to provide great service to all their customers. And Yez definitely did. I will definitely go to Lyngso for my gardening materials. read more

my girlfriend and I went to get some rocks for a small project I had. I was astonished that none of the men who were walking around would help us put them in the bags. They were very heavy so we were only able to fill them about 1/3 full. When we got home, we realized we didn't have nearly enough rocks and have to do another trip. They said I would've had to make an appointment to get somebody to put my rocks in a bag. Ridiculous. I was disappointed. read more

Stopped by today with my contractors cause I couldn't decide on the gravels I had in mind for my house project. I posting this review because this is kind of my go to spot when it comes to my projects and I was helped previously by JD he was in trucks last time he helped me out and today he was at the gate. Anyway this guy always comes thru for me . He is professional, and gives awesome and valuable feedback no matter where he is . Thanks for your insight bro . My contractors and I where butting heads for a minute just trying to make a decision. Good looking out . For anyone who takes the time to actually read reviews JD is the go to guy at Lyngso . read more

Small bag of concrete sand for about $7 (with taxes) and bag of 1/4 fir bark for the similar price was quite a surprise. I assume that you can buy similar product much cheaper even in the supermarkets like Home Depo.... I was very disappointed with the pricing. read more

Lyngso is one of the "go to" places for landscaping materials like bricks, blocks, rocks, etc. I like it, but would rate it at 4.5 compared to Stone Granite n Santa Cruz, CA. Stone Granite has better prices than Lyngso does on bulk rock (e.g. cobbles, Mexican pebbles) and boulders/large rocks. The shipping chargers are also pretty great. The staff seemed knowledgable and quick thinking compared to other stores we have been to. So, for me, next time I go to a pen lass appitio read more

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I placed an order of over $500 to complete 3 raised garden beds each holding 18 cubic feet of soil = 54 cubic feet or 3 cubic yards. Unfortunately, I received only 45 cubic feet. Errors are understandable as they measure volume by what a front loader can pick up. That may work when using soils to cover a yard but not when filling a container of known volume. Pointing out that my order was short, one of the beds is only half full, I was told that I was wrong and their measurement was right. Not a good way to run a business. read more

Lyngso was fantastic. The salesperson, Paloma, was extremely helpful figuring out with me how much soil I would need for my job and what type I needed and he set up my delivery. They reminded me of my delivery the day before and kept me informed when it left their location. The driver, Juan, arrive right on time and was so friendly and helpful figuring out where to dump it and making sure the area was ready. Everything from start to finish couldn't have gone smoother. Great experience. read more

My 70 year old mother and I pulled up with our minivan and drove up to the material we needed. So easy, so fast, so much resources. Sad I didn't know years ago. read more

Lyngso was an essential element when we landscaped our house a while back. Their extensive selection of hardscape, rocks of all sizes and quantities made life easy. However, we have not checked out their new location since they moved from Redwood City. With a new project to build a circular rock planter (6 foot diameter) for our burgeoning succulent collection we paid them a visit. One of the huge benefits is that you can wander the yard and look at the inventory to your hearts content. When buying by the ton you want o get it right the first time so we typically make multiple trips to see the stone, get ideas, come home and see if they work. Customer service is excellent and unobtrusive. Its there if you need it but otherwise they leave you alone to check things out which is perfect. For those not looking for multi ton palates they also have self serve bins for smaller quantities. read more

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James the operations manager at Lyngso called me to discuss the poor delivery experience I had with them last week. I explained that sometimes things don't go according to plan and that's ok. It's the communication (or lack of) to the customer that matters most. I appreciate them taking this incident seriously and following up to make it right. That's rare nowadays and most vendors would have just ignored it and moved on. I've been a frequent customer of Lyngso for the past ten years and was surprised by my recent experience, but the way they handled it and followed up shows customer satisfaction is top of mind for them. read more

The absolute best place for bulk outdoor landscaping supplies. Very helpful staff and great selection.

The company that I am working with for our design took me to Lyngso to take a look at materials. The place is great, just make sure you allow enough time as they have so much to look at. Friendly staff too read more

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My go to for landscaping rocks, paver treatment, and organic soil and wood chips ...............................

Been in the market to find materials for our project, a designer company that we are working with took us to Lyngso to show around options, they have so much materials and good prices too. Good place to check if you are looking for outdoor project materials read more

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We just returned home from the center and were blown away by the hospitality and friendliness of the staff here. Specifically, Kenn (she/her) and Victor went out their way to help us find a specific stone/pedestal matching our garden sculpture. They were patient and kind and we cant wait to be back. Btw, the center has a huge variety of pebbles, stone, fountains, stone benches and bark (mini, natural, brown, black, etc etc) -- all sold at very reasonable prices. Thank you Kenn and Victor for making our trip memorable and a huge shout out to the Lyngso family for growing and empowering the next generation of female leaders :) read more

Nice place. Chock full of cool landscaping options and solutions. Nice. Clean. Fealt safe even though there was some large earth moving equipment being used. I felt it was being used in a safe and sane manner. Staff were all courteous and all answered and inquiry myself and my very curious wife had about supply. Order process. Calculating a budget ? How do we calculate what's needed ? Lots of questions and we were provided with all credible and understandable answers. We saw so much cool stuff and had so much inspiring ideas that we went back to the drawing board. But. We will be back ! read more

Rock heaven!!! They have things you don't see other places. When I was making fountains for part of my living, I went up frequently despite the 1 hour drive. It was worth it. read more

My review is for Madeline and Carmen who provided very fast and informative answers to my questions via email. As a person with zero gardening experience, I called Lyngso in hopes to order some soil, but the gentleman on the phone wasnt that responsive after I asked him some questions. I asked him if its better that I go to the store in person or send an email to set up the order, he said that would be better. So I emailed Lyngso about my interest with questions, and I received an immediate response from Carmen who provided some helpful information. I had emailed some more questions and Madeline took over the email communications and provided me with very detailed information that was very beneficial for my gardening education and for making purchase decisions. Now I feel confident to make this large purchase and get started on my gardening. Thanks Madeline and Carmen! read more

I live a few blocks from Mountain View Garden Center, but their service is so notoriously surly that I drove all the way to Lyngso. Wow, I'm glad I did. What a difference! The spacious lobby has a nice collection of books and samples. A guy at the service desk patiently answered my questions and suggested a good strategy for pursuing my project. Out on the lot, there were a bunch of huge machines moving around, which could be intimidating, except that a couple times drivers paused to ask if I needed help. The rock they had on display was interesting and beautiful. I did a couple loops through the yard just to look at all the cool stuff I totally don't need. I was a little nervous picking up a small amount of rock in my little car, with all the big contractor trucks and loaders roaring around. But people were super-helpful at every step and got me all set up in no time. A classy business! read more

Awesome garden soil & amendments for growing veggies! I highly recommend them. Only downside is higher cost compared to Home Depot, but you get much better quality. read more

Highly convenient purchase, loading and check out experience for high volume landscaping materials.

One of the best features of Lyngso were their rental dump trucks. I could get a few yards of mulch or soil and rent their truck for $25 and deliver it to my house. After the pandemic, they never brought back the rental trucks. Having them deliver a few yards of material for $100 or more is not economical. read more

Shoveling your own dirt, mulch, what be it. I'm helping my sister plant a garden, so we filled seven bags of potting soil and garden compost. Each bag fills about one of those five gallon pots...so, five gallons I'm guessing. Came out to about $4 a bag, including the tough paper bag. We could buy dirt at the usual places, but this is so.much.more.fun. read more

Purchased soil and amendments for our school garden. Getting the truck into was tricky but Josh (JD) did an amazing job. I will always go with Lyngso for my landscaping needs. read more

We love Lyngso! Selection is great and service is always efficient and friendly. Lyngso is also super supportive of the local public schools and often donates materials needed for projects. Such a great resource to have in the community! read more

This survey was for damage that was caused to my new vehicle from debris that fell off of one of their trucks. Knowingly their trucks deal with multiple types of materials that generate these kinds of debris the gentleman I spoke with was still not forth coming to want to rectify the damage that was caused ultimately resulting in this survey. My advise is to stay away from driving behind one of their trucks and if you have to have your video camera ready to record just in case any damages that may occur. read more

Awsome place and the best prices. Huge shoutout to JD for his recommendations. My contractor and I have decided for any future projects we will turn to lyngso and straight to JD two thumbs up man! Thanks again. read more

Everyone and I mean EVERYONE in the yard is super helpful and willing to help with whatever you need. They always greet me with a smile and give me awesome directions on where to park and ect. I don't write reviews on yelp, but I was so amazed by their care and wanted to say thank you! read more

This review is for Lyngso's public scale/DMV weighing service. Without an appointment, they had me in and out in 15 minutes or so including weighing of my new out of state purchased vehicle and all paperwork. Everyone was friendly and helpful. I doubt I'll purchase another new vehicle from an out of state dealer any time soon but if I do, I'll be back to get my weight certificate. read more

This place is an excellent source for your gardening needs. They have everything and it looks like a place where Fred Flintstone would work. Tons and tons of rocks, soil and things for your gardening needs. The old space in Redwood City is good, but this is even better. Easy to get to with lots of parking too. read more

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Good customer service still exists and you'll find it here! I had a problem (a clerical error) with a small order I picked up at Lyngso a couple of weeks ago. I wasn't dealing with Terry (the owner), but she found out about it. Without even a phone call from me, she fixed the error, credited back my credit card & sent an apologetic message explaining what happened. Now THAT'S service! read more

Went there and bought two bag of black polished rock, brought them home and noticed about %90 was gray, took them back to the longso and they refused to take them back, my husband refused to accept and asked for manager, manager came first he refused to take them back and threaten to call the police on my husband, than he agreed to take them back mines %25 and called my husband an asshole because of my husband refusing to leave, finally In the end he gave my husband an IOU and told him that he will get his money in three weeks, needless to say we will never go back there again. Sad we use to go there a lot read more

This is my reversed review from 10 days ago. Apparently there was a misunderstanding about the minimum and I made me very disappointed. Brian at Lyngso customer service called me back and worked with me tbroughout the whole process and my order was delivered on time as requested. My apology for the miscommunication and I thank you for the effort to work with me on this special project. My client is so delighted to be able to get the beautiful Hama stones. read more

I have been looking for some stone ground cover for months at the usual stores but the selection was very limited. My general contractor suggested that I checked out Lyngso and I was so glad I did! They have wide range of products and the sales associate was so helpful and explained the pros and cons of different materials (pebbles, granite, stone), and all the layers of materials I need for the construction. Needless to say, my yard was done exactly how I wanted. Reasonable price at Lyngso too! read more

Wow.......Paid $30 to attend a DIY class in how to build a dry stack garden bed and drove from San Francisco to take it. This class was a complete waste of time and money!! In the first hour you are in the classroom listening to a lot of non related stories and jokes and the second you are in the warehouse watching the stacking or flat or square stones. The instructor was extremely nice, but provided very little usable information. We ended up leaving after 1.5 hours. The customer service on the way out was non existent. You can find better information on how to stack dry walls on Youtube!! read more

Ten gallons of Olympic sand cost $5.72. We brought our own buckets ($2.79 each at Home Depot) and drove to the u-sack section, used the provided shovel to fill the buckets, then drove by the front office window and paid. It's about half the price compared to bagged sand in other stores. They also have concrete sand, mulch, compost, all listed on their website. Very friendly service too. read more

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Customer service is non existent. The gal's at the desk who take orders are not helpful at all. Scheduling is at "their" convenience and not to the customers. I'm happy customer and will look else where when doing more of these types of projects. read more

Just got some Big Rocks. Mo was aMOzing with delivery and placement. Really works the boulders with precision. Overall Lyngso is a great organization to work with. Guys in the yard are very helpful and manage the mix of heavy equipment, contractors and DIYers very well (can't be easy) Front desk very thorough. Commitment to service is evident. read more

Lyngso Garden Materials - Mo Rocks! Rock delivery and placement. - Building Supplies Near Me - San Carlos, California

We've used Lyngso many times over the past few years, sourcing their vegetable blend soil for our garden beds and mulch for the front and back yards. We turned to them again when looking for boulders for the front yard and that's where this business really shines. From their yard to ours, customer service was outstanding. Shoutout to Jake Persichetty at the store for his efficiency and Mike the delivery guy who went above and beyond his job to help me put the boulders in place. The hardest part of the whole process was selecting the right boulders for our space! Thanks Lyngso for such a stellar experience, we're big fans! read more

Lyngso Garden Materials - Windsor Boulders in the front yard. The mulch is Lyngso's Walk-On Bark. - Building Supplies Near Me - San Carlos, California

"Wow...that's a class act!" My wife couldn't have said it better. Lyngso made generously good on a unfortunate delivery--just the next day! A breakdown on communications was resolved immediately. Pretty refreshing to have a long-standing supplier of great materials also come through with great customer service. A special thanks to Kan for following up with me. By the way: their potting soil mix is excellent. Dan D. read more