I have a confession. Mr. B and I are cold-hearted murderers (of the flora kind)…read more Severe drought over the past 5 years has meant tough water restrictions. In my town, yard watering was regulated by house numbers - odd house #s can run their sprinklers on M-W-Sat, even #s on Sun-T-Th. I think. I could never really remember. My grass was confused. So, we decided to do the right thing and finish off our grossly un-pedigreed Bermuda and crab grass. We murdered it...it was ugly anyway. Round-up and putting the kabash on the water hose did the trick. Now, reduced to a moonscape, we were the ugliest house on the block. My desiccated plants and neighbors definitely *had* to hate us. The Gladys Kravits' of my neighborhood, http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/imgLib/20090723_Mrs._Kravitz.JPG, were peeking out their windows in horror. The City of Corona thought we used too little water, so raised our rates accordingly. Finally, in 2014, I hired a landscape architect. But after 16 long months of excuses/delays/empty promises, I'd had enough of him. All I had was a set of foo-foo plans that had cost me an arm & a leg, but off-the-charts un-implementable. In my desperation, I scoured Yelp yet again. I found Wayne Andrew, my ultimate Yard Whisperer. Our first meeting in December 2015 went well. Armed with decades of experience and a great wit, he lit up when I spoke of my ideas: picket fence, arbor, roses, river rock pillars, playful garden art, artificial turf, and low maintenance, drought tolerant plants. He looked at my disastrous "professional" drawings and obviously pitied me. Not only were they unrealistic, he assured me he could create something beautiful for half the price. At this point, I should warn you this project has not been an overnight wonder, we still had to wait our turn. Busy man. But the true professional that he is, he stayed in frequent contact with me. While I waited, we created and massaged a new set of do-able plans, he, his son, Tyson whom I must bestow the title "right-hand man", and I. And when if finally became "our turn" the end of July, I finally met the rest of his dedicated, dependable crew. I have great respect for them all. Wayne and Tyson have been on the job almost every single day, working right alongside them. The rock pillars took extra effort because, he took over for his subcontractor after I did not like them, and ended up re-building them himself. Wayne runs a "pay as you go" business with meticulous invoicing. With the degree of complexity of my job, (removing creepy dead plants, leveling, pouring a new driveway and laying pavers, building the new rock pillars with old river rock, building and painting a new arbor (he designed it using the architecture of the house in his design), and installating timed, low voltage lighting and a timed drip system), it has taken almost two months from start to finish, with little time off for good behavior. No magic wand here. And that is why we must all be patient. Now it is finished. Better than I could have envisioned. I appreciate his and Tyson's creative suggestions, but especially their cooperation with me, as I was quite opinionated, both in design and choice of plants. The end result is beautiful, changing with each season. And he will be THE guy I call when I am ready to do my back yard. Many thanks to his subcontractor, Dave Queyrel of Inland Wrought Iron in Riverside, who created my Victorian style fence, and Unique Outdoor Designs in Corona for my special Victorian style, hook lamppost. These are both real eye catchers and which Wayne expertly supervised during the entire installation.

Great customer service and good quality. I hired Andrew for a tree service and tree removal and he…read moredid not disappoint. He did the tree trimming with expertise and worked very quickly. When him and his crew were done they left the area spotless. I highly recommend.

I worked with Bob when we installed our backyard patio cover, outdoor bbq kitchen, and firepit…read more Bob is incredibly responsive, fair, and the installation was seamless. I also worked with Bob on some indoor projects to include fan installation and cabinet updates and shelf construction. Bob and his team were always on time, tidy, professional, and courteous. I highly recommend Bob for any project that you have!

I have used Robert Berney Construction for several projects around my house over the past few…read moreyears. Bob installed my concrete patio and pool deck, my patio cover, some pavers in my back yard, a property fence and most recently an extension of my back yard patio. I have been completely satisfied with everything he has done for me and every day I go in my yard I am reminded of what a professional he is and how good he is at what he does. I just had additional concrete added to my pool deck/patio by Bob. His concrete work is A+ top notch. When I was first looking to get my pool deck/patio installed I was nervous about hiring a concrete contractor as I had heard horror stories and seen horrendous work. I met with several different concrete installers who promised high quality work. (Especially the extremely low-cost installers...UGH! run away from them as fast as you can!). After doing my homework on everyone I hired Bob because his customers spoke highly about him and the photos of his work were fantastic. He stood far above the others based on his reputation and previous work. I was not disappointed. I got a wonderful looking pool deck/patio that drained properly...not one low spot or "bird bath" as they are called. The finish was perfect and the edges were smooth and consistent. I did a curved pool deck and the curves were perfect...not wavy or inconsistent. He even took care of sleeves/futures under the patio for lighting wire and sprinkler lines to the remote planters though I forgot to ask about that. He just did it. He thinks about things you may want in the future and makes sure what he does leaves you access to add those things should you ever want them. There are a lot of people/companies out there who say they do professional quality concrete and general construction work but they don't deliver like Robert Berney Construction. Everything he has done for me is top notch. His prices are reasonable and he is easy to work with. Having work done at your house can be a tedious process but not with Bob. He helps you through it every step of the way and makes the project fun. I have recommended him to friends and family who have used him for patio covers, decks, room additions and even had garages and guest houses built! I highly recommend Robert Berney Construction to anyone considering any type of work done!

Pete and his crew of concrete professionals at Back to Eden Landscapes get five stars for the work…read morethey completed for us this Spring. We live on 3 acres in the hills above Banning and needed to add concrete pads for our new storage sheds and RV parking, as well as walkways between existng buildings. Our design goal was to work with the natural draininage and lay of the land -- and Pete did not disappoint. His Bobcat professional [Paul] quickly turned Pete's vision into reality. His forms crew [Tony, Justin and Dean] had the experience and stamina to complete the pre-pour requirements on schedule and showed up at sunrise the next day, ahead of the three cement trucks to finish the job by sunset. Back to Eden Landscapes wasn't the cheapest bid we recieved, but their seamlessly-coordinated teamwork and the quality of the finished job allowed us to maintain our "work/shed" construction schedule. Highly recommend Back to Eden Landscapes.

Not a good experience. This was an over $10k job, I expected better…read more After quote and down payment, process was slow. Granted we had to deal with heavy rainfall which caused delays. Time management was poor, he would tell us he was coming at 8am, show up at 11am. We had to keep calling him, to find out when he was coming. He continued to ask for payments but we pushed back on contract completion items. Now, 6 months after completion, I have had several leaks where fittings were not connected properly. I won't call him to repair because I don't feel he was reliable.

We had a disaster of a situation when our previous landscaper walked away, leaving our yard half…read moredone. Enter Taven and his crew, and wow--what a difference! Taven came in and picked up where the last landscaper left off, seamlessly matching the hardscape that was half-finished. The result? So much better than we could have imagined with the other landscaper. The lighting he added is incredible. In one word: WOW! From the very start, Taven took immense care in working with us through each step, making us feel like his top priority. A few months after completing our front yard, we had him come back to redo the landscaping and hardscape in our backyard. His crew is incredibly kind and hardworking, ensuring our satisfaction every step of the way. Taven even drove to many nurseries to hand-pick top-quality plants for us. He is truly a master at his craft, and the lighting he added makes our backyard feel magical. We are absolutely blown away. We now look forward to enjoying our yard every night. Highly recommend The Landscape Contractor!

My first experience with Taven began over 12 years ago. We needed to upgrade our front yard with…read moreall new hard scape and soft scape, as well as a new driveway. We had met with several contractors but none provided the vision and the details as to how we should design our front yard. The transformation he did to our front yard was amazing!! We still get compliments today from neighbors and friends who come over. Now in 2023, we wanted Taven to come back and help us redesign our backyard, as well as refresh the front yard landscaping. My husband told Taven, "you set the bar so high last time, can you do it again?".....well HE DID! What he did exceeded our expectations! Taven replaced all of our planter beds, installed paver stones, artificial grass, and selected the perfect plants all within 4 days as promised. I thought, no way, but he did!! He brings his whole team in who are very professional, always on time and cleaned up every day. The finishing touch with the lighting is what makes it next level. There is no one else I would ever call and recommend him highly!!

On a recommendation from a friend, I contacted Greg at Earth Tones Landscaping. The process began…read morewith an idea of what I wanted the landscape to look like. Greg did a rough sketch, added suggestions, and we went from there. All prior grass and planting material were removed by them as agreed upon prior to the work beginning. They had a clean slate to work with. Upon clearing an area with plants Greg and Jimmy came upon two alligator lizards that they moved to the back yard. Hopefully, they will find their way back to the front yard after the work is completed. They really did create a beautiful outdoors landscape bringing feelings of the Sierra Mountains and Joshua Tree to the landscape. An example of how a low maintenance and drought tolerant landscape can be lush and exciting. During the process, both Greg and Jimmy paid meticulous attention to detail with the placement of the brick walkway, brick lined pathway, placement of boulders, rocks for the dry creek bed, and plants. Happy that I opted to add the outdoor lighting. The lighting adds to the magic of the landscape. Needless to say, the landscape went beyond my wildest expectation and works well with a historical Tudor style home. It is gorgeous. Thank you so much Earth Tones Landscaping for an amazing landscape and all of your hard work and effort to make it happen. My neighbors and I love it and look forward to watching the garden as it grows, and the landscape matures.

If you want excellent quality work done in your yard you need to call Greg from Earth-Tones…read morelandscaping . I have a patio floor that needed something done with it. Greg and his crew gave me the most beautiful paved patio. He is an artist with pavers. The only problem is that it's soo beautiful I don't want to put my outdoor couch on it. I just want to bring everyone over to look at his craftsmanship. Just wish I could give a picture for all to see.

Greg and his crew did an amazing job on our front yard! Professional, on time and only took a few…read moredays!! Reasonably priced! Highly recommend

Greg and his crew did my tree work and they were very thorough and professional. i had a lot of…read moretrees and it required 3 full days of work. The crew arrived every morning on time and work throughout the day. They shaped up all the trees and took all the yard debris away for a great price. I highly recommend this firm.

We had an awesome experience with Houston's Landscaping. Austin did a great job helping us plan…read moreour project and came up with very creative ideas. He was pleasant and easy to work with during the planning phase and during the implementation phase. He and his crew worked diligently despite some intensely hot days and completed the project on time and on budget. Would definitely hire Houston's Landscaping again.

We are very happy with the backyard work that Aidan and his hardworking team did for us! Aidan…read morehelped us with plans and suggestions with respect for our budget. We especially liked the opportunity to make choices during the build to personalize the project. Looking forward to future projects with Greenwood Hardscape!

Greenwood Landscape did an amazing job on my yard project. They have competitive pricing and the…read morequality of work is great. I hope there's a few other remodeling projects they can help me with. Give them a call.