While I appreciate all the positive reviews, I had an experience similar to that of one reviewer…read morewho gave a poor rating. I had a project lined up, and Ed discussed his rate and the time he would arrive. He seemed to be very knowledgeable. I called and texted him the day before the appointment, but he never responded. On the day of the appointment, I waited for him, but there was no call or show. Three hours later, I reached out for an explanation. He finally replied by text, stating that his truck was having trouble and that he was also feeling sick. As a result, I had to go with a different contractor for my project. Buyers, beware!

Ed is simply the best! We built an ADU in our backyard, and Ed oversaw construction from start to…read morefinish with the perfect blend of listening to all our hopes and dreams, while adding his own expertise and knowledge to make it even better. Ed is beyond thorough. He keeps in constant communication, sends you photos and texts, and checks in all the time to show how everything is going. He really goes the extra mile. Everyone he hired to work with him on the project was also really nice and so hard working. A great team of people. Our ADU is gorgeous! We can't thank Ed enough. He is kind, honest, professional, hard working and super friendly and easy to work with. Hire him now! You won't regret it!

After three years of living with a backyard full of weeds and gopher holes, we finally decided to…read moregive up the hope of running into the "Yard Crashers" crew at our local home improvement store. We interviewed nearly ten potential landscape contractors for our backyard project. Segundo Collazos, the owner of Amazon's Landscaping, was recommended by a good friend who had hired Segundo and his crew to install irrigation and a flagstone pathway. When Segundo came out to discuss our project, he demonstrated that he has the benefit of many years of construction experience, doing both small and large projects. Our project was a moderately large residential project which involved extensive re-grading of the yard, installation of a French drain alongside the back of the house, construction of a retaining wall along a steep slope, installation and compaction of patio surfaces made of a mix of decomposed granite mixed with mortar, construction of a pergola, extensive irrigation installation, and replacement of a dead patch of lawn. Segundo showed us pictures of work he has done for private homes and for public areas such as some schools in Berkeley. The pictures showed a good attention to detail and his prices were competitive, plus we both had a good feeling about his level of professionalism, so we hired him. We have been very pleased with our decision to hire him for the following reasons... 1) He and his crew take pride in their work. Throughout the duration of the work, they did not take shortcuts. They included all materials and finishes that were agreed upon when we negotiated the work to be done. The quality of their work is very good. 2) When there was a need to make modifications, Segundo showed an ability to think creatively given our budget. For example, we have very high winds and the decomposed granite (DG) he put down as a patio surface was not staying in place initially. As a relatively loose material, it was also attaching to our shoes and tracking into the house, which would have been an annoying issue to deal with over the long term. For a minimal amount of additional expense, Segundo resolved the problem by digging up the patio again, mixing the DG with mortar, and re-compacting it. 3) It is often true that things take somewhat longer than expected with construction projects. In this case, there were two things that required some additional work. The first was the problem with the decomposed granite (DG) being too loose given the strong winds where we live. The second was the presence of large tree roots that were uncovered as he was re-grading the backyard. (We had paid a lot of money to two different tree and root removal companies in the past to remove all the roots from a big tree that used to be in the yard, and clearly in both cases, despite assurances that they had each removed all the roots within one foot of the surface, they did not do the job right). Segundo never complained about having to put in additional work - he showed professionalism and commitment to working on both issues until the problems were resolved. He removed the tree roots that needed to come out to get the surfaces level and he made the patio surface much stronger by mixing the DG with mortar. 4) Segundo has an extensive understanding of various plants and he actually cultivates many beautiful plants such as queen palms, sago palms, a variety of aromatic shrubs, and Japanese maples in his own backyard. He made good recommendations about plants that could work well for our space. He was flexible and took into account our preferences and needs in doing the initial planting of parts of the yard and generously included a gift of three of his own plants that we liked. He installed drip lines to each and every plant and tree that he put in the ground so that they will grow well when set to be watered by an automatic sprinkler timer. 5) Despite some additional challenges that came up during the course of the project, in the end, Segundo came in reasonably close to the budget we agreed to in advance and he guarantees the quality of his work. We do not expect problems in the future given his commitment to doing things the right way the first time, but we know that if there are problems, he will address them. This is the longest review I've submitted to Yelp and in the spirit of letting others know about the best companies to hire, I was inspired to relay information about this consistently positive experience with Segundo Collazos of Amazon's Landscaping. We are also attaching some pictures of the work he did because a picture is worth a thousand words. During a time when many contractors take shortcuts or fail to honor one's budget, he is a real find.

I called Amazon Landscaping to come out to check on an issue I was having with my sprinkler…read moresystem.Segundo came out within 3 hours the same day and fixed the problem right away. Price amazing, Service amazing. Will use them for all my landscaping needs

If you require excellent service at a great price, this is your go to. This gentleman is very…read moreprofessional, gets the job done on time and is easy to work with. He has great prices and my goodness does this individual have a passion for his work. I am very pleased with the work he did on my property and you will be too !

I worked with Native Soil to install artificial turf and to install pavers in my driveway. I was…read moreimpressed with Manny's professionalism throughout the process of both installations. I was already in contract with another landscape architecture firm at the time that I met Manny, and I was interested in having him do subcomponents of the work. Manny was able to work with the original contractors' plans, upload them to CAD, and fine-tune the installation. His ability to make on-the-spot design changes was helpful. His crew was professional, hard -working, and always showed up on time. Manny did a solid job of providing estimates and sticking to them. Manny is smart and has excellent people skills both with the client (me!) and in the way he interacts with his crew. I feel that Manny provides an excellent value for the services he provides. He brings the professionalism of a large firm without the overhead. I have asked him to return to conduct additional work, and I have recommended him to my friends. One other note: the primary landscaper on my project was territorial and at times spoke rudely and unprofessionally to Manny and his crew. I thought Manny handled this tension with kindness and was able to successfully diffuse the hostility. I appreciated his ability to work under sometimes-stressful conditions.

Erick's Landscaping did an amazing job helping me with decluttering. Their communication, pricing,…read moretimeliness, and service were absolutely top-notch! I would definitely recommend them and use them again.

Erick did an excellent job for me. I started using him for a few big projects. He knows how to…read moresolve drainage issues. He did three big projects for me and he was very thorough and he communicates well. He is timely and works hard. He is also a very nice and caring man. He wants to please and will do the job to your satisfaction. I have used many gardeners over the years and he is top notch. I know have hired him for weekly maintenance. You won't go wrong with Erick.

3-Years Review Update:…read more I posted current 2020 pics of our front and backyard landscaping over 3 years old installed by KD Landscaping. As you can see, the total landscape is thriving, looks great and we still get inquires on who did our landscape. Many of our neighbors assumed or thought it was installed by a more popular and prominent Brentwood Landscaping company. I cannot speak for other Khandy customers, this is my personal interaction and observed work of KD Landscaping. Khandy has done at least 12 projects in our community and all still looks great. I wish they would do a review for KD Landscaping, but that's not what they like to do. So I only saw not so good reviews on KD Landscaping website. I sympathize with their experience. Fortunately, our and many more households in our neighborhood experience with KD Landscaping was different. Khandy stands by his work. He replaced 10 plants that didn't survive the very hot Brentwood summer back in 2018. Khandy also came back and fixed a broken sprinkler head 2 years post installation. There are some hairline cracks (3) in cement work that appeared after a year or two but they were at high stress points that cement would tend to break. Could it have been prevented? Maybe. But the cement work is still looks great. I would still recommend KD Landscaping for new and redoing yard landscaping. I would also strongly recommend going through a landscape architect to customize your yard first, then give the blue print to Khandy to follow. That is what we did. His workers are skilled and very hard working. They worked on our yard when the summer temp reached 103F! Communication might be a little challenging, but be patient. Khandy understands what you want. Be sure to get a final complete estimate of work. Payments to KD Landscaping are done the right way. Khandy doesn't ask for 50% upfront without doing a single hour of work. You pay in intervals after each segment of work is complete. You inspect the work and pay the agreed amount if you're satisfied. Give KD Landscaping a call. At least get a quote!

Where to start? Altogether bad experience. T Khandy totally…read moremisrepresented himself about having more than 20years great experience doing landscape, hardscape& cement work. We didn't realize upfront a ton of stuff about the guy- 1.he only works with one guy @ a time, whomever he can pick up from Home Depot that day.2. marginal cement work (photo says it all) 3..he's unaccountable e.g., used the wrong color stain on our fence & never admitted it even after he had to come back & sand it out! /one of his workers broke an irrigation pipe, never told us about it ,Khandy blamed us 4.Khandy lied about how far down he would rototill before planting, lied about putting down compost. We basically had to replant every single thing he planted. He did a pretty good job on the pavers. He has no business doing landscaping.

The City of Oakland is on a wild dash to make every property owner smooth out their sidewalks…read more Fine. We have no wish to trip up our neighbors. What we did NOT anticipate was a roller coaster of inspections, high fees, nitpicky demands, and statements like "That redwood tree is a problem." That redwood tree, which admittedly had been pushing up a piece of our sidewalk, is over a hundred years old, home to an owl, and one reason we fell in love with our house in the first place. THANK GOODNESS WE HAD HIRED M. GARCIA'S CONCRETE. As the City made increasingly costly and possibly tree-damaging demands, Ms. Garcia calmly arranged the necessary permits, found an arborist to work with her on the project to protect the venerable redwood, and kept in close touch with us as the process went forward. She made sure that any additional demands made by the City were fully understood and came at an acceptable cost--often declining to pass costs along to us. We couldn't have done the job without her. Their workmanship is beautiful. Everyone (and every tree) seems happy. If Oakland comes up with any more ideas that require concrete--we will know exactly whom to call. PS We are long-distance landlords, so having someone we can trust even though we are out of town is EXTRA important.

Kaide is straight up. He takes the time to understand what you want for your landscaping. he…read moreprovides some recommendations and knows his work. He went out on a limb for us and took care of our concrete, and we called him back to finish the rest of the yard. He has fair prices, and he does quality work!

WOW, Kaide is fantastic! We recently had our front yard redone, and Kaide exceeded our expectations…read morein every way. He is incredibly knowledgeable, creative, and, most importantly, reliable. Not only that, but he's also personable and kind. We were so impressed with his work that we had him transform our backyard as well. I will be adding more pictures soon.

Alex did a wonderful job making the city-requires repairs to my sidewalk and curb. Would highly…read morerecommend him and his company.

They were thorough and did a stellar job fixing our sidewalk and drive way for the city. I give…read morethem the highest recommendation. They know the rules and regulations. We passed inspection. What more could you ask for? Thank you so much!