Sergio and his guys installed pavers in both the backyard and driveway (around 1500sqft total) as…read morewell as some various landscaping accessories (pergola from costco, gutter drainage, water hose and sprinklers, etc). They were quick to give a quote and completed the entire project faster than projected. They worked on my project every day Monday - Saturday for 8 hours a day. They paid great attention to detail. They accidentally broke one of the existing water hose line and fixed it without me having to say anything. They noticed a couple of things that could be improved throughout the yard (replacing gutter drainage, replacing old city sewer/water containers) and provided reasonable quotes to fix all them. At the end of the job, they left the site nice and clean. I would recommend using them for any landscaping work.

They did an amazing job replacing an old fence and gate. They showed up despite the rain to finish…read morethe job on-time. They are reasonably priced, easy to work with, and will deliver high quality work. I will do business with them again for sure.

I had William Schweitzer and his team hired to renew my side gate, do a dog run and redo my…read morebackyard. It was a big project and it came out wonderful. He was always available to answer any questions from me in person or via e-mail promptly and in detail. His team was here every day, on time. Bill had great suggestions that I haven't thought of. He installed gold fines for the dog run and made clear, that it takes some time for it to settle down and be solid. Meanwhile I deal with some loose gold fines. Even after being paid, he's available for further questions and concerns I have. They left my property clean and took all the trash and debris with them. I can only recommend General Landscaping Service for any gardening or backyard project.

I would be very cautious hiring this company. I asked for a bocci ball court in my backyard. Bill…read morecame to my house after light communication on text and email. He sold his service well, seemed professional and came across like he knew fully what he was talking about. After agreeing to a price I was sold overall, and he came by and went over the contract which I gladly signed. My buddy Mike who was visiting was also impressed with his overall visit. However, the finished product was a whole other story. I didn't get a real good bocci ball surface in the end despite him telling me it would eventually hardened in about 2 months. Meanwhile he advised me to do a little maintenance to speed up that process. I had to bring in my good friend to fix the problem who said it was not properly prepped, lacked certain essential materials and told me "I got what I payed for". I payed my friend to do it correctly. I'm usually very good intuitively with people but this guy played me well. I tried questioning him towards the end but his way of resolving the problem was to give me some material to fix it myself. I didn't pay you Bill for me to "fix your mistakes". Totally unprofessional and lack of follow through. If he wanted to right this wrong he'd give me a portion of my money back.

I was searching for a gardener to pull a massive amount of weeds from my backyard, after months of…read moreleaving the garden untouched. I was also moving out soon, so I wanted my yard to look nice! CRC gardening was the most responsive gardening business to get back to me. They came over the following day and gave me a very reasonable quote. They even made suggestions to make my yard look nicer. In the end, they ended up pulling out all my weeds by hand, replacing my grass with mulch, put in new plants, and they fixed my sprinklers! All with a very good price. Carlos and team did such a great job, I hired them again to landscape my new house. They did an awesome job from start to finish - as this was a pretty large project fixing my front yard and my back yard. Along with the cleanup work, they installed brand new sprinklers for me and they totally redid the pathway to my front door, and they completely remodeled my driveway. My husband and I were very satisfied with the results. They have a great eye for attention and details - and we really trust their work. What we like about them the most is they're very responsive, punctual, friendly, and they're very reliable! They also always make sure that we're 100% satisfied.

Carlos and his team have been doing a nice job with our bi-weekly lawn maintenance so we decided to…read morehire them for a bigger project. They replaced our irrigation, lawns, and trees. They were able to start right away and their proposal was of good value. I would encourage them to improve their communication (e.g. updates) and clean up. Overall, we were more than satisfied and look forward to continuing their services.

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.

If I could give 10 stars I would!! We love our new gravel driveway! We recently completed a whole…read morehome remodel, and the last step was hardscape and landscape. Randy came out and met with us, discussed our ideas, and provided feedback, and collaboratively we were able to come up with a plan for our driveway. Randy, Michael, Ryan and the team, installed the driveway as well as some lighting for us, and we couldn't be happier! There we some changes we wanted during the process, (a cement pad) and they were flexible, and helped make it happen. We enjoyed working with his team, so much so, we are going to do some additional work (turf installation) with R&J Landscaping at the end of summer.

the plow driver is so disrespectful I asked him to stop plowing snow on my front lawn from…read more the parking lot next door and he con to do it now he just keeps doing it to piss me off

Norcal installed our automatic timed watering system for our large patio in San Francisco. Since…read morewe are in a condo, there is no ground to bury the lines, but Norcal did a great job of installing and routing the pipes in such a way that they are nearly invisible. It's a true set and forget it system! This is still earth though, so things will go wrong eventually and when they did, Norcal responded quickly to my call and had someone out fixing and fine tuning it immediately. They have been a pleasure to work with.

They did good quality work but communication with owner and supervisor was poor. Our landscape…read moredesigner brought them in for a fence & retaining wall job because she was confident they could build a good stone retaining wall. We're happy with the results but (1) they rushed to start demo without taking photos or spotting issues on neighbor's side; (2) they were bad about reviewing plans and setting expectations; (3) they didn't refer carefully to the design and dragged their feet about redoing work; (4) they didn't adequately clean up or do quality control on neighbor's side or reset furniture and plants they had moved on ours. I've never had those problems before. Ultimately they came through. Workmen were great: the problem was supervision and project management. Absolutely would not work with them again.

Repeat Customer, Repeat Rave I originally had Hill…read moreConstruction out in 2012 and install a long driveway (70-80 feet) that goes from narrow, to a double its width, and a short walkway from the sidewalk to my steps. My home was built in 1894 and this was a serious upgrade from crushed rock. The next year I hired them again to install a lovely path (about 50 feet) on the other side of my house. I let several years go by. About a month ago I realized that all the pavers probably could use a refresh, so I contacted Roger. He remembered my house and the projects. We set up a time for him to come by. It was a pleasure to see Roger again. We walked all areas, he looked at everything and he agreed that my pavers were overdue for a cleaning and refresh. Within a day he provided a very reasonable quote, letting me know he would schedule me once he got the necessary materials from the supplier. He assured me the result would be very pleasing with more depth to the color. Roger and his brother, Steve, arrived the afternoon of March 24th. A full afternoon of thorough cleaning, which left me amazed upon the end of that process. The 25th was a long, full day of very meticulous and detailed work. I swear that every single "grout" line looks like it was addressed. New sand was applied, not missing any joins or spots. Then 2+ coats of sealant. I was truly amazed at the outcome. Some pavers were replaced, everything up to the standards of Hill Construction and exactly what Roger promised. They take pride in their work, and it shows. I will be better on staying up on the routine maintenance, but now everything is set for several years! Happy to share photos and answer any questions.

We had the unfortunate experience of having our previous contractor abandon our substantial…read morebackyard project prior to finishing. This project includes several structural retaining walls as well as about 1400 sqft of paver patios. I called several contractors to try to finish the job, but most were hesitant to take on someone else's work. We had Roger over to give a bid, and I could tell he was also hesitant, but he was sympathetic to our situation and offered to quote the completion of the job including adding the capstones on the walls and complete the patios. He then made several recommendations on materials and was very energetic about the project. Timing was right and they were able to start pretty quickly. Roger and his guys were incredible to work with, they were on site every day, worked efficiently, and completed the entire project in just under 5 weeks. The previous contractor did a poor job with pouring the base concrete for the stairs, making them uneven, but this was not a problem for Hill Construction Company, they were able to make the finished project perfect. When it came time for the railing to be installed, Roger even referred me to an incredible railing contractor who was able to make amazing rails to tie the entire project together. After several months, the project still looks perfect, very high quality work with amazing attention to detail. Hill construction turned a nightmare project that we were dealing with for two years into the yard of our dreams. We cannot recommend a better guy and company, thanks Roger!!

We recently had the pleasure of working with Bay Scenery on the design of our new yard for our…read moreEichler home in Palo Alto. We completely re-did both the front and rear of the house. From the very beginning, the Bay Scenery team impressed us with their professionalism, creativity, and dedication to making sure we were happy with the results. Special thanks go to Paniz, the lead designer, whose ideas perfectly matched our Eichler and provided lots of livable space. She paid close attention to every detail to ensure everything came out perfectly. We also want to recognize Oksana, our planting designer, whose knowledge, precision, and passion resulted in a beautiful landscape, full of color. Throughout the project, the whole team was exceptionally responsive, friendly, and easy to work with. Communication was seamless, and everyone listened to our input and followed through with great care. The team responded to our every concern, and worked with us to adjust the design and materials to fit within our budget. We wholeheartedly recommend Bay Scenery Landscaping to anyone looking for high-quality, design-forward landscape work. They exceeded all of our expectations!

We originally hired Bay Scenery for landscape architecture, but when we ran into major issues with…read moreour overall building plans and the project came to a full stop, Behdad stepped in and completely saved us. He created an incredible design that worked perfectly within our very awkward, almost triangle-shaped setbacks. His creativity and skill are unmatched. I honestly don't think anyone else could have delivered that level of quality and given me everything I wanted. On top of his exceptional work, Behdad is extremely responsive and always available to answer any questions I have, which has been such a relief throughout this process. I'm genuinely grateful for his expertise, patience, and dedication. Highly recommend Bay Scenery!