We recently completed a large-scale backyard renovation with Stones Landscaping, and are quite…read morepleased with the results. This involved pouring over 1,500 sq. ft. of concrete, a large retaining wall, a patio deck, a new lawn, and a playground area. Here were some of the highlights of my experience: - Design Guidance: I relied heavily on Baltazar's experience and keen sense of design. His elegant hardscaping solution for the pool transition zones exceeded my expectations and tied the yard together perfectly. - The grading and drainage were very well done. Despite heavy rains, there was zero pooling; the rain gutters were routed directly into pipes beneath the concrete for a clean, streamlined look. - Smart Home Integration: All landscape lighting and irrigation were hooked up to smart-home enabled controllers for total automation and convenience. - The office staff was very responsive, addressing any concerns or follow-up questions usually within a single business day. Props to Gladys and Dahlia! Highly recommended!

Made Concrete Sidewalk. Stamped concrete with color. Excellent, on schedule, quality work.read more

This is a late review. We hired Almaden Valley Landscape for our backyard paving project. The…read moremanager, James, was very nice and responded to my emails quickly. During the onsite evaluation, Ken measured the area and explained how they would demolish the existing cracked concrete, design the slope, complete the paving, and fill the area. They also sent me pictures of the pavers and edge materials they would use to seal the border. The entire project was completed within three weeks, and Ken and his team took care of every detail. In addition, we hired them to remove old tree roots and repair the fence. All work was done with high quality. Our family has enjoyed the backyard a lot over the past few months. Big thanks to the whole team.

Really appreciate Ken and the team. I had an issue with one of the valves and they were able to…read morehelp make it right. Thanks again for everything.

I have worked with Darrick for a few years. While the service he initially implemented was good and…read moremet general expectations, I feel a lot of confusion and frustration regarding his communication style. This is not a one-time issue; throughout our interaction over the past few years, there has been a recurring pattern of him agreeing to a specific day or time to come by and then simply not showing up. This has happened quite a few times, with the most recent experience being the final straw. I first reached out in September 2025 regarding a sprinkler issue. After a no-show then, I followed up again in March 2026. Once again, he confirmed a timeframe to swing by, but never arrived and provided no follow-up to explain why. I have attached two snips of our message history here for reference. I have always tried to be patient, flexible, and polite, even offering additional fees to ensure his time was covered. If a professional finds a request unreasonable or is too busy, it is much better to simply say so. Instead, being 'ghosted' repeatedly makes it very difficult to plan or maintain a property. While I appreciate the work he has done in the past, the lack of reliability makes it hard to continue with his services.

We had a negative experience working with this company. Our paver patio is only a year old and it…read moreis falling apart. Our paver installation was a very choppy job where just after a few months our pavers turned dry, cracked, and shifted in many areas. We think that they were installed unevenly and without the proper support for the base. He has come back a few times to do "repairs" but the problem is the same.. the pavers keep cracking and shifting. When it rains our patio collects a bunch of puddles because it wasn't installed at a proper angle for drainage and so many of the middle pavers have sunk. Originally Darrick had said that he "wanted to make it right" and fix the patio but it takes him months to be available to come fix even the smallest things. Darrick also installed fresh sod with sprinklers but 3 of the corners have continued to die despite having even water coverage (per Darirck). Overall our lawn has grown very unevenly and it is very lumpy. It also has many different shades of green and different areas grow faster than others. He continuously blames the issues on my dogs urine and that we don't water it enough but the dog never goes on the corners where the grass keeps dying and we always water it based on his recommendations. We have been waiting for the second time since July and it is now the end of December and he has still not fixed it. Additionally, he will also leave his trash and supplies out in our yard for months at a time. Darrick is incredibly unprofessional because an honest contractor will come address the problems in a timely manner. He will not reply or make the proper repairs.

We recently had our lawn installed along with a complete sprinkler setup and pavement work, and we…read moreare extremely happy with the results. The entire team was highly professional, punctual, and clearly very skilled at what they do. They paid attention to detail and completed the work beautifully. What impressed us the most was their excellent customer service even after the installation was completed. A few days later, we faced some issues with the sprinkler system, and after just one call, they responded quickly. One of the team members visited shortly after and had his crew fix the issue immediately without any hassle. It's rare to find a company that not only does quality work but also stands behind it with such prompt support and professionalism. Highly recommended for anyone looking for landscaping, sprinkler installation, or pavement work!

After requesting an appointment to view project it took four days for someone to come out to…read moreproperty. Someone came out and took measurments and said the bid would come through Yelp. This was on a Saturday. I waited until following Friday to hear from them. Never got a qoute for project, so went with another company.

Be sure to contact Polo Landscaping for your next project!…read more We're so happy to have Polo as our go to landscape services!

Polo and Marco came to my rescue when I was preparing for a move. The initial contact and response…read morewere very timely, they arrived when they said and the jobs were A+. I found them to be honest, flexible, and helpful for my specific needs. This is a family business and they work very hard and value their customer relationships. Thank you very much for your muscles and hard work! Joanne P

We had a seriously weird situation with a mystery liquid-filled 55-gallon drum that had been buried…read morefor who knows how long - probably from the days when Saratoga was mostly orchards, though likely sooner - before recycling was commonplace. Every single company or agency I called was dumbstruck, and were either too scared to touch the job or required payment just to come out for an estimate. Not Green Earth. Rick and his Bobcat came to the rescue, excavating the dirt around it and making sure the contents didn't spill. He even hauled it away! Rick reminds me of the old-school trade guys who simply got the job done: friendly and accommodating even under duress. Of course, this works both ways; if the client has respect for the contractor and the situations under which he or she is working, then everybody wins. I highly recommend Green Earth Construction. Call them, and them only.

This review is long overdue. Rick did some demo, excavating, and leveling in both my front and back…read moreyards. Additionally he brought in topsoil for the front and it has been fantastic. He's easy to work with and is flexible with the changing needs that a project requires. I highly recommend Green Earth.

Clint is the best! He has the eyes and knows his business…read more Our new patio is looking great, with the right levels, evacuation slopes to the right places... The choice of stamps allowed us to pick something that fit the space, and he was able to mix few colors to give it the look of true stones. I would not go shop elsewhere!

We are going with 3 stars for this review due to some disappointment with the finished product and…read moreoverall business dealings. We obtained 4 bids for our backyard project but we selected CLC based on work we personally saw that was completed within the last 2-5 years on homes that were on the same street we live on. CLC was not the lowest bid, but we went forward based on reviews. First the good stuff... Demolition of existing material and forming of the pending concrete work was done fairly quickly. Clint took time to work with us and presented options from Brickform and showed us some pictures of work he previously completed. After spending some time discussing options, we decided on the color scheme, pattern, etc, and the pour was finally scheduled. We were crossing our fingers as it's our first time dealing with stamped concrete. On to the concerns... It was forecasted to be a hot day (90's by noon), on the day of the pour. Thus the CLC crew started very early in the morning to do final preparation work which they did not complete, but soon enough the concrete truck and pump arrived. After the pour was completed, Clint and his crew proceeded on with the stamping, coloring and applying hand joints to the concrete. We were told not to step on the concrete for several days to allow it to cure so we could not see any results of the initial work. After over a week of allowing the concrete to cure, we finally were given the "okay" to be able to step on the concrete. We immediately identified few areas of concern. We found to be visible borders of the stencil used to stamp the concrete, an area that seemed to have been double stamped, and an area that was not stamped. We immediately called Clint and he scheduled to come by within a few days to analyze the situation. As soon as he arrived, he was very honest and recognized where we had pointed out the areas of concern. He had indicated that he would do his best to work on some of the areas and to hopefully make it right before he would seal the concrete. Hence we trusted the process. After he finally sealed the concrete we were told not to step on it and let the seal dry for another 24-48 hours. However we were conservative and did not step on it for 96 hours. After finally stepping out to see the finished work, we did find that Clint was able to fade out the borders of the stencil on most areas we pointed out. However other areas just presented dark spots and rough areas which I believe could not be repaired unless Clint broke out the sections and reworked it. I have provided pictures of the areas of concern for your viewing. Finally, they poured around one of our AC unit's hoses, rather than adjusting properly for it. As comparison, please look at pictures # 24 and 28 posted on Jan 12, 2017 on this yelp review, which is what we expected the "finished" work somewhat come close to. Lastly, the cleanup process and finishing touches were not done as you would expect. For example.... 1) Stones they needed to move to complete the form were not dumped but rather left in the side of my yard. 2) They seemed to have lost the cap to one of the cleanouts which they had to form around, but rather took one from the side of the house and left that one open. 3) They cut a PVC conduit that had electrical wiring which powered a structure they demo'd to eliminate any electrical hazard but did not clean up the pipe. 4) Demo of our yard resulted in rocks that CLC should have dumped along with debris from the demo. Instead, they left a few rocks and pushed it aside towards my fence. CLC will say "we are not an excavating company" but a contractor should clean up debris or mess as a result of their work. 5.) Finally, a portion of our fence they had to break down to allow for the hose from the concrete truck/pump to reach our back yard was not put back together well. I had to nail and secure the boards that they left loose. To be fair, I would say that 90% of the work appears to be done well. However, it's the 10% that is an eye sore and unfortunately very visible. Please feel free to look at pictures we posted or feel free to message me for more details.

Octavio went above and beyond to transform our backyard into a nice looking one. He carefully…read morelistened to what we want and came up with a plan and recommendations. I highly recommend BLK stone Landscape. Thank you, Octavio!

BLK Stone Landscape is amazing! Octavio is nothing short of great. They gave us the best quote, and…read moretheir quality of work was amazing. In the planning phase Octavio took the time to fully understand what we want, and proposed very artistic snd innovative solutions to get us what we want (he proposed a very nice curving of a sitting area concrete to hide a fence angle and it worked great and looked amazing). He made sure everything is well documented before starting the work, and gave us enough time to evaluate the plan, and accommodated all our requests. We never felt rushed and he was very patient in explaining all the details and all whats required. During execution he was there continuously, evaluating the progress and open to any feedback we have. When something was not clear to us he took the time to explain it well. When we needed samples to evaluate a color or a material he provided it promptly. And his execution was flawless. He was there working with the crew and ensuring that things were up to plan. The execution wad very thorough and the crew wad very meticulously working through all details (all stones places with measurement and everything was set level and the stepping paths were all checked for level with respect to each other; the concrete curving was done using a string to draw a proper circle and the frame was made matching to ground ... etc). They really rook their time to execute properly and did not rush or overlook any detail. And they accommodated all our requests. It was work of art. Once the job was done they left us the remaining materials to use/store as needed and they did a great job cleaning and making sure things looked nice. I am really happy with their work. They are going to be my goto person for projects going forward.

Joe Lipscomb and his crew were amazing! They did a huge job for me and it looks amazing!!! Joe…read moreand his crew showed up on time everyday, extremely efficient, courteous and professional. They went above and beyond my expectations! I can't say enough good things about this company...if I could give them 10 stars I would!

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