We will never use another company. After getting to pick Garrets brain and give him our scrambled list of details he put together a plan that was beyond anything we could have ever come up with. We interviewed other companies and it was very much "Its your call on how you want it"...Im not a landscape installer or designer. I wanted someone who could confidently do the job. Garret and his team knew exactly what to do from the beginning. His team is really professional and left my house clean every day when they left. I am used to construction material laying everywhere during projects but our backyard was cleaned every day. It was great. These guys are high quality and at a fair price. The stress free process has been worth every penny. Really happy with the outcome! read more

Garett and his team designed and built an amazing backyard for us. We couldn't be happier. read more

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Garret and his team are the best in the biz! We couldn't be happier with how our project turned out. On time, on budget, and over delivered! Save the headaches of looking at other designers and just hire Urban Landscape! read more

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We have been wanting to redo our backyard & pool for a while now, but I didn't know where to start. Urban Landscape was highly recommended to us by personal friends (their yards are beautiful, both done by Urban Landscape). Garret worked with us on design & after a few tweaks we came up with a plan that worked for us, both practical and beautiful. Garret & team were great at communicating and very talented. I highly recommend Urban Landscaped. read more

We bought a house where the hardscaping was made by Garett's team. While it looks nice, they cut corner in the design of the spa basin and it didn't resist any weight on it. I fell through in it while trying to pick up a ball I threw for my dog. I inspected the construction of the spa basin and it was built using cheap aluminum shelves that you would normally use for a closet. I called Garett and showed him the issue. He told me that there was no better material available (which is wrong, he said that such material may exist now but didn't exist in 2016, which doesn't make any sense). He said he didn't care that I fell in it and that he didn't care about the hazard. He was rude and unsympathetic, didn't offer to help rectify the situation. I would not recommend this company. He is also hard to reach as he is often not in California. read more

Urban Landscaping proved to us that our vision and their expertise could be brought together to develop a landscape that we absolutely are thrilled with. Garett took plans that we had already had developed and showed us much better ideas and solutions that we never thought of. His passion for landscaping and delivering a First Class project was evident from the very beginning. Cost are always a concern, but Garett provided a quote that was as competitive as anyone and kept within the budget. We started from a blank, barren dirt yard to an incredible landscape that friends and neighbors all compliment us on. Garett always returned calls or texts within minutes when we needed to reach him. He was diligent in the permits and working with our HOA which they tend to be difficult at best. The time estimate to do the project was fairly close to his original estimate though the inspections slowed us down a bit but these are usually out of his control as you are aware. Considering how much handcut stone work was done, it was within our expectations. He built a custom spa, firepit, BBQ island, lighting, irrigation, hardscape of stone, etc etc. The spa is one of a kind and is stunning to look at and use. I will post some of the pictures here. His workers really worked with great care and were on time and cleaned up the site everyday before leaving. They were always attentive to requests if we saw something that we wanted to tweak. His workers are not day labors; but guys he uses all the time and are reliable which isn't always the case with landscapers as you may be aware. We love to sit and just marvel at the work he did and we are proud to have a design that blows away all our neighbors who installed mostly cookie cutter designs. Even our developers always stop by our home to show perspective buyers what can be done. We cannot say enough good things about Urban and Garett. We would use him again in a split second. We welcome his potential clients to come over for a visit and he can always count on us for a reference. read more

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Just wanted to give a huge thumbs up for the crew at Urban Landscape for making all of our dreams come true with our oasis. The attention to detail and eye for perfection was just a few things I loved about Urban Landscape. Garret made me feel comfortable not having to babysit like other companies I have used in the past. I felt comfortable leaving town and knowing that I can trust Garret and his team. Derek, the project manager had the project flowing smoothly and in a timely matter. Urban makes it right the first time and never cuts corners. If you are detail oriented and want perfection, look no further than Urban Landscape. Your dreams will soon become reality. read more

This is the worst company I have ever worked with. We were quoted 22 weeks and it has been 10 months and the owner Garret refuses to finish the job. He is rude, arrogant , unprofessional and unstable. I have since spoken to other neighbors in the area that also used him that feel the same way I wish I had known this prior to hiring him. He does not communicate at all, is aggressive, rude, doesn't show up, you never know when anyone will be here, sometimes not for weeks, and if you ask he screams at you in front of his workers. He takes no responsibility for anything, the design was wrong and had to be changed, he blamed us, the glass is wrong he said the store closed, etc. it goes on and on. Worst experience of my life and I have done many homes and worked with many contractors and never, ever had a problem. Worst person ever to work with be forewarned!! read more

Awesome experience! Excellent quality work at fair prices especially considering that they showed up on time and exceeded expectations. Project manager was easy to work with and never had to track him down. The team worked well together.finished ahead of schedule and have checked back to make sure all is still well with the work they performed. Highly recommend read more

I hired Urban Landscape (located at Newport Beach) was because one of my neighbors highly recommended this company who had his landscape design and construction done by Urban. My house is in a multimillions dollars gated new community, 10 out of 79 houses on my street had hired Urban Landscape to complete their landscape. I am fortunate to have Derrick Mccorkle to conduct the entire landscape construction for my home. I rather to give Urban Landscape a 6 stars reward, here is why , from the start to completion, the bid was very explicitly stating what will be done or included. I have a new home with only dirt in my yard but Urban Landscape company had turned it into an exquisite leisure garden. The Urban's crews showed up every day to work on my entire yard diligently. The general contractor Mr. Derrick Mccorkle is so trust worthy, he delivered very well on what he had promised, also went above and beyond and his crews were very attentive and proficient to work on every step away during the landscape construction. I would definitely refer Derrick and his Urban's crews to you, to my friends, relatives or my neighbors. Job promptly well done. read more

We knew we wanted something unique and we also knew this will be a challenge with the slopes all around the house ... we wanted everything ... water feature , plunge pool , water running down the stairs lots of decks and benches around the property , to enjoy the beautiful views ,fireplace, Jacuzi ,etc... not to forget that we have front yard, backyard ... and the 2 sides of the house as well , ... the steep slopes , omg !! ... well ... Urban Landscape , Garrett and his awesome crew where not afraid to go with us on this challenging journey .. and boy was this one to remember and also worth it ?! You bet ! Attention to details was my number one priority and as you can see in the pictures below they did it ! Quality at its finest ! And I mean that ! Anyone think that construction and Landscaping in particular its a smooth ride ... well I will just say this : going thru major landscape construction is not for everyone ... definitely will be using them in the future and highly recommend them .5 stars without hesitation ! read more

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Urban landscape proved to not be what they portrayed. From the initial concept design (which cost over 2K) they did not listen to our requests/wants. It had to be redrawn 3 times. After they received the payment to have the plans drawn, it became difficult to get in touch with them. Our contact person was Nell, whom seemed irritated that the concept was not okay once it was complete. Again, key items were not addressed (a fountain feature, greenery/coverage across the back of yard) He was unable to provide proper measurements when asked about key construction concepts. Instead of finding out the requirements for our area, he just ignored. Once the concept design was complete, it took an additional month to get a quote. There was always an excuse for not responding to emails and/or phone calls. The occasional "I'll get back to you tomorrow" would turn into 3 weeks. When finally choosing another company, Nell's concept had to be revised AGAIN as the scale proved to not be completely accurate. Needless to say, we should have gone with the other company to begin with. Lesson learned... DO NOT pay upfront for service! The work they show is beautiful but don't trust them for a second... read more

Urban Landscape with their sophisticated professional services approach has been one of the very best landscaping experiences I have ever had as a new home buyer.!! I owned several brand new properties in the past and dealt with other landscape firms multiple times. My point of reference and experience with landscaping from start to finish - dirt to completion - has been varied and I know how things can potentially go wrong once the projects begin. Urban Landscape team has been one of the very best to work with in terms of their professionalism, timeliness, keeping to the spirit of our agreement which they went above and beyond just the written contract to get this very large project to a successful completion.! Urban Landscape team is very sophisticated creatively has been extremely successful with my project in their artistic approach as well as the construction. The honesty and timeliness of their staff has been top notch - to say the least.! They have been a delight to work with and I will be using them in the future on my other properties as well. I will definitely recommend Urban Landscape to anyone who is considering a landscaping project either from start to finish or even just an upgrade to their current property. If you have any questions you can feel free to contact me directly.! Hakan Pekkan Founder & CEO HR LINK Group, Inc. www.hrlg.com read more

I could not be happier with Urban Landscape and would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a landscape project over $100k. Tom from Urban (in the San Diego area) was responsive from day 1, and continues to be as responsive to this day despite the project being over a month complete. I received pricing from 3 companies, all of which were relatively in-line with each other. Urban was slightly on the higher side but I strongly believe the end result wouldn't have been the same. Additionally, I was never "nickel and dimed" for minor tweaks - not once in 5 months. If there was a significant change or addition, there was an agreed upon change order - all done with transparency. The crew assigned to our project was great as well. Six hard working guys who took a ton of pride in doing things right the first time, or tweaking things to accommodate the evolution of the design from paper to reality. There was not a list of milestones and deadlines, but the overarching deliverable estimate was met. The team was never idle - everyone knew what to do and worked the entire day for 5 straight months. Urban treated them with respect as well, a normal ~9 hour work day with a full lunch break, no weekends, holidays off - good work shows in work done by happy employees. The subcontractors selected by Urban also seemed to carry the same level of pride and respect. In any project, you are always selecting what is most important to you... Cheaper, Better, or Faster. If "Better" is the most important to you of the 3, then select Urban Landscape. read more

I have used urban landscape, and never will again. They are crooks, we have paid a deposit, it took them several month to present a design, took them 5 min to take our money, we did a consultation at home prior, they seemed like they knew what they were doing, after we saw the pictures we were inspire, then decided to move forward. Biggest mistake ever. We called them several times after we give them our money No phone call back no emails !!!! We finally got a hold of someone, they told us they apologized they dropped the ball ! Really ! Since we did not get any design yet and they already had our money we still requested our design. They emailed us 2 weeks later a design that we did not like. I told them and they said that usually people always liked there designs ! Ok ? Well I do not and I want to do some revision to make sure I get what I like and not what they think I should like.after another several weeks we still did not get the design we wanted and they give us an outrageous budget after we told them the budget prior to the design Stay away from those people, We ended up using pool logic, The design is free, we got it after only 1 week, and they did our landscape and pool within our budget and great attitude all the way. read more

Great experience! Garrett and his team were on time, finished super quick, and did a great job! I would recommend Urban Landscape to anyone! Everyone was very professional and nice. I give Urban Landscape 5 stars because my experience was the best. Our family can now enjoy the swimming pool from sunrise to sunset. Excellent job. Thank you for our beautiful pool! read more

My wife and I are extremely happy with Garett and his entire team. They're always on-time, efficient, organized and great communication when setting expectations of the overall project. We will be recommending him to friends and family, can't wait to enjoy the project once its completed! read more

We recently had our backyard and pool done by Urban ... within a month there are weeds growing through the stones . We paid them a lot of money for such a sloppy job I will not recommend them to anyone . Please dont call them its a waste of ur money and time . read more

I wanted to give a review here on these guys because 1. they asked and 2. i dont think the other reviews here are a reasonable representation of this company. I had them do a modest size landscape/pool and structure job for me under a year ago and here is my take. The company is run by Garett. He is very talented but also very busy. He has put in some extremely quality people around him that carry the load of the work and are very respectful easy to deal with and hard working. That said dont expect Garett to be at the site every day..but do expect his people to do a fantastic job..and they did for me. I give it 4 stars because the end result was amazing. They executed the design as we planned and it matched the 3D fly-though reasonably well...some of the trees where different but it was very close. Someone from Garetts team was always open to questions and they where responsive to a few items i wanted to change along the way. Ok - so i give them 4 stars again not 5 because they are not the cheapest...im not sure that's fair to ding them for a star for that because they really have above par craftsmen and results...but at the same time people need to understand expect to pay a little more for a better product. One final note - i had a few minor issues with some tile a couple months after the final walk-though and they took care of them within a week no questions asked...so that was good for me also. Hope this review helps - i liked Garett and his guys and think they deserved a fair report from someone with a good experience. read more

This company is a total disaster. Please see my full review on Houzz http://www.houzz.com/browseReviews/urban_landscape/urban-landscape The owner is a complete disrespectful, unprofessional who has no care for his customers. We did a job for almost $300K and its now been 15 months and its still not complete and the owner is refusing to pay his contractors the funds to complete the job. Other highlights include 1- Never doing a survey which dramatically changes the entire job in elevations and sizes. 2- Cutting through a main electrical line on the property which took several months to fix. 3-Zero communication after 60+ phone calls with no returned messages. 4- No schedule 5- Made changes without my approval 6- Garret hates it when you have a difference of opinion and "just takes his ball and goes home" I strongly suggest that you do not use this provider. If you have larger job and if issues arrive you will end up in a very bad place. Complete waste of time and energy and not worth the pain of dealing with. read more

Urban landscape completed our pool and backyard last year. We are very pleased with the final product. We are also pleased with Garett's promptness in responding to follow up maintenance issues or requests. read more

We have worked with Urban Landscape on several projects now throughout the years. Both Garett and Nels personally run each project and it shows. Each project has been unique and customized to the home owners style and needs which makes it exciting to work on. We can always count on a great photo for our portfolio and look forward to future collaborations. read more

Urban landscape transformed my mediocre backyard into a trendy high end lounge. Exceeded my expectations above and beyond. I highly recommend this company. read more

Urban did my backyard and front, including pool fountains and outdoor living area. His crew was very good and it came out great. I couldn't be happier with the end product. They were certainly not the cheapest bid I received but feel it was worth it. read more

Urban Landscape - Landscaping Near Me - Newport Beach, California

We have worked on several projects in the last few months and we are very impressed with the level of design that goes into each project. Every aspect is unique and very high end. The jobs have all run smoothly and homeowners have been ecstatic with their work. It has been a pleasure working with Nels and Garrett and the rest of their team. We are always excited to see what the next project entails and we would recommend them to anyone that wants a dream backyard! read more

Stay away from Garrett...he's the biggest crook. We paid over $300k for our landscaping and have had nothing but problems with our sprinkler system. We've had several drip lines pop off in the middle of the night because they weren't capped off. Recently, we found a cracked pipe that was leaking for several months. Contacted Garrett about this and to his reply to us was "Bummer." This is suppose to be covered under our warranty since it hasn't even been a year. Never bothered to contact us back to resolve the issue. Had to pay out of pocket to get this fixed and it was expensive because the cracked pipe was deep down. We have had nothing less than a bad relationship with him during the last few months of construction because he would not stick to the plan and we complained. He placed a big tree too close to our driveway in which we wanted widened. He argued with us so much that we just let it go. This made him upset (that we questioned his expertise) and would revert us to talk to his workers going forward. He'll be nice in the beginning to you but once he has most of your money...his true side will come out. FYI, he lives in Hawaii so you will only see him once every 2 months (something he never told us). He is not cheap (probably the highest quote we got) but went with him bc my wife loved his pics on houzz. His work is not that great, cuts a lot of corners, he's a arrogant jerk, and prides himself on his softscaping (this is his MO in ripping you off). He charges a lot but does minimal hardscape and maximizes on the softscape which is inexpensive for him. He tried to get more clients in our neighborhood but we warned them. We definitely overpaid for subpar work. read more

This company is a train wreck. The crew is the most inefficient group of people I have ever worked with and a 2 week project took 7 weeks. They company is working with an expired contractors license which can't be renewed until a civil suit is resolved. Check the license carefully and you will find several different and invalid numbers on their estimates, business cards and other documents. The CEO arrogant, difficult to contact and does not supervise his crew at all. As for correcting problems after final payment - forget about it! How do you spell trouble? Urban Landscape. read more

The owner is arrogant and only does stuff that he likes. Very hard to get hold of. Need to compromise his schedule to pay him. Terrible customer service. Regret deeply hiring him. read more

Beautiful work done by a company with lots of experience. After seeing the many high end projects already completed by Urban, I was sold and let them run with the project...glad I did! read more

We've owned many homes in Irvine area in the last 20 years and Southwinds was our previous contractor for my last house. We had high expectations going in. When we saw the quality of work done by Urban and the design they had proposed, there was no question they're the one. Our dream yard for our new home in Lambert ranch is nearly complete, and Urban landscape has done an amazing job. If you have the privilege of working with the owner Garrett, he an extrememly telanted and nice guy to work with. He always kept his word and his passion for doing great work simply shows. He's taken the time to check on our project perodically even with other $500K and $million dollar jobs going on. His masonary crew lead by Roberto was simply the best. On time, curtious, attention to detail, high quality work all the way. They've also help us selected special plants as we've requested few people had, and picked great trees for us. So if you have a decent budget and crave fine things in life like us, Urban landscape the one. They have exceeded our expectation in every way. My wife keeps on telling me it's the best decision we've made and she wants to go out to injoy the yard more so than inside the house which we spent over $130K upgrades in! That says it all. read more

We were so pleased with the job Urban Landscape did for use, better even than we expected. I'm sure our property value has been raised. They did a great design, they were fast and quality was great. I would recommend them to anyone looking for a landscape contractor. read more

It was great working with Garett at Urban Landscape. He is very professional and he definitely knows what he's doing. He does quality, unique and beautiful work. The makeover on my home is amazing, couldn't be happier! I highly recommend him to all. read more