Landscape Artisan, Inc.

I hired Rick and his crew two months ago to upgrade my landscaping, pavement and a few similar projects. Rick was punctual, professional, and went out of his way to get the job done the right way. His crew goes equally friendly, and they all contributed many great ideas. His style is tasteful and sophisticated and I couldn’t be happier with the outcome. I’ve already received a couple of compliments from visitors that my garden is next level landscaping.

We contacted Landscape Artisan for a quote to make our backyard livable. Our home had been bank owned for some time, and the landscaping was grossly neglected - weeds, cactus, overgrown shrubs (that were tree-sized) and rotten railroad ties. Rick came out for a consultation and spent a considerable amount of time asking us questions to determine our needs and wants. From there, he proposed several different designs at varied costs that would accomplish what we wanted. He and his crew were timely, professional, and very clean. Landscape Artisan turned our yard into a beautiful extension of our living space and a great place for our children to play. Highly recommend!

Rick did a large project to completely overhaul our backyard - putting in tiers for plants, a pergola, cabana, lawn, lighting, irrigation etc. The work has stood the test of time well - everything is going fine 5 years later. It was also better priced than many of the other quotes we got. My only areas for improvement for Rick would be a bit tighter project management (permits, budgeting etc.).

I have hired Landscape Artisan four times in the past 8 years to do large projects. Project 1: side yard retaining wall, using large Allen blocks. Project 2: complete tear down of back yard, install travertine stone patio, new upper retaining wall, putting green, stamped concrete raised seating area, new steps down slope, free form retaining wall for steps. Project 3: complete tear down of front yard and side yard. Install same travertine stone, artificial grass, raised planter, stamp concrete side yard. Project 4: new lower retaining wall using large Allen blocks, french drain. Challenging because of the slope of the property. Rick's team does excellent work and we are always happy with the results. He guarantees his work and is always just a phone call away for any problems that occur after completion. The project lead in each instance was Roman and he makes sure the client is always happy, even to the point of redoing things because Roman noticed something (stuff I didn't notice). The team works really hard, they even stayed until 9pm a couple of times to make sure the jobs finished on time. Landscape Artisan is not inexpensive but neither are they the most expensive. I would say they are above the mid-range. But you definitely get the value, since they do 100% custom work. They don't cookie cutter anything, they approach each project as a unique piece of property (as it should be). The quotes are very detailed up front so you know how much you are in for. They have no problems with change orders, but please remember, change orders mean more $$, don't expect things for free!

We worked with Rick and his team to have our backyard and front yard landscaped last year. This was a six month long project. I will break down the review for design, hardscape, and softscape. Rick presented a design for both the front and back of our home. The design was pretty creative and made a best use of our space in the back. His design incorporated a large paved area with a pergola, outdoor l-shaped bbq kitchen, a fireplace with water features. The design also used our existing rose beds to create a beautiful rose arbor in the front of the house. The front of the house had beautiful low fence with a wide stone walkway leading to the front porch of the house. This was the best design we had seen so far and we had a couple from other contractors for this project. We accepted the design with just minor changes. Once the design was accepted Rick recommended a few shops for stones required for the project. Rick provided a shortlist of what he thought looked great but was also open to my ideas when I chose the material. We iterated over a few choices and once we had nailed down on a particular stone tile, Rick shopped for that selection at multiple places to make sure I got the bargain prices for the same. This was true for other material such as blue stone that we got for steps, and the large blue stone for the front porch as well. Rick also recommended a contemporary fireplace that was available online. Again as before he did a through search to ensure we got the best product at the cheapest price. The hardscape execution was flawless. Roman and Jose did a spectacular job with stonework in the back and the front walkway. The team also did a super job creating the bbq island and then installing all the appliances, fireplace, water features and the pergola. The attention to detail was amazing. Finally the softscape is what brings everything together. Rick and I researched to shortlist the list of trees and plants. He contacted multiple nurseries to get the plants of our choice at a reasonable price. Some of the trees he obtained were just amazing, for instance he got us a weeping mulberry tree that was brimming with fruit! As usual his team did a super job of transplanting the trees and all the other plants. The icing on the cake was the lighting that was finally installed. Our project was ready in time for our son’s grad party. Our neighbors, passers by and our friends - everyone who saw the finished landscape had high words of praise! We highly recommend Rick and team for your landscaping projects, there were a joy to work with and the final product was enchanting.

Rick gave us his vision for a backyard and his team came in and accomplished that vision. Our backyard looks better than it ever did. We now enjoy sitting out on the patio appreciating our new exotic landscape. We truly can heartily recommend Landscape Artisan!