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“We loved working with Mike! He is easy going, professional, and, above all, talented. We live in a community where homes have minimal outdoor space, but wanted the little bit of outdoor space we have to feel lush and welcoming. You might think that designing for a small yard would be easy, but the truth is that it is significantly more challenging. We spoke with Mike about the type and style of plants that we wanted and he was very skillfully able to come up with a landscape design, including hardscape, that exceeded our expectations. Mike was very hands on during the implementation stage to ensure that the final landscape was consistent with plans, and even made a few minor tweaks as necessary. Now we get compliments on our yard from neighbors (and strangers!) and we feel like we have retreated to our own private oasis at night enjoying wine on the patio. We could not be happier! Thank you, Mike!”

“I have benefitted from following Anna's garden coaching, landscape design, research and photography of the plants in our zone - and beyond. She has an exceptional ability to quickly pull plants to design a space with perfect combinations of colors, texture, and compatibility. Her boundless energy and constant research make her a great resource for me. She has often walked through my garden with me and improved the design with just a couple easy to implement changes. Her observations about light and soil moisture have made HUGE improvements to my garden. Anna's a very enthusiastic joyful person to have in your garden and your life.”

“We used Drake from Drakes 7 Dees after interviewing a couple of landscape architects. From the start he was tuned into what our idea was on redoing our established yard. Then he enhanced it with his vision. He was easy to work with and had a wonderful crew that implemented the plan. We would not only highly recommend him but we also use him again if we do any additional work.”

“We (a team from our Board) hired Mr. Abbate and team to help us design a new Master Plan for our 90 year old, 55 acre, christian group camp in the mountains of Southern California. He and his team did a fabulous job. The end product was completed on time and on budget, and it met all of our very challenges set of demands. His team created a beautiful design that we are very proud of. Mike's work started with a very detailed process of understanding every inch of our facility and our uses and dreams for it. He helped us imagine how camp user needs might change over the years and how we could create a Master Plan that was better able to adapt. Because he has been a part of so many types of projects he had experiences that helped us to think, early in the design process, about potential challenges, that could have cost us dearly later in the project. I think one of Mike's greatest assets is his ability/passion to "hear" what his clients want and to turn those desires into a project that works well and looks great. We were thrilled that Mike's varied life, development and design experiences helped us improve our ideas vastly. You can imagine, that when a team is working on a project that they care about deeply, disagreements can arise. Mike's people skills often helped our team come to agreement when we might not have found our way. (We are all still very good friends thanks, in part, to Mike's wisdom during our project.) Mike always kept his commitments and was often gracious with us when we were having trouble keeping ours. Abbate Design did world class work for us and helped us ensure that what we built was going to be sustainable and healthy for our camp and our neighbors for a long time. We invested a lot in this project and I can't imagine partnering with anyone we could have trusted our mission to more Mike and his team. Kevin Relyea Executive Director Idyllwild Pines Camp and Conference Center”

“Where do I start with the incredible experience we had hiring Kelli's Garden Design. On our 1st appointment she met at our home and we shared our goals of redesigning our front yard and hopefully the backyard as well. Kelli took great care in listening to our needs, wants and exceeded our expectations! She's worth her weight in GOLD. We were so pleased with the front yard drawings, we hired her again to design the backyard. Again, the drawings and design were outstanding. We can't be more pleased. Through the process we had additional questions and she answered our questions and kept us on track. We finished the front yard and are beaming and so proud of our accomplishment and the ability to follow all of Kelli's detailed instructions. Do yourselves a favor and contact Kelli's Garden Design for an exciting fresh you landscaping design!!!!!”

“Iftikhar Ahmad is professional and is very particular about the deadline and small intricate details which has surely given him an edge over all the other landscape consultants working around him. He has a very vast knowledge about plants and gives a sound and a clear estimate with different ideas and options suited exactly to the clients needs.”

“Shannon has taken our entire yard from an urban blight to a peaceful oasis. She’s been willing to work with us on small and large yard projects over the past eight years... as our budget would allow. She is great to work with, reasonable, and reliable, We trust her and her recommendations completely.”

“I was the Chairman of the Rose Farm Museum when I hired Scott, who lived on the site and provide landscaping and maintenance duties. When he came on board, the site had been badly neglected and over a span of several years Scott completely did a great job of upgrading the 2 acre site: planting new gardens, cleaning up overgrowth, and expanding the grass areas. He is an easy person to work with and has a wealth of knowledge in landscape design. I would highly recommend him. Bob Higgins”

“Our dental practice, Burlingame Dental Arts, hired Barbara to re do our landscaping. The plan she designed was so beautiful and improved the look of the building immensely. Barbara is very creative and able to think outside the box. We had some difficult logistic issues with the back of our office and she solved these problems easily. The job came in on budget and we are really pleased with the result. I liked working with Barbara so much that I hired her to do the landscape design for my home. She listens, she delivers what she says she is going to, and she is an absolute pleasure with whom to work. I can highly recommend Barbara Hilty Landscape Design!”

“Erin is wonderful. She listens and has great advice. Our project included a hot tub, multiple terraces and different needs for each area.”