California Smartscape

We used California SmartScape for both the design of our project, partnering with our HOA/Landscape Architectural review committee and for the construction of the project. In every aspect of the engagement, this team was professional, responsive, high quality and on top of things. Jesse York was our landscape designer. We LOVED Jesse's eye for detail and thoroughness. He has has a lot of experience in projects around our home so he know what the fire department and HOA asks would be. That made our task much easier. Jesse is also very amenable to feedback and partners amazingly well with homeowners. He really listened to our asks and ensured he incorporated everything on our wishlist and in a manner that fit our budget and wishlist. Jesse worked with us every step of the way and really ensured that we were comfortable spending the $$ allocated and directed our money spend in the best value for the buck. LOVED working with Jesse! Leo was the project manager on the construction end. Leo is an ALL Star across the board. He is extremely personable, is very familiar with the project, ensures the project proceeds at a great pace, is a strong partner on changes if any, gives great advice on where to spend $$ and is very familiar with construction codes, needs of his team, aligns every step in the most efficient way possible. In our case, we'd picked another company to do our pool construction and Leo partnered with the pool project manager to ensure communication channels were clear and handoffs were smooth. Leo was such a DREAM to work with. Overall, this was the largest scale project we have taken on and California SmartScape made it easy for us every step of the way. LOVE the work and the end results, love the people who worked on the project, ALL STARS all the way!

We hired California Smartscape to completely renovate our front and backyard, a project of about 8,000 square feet, in two phases over the span of about 16 months in 2021 and 2022. When we first contacted CA Smartscape, we were immediately impressed with how quickly they responded and came out to walk through the property, talk about design ideas, and an estimate. Jesse created a beautiful design that completely transformed our yard, better than we ever imagined. As with any large project, it took a few months before they had a crew available to begin. Once they began, I was clear about a very firm deadline to complete the first phase of our backyard, which they were very vigilant to honor. Leo managed both phases of our project and was very easy to communicate with via phone, text, or meeting in person. Krissy was a fantastic point of contact and so knowledgeable about the many different materials, plants, and other design elements and really helped me refine my vision for our project. Her input and understanding of my personal style and preferences made everything go so much more smoothly and also made the design that much more beautiful. Crystal in the office was also very professional and helpful. Leo, Jesse, and Krissy communicated very well with each other to make sure all aspects of the project were covered and didn’t fall through the cracks. We highly recommend California Smartscape to anyone who is looking to do outdoor renovation. We are so grateful that we hired them to transform our outdoor spaces into a dream!

I talked to at least 12 landscape contractors. Our Fron, back and side yards had to be taken from dirt to design to working scape. Smartscape provided a designer that knew her stuff. She kept us from making hard and soft scape blunders and botanical mistakes. She provided a great color rendering with detail and specifications. The Field Supervisor Alvaro was super! He supervised most of the work, was my contact throughout the project, and was always immediately accessable when I had a question or ran into a problem. He helped us navigate the COVID supply chain issues and we moved things along well even despite the pandemic issues. His Crew Chief Carlos was outstand as well as his crew. Extremely hard workers and very meticulous, even the daily clean up was great! Smartscapes runs projects fairly strict. We made a couple of changes, and each change was ordered, documented, quoted, and timed. The Project came in pretty much on time and on budget. If you are looking for a professional landscape service from Design to Working layout with quality, on-time service, and attention to detail: then Smartscapes has got to be on the top of your list. They are not the most expensive and they are not the cheapest. I received quotes and calls and visits from companies that promised the moon, but could not draw it out, write it down, or give me a decent BOM and Quote. If you are looking for quality landscaping design, construction, and detailed work, Call Jessica, Shayna, or Alvaro at Smartscapes!

I am very pleased and even amazed at the transformation of my back yard. First, I must compliment Jesse, the landscape architect who designed my project. I had very specific "wants and needs" which he incorporated perfectly. The renderings and plans were excellent. The job supervisor, Leo, was very impressive. Even though he was overseeing quite a few other jobs, he never forgot any details or tweeks I wanted in my project. He was always very responsive. It took approximately 3 months to complete my project. I'm sure it would have taken other companies much longer as I saw happening when my neighbors had landscape work done at their homes. Many days there were 5-7 men on my job they showed up promptly at 7 AM and worked very hard all day. They would also clean up the site at the end of each day. They were very experienced, as evidenced by the great work they did. I am a very particular person, so I closely watched the work being done. Santiago was often on-site and always checked the plans to be sure the job was being built as specified, He also expertly did much of the work himself. My backyard went from having very little useable or functional space to a place where I can easily entertain 50 or more people. When the job was done they did the final TLC, as Leo calls it, and they even washed my lower story windows and patio doors that were bordering the construction site. Final compliments to Jessica the office admin person and Richard the owner of the company.

We just had our backyard remodeled this fall by California Smartscapes. The first word that come to mind is Professionalism. Nick, our designer came up with great ideas that really opened up our yard and made it more usable for entertaining while simultaneously transitioning plantings to make them more drought tolerant. Overall the yard has a much more high-end look to it as well. Alvaro, the lead contractor and the entire crew were terrific. They were always on time, worked hard long hard hours, were incredibly friendly and professional. They cleaned up every day, other then durring the demolition, our yard was spotles at the end over every work day. Alvaro responded immediately to any questions or concerns that we had throughout the process. Both he and Nick are also very honest. They never tried to up-sell us on anything, they made sure we were fully aware of any pros/cons of certain decisions that we had to make throughout the process. There were only a few minor issues along the way(mainly with the electrician) consider this review 4.5 stars, everything was resolved and overall we love our yard. We finally had an opportunity to "break it in" a few weeks ago. We had about 30 people over and there was plenty of shade and dining space, spots for the kids to play, areas for corn hole etc... it worked out beautifully.