When a homeowner calls us for a CA Native landscape, we most often refer them to a Landscape Designer or Landscape Architect who designs the project.
We install it. Sure, we could do a great job, from design to completion, but we've found the the BEST results come AFTER you have consulted a designer who specializes in CA Natives.
They were good. They did a good job. I liked that Will would work with me and was proactive about making suggestions and giving me other things to think about. They had a really friendly crew. It was a pleasure to work with them. They left the yard perfectly--everything was brand spanking new. I had a few bids come in and everyone was around the same number. The price was competitive. It's a contractor so you're going to have to make a couple phone calls, but I've seen far worst. They were there every day on time. I never had to call and ask where the crew was.
Description of Work: They gutted everything down to the dirt. It involved landscaping, concrete pouring, and fence building. It was a full-blown project.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Richard C.
07/2010
2.0
lamp repair, landscaping
+ 0 more
We have a San Diego home on the open space; we're interested in a big landscaping job involving native plants, low-water, vegetable garden, etc. We got an estimate from Will. The guy has talent; when we talked about what we could do to our yard I was real excited. His ideas were great, and he seemed very competent. I turned down other offers and pursued him because I was so impressed. However, he then disappeared and wouldn't return calls. I practically begged him to take my money and do our yard, but no response. Maybe we're annoying? Who knows. If he agrees to do your yard, I bet he does a good job; but be wary of some unprofessional behavior.
Description of Work: No services, just estimate
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
2.0
punctuality
2.0
Response from SECO LANDSCAPES
After seeing this review, I'd like to call to apologize, but don't have contact info. I regret that this occurred, this is a really nice family, he's a Veteran & a solid, stand-up guy. They didn't do anything 'wrong'. Did I drop the ball and not call them back? Yes. Did they ever get ANY landscape installed? Not sure. It doesn't appear they did, but I wish them the best with their landscape, if and when they do decide to proceed. This is a classic case of where they needed to work with their landscape designer to fine tune and tweak their plan until it was 'right'. That was not the case here, and I regret even trying to 'fix' the design. If they started with a plan they were satisfied with, I would have loved to install it. Instead, they had a design that didn't meet their requirements, and needed substantial revision and redesign. I spent hours with them (for free) and gave them a ton of ideas, some they loved. They had a reasonable budget, but in the end, I felt I could not come up with something they could say 'yes' to. Fast forward two years... Admittedly, my best work is when I install a landscape designed by a great San Diego CA Native Landscape Designer. If you need names call me. AS far as the "D" grade, I'd be happy to share a list of customers I've worked for who were thrilled by our work. Feel free to visit my website to see what we're doing these days.
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Landscaping,
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FAQ
SECO LANDSCAPES is currently rated 4.5 overall out of 5.
Monday: 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday: 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday: 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday: 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday: 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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