Oakland Nursery

Very helpful on selections. When I mispronounced the name of a plant, the person quietly pronounced it correctly. I appreciated his correction so that I will do it properly in the future. Made excellent suggestions based on the time of year so that I would not lose any plants in the case of a frost.

WE BOUGHT A 6' JAPANESE MAPLE TREE THAT HAD BEEN USED IN THE HOME & GARDEN SHOW IN THE SPRING. IT NEEDED SOME TLC AND WAS IN DANGER OF NOT MAKING IT UNTIL SUMMERTIME, SO THEY GAVE US A GOOD DEAL ON IT. THEY ALSO WERE NICE ENOUGH TO GIVE US SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO CARE FOR IT UNTIL IT WAS WARM ENOUGH TO BE PUT IN THE GROUND. WE CALLED THEM WHENEVER WE HAD A QUESTION AND THEY WERE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. WE FOLLOWED THEIR INSTRUCTIONS AND IT SURVIVED, GROWING NEW LEAVES THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.

THESE FOLKS ARE REAL PROS. I WAS UP TO MY EYEBALLS PUTTING IN A NEW (LARGE!) LAWN. I LIKED THAT I COULD RUN IN REALLY QUICKLY AND PAY FOR MY PEAT, THEN DRIVE AROUND AND GET IT LOADED PROMPTLY. FEWER THAN 10 MINUTES WERE NEEDED. THE BULB SELECTIONS (IN THE AUTUMN) ARE OUTSTANDING TOO.

HELPED ME PICK OUT PARTICULAR SHRUBS TO PURCHASE (WHICH WERE IN GOOD HEALTH). THEY DID NOT TRY TO SELL ME THE LARGER ONES (THE SMALLER ONES WERE HARDER TO FIND). DELIVERY WAS GREAT AND THEY HAD NO TROUBLE FINDING MY HOUSE. VERY HELPFUL AND POLITE. APPROXIMATE COST IS DELIVERY PRICE AND IT IS THE SAME NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU PURCHASE.

PULLED WEEDS AND DID EXTRA WORK THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DO.

ANOTHER COMPANY WANTED TO CHARGE ALMOST $4000 TO INSTALL THE DRAINS. OAKLAND COMPLETED THE WORK QUICKLY. AFTER THEY INSTALLED THE DRAINS THEY PUT EVERYTHING BACK (INCLUDING THE GRASS) WHERE IT WAS. I COULD BARELY TELL WHERE THEY HAD DUG TO INSTALL THE DRAINS. THEY DID A GREAT JOB LEVELING THE YARD. BRUCE PAUL WAS SOMETIMES HARD TO GET A HOLD OF. HE DID NOT ALWAYS RETURN MY CALLS. HE WAS RESPONSIVE TO MY CALLS AFTER THE WORK BEGAN.

THE PLACE WAS INCREDIBLY BUSY WHEN WE WERE THERE, BUT THE STAFF WAS VERY HELPFUL AND WILLING TO SPEND TIME WITH SUGGESTIONS, AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS.

WE ARE VERY PLEASED WITH THE OUTCOME. I ENJOYED WORKING WITH TIM BECAUSE HE LISTENED TO WHAT I WANTED. HE WORKED WITH ME TO DEVELOP A YARD WHICH WE REALLY ENJOY. HE WAS KNOWLEDGEABLE AND EASY TO WORK WITH. WORKMEN WERE POLITE AND WORKED CAREFULLY AROUND THE MANY PLANTS I HAD IN THE BACK YARD. THIS WAS NOT AN EASY JOB SINCE OUR HILL IS SO STEEP.

WE ARE VERY PLEASED WITH THE OUTCOME. I ENJOYED WORKING WITH TIM BECAUSE HE LISTENED TO WHAT I WANTED. HE WORKED WITH ME TO DEVELOP A YARD WHICH WE REALLY ENJOY. HE WAS KNOWLEDGEABLE AND EASY TO WORK WITH. WORKMEN WERE POLITE AND WORKED CAREFULLY AROUND THE MANY PLANTS I HAD IN THE BACK YARD. THIS WAS NOT AN EASY JOB SINCE OUR HILL IS SO STEEP.

THE LAST TIME WE USED THEM THEY HURRIED THROUGH THE WORK AT THE END, THOUGH THAT WAS BECAUSE THEY WERE SHORT HANDED AND TRYING TO GET TO THE NEXT JOB, NOT DOING A FEW THINGS BUT WE WERE OKAY WITH IT. EVERY OTHER TIME WE HAVE USED THEM THEY WERE JUST GREAT!

BRYAN JOYCE - A TRUE PROFESSIONAL. HIS LANDSCAPERS WORKED QUICKLY, WERE EXTREMELY NEAT, AND DID LITTLE JOBS ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT WE EXPECTED (HAULED AWAY ITEMS NOT INITIALLY IN CONTRACT, ETC).

BRYAN JOYCE - A TRUE PROFESSIONAL. HIS LANDSCAPERS WORKED QUICKLY, WERE EXTREMELY NEAT, AND DID LITTLE JOBS ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT WE EXPECTED (HAULED AWAY ITEMS NOT INITIALLY IN CONTRACT, ETC).

THE CONSULTANT WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL, AND THE WORK WAS DONE WHEN PROMISED. IT LOOKS GOOD.

SARA WAS GREAT! SHE CAME OUT TO THE HOUSE AND MAPPED OUT THE EXISTING BEDS, FELT US OUT FOR WHAT WE WANTED, AND A WEEK OR SO LATER THE FIRST DRAFT WAS IN THE MAIL. SHE WAS VERY OPEN TO OUR SUGGESTIONS ON CHANGES, AND WAS EXTREMELY CURTEOUS. WE WANTED TO DO THE PLANTING ON OUR OWN, SO SHE PRICED EVERYTHING OUT SEPARATELY (REMOVAL, MATERIAL, INSTALLATION, ETC.) AND DIDN'T MIND AT ALL WE TRIED TO SAVE SOME MONEY THAT WAY. THE CREW DID EVERYTHING IN ONE DAY (INCLUDING LAYING THE PLANTS OUT FOR ME). WHEN I WAS FINISHED PLANTING THEY CAME OUT THE NEXT DAY TO MULCH. THEY DID SUCH A PROFESSIONAL JOB I HAVE NOTHING NEGATIVE TO SAY. MY NEIGHBORS HAVE GIVEN US MANY COMPLIMENTS ALREADY!

MIKE DID A GREAT JOB OF INCLUDING PLANTS OF INTEREST TO US. HE KEPT A NUMBER OF MATURE PLANTS IN THE NEW DESIGN, AND RECOMMENDED TRANSPLANTING A NUMBER OF PLANTS. HE WAS ON TIME FOR THE APPOINTMENT, VERY POLITE, AND THE COST WAS REASONABLE.

AMY RICKE CAME TO MY HOME AT THE SCHEDULED TIME, TOOK SOME MEASUREMENTS, AND TALKED WITH ME ABOUT WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR IN MY LANDSCAPE PLAN, MY LIKES, DISLIKES, ETC. SHE BOUNCED A FEW INITIAL IDEAS OFF OF ME, AND GOT BACK TO ME WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS WITH A COMPLETE LANDSCAPE PLAN. SHE SAT DOWN WITH ME AND WALKED ME THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAN, AND I LOVE IT. EASY TO READ AND WILL BE EASY TO IMPLEMENT OVER TIME. SHE TOOK INTO ACCOUNT ISSUES IN MY FRONT YARD, SUCH AS POOR DRAINAGE, AND SEPTIC SYSTEM, AND INCORPORATED THEM INTO THE PLAN. AMY WAS SUPER, AND I WOULD NOT HESITATE TO RECOMMEND HER.

NICE TO WORK WITH. PUNCTUAL, KNOWLEDGEABLE, AND PROFESSIONAL. A REALLY NICE EXPERIENCE.

I LEFT A MESSAGE WITH THE PERSON WHO PERFORMS THE LIGHTSCAPING BUT NEVER RECEIVED A RETURN PHONE CALL.

THEY DID A GREAT JOB. GAVE GREAT INFORMATION.

THEY DID A GREAT JOB. GAVE GREAT INFORMATION.

I APPRECIATED BEING GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW MUCH TO WATER THEM THE FIRST TWO WEEKS.

THEY ARRIVED WITHIN THE TIME WINDOW THEY HAD PROMISED, PERFORMED THE WORK BOTH QUICKLY AND THOROUGHLY, AND CLEANED UP AND LEFT.

THEIR DESIGNER COMPLETED MY LANDSCAPE PLAN AND IT IS A VERY NICE PLAN DRAWN TO SCALE. HE WAS VERY PLEASANT AND PROFESSIONAL. HOWEVER, I HAD ASKED FOR A FEW ITEMS TO BE INCLUDED AND MENTIONED SOME ITEMS I DID NOT WANT IN MY DESIGN BUT THESE ITEMS WERE INCLUDED. HE WAS A PLEASURE TO DEAL WITH AND DOES A VERY NICE JOB, BUT I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT OR DO NOT WANT, STRESS THAT POINT SO IT GETS THROUGH. ON THE OTHER HAND, HE WAS VERY GOOD AT SUGGESTING ALTERNATIVES AND PROVIDING FOLLOW UP TO MY QUESTIONS AFTER THE PLAN WAS COMPLETED. I WOULD RECOMMEND HIM FOR FUTURE DESIGNS AND THINK HE DOES A NICE JOB, ALTHOUGH $300 IS A LITTLE PRICEY COMPARED TO SOME OF THE OTHER LANDSCAPING COMPANIES THAT QUOTED ME PRICES OVER THE PHONE. THE SHRUBS I PURCHASED ARE WONDERFUL AND ARE A GOOD VALUE COMPARED TO ANOTHER COMPANY. THE QUOTE FOR CUTTING IN BEDS & HAULING IN DIRT SEEMED TO BE A BIT HIGH, AS WELL AS THE DIRT ESTIMATE.

AWESOME JOB DONE WITH SPECIAL REQUEST TO HAVE JOB COMPLETED, DUE TO DEATH IN FAMILY AND NEED FOR 60 PEOPLE TO COME TO HOUSE, WITH 5 DAYS NOTICE (SIGNED CONTRACT 20 DAYS PRIOR). HIGHLY RECOMMEND USING BRYAN JOYCE, 21 YEARS IN BUSINESS AS ARCHITECT AND MANAGER OF PROJECT.

EVERYTHING SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN DONE VERY WELL. I'VE USED THEM FOR LANDSCAPING WORK ALSO AND THEY ARE TOP NOTCH. THEY ARE A WONDERFUL PLACE TO DO BUSINESS WITH.