San Diego Masonry Contractors

"The tale of two spouses! 1. We picked this landscaper after interviewing/getting bids with 4 landscapers. 2. They are a big competent organization. I believe they have the equipment to get done what you need. For example, they had no problem, with their earth mover, clearing out an unwanted hot-tub, palm trees, etc. They have the equipment they ...more need and are familiar with it. 3. Very professional. On time, returned calls/emails. Once, after the job-while digging for weeds, I put a big hole in the drip irrigation. I called and they had it fixed that day, and educated me on how to fix it in the future. 4. Flexible. We had lots of different, unique ideas. They listened and included them. For example, I wanted to use wash-machine gray-water; they made it happen. I wanted all the drainage to be directed at my back slope instead of the street, they made it happen. I wanted an outdoor shower with drainage to the slope. They made it happen. 5. The end product is very nice. I was expecting we would use them for the next stage of landscaping, but spouse feels differently. While I agree they are probably more expensive then some other outfits, I'd rather pay and now that I'll get a good product that the landscaper will stand behind. The owner always says he wants happy customers. He put effort towards that in our experience with him; I believe it means it. I'll try to get my spouse on here to provider her side of the story."

"Overall, from was great to work with, and assembled an outstanding crew. The crew was on time, hard-working, and left us with great results - esp. , who did a majority of the flagstone patio/porch - amazing stonework! , who built the ...more and oversaw the driveway construction was also outstanding - good project management, humorous, and knew what had to be done while delivering great customer service.

and his crew did a great job with the demolition, trenching, irrigation system, and planting. A disappointment was

, who was in charge of the soft-scape. He did a fine job with the initial "sale" to us, and provided a good roughed out initial landscape design with dry river-bed concept that we liked. He also knows his plants well and has a positive, upbeat attitude. However, he did not adequately provide a detailed plant installation guide until prompted by

. More concerning though, he way over-planted our yard based on the specific plants he selected for our project and how big those plants get in time. We ended up giving away over (20) 5-

plants to Habitat for Humanity after consulting with a 20 year seasoned pro gardener/ landscaper (that cost us extra for their time, plus at ~$20/plant, we paid for plants we didn't need & couldn't use).

's intentions are great, and he has good creative ideas, but is not as good at project management or the execution of the "vision" from a practical standpoint. Overall, we'd love to give this company an "A" grade for overall experience - they strived to deliver most of the project and meet expectations - however, we felt we had to get far more involved in project management and coordination of work efforts than we were

to believe for the high fee we were paying, and had to do a significant amount of work on our time to fine-tune the finished landscaping (soft-scape) - hence our "B" grade. This is still a very good landscape company to work with though! The quality of the hardscape is extremely good!"

"If you'd like the same person to do your work as who you spoke to about the job and who gave the estimate, then is your guy! Very motivated and hard-working. Does good work and job came out as expected. Reasonable prices. He works a long day and completes quickly. Everything is itemized. Be sure clean-up to leave property ...more as he found it is included. On our job he ran out of space in dumpster and we were left w/some excess dirt and concrete."

"We did not end up having work done by them. Little things said made us wonder about him - finally I asked him if he was working for another company and it turns out he WAS, without mentioning it. He was referring to the owner of the new company as his "landscape foreman" as though he worked for him, but it was actually the other ...more way around. The whole thing got weird, and in the end

emailed us to say that his new "partners" felt his bid was too low and needed to be higher. We had almost been ready to hire them and I'm SO GLAD we did not. I would be wary of them. They do not seem seem to have established a working relationship yet. The new company "just" (7/10) became BBB members and Angies list members, so clearly it's a new company. As another reviewer indicated, Beauty Grows is no longer a valid company - I'm not sure how companies get removed from Angies list, but I think they should be so people don't get confused."

"This is a GREAT contractor. I don't think I can say enough good things. is up-front, and personable. He clearly knows what he is talking about and told us some things about our project that other contractors hadn't mentioned. He is very thorough, and his crews are detail-oriented and friendly. They cleaned up each day. As with ...more any construction project, there were minor things that came up here and there, but all were handled professionally and competently and they accommodated our requests. Honestly, this is one of the top 3 contractors we have ever worked with and I would recommend to anyone without hesitation. I wasn't sure what to rate for pricing - because my rating of less than Excellent implies somehow something bad, but I don't feel that way at all. His pricing is not cheap, but he is thorough enough to include things that make the job better - he included a number of things that other contractors hadn't mentioned - I'm not sure if they would have tried to add them part-way through the job, or if we would have just had to deal with problems later on. With

, he thinks of everything so is able to include all the costs up-front so you know what your project will cost. If you want a cheap job, go somewhere else but remember that you get what you pay for. If you want a job done right, hire

and his crew."

"We're thinking about going with them for a number of projects. For some of the projects, we won't be using them for various reasons. They sent out two people. The woman who runs the show is very high-energy and I think she's a smoker. She wasn't exactly my type. She kept suggesting other projects that I didn't want. The other woman was more client-oriented. ...more I liked her a lot."

"The process was excellently executed from start to finish. (owner) is very professional, knowledgeable and true to his word. We were very pleased with his aesthetic guidance and quality of his personnel who were extremely courteous and efficient at their jobs. was present throughout the job. We would ...more certainly recommend Landscape Solutions and plan to use their services in the future. The lawn looks beautiful, natural and enhances the home not to mention the tremendous decrease of water usage."

"They were prompt & courteous. They kept the material on a tarp and keep everything clean after each day. Which was nice to come home to after work. I've used this company before, and have referred them to friends,they've always gone above and beyond. They warranty their work and nothing has gone wrong. The fireplace looks very clean and it is exactly what I wanted."