John A Douglas Landscape Services - Escondido, California

Marta E.

When my husband and I decided to do a backyard makeover, we had no idea what we were doing. We met with 4 different landscaping companies and thank goodness one of those companies was John A Douglas. The choosing of a company to work with was a long drawn out process in it self, taking about a month. 2 companies were recommended by friends, one company sent me an advertisement and Johns company was recommended by another company I had contacted but were no longer here in San Diego. After many meetings, plans and quotes with all 4 companies, we finally went with John. The basic reason we chose John was how genuine he was. He was so calm and he listened to every idea we had. He never pressured us or made us feel like an inconvenience for taking up his time. He built on our ideas and came up with a beautiful plan that totally screamed us! In fact, he was the only one out of the 4 companies that heard everything we said and incorporated it all into the plan. I am so glad we chose John because his genuine, calm nature came in handy with my many phone calls, texts, questions and changes we made throughout the process. It was a long process, as you can see by our pictures it was a complete makeover front and back. John always listened and came up with ideas when I wanted to change things up. His crew was friendly and worked hard creating a magical retreat. We went with artificial turf and even though its a little more expensive than real grass, we couldn't be happier. It is fabulous and we will never put in real grass again. If you saw my pictures you see I have 2 gigantic dogs and they love the turf. It is easy to keep clean and we have never had problems with any doggie odor. I had big dreams and big expectations and John made them all come true. My bar, kitchen and barbecue area is the biggest one I have ever seen. It is beyond my wildest dreams and even has a fire pit in the middle of the bar that I asked for. Such Ambiance. The water feature was added in at the end of our design and I am so glad we put it in. It is now the central focal point of our yard. I cannot say enough good things about John, I feel he was a God send. I would never hire anyone but John to do any landscaping and my family and friends feel the same way. I highly, highly recommend John A Douglas for all your landscaping needs but be careful. He makes your yard such a paradise everyone wants to come over and never leave. Thank you John, I will be forever grateful. If you have any questions for me, contact John and he can put you in touch with me. I would be happy to tell you in detail about my experience.