Warner Landscape Construction -

Gaylyn Bierman

I feel very fortunate to have found Warner Landscape and Construction. I had a couple of bad experiences and left my landscaping in an unfinished state for many years. It was very difficult to find someone to take on the my landscaping project. Most businesses wouldn’t consider my project because their starting point for a job was well over my budget. I have an extremely large front and backyard.
Justin, was willing to work with me and gave me a quote within budget. He was willing to be flexible and allow changes to the original contract.
Aside from that, I knew that I would be able to work with him and he would listen to me.
I sent him several pictures of xeriscaping ideas to give him an idea of what I wanted. He also added the french drain that I had always wanted.
I did the creative work, and was hands-on when I could be to help stay within my budget.
His team was hard working, conscientious, and always left the job site clean and organized at the end of the day.
The only issue was the plants, which wasn’t entirely his fault, it was still early in the season and the nurseries quality of plants. There were delays, wrong plants or unhealthy plants. My only recommendation is to use a different nursery, which I think was something he was considering anyway.
I’m extremely happy with my landscaping! It’s only been completed for a little over 3 months and looks fantastic! I can’t wait to see what it looks like next year.
I have received nothing but compliments from neighbors, who are very impressed by the transformation.
I’m attaching before and after photos. Unfortunately, I’m unable to post a video of my backyard and I don’t have a pictures, other than the before video. I didn’t take any, because it looked so bad.
But I do have the pictures from Google Earth, which can give you some idea.
Thank you, Justin, Esau, and Felipe!

Paula Simon

If we could give Justin more than 5 stars, we would! Professional, personable, truly committed to making customers happy. Absolutely the best contractor we've worked with over the last 10 years as we have done major house improvements. We would recommend him to anyone looking to do a mid to large size landscaping job.

Why We Initially Chose Justin:

Professional: He met with us before preparing a bid, did measurements and reviewed the design plans we had. He was knowledgeable about CA business practices and informed us that legally he could only ask for 10% up front. Two other contractors who submitted bids asked for between 50-70% upfront (beware, this isn't legal but a common practice).

Bid: Complete and fair, with each aspect of the work detailed, from demolition to materials to time/labor. He gave us a range, for each item, so that we knew up front what the minimum/maximum cost would be. We had a couple of unexpected issues come up and he gave us options and recommendations (and in at least one case, recommend the less expensive of 2 options).

Owner-operator of a "new-ish" business. Justin was on-site all day, every day working. We feel like when a young contractor's reputation is on display in a neighborhood where they can both get referrals and easily be seen by others, they are really invested in a positive outcome.

What We Learned about Justin:

Flexible: We had a plan done by another landscape designer and Justin was comfortable doing the installation from those plans. He built into the bid time from his own landscape designer, who did the plant placement, recommended substitutes and adjustments. When I had a very last minute tree relocation after almost everything was complete, he was so accommodating about digging it up, redoing the connected irrigation, mulch, etc. Literally couldn't have been nicer or more flexible.

He Truly Cares About His Clients and the Project: We never felt like we were just writing checks. He wanted us to be happy. He wanted the landscaping to look exactly as we had envisioned it (and he and his designer definitely made recommendations and suggestions that made that happen).

Clean and Organized: Everything showed up when it was supposed to, no delays. When he was worried about finding the quantity of a particular mulch we had chosen, he made sure to get it early. He cleaned up at the end of every day.

Shannon

Justin and his crew of excellent workers did a complete landscape construction redo of our large property. He and his guys remade a rockery wall that had previously been collapsing, updated and rearranged our irrigation for more efficient and effective watering; reworked all of our pathways – dug them down, added steel borders, added a base layer, French drains and improved drainage, and added the top layer of crushed rock; removed our old plants; cleared and amended the soil; installed a few hundred new plants in accordance with the landscape designer’s blueprint plans; laid down a layer of mulch; planted a row of trees along the driveway; and implemented so many other thoughtful touches that we didn’t even know to ask for. His plant, rock, and boulder resources are near enough by that we were able to go to those locations to choose, and let Justin know, what we wanted. The guys were at our property for a couple of months and were always friendly, cheerful, professional, hard-working, knowledgeable, resourceful, and are creative problem solvers. And did I say patient? Warner Landscape Construction is clearly capable of installing anything you might imagine in your landscape. They are top-notch, and I would recommend them to anyone. My husband and I are so happy with our beautiful new landscaping! Thank you, Justin!

Kasey Hillier

We hired Warner Landscaping Construction to redo our front yard. This included taking out all current landscaping or lack thereof, construction of a rock wall, pathways and staircase, as well as plant design and irrigation. It was a large project and we changed our minds about things many times.

Let’ start with the rock wall. Our original estimate was for a rock wall right next to the street. A week into the project, we decided to push the rock wall back 2 feet from the street and install a flagstone walkway. Justin took our ideas and changes in stride and provided us with a change order the next day, detailing how much that would cost and change the overall projection of our project. Not only that, but when he came the next day, he parked his truck near our wall and measured if what we were suggestion would be enough clearance for our cars. It was not and we ended up moving the wall back another foot. Upon even further inspection, Justin moved it back another six inches free of charge, to give us more cleaning and a larger walk way.

When it comes to the rock wall. We have people constantly stopping in front of the house and complementing it for the skill and craftsmanship that it took to create something of that quality that will last our lifetime in this home. I wanted clean lines and a specific type and color of rock and Justin made it happen. Additionally, he installed stairs going up our driveway and mid job, we changed the width of the stairs from 2 feet to 3 feet. Again Justin took this in stride and presented us with a very detailed change order of exactly how much that would cost and WHY it would cost what he quoted. This professionalism and clear communication ensured that there would be no confusion moving forward and he helped us eliminate items that might not be cost effective for what we wanted. He was not there to drive the price of the project up in any way, but instead to give us, his clients, exactly what we wanted or didn’t want and options to do so. In the many projects we have done at our home and the many contractors we have worked with, never have I felt so respected and listened to.
He personally did most of the work and when he had his crew here, he worked side by side with them, executing our vision. Those he hired were professional, extremely skilled, and worked quickly and efficiently.

Once the hardscaping was in, Justin suggested we work with Tanisha, because we had no idea really where to begin when it came to plant design. She came onsite and being such novices to plant design, she walked us through the whole process of which plants might work best with our soil, water capacities, and access to sunlight. She provided us with an entire presentation of possible plants to choose from, incorporating some of my favorites that I had suggested. From there, I provided her with a list of the plants I wanted and she came up with two designs for us. I was able to pull from each design and truly create a landscape that I am very happy with. She then came on planting day and worked side by side with Justin to place the plants in the optimal places and ensure they were properly fertilized and irrigated. I’m really looking forward to when they mature and fill in.

Just a few more tidbits about Justin.. is that he is extremely detail oriented and has an impressive work ethic. Not only did he ensure the site was buttoned up and cleaned properly every night, but he power washed the entire street (at least 5 houses down) after he noticed that some of the run off from the job was backing up at the bottom of the caul de sack.

Overall, we were thrilled with the work that Justin did for our family and could not recommend him enough. He is an honest, skilled and hard working professional with incredible work ethic. Our front yard receives many complements and several of our neighbors witnessed the high quality work he did and are trying to hire him for their own projects. We will definitely be hiring him again in the future.

K Snedeker

It's rare to come across a business with integrity, knowledge, and skills. They took on some pretty serious drainage issues and successfully designed and executed a plan that helped save our house from flooding during the atmospheric rivers. They truly love what they do and stand solidly behind their work. We've got more to do and I wouldn't consider using anyone but Warner. Super nice people too!

Melanie Parker

Justin fixed my irrigation, removed the lawn, reset the yard with weed cloth and gravel, and built a pad for my Tuff Shed. He was awesome to work with and helped me troubleshoot several things. I would highly recommend Justin and his team!

Cassie Rodriguez

This is the second project Justin has completed for us. He was a pleasure to work with both times--always quick to respond, knowledgeable and professional. I appreciate his follow-through and willingness to answer my questions and offer suggestions. We'll definitely work with Justin on projects in the future.

William Ferchland

Justin and his team did great work on a front-yard project of ours. Responsive, efficient, friendly, and professional. We would hire him again and definitely recommend his services.