Best California Lanscape

THIS GUY WILL SCREW YOU OVER!!!
At present, my mother-​in-​law and father-​in-​law are wrestling with this Bart being a liar and a cheat. Bart was given pre-​payment of over $ 1000 for landscape/​irrigation work and hasn’t done anything near the work which was agreed. He has not returned any of the countless phone calls in over three weeks. He basically took the $ and ran. What a terrible thing!!!
Unless something miraculous happens… this guy should be AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS unless you want to lose $$$$.
Small claims court and letters to the CA BBB, CA Attorney General and others to follow. Seriously — avoid this guy!!!

Found «Best» California Landscape on Unilocal.Despite the other review, Bart from «Best» California Landscape, came in as the least expensive amongst a few landscapers. Should have know better just on that.
Bart quoted some work for me plus a warranty period of a duration that we both agreed upon ahead of time.
The initial work was done adequately and if that was all that was involved, he probably would get 2 – 3 stars.
The problem arose when it came to honor the warranty period. Bart became impossible to get a hold of, with most phone call attempts going to voicemails that we’re never returned.
I was able to get him to come back out once, however after that nothing. There was even a time where I got a hold of him and managed to schedule a date and time for him to come out, but he blew it off completely and was unreachable again after that. Honestly, I shouldn’t have to hunt people down for a service I paid for.
If you need him to do one task with no follow up, give him a shot at your own risk. But don’t expect or pay for any service in advance as you’ll likely never see nor hear from «Best» California Landscape again.

I found Best California Landscape through
. We received quote from about 5 gardeners on fixing some existing sprinkler problems, reseeding a portion of the lawn, and then providing ongoing lawn maintenance. Bart at Best Ca Landscape was not the least expensive quote we received, but he was by far the most friendly. He seemed confident that he could do the job and his rate was reasonable, so we hired him.
He did what I would consider an average job on the sprinklers. The major problems were fixed, but I don’t think he installed enough new sprinklers for adequate coverage. He did reseed the lawn, but none of the new seed took and he failed to come back and reseed again in the next couple of months, which he promised to do. If I was evaluating his initial work, I’d give him 3 stars.
Over the next few months, his effort went down significantly. Our green lawn started to turn brown and the weeds grew prolifically. The flower garden was consistently left untended to. Basically, his services were limited to mowing. I called on multiple occasions to point out the weed problem and he told me he would take care of it, then didn’t. His solution for the brown grass was more water, which we did at a huge increase in our water bill.
After 6 months, we decided to try out a new gardener. The new gardener was quickly able to assess the problem on the front lawn — no fertilizer. Best California Landscape was supposed to be fertilizing as part of their service, but apparently that was handled about as well as the weed situation. Within one week of hiring the new gardener, our lawn has completely transformed. We were able to cut back the water and still are left with lush, green grass and no weeds. They take extra care with our roses and front garden and even sweep our driveway without us asking them to. The difference is shocking. I can’t believe we stuck with Best California Landscape for so long!
If not for Bart’s over the top friendliness, I would give them 1star. He may be a great person, but he’s an awful landscaper.