Cherrywood Landscaping

My wife and I received estimates from 6 different landscaping contractors for our front yard project but we were immediately drawn to Eric and Jesus and knew we needed to work with them.

My wife sketched and designed our dream front yard, including pavers and a little area for trees and plants, and we loved how this amazing tandem provided invaluable input and suggestions to make my wife's vision even better with little details like hiding unnecessary wires and moving the sprinkler system somewhere else so it won't be an eye sore.

Both of them, along with their amazing team, collectively have over 50 years of landscaping/hardscaping experience and knowledge, and their attention to detail on the job was incredible! They were so professional. These are definitely the kind of people we wanted to work with for a huge project like this. They were super easy to work with, patient with the millions of questions we asked, and did such a great job! The team always showed up early and didn't clock out until the job for the day was done. They also cleaned up before leaving every day and there was never a mess!

They did such a great job that my neighbor experienced some FOMO and occasionally tried to get them to come over and help with some ideas for her front yard but when they were too focused on beautifying our front yard. As a result, the neighbor just sat in front of the house and watched in awe at how quickly and efficiently they worked to transform my front yard into the coolest front yard on the block in under 2 weeks.

If you're looking to get some work done, contact them immediately!

We had the best experience with Cherrywood Landscaping! We had a very detailed front yard design and we met with several contractors, some made suggestions about the design to make it more simple to execute. Others gave us an astronomical quote. What I liked about Eric and Amy was their willingness to stay true to the design and that their quote was very reasonable! They got us on the schedule quickly and delivered exactly what we wanted in just over a week. Amy stayed in contact pretty much daily. She made sure we knew what to expect and allowed us time to make critical decisions without any delay to the project. I am so happy with the quality of their work and their reliability as a team.

First of all, if you have a landscape project, I will highly recommend you use Cherrywood Landscaping and talk to Eric and Amy because they are super helpful and professional.
This is my first landscape project for my home and I have been talking with multiple landscaping companies and the reasons why I choose Cherrywood rather than the other companies are because 1). they replied back quickly, Eric basically called me the same day when I sent him my landscape design CAD plan and then schedule a time to meet (this is during the busy summer season for them). 2). They came personally to discuss any detail you like to do for your project and also provide their recommendations that will benefit you. 3). They provide you a detail quote so you can see what each things cost you so there is no surprises. There are some companies I can only get a quote of the total cost but without breakdown and that just not feel right. 4). Their crew members are really professional (Gabriel, Efran, Nicholas) as they always started on time and clean up the area each day when they finished. They also do very good detail job in installing the paver and turf. Also, they were able to work with me to avoid waking up my son's nap time during the day and that is really a plus! 5). Lastly, I wasn't able to do all the landscape project I like to do due to my budget but Eric and Amy were able to work with me on that and I will most likely to use their service again to complete my remaining project in the future.
I attached some before & after pictures and my whole family really loves our new courtyard and backyard with paver and turf, thank you to Cherrywood Landscaping!

I feel so fortunate to have worked with Amy, Eric, Tony, and team on our front yard, if only all companies were like Cherrywood. The requirements for our yard project were specific and with the ongoing pandemic, it was hard to find landscape companies willing to work on a project that is not conventional. Our plan involved a drastically drought-resistant front yard with very little greenery, drip irrigation, basic hardscape with concrete steppers and gravel/rocks, horizontal fencing, and pads to be prepared for RockPave (There are no RockPave installers in the South Bay so the owner of RockPave will be installing it himself separately but needed the areas to be dug and edged beforehand). I had contacted a few companies to get quotes, I either never get call backs or they didn't want to deal with preparation for RockPave. Cherrywood was all in from the beginning.

Eric returned my estimate request the same day I left a message. Eric and Amy came by the next day for a quote. Immediately, Eric expressed interest in RockPave and how it worked as a permeable surface. He also pointed a few things the garden designer didn't think of to easily improve aesthetics and water flow which we were impressed by. A few days later, Amy sent over a detailed quote for electronic approval, with clear descriptions and pricing. Eric and Amy proactively reached out to RockPave to learn more about the installation ahead of the quote so they could quote us fairly. Everything went as smoothly as possible from the very beginning. We lucked out because Cherrywood had a (rare) two week opening less than a month later. To me, Cherrywood really demonstrated how a good business should run. Amy kept great channel of communication throughout the process. She'd let me know every time there was an alternate decision to be made due to unanticipated change in material pricing/shipping delay. Everything was transparent and clear with documentation. I loved how a trailer was pulled to the site everyday so their workers could rest better during their breaks. Their guys showed up at 8:00 everyday and worked tirelessly in the summer heat taking very little breaks; when we offered refreshments they would only partake after their work day was over. Eric and Amy came by often to supervise or work, sometimes working well past normal work hours. The fence and gate took a little longer than the projected two weeks time because of material delivery delay/plan modification and their fence specialist Tony having to come later in the evening to work on it. See photos to see how great the fence turned out. I'll post more photos of the yard after RockPave is installed.

I have to mention how much I appreciated the good quality materials used and the extra work Cherrywood did without prompting. For instance, they used high quality clear heart redwood for fencing when I expected something more like con heart for quotes. Our yard had rampant Bermuda grass (previous home owner intentionally grew the worst unkillable grass possible) and weed growth, not only did Cherrywood spray weed killer preventatively, they used really high quality weed barrier for the now lawn-free areas. None of this was emphasized or flaunted ahead of time, It was only conveyed when I noticed or asked.

Overall, Cherrywood is the best experience I've had with a contractor/company. I am truly grateful for their efforts bringing my vision for the yard into reality, knowing it wasn't the most lucrative or easiest project they could have taken on. Amy and Eric, along with their team, are really good, honest, hardworking people. They are open to questions and happy to resolve any issues or concerns; even after the project was complete they came by to take a look at my concerns (none of their doing) and offered assistance anytime. I already miss them and look forward to working with them again on our backyard!

Our backyard looks nice, clean and modern. Drains were installed and a small walkway too. Although I initially had wanted another color for the pavers, I am very happy with the results. All workers were friendly and professional, arrived when they said they would and cleaned up everything nicely.

We requested an estimate for yard clean up front and back, trimming hedges, trees, front lawn weeds. Give suggestions and pricing for new lawn or drought resistant front yard.

A rep from the company came out to look and measure, said they would have an estimate by the weekend.

Never heard back from them, sent text, no response, bad customer service.

Great communication, fast response, effective project management, professional work, and creative problem solving are truly the strengths of Amy's company and crew. The Cherrywood Landscaping team constructed our backyard to the design done by YardZen. During the selection of pavers that had to match our existing ones, the team showed great patience with us, allowing us to choose, try and match. Changes in landscaping are most difficult to manage and somehow Amy was able to handle tough changes with ease. Please check out the photos we posted. If you want a fairly large project done right and on time, we highly recommend this great team at Cherrywood Landscaping.

I had Cherrywood Landscaping do my long overdue backyard renovation. Both Eric and Amy were super responsive, and they gave the best quote compared to other companies I reached out to. Very easy to work with, from designing in the beginning to the last minute change/additions to complete the project in the end. The only reason I gave a 4 star review is because the work went longer than promised. However, the end result is all worth it. Will definitely work with them again in the future - front yard renovation, anyone?

I spoke to 11 landscaping companies in the Bay Area all of which were highly rated on Yelp (I also have a spreadsheet of pros and cons of each), Cherrywood Landscaping stood out among them all.

1. First impressions
Despite knowing that I was in talks with other landscapers, Eric spent over an hour during the first visit, identifying exactly what I was looking for and taking detailed notes and drawings. While other landscapers did take measurements, I didn't find the same level of involvement or attention to detail in any of them.

2. Management and organization
Eric is the real deal; unlike many contractors that come by to land the job and then send a crew over while they are gaining business elsewhere, Eric does about 50% of the job himself and is on the site every single day working and overlooking tasks. The contract he wrote out was very clear and he was extremely accommodating of changes we made to the plan during the course of the project.

3. Quality of work
The crew is extremely dedicated and take pride in their work - when the curve of the pavers was slightly less than what we had marked (almost unnoticeable), they removed it entirely and redid it to our satisfaction. They also used better quality products for the pergola than we had signed for in the contract. Eric made my Zen garden come to life and I can't thank him enough.

4. Pricing
Among the 11 companies I spoke with, Cherrywood's pricing was mid range. But the lower quotes I received (which were not too much lower) were not as convincing in their work, and I would blindly choose Cherrywood again without blinking an eye.

5. Follow up
After a month, we had a couple of minor issues - the slack on the cafe lights had increased and one of the sprinkler heads was behaving unexpectedly. We contacted Eric, and he was here within a week and fixed everything. So everything looks great once again!

In conclusion, we made the best decision by choosing Cherrywood landscaping to do our backyard and we have already decided to go with them for our front yard next year!!

Great experience with Cherrywood Landscaping! They were very communicative during the entire process. The quality of work was outstanding. They were incredibly neat and considerate. They left the beds in perfect condition. And very reasonable in their pricing. I will use them again and recommend them to friends and neighbors.