Terra Gardens

Wow, what an incredible job. We recently purchased our home and envisioned a landscape that could compliment our home renovations, and the team at Terra knocked it out of the park. We had some ideas about what we wanted the yard to feel like and how we wanted to use it, and Terra not only helped up dial in the practical implementation, but saw things we definitely would not have and designed the space to make sure they were accounted for organically in the design and build (DRAINAGE, wow, we are blown away right now).

We thought we knew what we wanted and just wanted someone to build, but Terra are experts in a way that deserves a mention. Michelle developed a incredible plan and was fantastic to talk to throughout the entire process (plant palate, landscape plan that was clear and completely transformed how we looked at the build) and Adam's team made install so easy. It felt seamless, and exceptionally deluxe to be taken care of like that (especially compared with our home renovations).

Their attention to detail is outstanding - you get what you pay for. With how much time we've spent in the yard, it is incredible to watch the space grow and flourish. Thank you Terra!

Terra Gardens revamped our entire backyard. We are located on a hill with with a yard that was hardly usable before their transformation. From the beginning, Adam and his team were completely professional and responsive. We talked with several companies and received a couple of bids and found Terra Gardens to be the most professional. They had a project coordinator, designer, and full crew. They are a full service, one-stop shop that work with you every step of the way. We had phone calls to discuss our vision and budget. Thereafter they came out to look at the space, then they came up with rough ideas, and provided us with a very detailed bid. We knew that they were honest and transparent based on the level of detail provided. They worked with us to cut costs or reallocate our budget. After we moved forward, the designer, Michelle came up with a beautiful plan that captured our vision. Once the crew started, they were highly diligent, professional, and responsive. The team paid attention to detail and event went above and beyond the plans to make our yard look beautiful, for instance, adding some extra wood work on retaining walls. Our project was not easy because most of the digging and leveling had to be done by hand given our tight access on a hill. A year later, we've had questions pop up and they remain caring and responsive. Adam has even stopped by to help us figure out how work our drip system. We highly recommend Terra Gardens for your next landscaping project!

Adam from Terra was so wonderful to work with!! This review is about 4 months late but I had such a great experience working with him I wanted to make sure I posted something.
We had no real idea what we wanted just a vague idea and budget and Adam expertly guided us into our perfect backyard.

Our previous backyard was overgrown and falling apart and we wanted to open everything up and put in a lawn and make the space more useable. Terra exceeded our expectations and we could not be more delighted with the results! Thanks Adam!

Terra Gardens TRANSFORMED our backyard. When we moved in, it was completely overgrown with weeds, dead trees and large stone structures. We barely spent any time out there. Now it feels like a beautiful oasis and an outdoor extension of our small home. We spend time out there ever chance we can get. It was an investment, but well worth the money as it increased the enjoyment of our home tenfold. Especially important during covid, as we spend so much time at home and it has given us a space to visit with friends outdoors.

We enjoyed working with Adam and his team from start to finish. They were friendly, professional, and finished the project on time. Michelle came up with two beautiful designs and helped us hone in on the one we chose, then Adam helped us make some adjustments to stay within our budget. Ben and his team did a great job with the installation and they were very considerate of our neighbors. The entire process was seamless and fun.

Bottom Line: I HIGHLY recommend Terra Gardens for their professionalism, creativity and the quality of their work. We couldn't be happier with the finished product.

Terra Gardens reached out to me to apologize for the miscommunication. I appreciate that they did do so and hopefully they've been able to have a better set up for communication among the team members to avoid these types of mishaps in the future. Since I have not worked with them outside of a telephone chat and e-mail, I have no comment on their actual work but maybe now that I have my plans drawn, I will reach out to their team to see if they will be able to help manifest the plans into reality!

I thought I'd come on here and give my review of Terra Gardens. Terra Gardens was referred to us after using Yardzen to design our side yard. Once the design was approved we were put in touch with Adam. I for one am a stickler for communication and unfortunately communication was the one thing that was lacking from this whole experience. We finally met Adam face to face and had an immediate vibe with him that both my wife and I felt Terra Gardens were the ones for us to complete this project.

Hugo was our project manager and I have to say he is a master at his craft! He was pretty much the solo person working on our yard and his quality of work definitely showed. Now coming into this we were told the project would be done in 2 weeks but it took a good 5 1/2 weeks. Mind you we did have some set backs with waiting on materials so I wasn't really concerned about the timeline.

Here's where things were a bit concerning. Again I had mentioned communication was completely lacking from Adam. There were days that Hugo would show up and there were days he wouldn't show up without any notice or call from Adam letting us know. The final stage in our project was to get the gravel glued together so that we wouldn't have any loose gravel between the concrete pavers. When we first met Adam he initially was the one to suggest the glue and the process would take some time by having to mix the glue in with the gravel before laying it out.

What ended up happening was the gravel was laid out completely but was never mixed in with any glue. When the glue was finally sourced Hugo returned and started spraying the glue over the gravel which obviously didn't do anything to bind the rocks together. I've reached out to Adam twice now letting him know that my wife and I both feel the job is incomplete based on the expectations Adam gave to us. We'd like for him to complete the work but he has not responded to any of my texts or calls leaving me to assume he no longer wants anything to do with this project.

UPDATE: Adam finally reached out to me and explained the decision behind why the gravel was not completed as expected and will be returning to our home to rectify the situation and lay the gravel as it was supposed to. Adam felt this was a mistake on his part but will be resolving asap. Thank you Adam for continuing to show that your customers are important and the job isn't complete until the customer is completely happy!

We utilized Terra Gardens for our backyard reno in January/February 2020 and had an absolutely amazing experience! Adam and his team are great to work with - every single one of them is easy to communicate with, knowledgeable, and friendly.

Our yard was a complete blank slate - the house had been flipped and was a sea of red bark with a few misplaced trees and a lot of debris. To make things more challenging, the whole lot is on a large slope, and our budget was minimal for such a large space. Adam and Michelle came up with an amazing plan that created a yard beyond our expectations. They helped us play around with different options to allow us to prioritize what was most important in our vision.

All of the work was done in 2 weeks - it was magical to see the whole thing come together in such a short time window. Looking at it now, only 7 months after the work was completed, our yard looks amazing. Things really grew in quickly!

We get so many compliments on the space, people can't believe what it looked like before! I can't recommend Terra Gardens enough!

They are the BEST.

We were getting ready to sell our house and wanted to improve our curb appeal before doing so. I found Adam on Yelp and reached out - he came over a few days later. Immediately, I sensed a good vibe about him - and I was right. Adam patiently worked with us to come up with a plan that'd meet our budget. Once we came to an agreement, they went to work right away. It was exciting to come home each day from work to see the daily transformation of our front yard. But the highlight was the fence they built, which really tied everything together. I emailed them a few photos of the style of fence we liked in advance, and they immediately got to work. I am completely happy with the result, and my neighbors seem to agree - I get compliment about it all the time.

They're honest, polite, hard working, and just really good people.
That's an A+ in my book.
I have no doubt I'll be calling upon them for future projects.
Oh, and we loved their work so much, we decided to stay - we're not selling the house after all :)

Adam is the kindest person we've worked with when it came to turning our house into our home. Not only was he a good listener, but he felt like a partner, walking us through each part of the process and explaining everything throughout. When our yard was finished I felt like Adam had downloaded my brain and 3D printed my ideas. If you want to work with creative, ambitious and hard working people, then Adam at Terra Gardens is the person for you.

We'd been living with the 1960s style yard that came with the house for 5 years and felt like it was time to make a big change. We had redone our interior last year but kept the curtains closed to the eyesore of an overhang out back and the planting spaces slowly became overgrown with weeds. This year, with an active toddler running out of space to play, we knew it was time to make the update so we could host friends and family in a space we'd proud of and expand our living space.

First, Adam came to chat with us, look at our space and get some ideas. I showed him some things I had found online with the goals that we wanted an entertaining space, some colorful plants that were low maintenance and drought tolerant, some trees for privacy from our neighbors, and just a space that we could just hang out in while our kid plays. I knew from our first conversation that they were really paying attention and that they had really nice ideas.

Next, he sent over three different designs for us to consider with a patio cover, a low deck and variations on planting space and lawn. We loved all of them so it was hard to choose, but ultimately we went with the one that would give us some flexibility to move around outdoor furniture. They scheduled a week for demo and got right to it. Their team removed about a 15' x 15' area of concrete, 3 trees, smaller plants and the other half of the yard which were all weeds. The redwood deck went in next, they expanded the steps from our sliding doors to span the whole width for extra seating, then the pergola went up which they made to look very minimal and modern at our request. They also put in a floating wooden bench with a concrete backrest - super ambitious and it is the showpiece of the yard (we get a lot of compliments on it). 6 cement-looking pavers (a great cost saving tip!), a lawn of native grass (mow it or don't and it just lays down which is awesome) surrounded by dark grey gravel and plants of all sorts of soft textures.

They finished the yard while we were out of town and the bench didn't quite feel deep enough to me to sit comfortably, so Adam came back out and re-did it, no problem at all. So nice!

When it came to the plants Adam printed out some images and went over all the options with me (also calling them all by their Latin names, I was very impressed) and listened to which colors I did and did not like. He chose a variety of deep purples, bright pinks, red kangaroo paw, succulents surrounding the space and cool blue toned palms for behind our bench - I can't wait for those to one day give us some nice shade. It feels like a relaxing botanical garden retreat every single day and really suits our aesthetic and lifestyle. The trees have grown to give us more privacy from our neighbors and it's everything Adam promised.

Having a nice, practical and colorful backyard has made such a huge difference to our quality of life. We eat our meals outside, play music and hang out in the grass, our toddler runs around, and we can grill dinner with plenty of space around us - we really made the most of our summer. I also work from home so now I have the option to work outdoors, get fresh air and enjoy my surroundings. Maintenance has been really easy which has saved us a lot of time. We've already hosted three very fun birthday parties out back and fit 40-50 people in our home and yard with room to spare.

Most importantly, Adam's designs are well thought out and well executed, his team is really great and friendly and Adam is a good listener and communicators. I couldn't have imagined a better experience and he completely exceeded our expectations. It's been almost a year and everything is blooming beautifully with loads of color and texture. We look outside every day and say how much we love our yard and know we will enjoy it for years to come.

We'll be working with him on our front yard this year too!

Adam did a wonderful job replacing a section of my old my fence, as well as building me a custom barn-style gate to my specifications. He was professional, thoughtful and really listened to my design ideas. I also really appreciated that he always left my yard cleaner than when he first got there. I would definitely hire Adam again and would not hesitate to recommend him to others.