MC Landscaping LLC

Our backyard needed a lot of TLC, Marcus’s crew cleaned up a ton of weeds, trimmed our trees, pulled down a huge chunk of vines off our garage, and left everything looking so much neater. Would definitely recommend for anyone looking for yard care!

New Front and Backyard

Marcus and Leo from MC Landscaping helped us update our front and backyard. They were patient through the design phase and had great suggestions as to how to make our space more useable. Once they broke ground, the whole project was done in 2 weeks. They were flexible with the changes we made during the process which was a huge help. Pricing was honest and up front. Their team worked extremely hard and were very friendly. They cleaned up the job site and sidewalk each day with we really appreciated. We are so happy how it turned out and recommend that if you are thinking of upgrading your yards, you call MC Landscaping to take care of you.

Do not work with this company!

-The company has no issues charging you in advance for services that they do not perform and will not provide exact dates for, allowing them to change the schedule on a whim without repercussions.

- In order to ensure services are being consistently performed, it is on the owner to follow up repeatedly to make sure that that work is being done or the money is being refunded when it is not.

- There is system is either faulty, poorly managed or both. They have no issues making promises, continuously breaking them and then gaslighting you into thinking they are performing the services and taking your money.

- I am still trying to wrap my head around giving a company a final chance to perform work that they have A. Already charged me for B. Admitted that they didn't do and C. Adamantly promise they will perform the next day and (either out of spit or incompetence) still cannot follow through with it. I am truly at a loss.

Marcus and his team came in as the low bid on a large frontage project for Alamitos Bay Yacht Club. The project dealt with root clean up from 60 year old ficus trees, soil removal, grading, planting over 100 drought tolerant plants, installing a drip system and mulch. They did an excellent job with minimal on site input.
I ma very pleased overall!

Louis has been trimming my trees for many years and I'm always amazingly happy with his work. He shows up on time, performs his work in a very professional manner and cleans up nicely. He is super nice and easy to work with. He deserves a 10 star! I would highly recommend working with him!
Plus.he is fully licensed and insured.doesn't get much better than that!

The entire crew worked to make our landscape design happen. They took out all the old grass and hedges and installed a low stucco wall, round paver patio, all underground irrigation and water-wise plants. We love our new outdoor space and are really enjoying it!

So happy I called MC Landscaping to help with our backyard project! Marcus came out and gave us design ideas, plant recommendations, and a price breakdown on our very first meeting. He worked with us to find the best low maintenance pet friendly plants and artificial turf which was exactly what we were looking for. Marcus, Leo, Lino and team were extremely professional and courteous. They did an amazing job and our yard now feels complete! So happy with the work they did and would highly recommend their services to anyone looking for a quality and professional landscaping company.

MC Landscaping really delivered on their promises and more. We wanted to focus on drought tolerant California natives. They were super knowledgable on this and every subject that came up during the design portion. During implementation, Leo and his team were so efficient and accommodating to our changes. The project was finished ahead of schedule, on budget, and better than we imagined. I cannot say enough about the professionalism and downright niceness of everyone affiliated with MC. Check out the before and after pictures. Our neighbors are ecstatic too!

My experience with MC landscaping was great! Starting with Marcus who I met first in our first consultation. He was very easy to work with and help me to keep my project at my budget. They were very flexible on modifying things to keep in my price range which is something I really appreciated, since now a day everything is getting expensive. Their designer came to my house to capture my ideas but I already had my exact design and she just made it better with ideas of where to put plants and adding steps to the deck. Then I met Leo who was my project manager. He was so easy to reach and kept me up to date with the progress or any modifications. He was very professional and approachable. And finally I met Pedro and the crew who work so hard in my backyard. Pedro is such a hard worker that came every day and treated my pets with love and tenderness. He was also very professional and careful with the work he did. My backyard was a big project especially demolition but they got it done. I’m very happy with all of them and the final result of my backyard. Thank you so much MC landscaping. And I would definitively be back with them to do my front yard.

MC Landscaping is by far the best landscaping company I have ever dealt with. They truly care about the needs of their customers and are a pleasure to work with. Our yard looks amazing, and I am so pleased that their affordable maintenance plan makes it so that I never have to worry about yard maintenance again! I urge anyone to try this company out. You will not be disappointed!

MC Landscaping did a great job with our landscaping project and we're very happy to recommend their services. Their input on the design was helpful and their employees were all professional, courteous and knowledgeable. Marcus introduced us to the Long Beach Lawn to Garden program which paid us a nice rebate too. This is a great local business that does good work!

When I called they had someone come out right away about 1- 1/2 hrs the men who came out were friendly polite & knowledgeable they helped me fix what was wrong in just a few mins. When I asked how much do I owe you. They said no worries its no charge. I then promised the next time I have any problems I would definitely call them. This is what a company should be like.
I will not hesitate to recommend them to all my neighbors, friends & family.

Trimmed a very large tree back and left a nice shape with green still. Also cleaned and trimmed some other vines and growth, and removed all leaves and branches.

Pedro and his team were very professional with the installation of our new landscaping. I highly recommend their services. Wonderful to work with.

Great Service and great advice to keep my landscape area looking good. Thank you Leo for your professionalism

I used MC Landscaping to do extensive clean up and install grass in my backyard and redo the front yard with drought tolerant landscaping. They also handle the ongoing maintenance.
The crews do great work and are always professional. For the install work they always cleaned up at the end of the day and made sure everything was completed satisfactorily before leaving. They were willing to adapt to changes I had, explained the setup and irrigation system and answered my questions on the various plants.
The regular maintenance guys are great. I started with Anthony as the lead who was always willing to walk the yard and discuss any questions/concerns. And took great care of my palm trees. He's now the maintenance manager and has done a great job of keeping me updated on work scheduling and additional projects (a little sad to lose him from the crew but happy for his promotion).

McLandscaping was great to work with. Amber was such a pleasure to work with, in designing our HUGE backyard. Lino who was in charge of on the job site, was so respectful, was always attentive if I had any concerns or questions. His entire team was respectful as well. If I had another project done, I would request Lino again. Leo, the project manager was so great to work with. His communication with of our concerns were addressed & solved in a prompt matter. Feedback I would provide would be communication on the start date. We received a call the morning of, that they wanted to start! We had sheds & some clearing that we needed to do before that. So better communication on the EXACT day & time of the start date, at least a week in advance.
Glad it is done & so happy with our yard.

I interviewed a few companies before I chose MC and I have no doubt I chose the right company. I had them completely rebuild my front and back yard from what was an overgrown mess in the back and a confusingly awful design in the front to a beautiful space in both with a constant theme and feel that embodies peace, restfulness, and calm bringing in themes of the nearby ocean and tropical vibes. Perfect!

In the beginning, Amber was able to describe what I envisioned and suggest changes that made more sense for the space. I could see her mind moving with thoughts and ideas. She remained engaged throughout the project as questions and modifications arose.

I had the team working in my yard all day, yet they remained respectful of my privacy and needs, always in tune to my schedule.

My neighbors would tell me they'd never seen a team work so hard. They are protective of me and one said he wanted to make sure I wasn't paying for workers to sit around, and 'they never sit at all! ' he said. Everyone that walks by as I sit out front enjoying my new space compliments the work and tells me what an improvement it is. I have kept the MC sign in my yard and see people writing the number down or they ask me for the contact. That's how you know they did good work!

The price was right for two small yards, but two small yards that needed completely gutting and a complicated design with curving paver paths, water features, and plant design. Not to mention the demo of the old yard I hope to forget about soon.

I want to personally thank Lino, Arturo, Pedro, Otoniel, Pablo, Edgar, Servando, and José. Leo and Amber as well. The team was responsive, thorough, detail oriented, professional, kind, and talented. I highly recommend them to anyone. There wasn't a task they couldn't handle, and handle well.

We used MC Landscaping for the first time for cleanup/clearing service on our newly purchased home. The dry-scape landscaping and citrus trees were completely overgrown and looked like a jungle. MC Landscaping sent out Rick Cerda to our house, and together we went through what needed to be done. He was very knowledgeable about all the plants, and even pointed out one that was poisonous and recommended removing completely. Invoices/quotes were all sent by email in timely manner. Leo Rodriguez was project manager, and met me on day of project to assure all details were communicated.
They did a fantastic job! Everything looks wonderful now, you can see all individual plants, and everything looks neat. We will be using them for our maintenance service as well!

Over the last year, we have had many projects and upgrades done to our home by many contractors in various specialties. Therefore, when we hired MC Landscape to install our landscaping, we had similar expectations that we wanted to be met. These expectations were not unreasonable, but I would say MC Landscape fell far below the bar in multiple areas of performance:

Communication: I don't think I've met a collective of people any worse at communicating than staff at MC Landscape. We had multiple issues here. First, our project was delayed, but never communicated to us. We were anticipating the original start date and both made ourselves available outside of work to accommodate the team. After calling the company, a very disorganized office member, unable to figure out what was happening, failed to call me back after promising a speedy response. We understand construction delays happen, but one aspect of good service is communicating and not leaving the burden on the customer to chase the company for updates. This was common stance with one office member in particular and what was interesting to me was that there was always an excuse as to why she could not follow up with our questions. This attitude of excuse making, not taking accountability, communicating incorrect information, and also throwing other team members under the bus seemed to be the norm with staff at this company. Perhaps a crash course in professionalism is in order.

Leading up to the project was a mess, but we were hoping that once we got past the initial hurdles, the project itself would go smoothly (we were naive). The project manager was completely absent from our 8 day project (aside from day 1 for 15 minute initial introduction and day 8 to collect payment). Because of this, the crew ended up asking us for guidance, which interrupted us from work and meetings. They deviated from the design plans a few times and because of this, wasted so much unnecessary time. I don't blame the crew one bit- they were fantastic and doing their best. I blame the project manager for not being present to guide the team and to take the lead on unforeseen circumstances- like the damage to our main water line during the tilling process. Instead, he was really difficult to get a hold of and for some reason was not scheduled on some of the days of our project. When he was reachable, he was confused and mixing up details from other projects with ours. The final straw for me was how he installed plants that were not a part of the original design due to carelessness. Perhaps he thought we wouldn't notice, or maybe the original plants were unavailable, which is fine- just communicate that to the customer. As a result, I found myself having to rely on the landscape designer to essentially do the project manager's job.

Amber, the landscape designer, is the only professional I interacted with at MC Landscape. If I were to make a suggestion to anyone interested in booking MC Landscape, it would be just to have her create your design ($950 design fee) and take those designs to be implemented for a fraction of the cost elsewhere. There is no need to pay the luxury landscaping prices MC Landscape charges ($10 a square foot) for the return you get. The end result is visually appealing, but the headaches involved dealing with this company is not worth the extra premium you pay. It's too early to tell how well our new landscaping will fair, but after the bad experience I had at all stages of the project, I have little to no faith in the workmanship.