Sage Ecological Landscapes

Would highly recommend Todd and his crew led by Johnny for a landscape remodel. The quality of work is top notch. Todd communicated well throughout the project. He gave us several options and good advice when various unexpected problems came up during construction. Our original design done by another firm included an element that would have looked bad. Todd caught this design flaw, explained why it wouldn't be a good idea then refunded us the bid amount for that work. Todd has very high integrity and is looking out for your best interest. The worksite was left clean and tidy every day.

"Missed the boat huh? "

More like the boat is sinking, dont get on board!

*definitely meant for Sage; referencing another review.

This business is the best landscaping concern on the central coast. There is none better. The experience I had with Sage Landscape was fabulous. Everyone is professional and very knowledgeable about everything it takes to give you what you want for your project. If you don’t choose Sage for your next project you’ve missed the boat.

Our experience with Sage Landscapes was very positive at every stage of our project! From design to completion, the work was done very professionally. The paver installation could have been a challenge because we designed our own unconventional pattern. The crew laid it out with no problem. All the concrete and carpentry work were done perfectly. The lighting at night was tastefully designed and expertly installed. The crew and the foreman arrived on time each morning and cleaned up our property at the end of each day. They were polite and worked hard. Thank you Todd for constantly checking on the progress of our project and checking in with us to maintain good communication. We love our new front yard, fence, trash enclosure, and driveway! The Paxes in San Luis Obispo

From our beautiful design to the installation of our landscaping, I’ve never had such hard working professionals do such a great job. We have been so thankful that we redid our landscape when we did because now we practically live outside and are perfectly happy to quarantine during this pandemic. Thank you Sage Landscapes!

We recently contracted with Sage for the design and installation of a water feature and landscaping in our front yard. We enjoyed meeting with Todd when he came to our home to look at the site. We also thought that Kelsey and Rita were competent and professional as were the other employees. Unfortunately, we did not do enough research about customer satisfaction. We were happy with the design that he and his team did, but decided to use another contractor for the concrete portion of the plan after seeing their price estimate. Sage came back to do the landscaping and theoretically set up the fountain to run. There were misunderstandings about who was responsible for what. The landscaping looks nice, but in reviewing their costs for items such as gravel, boulders and gorilla hair we found some prices to be highly inflated and sourced those things ourselves for a large reduction in cost. Their lighting estimate was ridiculously inflated so we purchased the lights ourselves and installed them. Normally, we probably wouldn’t have taken the time to write a negative review, however, the communication at the end of the project was so unpleasant that we felt we should share it with potential customers. After some landscaping was installed we contacted Todd to say that we thought some of the plants listed were not installed. He sent back a curt text saying that we were wrong and all the plants were there. It was easy to look at the plans and see that they were missing. He then answered that there was a “mixup” and they would be back to install the missing plants. In the interim we received an invoice for the project. We were waiting until the work was completed to pay the invoice. The following day we got a text from Todd saying we should pay the invoice, as he needed money to pay his workers and suppliers. We found this very offensive, as the work was incomplete and it had not even been 24 hours since we received the bill. As soon as the remaining plants were installed we wrote a check. Since then we received a series of nasty texts from Todd. We were hoping that he would care enough to come see the completed project, but no. We also suggested that it might be better to have a conversation in person about perceived problems. All we got in return was more unfriendly texts. This has left us with very negative feelings about the project. Buyer beware. Choose somewhere else to spend your hard earned money.

We totally agree with Mr. Gabriele Bisselle. It's as though we are totally the same people. The only difference is sage did not do our concrete work, thank goodness. They designed and installed landscape and a small fishless pond. Witch cost us over 40,000.00 also. Both myself and husband are in our late 70s. We told them we had to have a pretty much maintenance free landscape and pond due to our age. Much to our dissatisfaction neither the landscape or the pond were even close. They did replace dead plants not to my satisfaction. Some died over winter. I had been told the trees were decideous and winter would no affect them. They were not they died, past my warranty period. I had a problem with cleanup after job. The contract said they would get rid of all debris. They did not. Some yes but when there trailer was full that's where they stopped. I called and complained. Todd told me it's my dirt I need to keep it or clean it up myself. Final bill comes I held back till I was intimidated by Todd into sending the final payment.
During the following year the pond becomes a real problem. Water becomes green with algae. I call them that I believe the black lite they installed is not working. They send out installation boss. He claims it's ok. I was able to determine it was not. They did replace that one. However still not working. Todd comes out takes unworking lamp, saying he will replace it at no charge. It is now August 2018, it's been two years I have had to live with this filthy pond.

We are not getting any younger, and this is becoming unbearable to take care of.

I have contacted other companies to fix my problem. They don't want to get involved with someone else's job. All we want is what we asked for and paid for.

They have beautiful examples of their work at their location in Los Osos. Rita and Todd were a pleasure to work with.