C & A Landscapes

Well I will be back to edit this review and add more good things-​but I wanted to get this started as I am so impressed with the services I received thus far from Jose at C & A Landscapes.
Firstly, Jose responded quickly to my request to provide an estimate for my property. Time is of the essence since I want to put my horse property on the market in the next month and my yards are in need of a serious makeover. Jose is so knowledgeable about landscaping and plants. Truly, he is a knowledgeable botanist. He was able to know exactly what needs to be done and is designing the garden with the eye of an artist. I will provide photos on Unilocal when the job is completed. If you want a trustworthy, honest, very knowledgeable landscape professional, without question call Jose.

Jose subcontracted us, Ironwood Metal Works, to build and install a wrought iron side gate for one of his customers. He was courteous, professional, and punctual for the initial consultation and installation. I observed how he interacted with his customers and I was very impressed. He extended the same courtesies to them and remained flexible and willing to meet their every need. I recommend him to all my clients and friends.

Got a letter from the HOA… being the adventurous type I thought I would try to tackle the yard myself… Yes, in the middle of August… WHAT WAS I THINKING… after almost fainting from heat stroke… that was the end of that, no more adventure for me…
So I turned to Unilocal … after reading all the reviews… Yes ALL of the reviews… even the «whiny» and «not recommended» (BTW which all sounded like happy Unilocalers)…never understood why Unilocal «weeds out» perfectly good reviews, but never leaves out a cranky one, what’s up with that? Heaven forbid a jaded bitter person goes unheard on Unilocal… unreasonable cranky people who think the world should revolve around them drive me nuts… can I say drama… kindergarten rules STILL apply people… treat others how you would like to be treated, lol… not sure why Unilocal doesn’t «weed out the crazies»…I guess that’s our job… Ok, rant over…
Anyway back to my review… Read all the reviews… gave them a call to tame the beast… Left a message and got a call back a few hours later… Seemed reasonable enough… after all I guess landscape contractors have a life too… told him what I wanted done (yard clean up)… texted the address (thank the landscape gods above he is a texter! Super convenient for me)…I didn’t have to be home to look at the yard, so I didn’t have to rush home to meet and do a walk through… thank god, who has time for that… communicated the estimate amount… set up a date that was good for both of us… he showed up… did the work (on a triple digit day no less, ugh)…texted me pictures of the completed work at my request… takes CC through online invoicing… Yay Jose…
Yard is looking spiffy and clean again, trees looks good, bushes look manicured… he even spot sprayed and took the old tree trimmings away for me (from my feeble attempt at yard work) … good experience (convenient, flexible, reasonable prices) …would use again and would recommend… another satisfied happy Unilocaler… till next time, over and out

We’ve been using C&A for almost a year now. We first called when we had a flooding/​water line break emergency last summer. He came out and corrected it quickly, and we’ve been calling him ever since for periodic yard cleanup. Jose is very professional, efficient, and very hard-​working. When we bought our home a year ago, it had a wide array of landscaping problems. He has fixed our poorly designed drip system, replaced sprinklers and our defunct timer, and does a great job of trimming and shaping yard plants. He doesn’t hesitate to offer helpful tips to help us maintain and improve our yard in between jobs. Plus, his pricing is more than fair. We’re grateful to have found a great landscaper; thank you Jose!

Very satisfied with the service I received!
1. Answered my initial phone call and followed up on the days he said he would.
2. Flexible with scheduling.
3. Fair price.
4. Did a great job (trimming of all plants/​bushes and leaf removal).
5. Accepts credit cards.

I’m not sure if Jose is going through some family issues, or if has just bit off on more projects than he can fulfill, but I’m forced to look for someone else. I own a rental property in Surprise, and at first Jose jumped in, drew up a quick estimate for some landscaping and general property clean-​up, and I thought we were good-​to-​go. That was back in November, 2014! Through sporadic emails and virtually no returned phone-​calls, the project has never been done. Finally, in May, he wrote back to say he wanted to re-​vist the house to re-​draft an estimate. We were hopeful, however, he never got around to doing that. Jose is a nice enough fella; he just doesn’t have good business etiquette.

After reviews on this site I decided to hire Jose to do my landscaping on a bi weekly basis. That was in April. Since I hired him in the middle of April, he only can one time. In May, on one visit I looked out to see that he was digging up a small section of my grass. He said nothing to me about any problem. However, after that I noticed my dogs would always go and get a drink from that dug up area. I investigated further and there was some sort of leak, with water pooling up. He never mentioned to me that he was going on vacation for the month of June. For my first June visit I waited and waited all day. I tried to call and found out that he was on vacation and not answering his phone. Nobody came the day I was scheduled. I sent an email and he responded that he didn’t know why his guys didn’t show up but would check into it. I heard nothing further. Still have a leak in my yard and my grass begins to die. Grass that was perfectly healthy when Jose started doing my maintenance. For my second visit in June someone did actually show up but not Jose (he also told me that he is always on every job site when I hired him). He sent me a text to ask what I wanted to do with the saguaro that had fallen over into my driveway. We agreed that it would be allowed to dry out over the next two weeks so that it was easier to remove and I could get the ribs out of it. Guys show up today, again, no Jose. The guy I spoke to had no clue what to do with the fallen saguaro or about the issue with my grass. He said that Jose hasn’t even called him. I explained that I tried to call Jose but his mailbox is full and you can’t leave a message. It also says that vacation should have been over on June 30^th.
Apparently don’t believe all reviews and it’s now time to find yet another landscaping service!

It appears that C&A is out of business. Their voicemail says they went on vacation for the month of June. But they are still not answering the phone as of 3 July. Too bad I liked the work they did. Time to find a «full time» landscaper.

We hired Jose to add plants to our front yard. He gave us great suggestions as to what we should plant & he did a great job in following through. As well, he checked our sprinkler timer to ensure it was set correctly & he checked all our sprinklers as to whether they were working properly. We will be having landscaping done in our back yard in the fall & will be definitely hiring Jose again.

I reached out to Jose about a month ago based on reviews from Unilocal.It took a couple messages but he got back to me and we were able to work out a deal for him to come out and clean up my front and back yard. I also had him plant some flowers. He came out the following week and did a wonderful job.
About a week later I notice some standing water in my back yard and asked him to come out to take a look. I sent pictures and tried to reach him via txt message. It has been two weeks and I still can’t get ahold of him. Not returning voicemails or txt messages. Now I’m stuck with a $ 400 water bill and having to find another landscaper to come in and fix what he broke.
I gave him two stars because his prices were reasonable and he did a nice job cleaning up my yard.
Update:
My timer settings did not change until after your visit when I noticed my yard was flooding. What did you expect me to do? Leave the system running while I wait for you to respond. Also, you managed to destroy 2 sprinkler heads in my backyard as well. I found pieces of them amongst the yard clippings that you also left.
I called you and texted you asking about the flooding and to settle our debt and setup the bi-​weekly service. Since you chose not to respond I wrote a message on Unilocal.That got your attention because you responded within 24hrs. Then you blame the lack of communication on not receiving the text messages. But you remember the conversation about money owed. To bad, since the money and flooding messages were in the same text.
I’ll pay you the $ 75 I owe you. I cannot recommend your services as I have to pay another service to come out and fix my irrigation system that you broke and replace the plants that are dying because of it. Plus the $ 400 water bill.

It seems like I have had a similar experience to another reviewer on here previously.
I recently hired Jose to come out and do regular maintenance/​cleanup on our property. They did a decent job, and I was satisfied. I asked him about bi-​weekly costs and obtained a price quote. I also advised him I would be calling him again for the next time. He didn’t advise me that I would need to schedule anything super far in advance, and it wasn’t needed the first two times I called him out previously.
The third time I tried to contact him for a normal service, he didn’t respond until a day later advising me he was booked. He didn’t offer any other times/​dates when he could stop by, and his responses we very late or non existent (unless I followed up two or three times asking for a response). He honestly didn’t seem very concerned with keeping my business, and toward the end of our conversations was flat out rude and unprofessional. I have included a snip-​it from one of his last messages to me below:
–sorry you believe your needs are above everyone else’s. Like I said I get booked fast.-
In conclusion, I understand this is a busy season. Being busy, however, does not justify this lack of responses/​professionalism nor his rudeness.
They do a standard job for a standard price, but I wouldn’t actually DEPEND on consistent service with this company.

As I sit on my patio this morning drinking my morning coffee and watching my 3 large dogs play in the back yard, all I can think about is what a great job Jose from C & A Landscapes did. I have a fully landscaped .5 acre lot in Goodyear and it has never looked better. I have used companies in the past but C &A did the best job and I will use them for all of my landscaping needs in the future. Thanks again Jose for all of your great work!

Jose got great reviews from my brother and his girlfriend. Jose has worked on both of their landscapes. And I saw all the good reviews on Unilocal too.
I called and Jose came over to review my «jungle» backyard and crazy front yard. He gave me an estimate and it was very reasonable. I am very pleased with the front/​back yard. I didn’t ask him to spray weed killer but he did anyways. And since it was slightly raining that day, he said to call him in two weeks and he can come back to spray again.
I recommend C&A Landscapes for any work that needs to be done!!! Very professional and honest!

I called C&A Landscapes yesterday to ask about weed control and bush trimming. Today Jose arrived on schedule, quoted us a reasonable fee to care for our property. He came prepared to do the work on the spot! Jose had one helper with him and together they dug out all visible weeds, trimmed all of our bushes, sprayed for weeds, removed all the trimmings, blew all remaining small trimmings and then hand swept, being careful not to blow debris into the street or to neighboring property. These two guys were thorough, friendly and fair. I highly recommend them for any yard needs!

The first time I met and talked to Jose was when I just moved to my new home and had him came for an estimate of some landscape work. That was last year, and too much moving stuffs made me forget about his estimate.
The second time was a couple of days ago. He was coming and did the cleanup on my rental property.
Both times, Jose is very professional and knowledgeable. He came and give me an estimate for the frontyard. I met him the next day asking him to also do some cleaning to the backyard. He went to the backyard to take a look and said that since there is not too much in the backyard, he will keep the price the same. How nice of him doing extra work for the same price!
It was dark at that time, and he had to come back the next day to finish the job. I came back to the house yesterday looking at the yard and was so pleased of how clean and nice it is. Jose took care of everything he said he would do without me being present. I really appreciate that.
Thank you Jose.

Jose is the guy if you want any landscaping work done. I called Jose on trimming the trees and doing a desert landscaping. He took time out from his busy schedule and came over to give me an overall estimate for tree trimming. His price and service were both exceptional. Jose is an honest person with a lot of experience. Overall, I am a very satisfied customer.

This is regards to a commercial property I own in Peoria even though I live in California. I will give him an extra star for at least going out to my property and let me know he had an estimate. After that he was not to be heard from again. I called him to let me know what his estimate would be. Called him again and gave him both my number and email to please email me an estimate. Both times he decided he didn’t want to follow up. Not saying he might not do good work but I felt this guy let me down.
Hope others have better luck.
UPDATE: I tried to call him again after he said I never worked with him but he again goes to voicemail and at this point I have found another landscaper that seems to be more reliable.

My tree was fell and snapped by the darn storm last week. I called Jose to come over to give us an estimation. He came on the same day and gave us a very reasonable price. We were very surprised he didn’t increase the price due to the demands of the landscapers by the storm damage in Phoenix. What surprised me more is his work is beyond my expectation. He was very details on the weeds picking (and even sprayed weed killer), bushes trimming, and of course clean-​up my fell tree. Overall he is very fast, professional, and very good job of the works. Highly recommended of him and I am glad I choose C&A to help me out. Definitely will have him to help me next time.

Great service and decent prices. Very happy that I chose Jose to trim my trees and bushes. Very knowledgable and quick. Very easy to make appointments as well.

I chose C & A Landscapes from a phone book. Yes, a phone book. A heavy object composed of yellow paper! That is how long José has been taking care of my yard. He is knowledgeable and honest. Most of all, he has a true passion for plants, especially desert plants. (This is huge, since I seem to be incapable of growing even the simplest flower on my own!)
Last summer José asked if he could also take care of my pool. I said yes, and it was a great decision. Now my yard work is done synergistically.
As the years have gone on, several neighbors — having seen how trustworthy he is — have also hired José to take care of their yards. All have thanked me.
Fellow Unilocalers, you do not have to pick a landscaper out of a phone book! That is old school. Benefit from my experience, and call C & A Landscapes.