Sacred Space Gardens

I was a nervous customer, who wanted a solid gold garden on a tin foil budget. Chris worked with me on putting together a yard that worked for us for within our budget. He had ideas for addressing some oddities of our garden and making them look «on purpose.» He also took a lot of thought in making it child-​and-​dog friendly. We (and our friends and family) cannot believe the transformation from dark, dank, and foreboding to welcoming. I can’t stop showing it off, and I want to spend all our time there.
We’ve just hired the firm to do maintenance so hopefully it will stay as gorgeous and winning as it is now. I’ll be sure to update.

It has taken me years to write this review, or to get over the experience we had with this landscape contractor. We hired him for a pretty big job, basically a rip out and re-​scape back yard. I had been thinking about how I’d want it done for years so I thought I was pretty clear on what I wanted, but I also wanted to collaborate, share and bounce ideas off the peeps we hired. What ended up happening is main guy coming in with his design, plant selection and foreman and laborers doing the work. Sometimes communicating between themselves, sometimes not. They oversold us on things we didn’t really need, such as a 5-​valve irrigation system and outdoor lights. All of which had to have control boxes and valves installed. That wasn’t communicated prior to signing the contract and they put them where they thought best without consulting us first. I was pretty ticked off but said just leave it all where it is, I’ll just deal with once you’re gone, and believe me, we wanted them gone after it dragged on for a few weeks too many. Don’t get me wrong, the workers were all pleasant and polite enough. But the proprietor just showed up for his checks.
We all knew the weather in my neighborhood was extreme so we had to plan accordingly. I had done my research and had a list of some plants I wanted, but the majority were his choice. The plant selection was so-​so. Some of them survived, some did not. He said he backed his plants but when push came to shove he balked. It got ugly. Long story short is we had to replant our choice. Three years later the plants we put in are doing well. I would never hire a contractor again to do this job. I would try and find carpenters, and landscapers who wanted to collaborate with the owner more, and not try to over-​sell big $$ things like irrigation (which you don’t really need in Pacifica) and other such fluffy nonsense.
I really wanted to give 2.5 stars, but if I had to average out rating based on several factors, including the overall general improvement of our outdoor space it would be more than a 2, and you can’t do half stars. 3 stars is stretching it here. But I cannot say I’d recommend them

This is a review for the maintenance team at Sacred Space Gardens. They are hardworking, do a wonderful job, are nice and easy to work with. I wish I had found them to do all the work on our yard, but as it is, we are lucky to have found them for the maintenance. Thanks Anna!

I transport little children for a living and had a very negative encounter with a person who was driving a green truck for this company on Brotherhood Way today. First of all, he drove at a dangerous speed and intentionally sped up to keep me from changing lanes. Then swerved around me to cut me off and ran a red light. It was unbelievable the danger he put everyone in without consideration that there were children on board. One who drives a company truck should remember they are representing a business eventhough they are not in the direct company of clientele. You can’t kiss ass in people’s face then turn around and have a careless, irresponsible, reckless attitude behind their back. What about the sacred space of the general public? You could create beautiful gardens and be on time but at the price of risking the saftey of others? The integrity of a company should be reflected in every aspect of their business, not just in the actual work they perform, but also when they are on the road because I will never recommend this business to anyone I know.

We just had a great experience working with Chris and his team at Sacred Space Gardens. They installed some impressive and attractive retaining walls to shore up our yard, a french drain at the bottom for runoff, and created some interest by combining two of the levels into a yard and adding planter boxes angled towards the hillside. The weather was largely cooperative and the entire job was done in 2 weeks instead of 3. This was even more impressive since the main access to our yard is through our house and down two levels of stairs. The crew was extremely polite, timely, efficient, and professional. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend SSG.

I can’t recommend Chris Hurley and his team at Sacred Space Gardens highly enough. I interviewed a dozen different landscapers and contractors for an innovative gardening project. Where others saw the limitations of the yard and patio space, Chris saw the potential. He took the time to explain how to find and interview different landscapers and gardeners to find the person best suited for the job, had great follow up skills, turned in a well organized bid and thorough proposal before any of the others, and worked hard to accommodate my schedule. His team are all polite, experienced, conscientious and hard working which wasn’t surprising since Chris does a background check on all his employees and pays them a fair living wage. Chris was involved at every step to ensure my complete satisfaction. Sacred Space Gardens does not use chemicals and only uses organic and biological controls.
Where there was once a bare patio space, there is now a stunning bamboo garden with an automatic irrigation system and effect lighting. The finished product has far exceeded my expectations and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Chris Hurley to anyone who is looking for an organized, experienced garden designer to create the garden of his or her dreams.