Curtis Horticulture

WOW! I have worked with many contractors over the years and I have never received such great service as we received from Curtis Horticulture. They did an excellent job!

I had a terrible experience with Curtis Horticulture. Not only was there work subpar but they charged more than 5x my current gardener. Furthermore, when I asked for more detail to their billing they refused to give it to me. Please be aware of them.

We are thrilled with the work that Curtis Horticulture did for us, and would highly recommend Stephanie and her team for anyone doing California native or other low-​water landscaping/​xeriscaping. Their hardscape work is much more professional than other landscapers.
Curtis Horticulture is not the least expensive solution, but they are a good value for the money. We had a budget we were working to, and Curtis’ original quote came in over that. Stephanie was very good about making suggestions to save money, and I eliminated some features we originally wanted. Unlike Congress, we worked together to come to a compromise that worked for both of us, and we are very happy with the results.

I really wanted to like Curtis Horticulture: they’re one of the few environmentally sensitive landscape firms. But we found them rude, incompetent, and overpriced.
Their staff was unable to do simple things correctly like turning off faucets and draining hoses, putting waste in the right bins, or keeping trees from becoming overgrown. We found that their staff did not follow recommendations from garden books and nurseries, and often did their own thing. It seemed like their staff looked around for new things to do while they were at our house to occupy themselves.
During the time we employed her firm, Stephanie Curtis seemed more intent on upselling us on new services (plant replacements, irrigation system upgrades, landscaping changes), than on keeping our plants alive. Stephanie was completely unable to deal with customers; she was often rude and argumentative when we asked her questions about their service.

Unlike everyone else, I did not have a terrific experience. They only sort of did what I needed done. The drip system they installed is inadequate for the native plants they put in. There are gaps that require me to hand water several plants. Several plants died within weeks of being put in. They also have issues sticking to a schedule. The start date of the project kept getting pushed further and further back until the finally started a full month past the original start date.
They are very nice and very hard working but in the end did not do the job I thought I was paying for.

I’ve been really happy with Curtis Horticulture. They came in and fixed a bunch of stuff that a different native landscaper installed badly. They re-​did the drip water system in our front yard, moved things around to open up our design, and are now working with us to improve our back yard as well. They’ve been friendly and responsive and they really know their stuff. I’m really grateful we found them.

They did an amazing job in transforming our backyard. We had a very dated grass (well to be honest, nutsedge & weed) yard with lots of dead bushes and struggling plants, along with a wasteland that had never been landscaped. We now have veggie boxes, smaller garden boxes for herbs or whatever, and some beautiful drought resistant gardens. The crew is fantastic – even my neighbors noticed how hard they worked – and they always cleaned up afterwards. They do one job at a time, so they don’t start and stop like some contractors do, and the crew members seem to really care about doing a great job. (The stonework is perfection, and they used old concrete from the old landscape for the boxes.) Highly recommend.

We encountered a Curtis Horticulture design on the «Calif Native Plant Tour» the last year. We liked the concept of no lawn maintenance but lacked the imagination to visualize what would look «good» in our yard.
Fortunately, our first meeting with Stephanie Curtis yielded a a couple of ideas that we hadn’t thought of and proceeded to planning.
The plan, price and execution went flawlessly. Stephanie and her crew were prompt, quick, professional, and meticulous in execution of our plan. (I hope Unilocal allows before/​after pic attachments)
I heartily recommend Curtis Horticulture a «10»! (2 for each Unilocal star)
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Ok let me start by saying that I love what they do! They are not just your run of the mill landscaping company they specialize in planting drough resistant plants that require a lot less maintenance (hence being a lot more eco-​friendly) I first met their crew when my company was doing a job at their clients house. They worked efficiently and after they left they made sure they cleaned up thoroughly. But again the coolest thing about them is that they plant bay area friendly plants.