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August 2006
We are looking for someone to re-sod our front yard and fix the
existing sprinkler system. Everything is in place so we don't
want anyone fancy - just hard-working and reasonable. The posts
on UC parents are older and some phone #'s no longer work. Thanks
for any assistance
Rachael
I would like to recommend Maria for anything landscaping
related. She and her son do sod and sprinklers. They do a
beautiful job. They just put sod in the front of my house and I
couldn't be happier. She also does other large jobs as well as
regular maintenance, planting, pruning, and clean-up jobs. She
is very reliable and has been doing landscaping for 15 years.
You can reach her at (510)233-9261
Lexie
For sod installation and irrigation systems, I had an excellent
experience with Pablo Soto last Fall, (cell:685 1013, home 925
755 2937). Even though he lives in Pittsburgh, he does his
work often in the Berkeley area. He seemed extremely
knowledgeable and proud of his work. He was responsive and
quick at the task. His crew was a joy to have around. His
fees were reasonable. My lawn looks marvelous now
Karen
I highly recommend Juan Pablo Escalante for this kind of job--
this past spring he and his crew put in our front yard
(involving laying sod)as well as installing both drip and spray
irrigation system, and it's done really well over the summer
with minimal effort on our part. He also constructed a
beautiful stone retaining wall which gives us great pleasure,
and simultaneously replaced the aging corroded pipe which
brought water to our house from the street (his brother is a
plumber). He's very nice, clearly competent, and quite
reasonably priced.
He can be reached at 510-385-5314
Paula
We used Vince's Landscaping in May of 2006 to level a small area and
install sod.
No sprinklers, though they do provide that service. Very professional,
reasonable
cost. I got his name from a friend who used him for a total yard
landscaping. We
were both very pleased.
Web site: http://www.vinceslandscaping.com/
Nicole R.
Fidel Lopez is an excellent gardener/landscaper for the basic
type of job you are looking for. He isn't long on design
details or innovation, but, if you know what you want, he is
honest, reasonably priced and does a good job. He is also an
excellent irrigation person which is where most ''basic''
gardeners fall down. I have used him for many years and he has
done jobs for many friends and neighbors (he pretty-much has
lock on the Upper Rockridge neighborhood for maintenance
services). His cell number is 510-812-7436
Fidel Fan
March 2006
I'd like a referral for someone to put in a small lawn and install irrigation (none exists
currently).
Need someone who will do a thorough job with soil prep, weed control, etc.
Any ideas?
Thanks
I would like to enthusiastically recommend my gardener Luis Ramos for yard and lawn
maintenance and general landscaping. Luis has taken excellent care of my front and
back gardens for about 3 years. He (and his crew) weed thoroughly and do a great job
trimming plants and trees artfully. He also did a wonderful job installing and
maintaining my irrigation system. Luis has always been dependable and willingly tends
to my special requests. He is reasonably priced and I couldn't be happier with his
work. His phone number is (510) 967-2246
ljf
This is in response to the request for someone looking to put in a small lawn and
irrigation system. Matt Horn landscaped our tiny Berkeley backyard and found a way
to give our kids a small patch of lawn - along with other planter boxes and plants.
Matt also built the planter boxes in our yard. He helped make our tiny space feel
much larger than it is - and it's beautiful! He gave us a reasonable bid, always
came on time and charged us exactly what he bid for the project. As a result of the
excellent job he did on our backyard, we hired him back to take down a dying pine
tree and to trim another tree on our property. Again, he was very reliable and
conscientious. I highly recommend him for any landscaping or tree trimming projects.
He can be reached at (510) 658-6088. Please feel free to contact me if you have any
additional questions regarding Matt Horn.
Catherine
Nov 2004
Any more recent recommendations (2004) for a small job
putting in a new irrigation system in our front yard and
revamping sprinkler system in back yard. The persons
recommended in the archives are dated or too busy or we
can't get ahold of them.
Thanks
Jennifer
I'd like to recommend the Accurain irrigation system to
gardeners and landscapers, the website is
www.accurain.com. It's been installed in my backyard for 3
years now, and is amazingly effective and versatile. Check
out their website, you'll be impressed.
pallas
I can wholeheartedly recommend my colleague, Lori Palmquist, 528-3638, for
any irrigation work- new, additions, repairs, etc. Lori is a licensed landscape
contractor, easy to work with, and her rates are very fair. She knows what
she's doing!
Cecelia
July 2003
Hi -- We're looking for someone to install an
irrigation/sprinkler system at our new house. It's a large,
sloping lot, with established lawn and plantings, not a
simple job, so we need someone who's experienced and
reasonably priced. Ideas?
Chris
Call Patrick Cearley (pronounced ''Curly'') of Walen
Construction at 510. 569.7959. He did one job at my
house in Oakland in spring 2002 and another one in my new
house about 6 months later. Both involved a new sprinkler
system and some landscaping. He gives a very detailed quote
and has lots of good ideas and will even select all your
plants for you. His work is very high quality; he is very
well organized, and extremely pleasant to deal with. I
thought his prices were reasonable for the amount of work
we had done. A plus for me was that he is also very good at
dealing with neighbors, which can be an issue when you are
having yardwork done. At my new house, my new neighbors
were a little suspicious of us (they'd had a bad experience
with the former occupants of our home, I suspect) but after
Patrick talked to them they warmed up towards us
appreciably!
Fran
Several people in the last digest asked for recommendations
for skilled individuals to either replace existing
irrigation systems, install new ones, or do complete
landscape overhauls. I've recommended him before, and I'll
do it again: Andy Packer, Acorn Landscaping, 510/915-3720.
You can see our back yard in Upper Rockridge if you want to
view his work. The project included building three set of
stairs, leveling large portions of the sloped yard to create
three terraces, installing a complete irrigation system,
laying sod, creating largescale planting beds, and more.
To visit us, call Andy and tell him that I posted on his
behalf, and that he has my permission to tell you where to
find us, and his work!
Darcy
We highly recommend Anthony Mattison ( 510- 654-
6357) for installing irrigation systems and repairing
them.
He is very responsible, efficient and experienced.
We recommended him to many of our friends and they
were all very happy with him.
N. Berkeley resident
German (Herman) Dub\363n will do a wonderful job of
installing and maintaining a lawn, as well an irrigation
system if you choose. He just installed these for us, did a
beautiful job, and charged very reasonable rates. Call him
at 510-536-0357.
gearhart
March 2003
We want to install an underground irrigation system for our
front yard.
We have a fairly small
front yard but the system will need to go under a
sidewalk. Thanks!
I recommend Lori Palmquist, 510-526-3638 for irrigation
design and installation. She is an experienced, insured, and
licensed landscape contractor who especially likes doing
irrigation projects.
Cfl
Aug 2002
We just had our inadequate sprinkling system assessed and
enhanced. After talking to many people who seemed like
they just wanted to bilk us, we hired Paul Mele (a referral
from Berkeley Irrigation Equipment Co.), and I was very
impressed with him. He seemed very knowledgeable and
honest. I believe his rate is $45 per hour. His number is
(510) 536-6253. Please tell him that Lisa and Scott
referred him.
2001
We are looking for someone to repair our outdoor watering system. One of
the major underground pipes burst, and there is also some electrical work
involved. Any suggestions? Thanks!
-Elizabeth
Call Irrigation Equipment Company in Berkeley on 8th and Greyson. The number
is in the phone book. They will have recommendations. There is (was?) a man
working there named Bruce Sartorius who did some work for one of my gardening
accounts (when I was doing gardening professionally) who was very reliable
and good at what he did.
June
The sprinkler system in our yard was installed by Ramos Happy Yards (before
we moved in). According to our landscape designer, Katrine Benninger (who is excellent, by
the way), they did a good job installing the system. We also had them put in an extra drain,
and they did a good job with that as well. One caveat is that they have also been doing regular
lawn and garden maintenance work for us, which has been somewhat haphazard (it seems to
depend on who actually comes out that week). They also did not seem to be able to make the
fine-tuning adjustments on the sprinkler system.
-Stephanie
2000
Can anyone recommend someone affordable to put in a small yard's sprinkler
system from scratch? I am taking a yard from rocks and concrete to bare dirt
to, I hope, a paradise with grass and plants. I need an irrigation system
before I put down the sod, etc., though. Thanks for any recommendations.
Lynn
Darcy
In the past I've recommended our stellar irrigation guy, Andy Packer:
Acorn Landscaping (510) 915 3720
[Editor] phone number for Andy Packer updated 2/2004]
Call Irrigation Equipment Company (IREPCO) Their number is 841-9651. The
address is 2818 8th street, Berkeley. There's a fellow who works there part
time named Anthony DeRosa who does irrigation. I hired him to repair and
replace irrigation at one of my jobs and he did a great job and did it when
he said he would.
If he's not available they'll probably have other referrals. good luck.
June
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