Reviews of Earthscape Landscape Design & Build (Gardener)

Kim Snyder

Earthscape helped us transform our backyard into our own private escape. From talking with us at the concept stage, we were amazed at the preliminary concept drawings, and how they came to life. Every member of the Earthscape team was professional and personable. I can not stress enough what a positive experience we had with Earthscape. We highly recommend their services, and are thankful for their work in our backyard.

Kevin Zimic

After a lifetime of managing my own landscaping, I decided it was time for a pro. I interviewed companies extensively and decided on Earthscape. We could not be more pleased!!! There is a vast difference between a DIY and professional landscape design and execution and you might as well use the best...I know we did. From Sam's consultation to Richard & the team's installation, they were patient, professional and extremely accommodating; they called when they said they would and kept their timing commitments, despite it being the busiest time of the year with an inordinate amount of rain. With confidence, I highly recommend Earthscape!!

Marcus Martin

They make neat stuff

Tim Baker

We were very impressed with the performance of Earthscape. We were given their name by our landscape architect Sander Freedmand, and Kevin Foster dropped by within an hour to take a look at the job, which involved digging up the lawn, burying a pipe to catch the water from our downspout and carry it out through a hole that needed to be drilled in a stone wall. Not a big job but we needed to get the water away from the house foundations. Kevin got us the quote by the next day, it seemed reasonable so we gave him the go-ahead, the pipe was ordered and on the day promised the crew of two arrived and went to work. The quality of work was excellent and completed that same day, including good clean up. When we looked at the job in the fresh light of the next morning we thought that the end of the pipe visible at the wall needed a grill to prevent access to the pipe, so we phoned Kevin, and he had come to the same conclusion and was looking for something to cap the pipe and allow water to exit, and within a couple of days a cap was installed. We were very impressed, Kevin and his crew were great to work with, the quality of work was excellent, the job was done on time and the price was reasonable. If anything else needs to be done, Earthscape will be our first choice!

Rodney Gill

Great work done on out backyard space - has created a great space to gather safely outside during COVID and made the space much for enjoyable to look at and relax in!

Peter Shannon

Sam and his team are friendly, professional, and do great quality work. I appreciate them doing a great job, with a very short timeframe. I'm looking forward to working with them again.

Samantha Meyer

We hired Earthscape to help fix our beautiful yet poorly maintained property. Our experience has been exceptional. The team are both professional and personable, and the crew are extremely thorough yet efficient. The team went above and beyond to provide us with excellent service. For example, they contacted and organized an external company (after getting various quotes) to help us with some of the work we needed done that was beyond the scope of their services. I'm told I have unreasonable expectations at times and the work they did exceeded what I had hoped for. Thank you!

Hanna McDonough

Working with Earthscape was a revelation. From the planning stages of our projects to their execution, the team, managed by Kevin Foster, was highly professional, creative and knowledgeable. Their expertise enabled them to come up with solutions and compromises that improved the design and kept the costs manageable. The quality of their work on our front garden was so impressive that we did not hesitate to contract with them again when it came time to transform our small backyard. They returned in the spring to inspect the garden and ensure that it continued to flourish. From first to last, an impressive experience.

Charlene’ Heaman

Above and beyond service is what you can expect from Earthscape. On more than one occasion Sam and his team have stepped up to resolve problems, demonstrating genuine care for the work they do as well as meeting or exceeding their clients expectations. Today Craig came to our house on a Saturday to assist with a water issue, cause of which was unknown. Sam communicates genuine concern for any damage that was and could do it up to occur and although we were unclear If the cause or “fault” of what was happening he didn’t hesitate to send Craig to “assist” with the plumber and septic specialists that were also involved. This company is quick to respond. Professional, courteous and reliable. You can count on them for quality work, keeping commitments and delivering as promised. Earthscape not only have helped use with a major outdoor landscaping renovation they are also our long term seasonal maintenance company. Highly recommend this team!!!

Barbara Gaudet

Earthscape worked with us to design and build an attractive front yard for our house while keeping our current trees. They listened to our ideas of lower maintenance, a stepping stone walkway and a variety of plants and then created a modern front garden. They were friendly and the work was top-notch. It's going on two years since the work was done and we have had no plants die, no faults in the hardscape and very few weeds pop up. I would highly recommend this company to anyone looking to give their yards a face-lift. See the before and after pics below.

Susan Campbell

What a wonderful experience! This company delivers on what they promise. We had completely new landscaping done, front and back. The walkways, of natural stone, at the front of the House are more than I could have hoped for. I have a beautiful new natural stone patio in the backyard. I look forward to all the fabulous perennials blooming. I would like to do a special shout-out to Lisa, the designer and Richard who was in charge of building. Richard and his crew worked in horrible weather and did such a good job! I'm delighted with the final product!

Bill Martin

We hired Earthscape to do our Backyard Reno. From the moment we met with Sam, we knew that Earthscape was the company for us. Our project consisted of a beautiful Timber framed back porch/deck and some wonderful modern landscape touches. Earthscape came to the table with creativity and innovation. Their team is a pleasure to work with. They are punctual, professional and honest, from start to finish. We highly recommend Earthscape for your next outdoor project.

Sander Freedman

Earthscape is a top notch company, considerate and respecting of both the designer's and the client’s needs, meet deadlines readily, maintain excellent onsite practices, and build landscapes of excellent quality. Finding a Landscape contractor of this caliber happens rarely indeed. Personably I can’t recommend Earthscape enough and look forward to creating great gardens together.

Kha Dinh Pham

We are booking the appointment for estimate and consultation. Cailey Bradshaw come and talk with us in 20 minutes and take some picture and leaving without any suggest and measure so that she can price out. In this case she was not respectfully the customers, and that she think the customer not have enough financial to get the job done. Your business would not survive without customers.

Brenda Rankin

Earthscape has been a great company to work with. The people are amazing and really care about what they do. They are creative and have great ideas. We wanted a very contemporary design for our back yard and they have nailed it! I highly recommend them.

Les Gaudets

Much better than your average landscaper. Great design team. Great installation team. They really came up with a beautiful layout for our front yard and a neat riverbed-inspired path for what was a boring area between our house and our neighbor's house. Would highly recommend if you want quality over lowest-price.

Colleen Gingrich

We are beyond thrilled with the work Earthscape completed for us this summer. From designing and completing a front walkway to some backyard landscaping/beds, they were professional, efficient and a pleasure to deal with.

JT Beatty

They make the best playgrounds in North America.

Erica Shaw

Earthscape is definitely the "best in class" landscape and design firm in the region. They created a beautiful modern design for our backyard and executed the project like complete professionals. Friendly and reliable and kept to the agreed timeline. We get so many compliments on our backyard and would recommend them every single time!

Simon Rodrigue

A top rate company, they build our backyard into a special space. You can tell they know what they are doing and care about the finished product.

Marnie Loeb

I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Earthscape for both large and small outdoor projects. From start to finish, we knew we were dealing with a professional crew. Every member of the team was respectful and considerate of our property and during all of our interactions - and the quality of the work was 100% top notch. Great value for our money and the finished product is amazing. Now we have a place to grow, play and work! We couldn't be happier!

Kristofer Vorwerk (Kris)

We had the pleasure of working with Earthscape for a big landscaping job around our property, including: driveway, front steps, 2 decks, fence, covered enclosure, shed, waterfall, and landscaping (soft & hard). They did a fantastic job. Beautiful, well-thought-out design, coupled with on-time, courteous, capable, and effective work crews, and great overall project management. All aspects of our project were well-executed. The end result is amazing. Very pleased, and would absolutely recommend. I've included a few photos. Note that I took these photos part-way through construction, so the stones, in these shots, weren't yet grouted, grass wasn't yet installed, etc. I'll try to update these next summer once things have grown in a bit.

Brandon Moniz

Worked with and for them them a couple times, great company

Jordan Lodder

We have worked with Earthscape on multiple projects and we are very impressed with their high level of quality, detail, professionalism, efficiency, communication etc. Everyone that works at Earthscape takes incredible pride in their work, very refreshing to see. All around a top notch company and a pleasure to work with!

Michael Ridler

Earthscape was referred to us by a designer. The team was professional, courteous and diligent. I would use them again and refer them without hesitation.

Mohammed محمد

No return my calls

Dan Boyer

Top notch work and always a pleasure to deal with. I would not hesitate to recommend Earthscape to any of my friends or family. Keep up the great work.

Cecilia Alvarez

Very professional and responsive. We had a few hiccups with our project but they did very well under pressure and were reasonable to work out issues with. They most definitely went above and beyond. We would without a doubt hire them again!!!

Corrie Ballantyne

Earthscape was wonderful to work with. The team was great. Cailey Bradshaw was excellent to work with, and took the time to review our design and costs multiple times during the process, till we were comfortable. Craig Diefenbacher was our site manager and his crew was very professional and considerate of our neighbours during construction. Thank you so much, we love our backyard.

Mary Ellen Knapp

We were very pleased with the Earthscape team. We engaged them to completely redo our landscaping from the design to the execution. Then we chose to retain them for the maintenance. The crew, to a person, were all polite, considerate, knowledgeable and skilled. We look forward to watching our gardens grow and would highly recommend Earthscape to others.

Rob Gray

We have had Sam and his team ,many times over the years for different garden projects, and to freshen up areas. The planters are changed 3 times a year, look great though the seasons. Highly recommend Earthscape!

Brandon Tamm

We were referred to Earthscape by a pool contractor that we had been talking with. We are so happy that we were referred to them. We have a small backyard and our goal was to maximize the pool size, but we wanted to know what that would look like. Zac worked with us to create a design that met our goal while adding a few landscaping features to transform our backyard into something special. In addition to our backyard we engaged Earthscape to lift and relay our stone driveway & walkway. They provided us with updates throughout the entire process including daily updates from the crew (letting us know what had been accomplished each day and what they were going to be working on the next day). Chris was fantastic to answer all of our questions along the way and was also prompt replying to our phone calls & emails. We are very happy that we chose to work with Earthscape for our backyard project and would highly recommend their services.

Strachan

Earthscape transformed our backyard into a natural haven for our family. It was a complicated project with the Grand River in our backyard and several additional permits to acquire, but the Earthscape team managed everything for us. From the design process with Zac and Nat which was so exciting with full 3D renderings to the implementation with the full Earthscape team who was professional, efficient and friendly. Sam was so helpful, sending pictures while we were away, giving us updates, helping accommodate modifications, and overseeing the project. Craig, Calvin, Scott, and Brian were the best workers I have ever seen and always respectful of our neighbours in the process. We would highly recommend Earthscape for any landscaping project and thank them so much for the beautiful oasis they created for us.

John Miller

We had Earthscape put in a water feature in our back yard and the workmanship was exceptional. The complete crew that work at our place were tremendous to work with. I would highly recommend Earthscape to anyone. They are very professional, complete the work on time and do not gouge for any extras agreed during construction. Just a very top drawer company. Nice to know that companies like this still exist.

blake near

I have worked with Earthscape since 2012 to transform my property into a dream come true! Each step of the way - Zac and Sam worked close with me to make sure all my problems had solutions and I was always on budget! thank you!

Ken McDougall

Professional from concept to completion, even when mother nature was not cooperating. Took our requests made a concept drawing revised a few times and then made it happen. Very Happy with the end result.

Leslie Fitzgerald

Kevin, Ross & the whole Earthscape team did an amazing job on our front & backyard landscaping project! From the seamless navigation of the City Permit system, the innovative design process proposing great ideas we hadn't even imagined, to the skilled, professional and respectful day to day execution of the plan. Daily, for 6 weeks, the team would arrive first thing in the morning, rain or shine, consult with us when needed, and tidy up the site at day's end, all while courteously accommodating our neighbours. We would highly recommend Earthscape for any landscaping project!

Helen Kroeker

Excellent experience with Earthscape from the initial visit to completion of the project. Very pleased with the end result! And the crew were focused on the job, and very friendly to deal with. Highly recommend!

Stan & Liza Jantzi

In the late autumn of last year, Earthscape created front and backyard gardens and outdoor living space for us at our town home. We are so pleased with the results. Throughout the process, all Earthscape personnel communicated well, with up front answers and information. Jamie listened attentively as we described our vision and preferences, then created just what we had imagined. We appreciated being able to adjust the project a little to stay within our budget, which was important to us. Then we got to enjoy the company of the work crew; Andrew, Robert and Juan made the designs come to life with skill, knowledge, good humour and respect for us and each other. We are still impressed by their caring conduct, and commented that we missed them when they were finished their work. We are really looking forward to sitting outside in our cosy 'courtyard' and sharing the space with friends and family, and we recommend Earthscape for the honesty and integrity that they bring to their beautiful work.

Angela Simm

Thank you so much to the Earthscape team for a fantastic job with our backyard project. Sam, Jenna, Chris, Richard and Team! All interactions and work was excellent including attention to details, always clean, and working with other contractors while our pool was installed at the same time. So easy to talk to, work with, very organized & fast! These qualities are hard to find these days in contractors so we are very appreciative of all you did for us. Thank you...Angela

Jarret Tunnicliffe

We were incredibly happy with Earthscape. Sam was very responsive to all our requests, always made time to come out and visit with us to explain what he was thinking and work through the plan for our landscaping and provided clear and accurate timeframes and pricing as well as advised the best places for us to spend our money. The team that did the actual work were friendly, detail oriented and super communicative. They took time to show my 5 year old son how the equipment worked and what they were doing and left our yard clean and orderly at the end of every day. We are very happy with the level of the work and will be using Earthscape again when we start the next phase of our landscaping. I recommend without hesitation.

Mike K

To anyone planning a design/build landscape project, hire Earthscape. Seriously. After completing our project with Earthscape, we have recommended them to everyone we know looking to revamp their outdoor space. When my wife and I first purchased our home, the yard was overplanted and overgrown with so many different varieties of invasive and non-invasive trees, bushes, flowers, etc. It was a nightmare to maintain and, since the yard was not enclosed, it was unsafe for little ones to play in. We decided that it was time to gut the yard, hit the reset button, and create a functional outdoor space that we could enjoy with our friends and family. Our home is situated on a corner lot and has a walkout to a shallow backyard that turns into a wide, large side yard - it felt like two very distinct and separate spaces. Given the shape of our yard we had no idea how to best utilize the space, so we decided to look for a design-build landscape contractor to help us out. Earthscape came recommended from a friend. Although we were aware of the stellar work Earthscape had done for our friend, we decided to do our due diligence and reach out to a number of companies for a consultation. Of everyone we spoke to, Earthscape stood out above the rest. Where other companies shot down our ideas, or refused to show up without a deposit, Sam from Earthscape came to meet with us without hesitation and made an instant impression. From the moment we met him, we seemed to just click like old friends. Right off the bat, he was able to understand exactly what we were trying to achieve. He listened to our ideas, provided real and creative recommendations on what could or couldn’t work (and why), what options we had to save cost and how to make the space more functional. Not once did it feel like we were getting the typical sales pitch – Sam took the time to truly understand our personalities, sense of style, and overall needs that would help us achieve our project goals. Needless to say, we signed on right away. We began the design phase in the late spring/early summer of 2016 and were blown away with the final concept. Earthscape managed to creatively connect a once seemingly disconnected property and provided all the function, privacy, and style that we were looking for. I would have never thought to lay things out the way they did, but it just worked in the best possible way. Construction began shortly after in late August 2016. Earthscape's crew did an incredible job during this time. No matter the question or issue that came up, Earthscape was always quick to respond and address any problem quickly and properly. There was never a moment of struggle – Sam and his team were looking out for us and our best interests at all times. Not once did it feel like a “client-contractor” relationship; the Earthscape team were our partners and friends the whole way through. It made the entire process extremely enjoyable from start to finish! We now have an awesome yard that we all love. Thank you so much to Sam, Zac, Craig, Brian and the entire Earthscape team!

William Tyler

They were a great company to work with. Took our ideas and created great renderings to review. They worked in November in the midst of snow and never missed a day and finished on schedule. Amazing. I am so happy to have used them.

Brenda Middleton

Earthscape completed an extensive renovation of our back yard, including retaining walls, gabion baskets, decks, pergola and swimming pool. The design team was extremely creative and innovative with their design ideas, while being cognizant of our budget concerns. The landscape and construction crews were professional, hard-working and knowledgeable. All work was done within the time frame that the construction manager laid out at the beginning of the project and updates were given to us weekly regarding the project schedule. The workers on the job site were always respectful of neighbours and adjoining property lines. Every day, they cleaned up the visible job site before they left. This is a company of talented and (enjoyably) personable people. We are more than pleased with our experience with Earthscape and would highly recommend them! (Pool installation by Descon Pools Inc., Dundas ON)

Andrew Giralt

They did a great job turning my empty backyard in to an amazing use of space. The crew was friendly and cleaned up daily.

Ruth Ottenbrite

We are thrilled with our new porch and walkway. Sam, Richard and his crew did an amazing job and were very helpful with design input. We highly recommend Earthscape!

Sabrina Kyle

This is the most talented and professional group of individuals in the business. Great communication from the design and mgmt reps, and polite, timely and efficient skilled labour team. The transformation in my landscaping in beyond amazing. From the design vision, to seeing the project come-to-life, I couldn't be happier. If you want the back yard of your dreams - look no further than Earthscape.

Rebecca Hutchinson

A wonderful company to work with! We are so thrilled with our new backyard!

helen georgiou

Great experience overall with Earthscape Landscape Design & Build! All the staff were very professional and engaging. They were able to delivery a lovely outcome within budget and in a timely manner. Very happy with the results. Would highly recommend them.

Bernadette Ruppe

I would definitely recommend Earthscape for any landscaping project big or small. We had a smaller project to fix water drainage issues and Sam figured out exactly what to do and got back to us the next day with a quote. He also did not try to up sell and made me feel that I could trust him which is so important when hiring someone to work on your home. Joe the foreman, and his crew came and worked diligently to complete the job. I could tell that they really wanted to do their very best. I actually commented to Joe that I felt he was doing the work as if it was his own home which says a lot about the integrity of a company. This is one of the best companies I have ever hired because of their high standards that they set and they believe in doing it right because that is the right thing to do.

Lindsay Navickas

We had an issue with excess water in our backyard so Earthscape installed an underground trench around our walkout patio and down one side of our house that connected to all of the downspouts. It has helped tremendously! The crew was very nice and professional and Sam was always quick to respond. We will use them for any future landscape projects.

Doug Wilson

We hired Earthscapes to do some drainage work for us and they did an excellent job! Worked to our schedule, arriving on time and finishing in a timely matter. They even adapted to our changes, on the spot.

Tracy guo

This company is really professional and honest. We hired them to fix our pond at our backyard because we thought the pump didn't work. The crew showed up on time and stared to work right away. During the work, it turned out that my old pump works well and the pound isn't leaking. So, they only charge me of the cleaning work they did by their hourly rate not the installation. How professional and honest they are ! We also hired them to do the spring cleaning up and monthly service. I am impressed by the work they finished. After the spring cleaning up, my front yard and back yard look very good. I highly recommend this company for your landscape work. You will not be disappointed!

Carolyn Ussher

We would certainly recommend this company. They did a wonderful job on the landscape project for the front of our property, which was a fairly large space. Kevin and his staff came up with a great design, they worked with us to fine tune it, and were really responsive to any concerns we had. Probably not possible to have a project without any issues, but this company worked really hard to sort out any bumps in the road and communication was great. The quality of work was outstanding! We are really pleased with the outcome!

Jen Hulett

We strongly recommend Earthscape based on our backyard transformation. We felt comfortable and confident with the team, from the first phone call to the estimate appointment, to the design and planning stage, followed by the implementation by the crew. Everybody was friendly, knowledgeable, great with communication and they facilitated all aspects of the process in a way that worked really well for us. We are completely satisfied with the results - which were well worth the investment!

Jana Gordon

Earthscape designed and implemented beautiful stonework around our pool, including a patio and stairs coming into the yard. Their attention to detail was excellent.

Jordan Ward

We have had the pleasure of working with earthscape since their inception many years ago, and watched mark and sam (the owners) as well as their fantastic team design and build exquisite landscapes! Earthscape is a leader in design and build, and id recommend their services to everyone!

Jeremy Thompson

Earthscape came recommend by our builder Milla Homes. We had contacted multiple landscape designers, of which Earthscape was one of the few to get back to us in a timely fashion. We had some early constructive meetings and brought them on board for the construction of our home (and yard). Earthscape was very professional and worked in parallel with our builder in completing different stages of the project as needed with neither party imposing on the other. This worked wonderfully for us as we could have some landscaping completed by the closing date which was important, as Earthscape put in our front entrance steps (as opposed to stock builder concrete steps which were required for grading/code purposes), along with some landscaping/retaining wall to help conceal a large grade drop-off for our front porch. As we both work, we preferred to be able to email back and forth ideas rather than needing to converse via phone calls constantly. Earthscape was able to quickly reply to us and understand what type of look we were looking for by looking at images of designs we liked. Earthscape created a 360 degree rendering of the concept design (along with a video) to show us their vision. From there, we were pretty much sold on the high level concept, and we could delve further into the more specific details of how to get there. Earthscape basically became the general contractor co-ordinating irrigation/deck building/stone work/plantings/fencing along with working with a pool company (which they had recommended to us). The entire team at Earthscape were friendly, courteous, tidy and above all, professional. Both Zac and Sam, who we dealt with frequently, were always on track to keep the project on track (even when we were going a little nuts with house purchase + landscaping + pregnancy). When little things came up, like with all large projects, they were fast to let us know (and talk us off the ledge) and always had recommendations for us. We were very happy to have chosen Earthscape to work with. The Thompson's

Don Critelli

Awesome office and amazing shop where playgrounds and landscaping ideas come together.

A Spruin

We had Earthscape do several projects on our property: expand and redesign flowerbeds, create a firepit with flagstone walkway, fix the grading and soil quality in several areas and lay sod, build a retaining wall around play equipment and filled with mulch...and more! Everyone who worked on the projects was friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. They always answer any questions we have and provide excellent customer service. We will be using them for all future outdoor projects! These guys are pros!!

Ruth Howey

The design team took the time to listen to what we were trying to achieve and incorporated them into the type of soil we had to deal with as it was laden with rocks and clay. The design was very well thought out. Installation was well co-ordinated, and timely. The crew were terrific. We are thrilled with the end product. Most importantly, after both stone and bed installations, the property was both tidied and cleaned thoroughly. I have no hesitation in referring Earthscapes for any landscaping issues that you may need. Thank you again to Sam and the crew for a fabulous job.

Kirby Martin

Excellent experience with Earthscape. The peace of mind this company offers is awesome. A passionate team executing well. Thanks for the great work guys!