Ron Schaeffer Landscape

We have used Ron twice on our yard and both times have been impressed with how on top of things he is. Both times his team was there on time every day and got things done much faster than I thought they would. Usually when working with landscape contractors I am used to waiting days for them to get back to me or having to call several times. Ron was always available to answer my calls right away or returned my call within a couple of hours.
The first time we used him was a few years ago when we had him put in some drains for our backyard. Most recently he just finished a major overhaul on our front and back yard. We took advantage of the Socal Turf Rebate and removed the lawn in the front and back. Ron is passionate about plants and he was especially helpful when picking out hardy and waterwise plants for the yard. He was also good about anticipating and providing advice about potential problems when we were laying out the plans. We thoroughly enjoyed working with Ron and would definitely hire him again.

We used Ron Schaeffer Landscape to totally revamp our backyard last Spring I provided detailed plans with the types and number of plants, along with architecural drainage and sprinkler plans, etc. We agreed on a project price of $ 30,000. The plants provided didn’t match the type or quantity of the plans upon which the bid was placed. When I pointed it out, they brought additional plants to match the plans… but it cost an additional $ 5,000.
Within 3 weeks one of the large Sago Palms (paid $ 450) started turning yellow and brown. I contacted them and was told that I must have put fertilizer on it and burned it. I was told to quit hand watering. Within another 5 weeks the Sago died. When I called to see if they would replace it, they said, «no, we only guarantee plants for 30 days.» This is despite the fact that they boast they own their own nursery and they are the ones who planted it and put in irrigation and drainage. After 6 months 4 of the 6 trees they planted have also died.
In comparison, we only paid $ 6,000 total for our masonry contractor to revamp the front yard landscape and all of the trees and plants are still alive, even though soft scape landscaping isn’t their expertise.
Ron Schaeffer Landscape promotes expertise in plants, irrigation, etc. yet they don’t compare. I will never use this company again. Two stars is generous.