Mystical Landscapes

Hired me to do a concrete job he couldn’t handle and gave me a terrible base to work with a lot of work for only 4 guys he requested and payed me less then half I charged and said he would get police involved since there was no contract , also his workers poured 1 inch over sinking brick instead of tearing out brick , he complained that I left a broom finish in the driveway claiming he wanted it smooth on a 50 degree slope , extremely dangerous for vehicles especially since smooth concrete only gets smoother, also he did not communicate with me the day of the pour until 4pm and he showed up in running shoes with his dog , also has the small dog unsecured while operating a big excavator I’d never expect him to be a contractor, also very rude towards his workers just because they don’t speak English I’m Shute he hires illegal immigrants to underpay he didn’t have any water for them either

Bravo to Mystical Landscapes! They did a great job in restoring our garden this summer. Dane Rose, the owner, was very knowledgeable and professional. Together with his wife Jan, the project went smoothly and was completed on time at the highest level of quality. They not only brought life and colors to our garden, but also created a truly mystical garden for us. We highly recommend Mystical Landscapes.

Dane is a mixed bag. He has a wonderfully creative mind, but his execution was lacking. He brought several unique design elements to the project, where if executed well they would have been amazing.

We had several large communication failures. We wanted a colorful garden and got a fairly average succulent garden. His lump sum contract means that you have to just trust that you will love those high level line items. In actuality you have no idea what you are getting till it is done, if you love it then you will be happy, if you don't you are stuck. In our case lump sum meant if he went over in one area he skimped in another to even out costs. So we paid a huge premium for a potted plant area that was poorly executed. Even though his contract is lump sum he will itemize costs. Where I could confirm the costs he listed, they were 50-150% marked up and he "charged" tax on the marked up value. I found this to be a poor value.

Here is my review on a scale of 1-10:

Finished Job on Time 10
Creativity 8-9
Small Equipment Operator 8-9
Execution of Ideas 4
Quality of work 3
Communication Skills 3
Attention to detail 2
Value relative to results 2