Landscaping reviews in Denver, Colorado

I hired Rafael and his team at RDS to repair some flagstone and brickwork after a foundation repair. Rafael was extremely responsive and easy to communicate with throughout the process. He provided a thorough and competitive quote, and when I was ready to start work he mobilized a team the next day. His team worked two 10 hour days on a Friday and Saturday and completed the job on time and within budget. The work is high quality as well. I recommend them.

RDS was amazing, they did a paver patio for us last fall and it turned out great. I had called three different companies, with RDS offering a much lower price than the other companies. Very responsive throughout the process. Highly recommend.

BEWARE! Rafael and RDS Hardscape are THE WORST! I never write negative reviews, but RDS Hardscape earned it and I don't want anyone having a similar--and dangerous--experience. RDS installed landscape lighting and overloaded the transformer, which then melted (see photo, luckily my home did not catch on fire). Now, all my landscape lighting is non-functional. I called RDS to tell them the issue, and after that, they blocked my number and did not respond to texts despite promising to do so.

I am super happy with the work. I would highly recommend Rafael and his crew. Outstanding work. Professionally done. On time, and on budget. Great job guys!+

BEWARE! Attention to details and ability to plan/estimate are very poor.

I hired RDS for the first phase of a multi-phase backyard landscape project and the team failed to put any quality into this project. Before the start, met with Rafael, the owner, provided plans with dimensions and design.

His team showed up, never had seen the plan, and brought materials for a different build out. Walked the team through the 4 garden bed layout.

Then the re-quoting began. Rafael quoted without reviewing his notes from the onsite meeting or the plans provided to him.

Project was to build 4 raised garden beds (4ftx8ft) in a section of lawn. Failures included:
- Didn't remove any of the lawn where the raised beds would be.
- Didn't put in the middle support beam in each bed as identified in the plan.
- The bed toppers don't square up or align to each other at all and the toppers/beds aren't all level. Gaps between topper boards.
- Team didn't even screw in all of the screws used in the bed. Random screws sticking out half inch to 1.5 in from the wood
- Project included putting in a drip system and tying into existing sprinkler system. They put in 2 single drippers per bed, obviously 2 drippers cannot water a 4ft x 8ft bed.

Overall, the quality is very poor. When I texted Rafael and sent him pictures of the poor work, he acknowledged but had no interest in correcting the work.

I also emailed him with an expanded list of issues. He complained about having to pay his team overtime (Never requested by me, just poor management by RDS). He then never responded to the followup or had any interest in correcting the work quality.

Overall, would not use this vendor going forward since there is no interest in quality work, customer service or honoring negotiated price.

The team did a beautiful job and worked so hard on this project. Tito was wonderful! It was a big project that took five days to complete. Clean-up was terrific. I will definitely consider RDS for future projects.

Rafael and his team did an excellent job repairing our stacked stone walls and additional landscape work. They were on-time, on-budget and a very friendly group of guys. I would use them again and would recommend them.

The job was completed quickly and mostly to our satisfaction. Two small areas that could be improved (1) it is professional to do a walk-through after job completion. This wasn't done. Instead we received a text message bill the morning after the job was completed. (2) one area of the work wasn't done to my satisfaction. Rather than work with us politely, the manager argued. Again, this isn't professional. It would have been much better to work together to resolve the problem.
However, I was impressed with the workers. Hard-working!

I am so happy with my flagstone walkway I am hiring RDS to add a small patio. Workers arrived right on time and were very polite and professional. Definitely recommend. Stand by for phase II!

Second time I've hired Rafael and his team. They do great work, always a pleasure to work with.

RDS did a wonderful job on our backyard. We had our entire backyard scraped and redone. We really appreciate their effort and dedication to working with us and making sure we were all on the same page for the design. They work very hard and completed the job on time.

Rafael and his team did a great job on the front garden of my company. We will use them again for other projects.

The best company!!! I managed to find the best price. My family and I were very satisfied with the work and recommended it to all our neighbors.

5 ⭐️ Rafael and his team provided a quality result and worked incredibly quickly and efficiently to transform our broken down railroad tie retaining walls and pathway. The stone work, especially on the stairs, is clean and well done. We agreed partway through with recommendations from Rafael to improve the look of the project regarding stone size and paver size for the walkway, and I’m happy we could rely on his experience to make our backyard look good. Multiple neighbors have stopped by to tell us how fantastic it looks. We decided to keep the edging on the walkway near the garden unfinished so we could think about what we wanted to do next with it!

The quote I received was reasonable so I hired this company. After a few visits the work was done correctly and it looks great. The owner is very conscientious about the quality of the finished product, I appreciated that 👌

Using this company was a success. They are very thorough and clean and get the job done right and I would definitely use them again for all my construction needs. They did the best rock work i’ve seen in a very long time! thank you for your timeliness and your mindfulness and getting this job done thoroughly and to the clients satisfaction! I would definitely recommend you to all my business associates.

Great fast response, very efficient and got my job done within 48 hours of reaching out. Fair priced quote.

Rafael and his team did an amazing job. In just a few short days the transformed our large disaster of a yard, created two beautiful patios, re-worked our sprinklers and laid a huge amount of sod. There was some delay in terms of timing of start date, but Rafael kept us updated and in the end it was all worth it. We cant stop looking at our new yard!

I want to thank the RDS team for the excellent work done, especially Rafael who responded quickly at a fair price and with a quality service that exceeded my expectations. I recommend the company and will do more work.

RDS installed turf on half of our backyard along with black granite rocks and edging on both sides and did an amazing job!! Our backyard was an absolute mess before this. It required them to dig out the dirt and make it level, among a lot of other work. It came out perfect, we are so pleased. Their prices are also unbeatable and the workers are great!! Highly recommend!

Exceptional landscape designer! They created a stunning backyard oasis with layered native plants, a custom stone patio, curved pathways, and ambient lighting. The design was low-maintenance yet beautiful, plans were detailed, and the final result is a peaceful retreat we use every day.