Curb Appeal Landscaping is a landscape design contracting company servicing the greater San Jose and Sunnyvale area, including Cupertino, Saratoga, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Los Altos, Mountain View, Mid Peninsula area (Palo Alto, Menlo Park, San Mateo, San Bruno, Redwood City, Burlingame), Fremont, Union City, Hayward, Morgan Hill and Gilroy.
We design custom landscapes integrating hardscape design (walkways, garden paths, driveway, patios and edging) with softscape (plants, sod, irrigation, drainage, etc). We also provide additional services such as (decks, pergolas, retaining walls, sitting walls, ponds and other water features) for your front and backyard projects.
Not only will we work within your budget to deliver landscaping solutions for any part of your home, we will do so in a way that meets the style, colors, and features you've been dreaming of. Give us a call today or send us an email to schedule your free consultation. While many other contractors charge for design services, we include it for free with all of our contracts.
We design custom landscapes integrating hardscape design (walkways, garden paths, driveway, patios and edging) with softscape (plants, sod, irrigation, drainage, etc). We also provide additional services such as (decks, pergolas, retaining walls, sitting walls, ponds and other water features) for your front and backyard projects.
Not only will we work within your budget to deliver landscaping solutions for any part of your home, we will do so in a way that meets the style, colors, and features you've been dreaming of. Give us a call today or send us an email to schedule your free consultation. While many other contractors charge for design services, we include it for free with all of our contracts.
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Curb Appeal Landscaping (CAL Landscaping) is a licensed landscape contracting company serving Silicon Valley and the greater San Jose area. For two decades, we've been designing and installing beautiful outdoor living spaces in your neighborhood. Whether you need a new backyard, front yard, or both -- we're ready to turn your dream yard into a reality!
While we'll do a yard clean up after we complete an install, we are not a weekly yard maintenance company. We install lots of driveways, walkways, patios, drought-tolerant landscaping, pergolas, water features/water falls, dry creeks and BBQ areas are all very popular. Norm Ugai is a landscape designer and California licensed contractor.
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Becky S.
Jan 09, 2022
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Laurie L.
Nov 15, 2021
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With the California drought looming over us to reduce landscape watering, we reached out to CAL Landscaping to create a plan for our front and backyard, not only to save precious water but also to qualify for the Valley Water Rebate Program. We are quite pleased with the results.
Norm is the owner of the company, and at times can be quite terse, but he does know his business and provided us with a beautiful design, both front and back. The design is free of charge.
Both Norm and Randy (sales) visited our property and listened to our concerns. A few days later, Randy provided an estimate and remained
Norm is the owner of the company, and at times can be quite terse, but he does know his business and provided us with a beautiful design, both front and back. The design is free of charge.
Both Norm and Randy (sales) visited our property and listened to our concerns. A few days later, Randy provided an estimate and remained
DeDe R.
Feb 17, 2021
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Amazing!
They were great to work with. Norm was very flexible with the design. Alex and his crew were professional, friendly, responsive, reliable and responsible. Our front yard went from ugly, to a beautifully designed drought tolerant interesting front yard. We couldn't have been happier with the entire process, start to finish. We get compliments from people walking by when we sit out on the beautiful patio. The driveway is so pretty. Everything flows perfectly. It started in July, finished in August. In 5 months, the plants are growing in beautifully.
Cal Landscaping did an amazing job
They were great to work with. Norm was very flexible with the design. Alex and his crew were professional, friendly, responsive, reliable and responsible. Our front yard went from ugly, to a beautifully designed drought tolerant interesting front yard. We couldn't have been happier with the entire process, start to finish. We get compliments from people walking by when we sit out on the beautiful patio. The driveway is so pretty. Everything flows perfectly. It started in July, finished in August. In 5 months, the plants are growing in beautifully.
Cal Landscaping did an amazing job
Jhon K.
Dec 28, 2020
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Performed an entire gutting of front and back yards. Did a great job with pavers and front drought tolerant landscaping. Norm, Randy and Alex were terrific to with. Entire project took about 4.5 weeks. See pictures. We re very happy with the professional work, commitment, and attention to details. My little one loves all the space now.
Jacqueline Mardell
Aug 18, 2020
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Positives: The quality of the work is very high, and the crew are very skilled, hardworking, and did a good job of tidying up each day to keep the dust down. The drawing and estimate package are done on spec before you award the contract, although the customer is asked to give a ballpark budget. There are no line item prices for any of the plants or other components of the job, either in the bid or the invoices, so it is impossible to audit and hold accountable, but the final, total price was more or less in line with other yard jobs in the neighborhood. The final work looks very, very good. When
Madhavi Madeti
May 07, 2020
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Mz S.
Feb 05, 2020
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BAD experience and DISAPPOINTING results. We wanted a simple, low maintenance yard. We paid over $60K for landscaping that has cheap materials, dead plants (we started with 16 and 3 died almost immediately) and weeds. For the amount we paid, you would think that we would at least have living plants and I wouldn't have to go pull weeds every day (which I was trying to avoid).
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Antonio A.
Sep 27, 2019
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Dorian M.
Aug 23, 2019
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We had our home landscaped about 4 summers ago. It's grown well, the design is pleasing, and we have had no regrets. Norm was pretty responsive at the time to changes and adaptations. I remember feeling a bit ( ok, more than a bit ) frustrated by growing cost increments that landed our project probably 30% more than we had really planned. And, I was a bit annoyed that some of the cost cutting on the cheaper items, the plants. On the otherhand, we generally ended up with work we admire. The paving contractors did particularly awesome work on the drive way and patio. The plants that
Mike Y.
Mar 12, 2018
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I used CAL Landscaping for my front yard in 2013. I eliminated approximately 65% of my grass, and a very unmanageable hedge. I kept some grass, and low maintenance, drought tolerant plants.
The job that CAL did was so positive that I had them do my back yard in 2017. Again, got rid of 75% of the grass, and hopefully got rid of a vole problem.
You can use Google Maps to see before and after overhead views, plus what is attached here.
Crews clean, hard working, polite, and accommodating. They take pride in their work, and it shows.
BACK YARD 2017 - We were ridden with voles, which killed
The job that CAL did was so positive that I had them do my back yard in 2017. Again, got rid of 75% of the grass, and hopefully got rid of a vole problem.
You can use Google Maps to see before and after overhead views, plus what is attached here.
Crews clean, hard working, polite, and accommodating. They take pride in their work, and it shows.
BACK YARD 2017 - We were ridden with voles, which killed
Sarah C.
Mar 04, 2018
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Norm Ugai is knowledgeable, listens well and designs to your budget. I had his crew update the look of my backyard a few years ago. We reduced the size of the lawn, removed old concrete, installed pavers and an automatic watering system. We love spending time in our backyard!
The most recent project in December 2017 was updating the look of my front porch by installing slate tiles over the concrete. I love the new look!
All of the crew members are honest and hard working. They are skilled in their craft and respect their clients.
The most recent project in December 2017 was updating the look of my front porch by installing slate tiles over the concrete. I love the new look!
All of the crew members are honest and hard working. They are skilled in their craft and respect their clients.
William R.
Apr 16, 2016
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We really like how our new yard looks and the greatly reduced water usage. Norm was very pleasant to work with from start to finish. He met with us initially to scope out the yard and discuss our wants and options. He came by a few weeks later to share the design he had prepared. After a few minor changes we agreed to, the work commenced and was quickly completed. We are very happy with our beautiful yard.
Jere W.
Feb 18, 2016
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Our HOA explored the possibility of converting 6,000 sq. ft. of lawn to a drought tolerant landscape for the county rebate program. We interviewed five contractors and Norm was by far the most impressive. When most companies were charging up to $3K for a preliminary design before they would give us an estimate for the project, Norm provided a complete package up front for no charge. He personally presented his proposal, which included a complete design, a list of approved plants, plant photos, references, costs and the task timeline.
Throughout the entire process, Norm exhibited excellent customer
Throughout the entire process, Norm exhibited excellent customer
Peter Lee
Dec 27, 2015
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Das L.
Sep 18, 2015
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Lastly, but not the least, DON'T expect any After Sale Services, because there's NONE!
We had problems with their work afterwards. We called many times with no response and when we finally got Norman, the Owner who designed and supervised the work, he then said it's NOT his problems and he won't fix it.
Very disappointed with the job, service and attitude!!!
We had problems with their work afterwards. We called many times with no response and when we finally got Norman, the Owner who designed and supervised the work, he then said it's NOT his problems and he won't fix it.
Very disappointed with the job, service and attitude!!!
Yvonne Kendall
Jul 04, 2015
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CAL Landscaping did a great job for us in our side yard. They dug out all of the old redwood bark and created a gravel area for our dogs and a new bbq patio for us. He used crushed granite around Adobe colored slabs of stone to match our deck. He was very informative about how to treat our dog area and whether we should use artificial grass, which we opted not to do after his consultation. And who doesn't want to get something for free, right - he offered to supply more crushed granite as ours settled in. It's been almost 3 years now and not one weed has raised its head.
They showed up on time
They showed up on time
Katherine H.
Sep 24, 2014
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Cal Landscaping improved the value of our home. We wanted to sell our house, but we knew the outside looked dated and lacked curb appeal. I met Norm at the home and garden show and he came to the house to do a free estimate. He took measurements and came back a week later with a plan that fit our budget. Some landscapers charge hundreds of dollars for a design, but Norm created our plan for free.
Norm's crew of workers are all hardworking and professional. They installed a new driveway, walkways, edging, new sod with automatic irrigation, etc. We were so happy with the front yard that we
Norm's crew of workers are all hardworking and professional. They installed a new driveway, walkways, edging, new sod with automatic irrigation, etc. We were so happy with the front yard that we
Lance B.
Nov 18, 2013
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Cal Landscaping did a wonderful job with our total redo of our front yard. We met Norm at a home show and we're interested in his pitch about designing a landscape to our budget.
He came by our home, looked at what we had and asked what we had to spend, then what did we want to accomplish with the new yard. It was great discussing what we thought we wanted to do and how we'd use the space.
Norm came back with a fairly detailed plan on what we could do with our yard at the amount of money we wanted to spend. With a few tweaks we came to an agreement and his crew went to work a few days later.
He came by our home, looked at what we had and asked what we had to spend, then what did we want to accomplish with the new yard. It was great discussing what we thought we wanted to do and how we'd use the space.
Norm came back with a fairly detailed plan on what we could do with our yard at the amount of money we wanted to spend. With a few tweaks we came to an agreement and his crew went to work a few days later.
Eric C.
Nov 01, 2013
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I needed somebody to dig trenches and run drainage lines to tie into my gutter downspouts around my house. Norm was very professional and courteous in his consultation visit. They were not the lowest bid but I went with them because I thought they would do a better job. He took the time to have all the water, sewer, gas, and electrical lines coming through my yard marked.
However, when it came time to do the job, his crew did not show up on time. In fact they were a day late. It was suppose to take them 1 day but it ended up taking them 3 days spread out over a 5 day period. They kind of
However, when it came time to do the job, his crew did not show up on time. In fact they were a day late. It was suppose to take them 1 day but it ended up taking them 3 days spread out over a 5 day period. They kind of
L. B.
Jan 29, 2013
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I met Norm at a home and garden show last year, what intrigued me about his pitch is that he would create a plan for my landscape that fit my budget. I had several local san jose landscapers out and all of them asked me what I wanted done and told me what it would cost.
So Cal Landscaping showed up at my house, they listened to what I wanted done and how much I could afford. They came back with a beautiful design plan the showed what was possible for the amount of money I had.
The finished work was a huge upgrade to the curb appeal of my home and I appreciate the hard working friendly crew
So Cal Landscaping showed up at my house, they listened to what I wanted done and how much I could afford. They came back with a beautiful design plan the showed what was possible for the amount of money I had.
The finished work was a huge upgrade to the curb appeal of my home and I appreciate the hard working friendly crew
Yvonne K.
Jan 29, 2013
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My husband and I just moved in to an older home in Campbell and our front and back yards were a mess - way overgrown and tan bark in excess. I asked Norm to make some suggestions that I could work with in my budget and complete in stages.
He was very thoughtful about my dog area and we discussed several types of ground cover before settling on smooth pea gravel. I had really wanted the fake dog grass, but he had a working knowledge that my Web research had not uncovered. I feel like he helped me dodge a bullet.
Also, because of the age of my home (nearly 100 years), he had some nice ideas about
He was very thoughtful about my dog area and we discussed several types of ground cover before settling on smooth pea gravel. I had really wanted the fake dog grass, but he had a working knowledge that my Web research had not uncovered. I feel like he helped me dodge a bullet.
Also, because of the age of my home (nearly 100 years), he had some nice ideas about
Karen M.
May 25, 2012
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We didn't actually use Cal Landscaping but after meeting Norm at the home show, he came over to give us an estimate on a retaining wall and additional landscaping for our front yard. He was quite rude and derogatory about our existing landscaping, much of which we wished to preserve. His method of giving us an estimate was also strange - he kept saying "tell me what you want to spend and I'll tell you what you can have." We kept telling him what we wanted and asking him what it would cost. In the end he left, promising to give us an estimate in "a week or two"
Elizabeth L.
May 10, 2012
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We are very pleased with Norm's completed service, thrilled actually. My husband and I live in the Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose. We met Norm at the San Jose Home Show in March and had him give us a bid. We also met with a second full service landscaper during the bid process and quickly decided on Norm. Norm did a beautiful job of a complete backyard makeover - irrigation, sod, treees, plantings, curved stone walls for seating (our favorite feature!), lawn edging, two flagstone sitting areas, and walkways. We have a neighbor's pine tree dropping pine needles on a portion
M. L.
Feb 22, 2012
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I would highly recommend NOT using this landscaper and company. My husband and I met Norm at a Home and Garden Show in San Jose and after he came out with a proposed design and bid, which seemed reasonable, we signed the contract. (Like the other reviewer, Greg A. said, that was our first mistake.) Our front yard is fairly small and he said would take about 2 weeks to complete, WRONG! It has now been over one month since it started and it is still incomplete! Also like the other reviewer said, Norm is extremely vague about exact dates, however, he is not shy about asking for progress payments
