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Main location2604 Manning Ave Los Angeles California 90064 US(323) 905-4965
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Wheelchair accessible entrance
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Identifies as women-owned
I wrote the wonderful review below of Urban Oasis/Debbie Gliksman 4 years ago. My view hasn't changed. Everyone who comes into my backyard is astonished as to how beautiful it is and we love to look at it every day.
I retained Urban Oasis (Debbie Gliksman) to first design a complete redo of my backyard - water feature including "creek" and waterfalls, raised planter beds, pergola and eating area, redo of concrete block walls with stone, a fire pit and all new landscaping (trees, bushes, plants etc.) and some landscaping in the front. Debbie and I talked over my ideas and her suggestions at length. I thought the design was taking a bit of time until I got the plans. I was amazed. They included a complete layout of the project with exact measurements for each feature, detailed drawings and pictures and even what plants would go where.
Then, when I decided to proceed, things got even better. This was a very large job with at least 11 separate trades and subcontractors - laborers, stone masons, brick masons, irrigation, steel fabricators for the raised beds, carpenter for the pergola and matching side fence, lighting designer, electrician, tree trimmer, landscape installation and waterway/falls company. She had to deal also with many different suppliers. Debbie coordinated and supervised all the trades and the timing of when they would work, even to the extent of deciding where to put individual stones in the proper design for the retaining walls and the waterway, finding logs for seating for the fire pit, designing the pergola and fence and then even changing things to improve on original design.
I think, while all aspects of the job were done to high perfectionism, Debbie's ability to listen to my ideas and improve them in theory and then to improve even her plans on the fly as the job was progressing was quite remarkable. She has a great "eye" and vision and is quite knowledgable.
The job was done almost within the original time estimate even though we added many significant items and made changes as the work went on. The only "delay" was, that after 98% of the job was done, the lighting supply company closed for 3 weeks over the holidays so we couldn't get the extra lighting (over and above the original design) right away. That slight (and comical) problem shows how well the major issues were handled so that the job could be done within the time forecasted.
I could go on and on about the details of this job but sufficed to say I now have an astonishingly beautiful yard and would strongly recommend Urban Oasis for landscaping projects.
