Last March I sat in my sister in law, Wendy Maddens’ garden green with envy. Her two-year old yard was filled with interesting plants in an array of colors and textures and all were thriving despite just coming through winter and only being in the ground a short time. I asked if she spent a fortune on maintenance and she shared that Jeff Wortham was her landscape designer and thanks to him, the garden performs beautifully with very little maintenance. I immediately contacted him.
Jeff was quick to respond and since then has been a lifesaver in my yard. He is creative, professional, and a terrific listener. I find his knowledge of soil composition, plant material, irrigation techniques and hardscape refreshingly broad and original. In addition to the design plan he includes a soil analysis and fertilizing schedule which has made all the difference in understanding what my yard needs to thrive.
He makes house calls and gives me lessons on pruning, trellising, tree trimming, and welcomes the odd question or plant order.
I highly recommend Jeff. My yard is now an oasis thanks to him.
Noel Madden, Pleasanton, CA
We are so pleased with the yard. Our home has been transformed and it is beautiful.
We would absolutely recommend Jeff to our friends and family for several reasons. First and foremost his design has turned out wonderfully and he incorporated all of our needs and desires. The hardscape design in our backyard provides us with areas for relaxing and dining. His design of the walkway coming up to the front of the house is much more to the scale of the house and porch. His choice of plant material combines various leaf color and shape along with flowering plants that complement each other.
We appreciated that he was available throughout the construction process to help deal with the issues that came up. We also appreciated how quickly he accomplished the design and provided us with complete construction documents.
Jeff was referred to us by a friend that had used his services on their yard. Not only had they used him but several of their friends had also used him. All of these clients had beautiful yards and highly recommended Jeff.
We received great value for what Jeff charged. The process Jeff uses for his designs really worked well for us. He listened to us and incorporated all of our requests which eliminated the potential for multiple iterations. We cannot think of anything that would have enhanced our experience with Jeff.
We did use one of the recommended contractors for both our pool renovation and our landscaping. Both contractors were excellent and their work is exceptional. They did the work in a timely manner even given the rainy conditions.
C. & J. Egan, Danville,CA
I wanted to let you know that our project is now completed. Thanks for all your help getting us from start to end successfully. We definitely realized the value of following your process. In particular, it was great to have a base plan from which we could negotiate with contractors and of course your design expertise helped us towards a far superior solution than the "free" plan that we had in front of us.
What a transformation! We are so pleased with the design and how much more usuable our yard is. Please feel free to drop by any time (with or without clients).
C.N., Alamo, CA
Jeff is very professional, and we enjoyed working with him very much. His price was completely reasonable. He was great. They were responsible, had wonderful follow-through, and were very detailed. Jeff is such a nice person to work with. We would completely recommend him.
B.D. Walnut Creek, CA
We would definitely recommend Jeff Wortham & Associates. They are wonderful Landscape Architects and they came highly recommended to us by many people. Jeff is great to work with. People always notice our yard. We would definitely us him again.
P.C. Orinda, CA
We wanted to create a functional and beautiful backyard. Jeff brings a computer with projects he's designed. He has pictures of hundreds of plants, trees and flowers and asks detailed questions to get a perfect custom design.
We love our backyard. It is a relaxing and beautiful retreat for us, and a wonderful space for entertaining. We would highly recommend Jeff.
K. Alman, Alamo, CA
Jeff's flexibility and expertise have truly made him the sub-contractor of choice among the seven used throughout this project. (retaining wall, pool re-model,solar panels, concrete, landscape contractor, electrical.) His initial appointment went very smooth. He listened when my wife and I expressed ourselves and then efficiently created a design that we fell in love with.
The bids for project construction came in all over the map. After reviewing the figures and visiting several other completed projects with Jeff, we retained the lowest bid contractor, with Jeff also being enlisted to supervise the project as needed. This insured that the designed plans were adhered to. (with great savings).
Jeff’s construction experience and advice to both myself and the contractor were of great value throughout the project. His "hands-on" approach and knowledge through experience, together with always being available when necessary (rain or shine) gives him the "Best Bang For The Buck" award.
T. Alman, Alamo,CA