Kaiser Gardens

We interviewed a few landscape firms and chose Kaiser Gardens for our landscaping needs. When we first met with Lisa, she walked the grounds with us, asking questions, carefully probing for our preferences, and listening. After we hired Lisa Kaiser and her team, she spent time with us and alone, walking the yard. We talked through her plan and plant selections. We are surrounded by oak trees and wanted our garden to blend with the natural environment, use native plants as much as possible... and be deer-resistant. She has delivered a beautiful, floral, natural garden that has resisted the deer (yay for that). Lisa is precise and her crew is well-cultivated, polite, and highly skilled with pruning, irrigation and rock walls. All in all, working with Lisa was a fantastic experience.

I looked for quite awhile before finding Lisa (Sensitive Information Hidden) at Kaiser Gardens. I could tell from photos of her past work that she had an organic, natural design sense, which greatly appealed to me. What I couldn't know ahead of time is that she is a true artist of the earth, who not only understands how to build out a beautiful garden that blends into the already existing natural landscape, but also knows every plant, the conditions it requires, what would look good where and why, and how to maintain whatever I decided on. Her creativity would pop mid-conversation when an idea struck, and what an idea it would be! Casually chatting in my driveway, she envisioned a dry creek bed in the spot where almost nothing ever grew, a spot I'd basically given up on. Now this is one of my favorite outdoor spaces, and everyone who walks up my stairs and sees it agrees. That's just one example of the beauty she brought to my front and back yards. I will have great privacy screens as trees grow in and already have a gorgeous array of plants in a beautiful forest palette of purples and greens off my back patio.. Lisa and her terrific crew also went out of their way to get everything finished in time for a big celebration I was having. They were prompt, showed up when they said they would, flexed with my needs and cleaned up after they left. I was able to participate as much or as little as I wanted in the process and, critical to me, I found Lisa to be authentic and relaxed as well as easy and fun to work with. This was a big expenditure for me, and I'm so glad I waited to find Lisa. I'd hire her back in a minute if the need arose, but I might have to wait in line--after seeing my place, two of my friends have already engaged her services! I can't recommend Lisa and the Kaiser Gardens crew highly enough.

We live on a pretty steep hill and our garden was basically a big wasted empty space... We wanted to build some terraces to be able to plant trees but while keeping things very natural, similar to what you find around Mediterranee... Lisa imagined our dream garden and her team worked wonders... We now have several trees scattered around stone wall terraces and we can enjoy every inch of our property. It's a great local small business with hard working and super nice people. I would totally recommend them!

We have had Kaiser Gardens maintain the landscapes at our Marin stores for more than a decade. They show up when they are supposed to and do quality work every time. The crew is friendly and responsive and Lisa is always able to tackle additional jobs when needed. Consistency and knowledge is the key to any garden maintenance program. Kaiser Gardens has provided that to Sloat Garden Center and we look forward to many more years working together. Dave Stoner, President Sloat Garden Center

We chose Lisa Kaiser of Kaiser Gardens for a very complex landscape project involving many moving parts - basically, designing and creating beautiful multi-level garden patios out of a heavily forested and overgrown hillside. This work required a skilled eye for design on both a macro and micro level, as well as a highly skilled and hardworking crew that possessed expertise in stonework, berm-building, patio-building, irrigation, etc that was needed to execute a project this challenging. Besides being a brilliant designer and having great knowledge of plants and materials, Lisa brings deep personal integrity to her work , which is critical when issues arise between clients and contractors, as they invariably do over a months-long project that throws curves to even the most well- thought-out plan. As a result, the project was able to proceed harmoniously to conclusion, leaving us with a "garden in the forest" more beautiful, yet functional, than we could have ever hoped for. Not only the "grand design" but with the the dozens of design features that make being in our new garden such a joy. We feel so fortunate - so lucky! - to have engaged Lisa and her and her wonderful crew, and we look forward to working with her again.

Lisa and the team at Kaiser Gardens are true professionals in all aspects of soft and hard-landscaping. Lisa is a high level communicator, always on time and has a great eye for detail. Her depth of both design, construction and specialist maintenance is rare in design-build companies. Finding someone who can not only build to a high level, but also maintain correctly afterwards is critical to the success of a project. I would have no hesitation in recommending Lisa and the KG crew to any project.

We have worked with Lisa on quite a few projects, and we are always impressed with her flair for beautiful designs that compliment the clients’ homes. She takes great care in the functional nature of her designs, which results in landscapes that feel organic. Lisa takes a hands-on approach, ensuring that clients and subcontractors are well informed throughout the project. GLI Norcal Landscape Construction highly recommends hiring Kaiser Gardens for your landscape design needs.

Lisa was great to work with. Although her company did not do the actual installation of the landscaping, she was there on site for all the important steps, such as plant and accent placements. She work with the contractor to ensure that her design was executed. From the beginning, Lisa brought great ideas, submitted numerious designs, listened to our requirements and was very open to making changes.

Lisa and her crew designed and installed a garden along the side of our front garden and replaced plants in our front garden that were not tolerant of the cold temperatures we have in our microclimate that subsequently had died or were doing very poorly because of the severe cold damage from the prior several years. They also designed and installed an atrium garden that blends beautifully with our indoor-outdoor house and color palate. They were a joy to work with and very efficient and responsive with great suggestions and on-time delivery!

Kaiser Gardens did a major renovation of our aged landscaping. We couldn't be more satisfied with the outcome. Lisa Kaiser is knowledgable, imaginative, and resourceful, has a fine sense of design, and it was both a pleasure and instructive to collaborate with her. We appreciated her environmental sensitivities, especially with respect to Marin's water situation. The crew on our project was outstanding -- diligent, highly skilled and careful -- and handled all phases of the job, demolition, preparation, stone work, planting and irrigation installation and testing. Lisa herself was often on site and hands-on. The cost of the job was completely fair, and unforeseen issues (there are always a few!) were addressed openly and promptly, so there were no surprises. We recommend Kaiser Gardens without reservation.

We interviewed Lisa Kaiser of Kaiser Gardens for a large residential landscaping and garden installation. After conducting an extensive onsite inspection and lengthy interviews with my wife and myself, Lisa prepared a site map with elevations, features and plant proposals for our consideration. She took care to meet with us several times to modify and improve the plans before we decided to retain her expertise. Her crew were energetic, respectful and superb at their jobs, attesting to the characteristics we appreciated in Lisa. The job was complicated by being on hard clay at a 20% grade, but her exquisite bedding and low-volume irrigation layout went in smoothly, providing excellent drainage and efficiently amended soils. Lisa's horticultural expertise is as superb as it is practical and pleasing. Now, after a year's growth, we have an absolutely phenomenal 1 acre, well-lit and sculpted garden with 4-season blossoms and lovely horticultural artistry. We would recommend Kaiser Gardens to any discriminating homeowners, or commercial operations.

Lisa Kaiser blends her horticultural knowledge with landscaping design sense to produce the best results for her clients, whom she clearly values above all else. I was referred to her by Sloat as a full-service landscaping company in Marin when we moved here 3 years ago and have since referred her to many friends and neighbors, the latter because they always ask who did the beautiful work around our home! I recommend her without reservation and I rarely say that, but Kaiser Gardens is truly a full-service Marin-based landscaping company who can design, install, and maintain anything you have in mind for your land. Even in you don't know quite what you have in mind, Lisa will guide you towards the perfect solution for you and your family. Our most recent project was last fall (2015) during which she built a stone wall bordering the peninsula across from our house in conjunction with a road repaving effort. In addition, she installed underground irrigation and replanted the entire front of our house. It has gone from sad to magnificent and I love hearing the comments from passersby who very much appreciate the added beauty to their dog walks and routes. Brava, Lisa!