Sage and Stone LLC

Sage & Stone just completed an extensive 5-month make-over of our front, back and side yards. The transformation of our yards has been nothing short of spectacular. On a daily basis we receive effusive comments from neighbors, guests and passers-by. We are thrilled with the results. Gabe and his team worked very closely with our landscape designers (SCJ Studio) to build the landscaping we had envisioned for our remodeled Craftsman home. It is beautiful, contemporary, low-maintenance, and welcoming. Sage & Stone's work was professional, diligent, timely and responsive to our needs. We highly recommend them!

We have had the great pleasure of working with Sage & Stone on our backyard remodel. Everyone from the owner (Gabe), our onsite project manager and all-around expert (James), their sprinkler expert (Jimmy) and their electrician (Gary) were knowledgable and pleasant to with which to work. They found solutions and offered affordable solutions to the overages necessary (not thought out in the architect's design) as well as drafting deck and bench plans and offering suggestions to meet our design needs. I would highly recommend them so much so that I've just asked them to work on our front yard.

From the moment we moved into our house, we knew we wanted to re-landscape the backyard (it was a big pile of dirt and weeds). But finding a company that we trusted to do a good job (and without breaking the bank) was a big challenge, and it took us a year and a half to find Sage & Stone. I’m glad we finally found them, because they found the potential in our yard and turned it into a space that we love to come home to. Everyone we encountered at Sage & Stone was awesome: friendly, conscientious, and talented. They kept us up-to-date on each phase of the work, and immediately responded to any questions and concerns we had. Alison, in particular, was amazing. She both brought great design ideas to the table (fun play features for our young son that I wouldn’t have thought of) and went above and beyond to make things perfect. Lol – I remember one cold night she was out in the dark with a headlamp putting together a custom play structure (side note: that she had had to imagine up at the last second when the original one didn’t work out; and the new one’s better than the original!), and I unsuccessfully tried to convince her that it was okay if she wanted to go home and get some rest. We’d definitely use Sage & Stone again.

Our experience with Sage and Stone was fantastic! Their work was timely and on budget. We had them change our backyard from a pretty unusable yard with weeds to what I like to describe as "a little piece of the arboretum" complete with a deck, dry creek bed, charming little wooden bridge, espalier trees, and a variety of plants for a "children's garden". They also completed the project with irrigation and lighting. Everyone was professional and a delight to work with, in particular Alison Dewey who was our lead designer and went above and beyond to accomplish everything to her perfecting standards. I have never met anyone with as impressive a work ethic as Alison. Thank you Sage and Stone!

My suggestion is save yourself some time and select Sage & Stone. He came in on time and budget for the original proposal. We had some additions we wanted as the project progressed. His crew did everything we asked and more. They even had suggestions to improve our thoughts to enhance the attractiveness and be more cost efficient. We have no complaints...only accolades. Save time, just hire Sage & Stone.

Sage and Stone did an excellent job on our covered dining space, pizza oven, fire pit, and edible garden. The quality of their work was excellent, they were incredibly professional and easy to interact with. In particular Alison was dream, from her design to working long hours to get the project finished in time for an event we had scheduled. The design of the project needed to included several difficult features and she came up with fun solutions to each hurdle. The completed project looks amazing and I couldn't be happier with my experience.

We thoroughly enjoyed working with Gabe and team throughout the entire process. We had a narrow backyard we wanted to make the most of. Gabe’s design included a retaining wall, vegetable beds, patio, fire pit with built-in bench seating, a gorgeous cedar wall, lighting and plantings. The best part was his idea to cover the patio so we can get additional use of the backyard outside of the summer months. The use of wood and metal is sleek and fits with our contemporary home. We couldn’t be happier with their responsiveness and quality work.

The scope of our project included a new deck, new fence and gate on one side of the house, regrading part of the backyard and installing a dry creekbed to solve a minor drainage problem, steel edging for a couple of gardens, and seeding a new lawn in the backyard. Gabe provided us with a range of alternatives to help us arrive at a design we loved. Alex and the rest of the crew were able to translate a set of drawings I produced into a beautiful built-in bench that wraps around one end of the new deck. The level of attention paid to every aspect of the project was excellent. We’re very happy with the results and are looking forward to next spring when we’ll get to enjoy this wonderful addition to our home. Everyone at Sage and Stone was a pleasure to work with. Communication was excellent, work progressed quickly, and everything stayed on budget. Highly recommended!

We really enjoyed working with Gabe and the whole team at Sage & Stone. We couldn't be happier with the outcome - Gabe really understood the changes we wanted to make to our landscaping. In particular we appreciated how smoothly communication flowed before, during and after the project. We high recommend working with Sage & Stone.

Gabe, Alex, and the crew created an amazing backyard space for our family. We looked at several design/build companies before selecting Sage and Stone because their aesthetic matched what we were looking for in a backyard design. After an initial meeting, Gabe came back with a design that went way beyond our expectations. He doubled the size of our deck, put a roof over the main space so we could entertain all year, raised our sloped lawn and increased the lawn size (our kid will love it in the future), and redesigned our shade garden to incorporate a concrete paver walkway with concrete boulders. Gabe was very amenable to feedback on the design and was also great at pushing us to try some new things. Alex and the crew executed Gabe's design flawlessy. They obviously have been doing this for a long time because they all worked very well together and built exactly what we were expecting. Alex kept us informed of the progress and was always available to answer questions. They genuinely looked like they were enjoying themselves as they worked through the Seattle heat wave of 2017! It was awesome to come home from work and see the progress. Billing and payment was easy and the project finished right on budget and two days early. We're so thrilled with our new space and would recommend Sage and Stone to anyone.

Gabe & his team were amazing to work with. Gabe's quote was very competitive and his communication with us was clear, and his responses to my questions and changes were quick (he's probably one of the best communicators over email). In terms of the project, we had a really uneven lawn with no true usable space, and they totally transformed it! I can't tell you how amazing it feels to be standing on my new patio every day, my husband even enjoys watering the lawn now! Gabe's team showed up on time every day, they were very, very tidy and we had no complaints about any noise issues from the neighbors. They finished the project on time and even gave us a care sheet for the lawn! We couldn't be happier with how it turned out. I'd definitely use the again for any future needs.

We are very happy we had Sage and Stone perform a design/build for our front, back and side yards. The project included 2 decks, a covered patio extension, hardscapes, fencing, irrigation, plants, sod, lighting, 240 volt hot tub wiring, a water feature and a gas fire pit. The project started in early February and completed in late March 2017. We are very happy with the results. Below are some thoughts about working with the Sage and Stone team: DESIGN: Gabe Shulman is a very talented designer and owner. He took our list of desires, combined it with his vision and experience and in doing so, created a wonderful product for us. BUDGET: Gabe was very open and flexible throughout the setting of the budget. After the project started and cost issues arose, Gabe was fair and reasonable. At the completion of the project, we were only 3 percent over budget and that was due to our own upgrades or additions. CONSTRUCTION/ONSITE TEAM: This crew was phenomenal. Leah selected some great plants. Alex did a great job supervising the talented skills of James, Bobby and Alison. This team had worked for the Company for years, it showed in how effectively and efficiently they performed their roles. I also want mention the great job Jimmy did in designing the irrigation system, explaining its operation and finally getting the water feature to operate correctly. POST CONSTRUCTION/FOLLOW UP: This is where the company has proven their commitment to quality customer service. Any large construction project is going to have minor issues surface after the construction/onsite team has departed. Gabe and his team were able to get those issues resolved quickly and efficiently. We would certainly use Sage and Stone again.