Sage and Stone LLC

The one exceptional thing that happened to us in 2020 is getting to work with Sage and Stone. Gabe Shulman and his entire crew are exceptional at designing and building. Its rare to work with a company that can truly exceed our expectations but Gabe and his crew did exactly that - they were all professional, hard working, talented and a pleasure to get to know. The scope of our project included a complete redesign of our front, side and backyards - which included new ledgestone walls, stone stairways, walkways, multi-zone irrigation and lighting, a backyard ledge stone gas firepit, a pergola and the design and construction of a 170sq ft cottage. Everything looks amazing and we're very happy with the quality. Regardless of the side of the project, I can say with confidence that you'll love Sage and Stone and you'll feel fortunate to work with such a kind person as Gabe Shulman.

We are so happy with the work performed by Sage + Stone. Our project consisted of a range of hardscaping work that included regrading 3 sides of our house, moving and redoing a rock wall, laying pavers, and pouring a preformed concrete driveway. Gabe was a great communicator and worked with us to find creative ways to scale our ambitious transformation project to our budget. Over the course of the job, he checked in regularly and kept us appraised of scheduling and logistical changes. The site crew was amazing — paid attention to the details, put in extra hours to keep the job on schedule, and kept a tidy site. Sage + Stone are seasoned professionals worth every penny. I highly recommend their services and would work with them again if I have the opportunity.

We are super excited to finally have a dream outside space that we had always wanted! We were hesitant with the overall scope of work and just how daunting the project seemed but Sage and Stone went above and beyond to meet our expectations. At every corner they were flexible accommodating and patient. Our project had the added headache of having to coordinate our interior contractor and their hectic schedule with everyone. Sage and Stone was helpful and willing to help with the logistics of such a project. We wanted to especially thank Luis, Fernando and Carlos for all their hard work. They are true masters at their craft.

We hired Sage and Stone to build our dream garden, which was designed by a local landscape architecture firm. We received three bids, and their prices were not the cheapest, but less than the highest. They ended up finishing on time, and on budget. We made a few small change orders along the way, which costs were reasonable and responsibly communicated. Overall, pricing and communication were excellent, and having worked with contractors before on several projects, I wish all contractors were this easy and fair to work with. The quality of work was outstanding (which says a lot, since I've been known to be, let's just say, Type A). The site was clean and orderly. The employees were polite and efficient. This project was completed about 8 months ago, and we had a couple of plants die and a small leak in our shelter roof. Probably the main reason I'm writing this now, is that within a week of me notifying them of these issues, Sage and Stone followed up and resolved them without hesitation. Working with Sage and Stone has been a very positive experience, and I highly recommend them if you seek high quality work from a genuinely responsible business.

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!