Habitat & Devries Landscape Design / Construction

Unique! Beautiful! A Japanese inspired, low maintenance front landscape with plants, rocks, and trees that reflect varied colors especially during the spring and fall months. The centerpiece is a unique stone fountain handpicked by Omar. It is a piece of striking beauty! Family, friends, and neighbors have commented on the beauty of the front landscaping. When Omar asked what type of landscape I envisioned, I really did not have a clue. I wanted it to be a low maintenance, Japanese garden. He was able to conceptualize and design a dream landscape. I love it! In addition, the work crew was always professional, hardworking, courteous, and surprisingly quiet while working as to not disturb my household or the neighbors. In the future, when I have my backyard landscaping redone, I definitely will have Omar create a dream backyard for me. Omar, thank you, and your crew for my beautiful landscape that enhances the aesthetic of the home. Debbie T., Danville, CA

Residing in my house since 1989, I have undertaken several remodeling projects over the years – both interior and exterior. When I decided my front and back landscaping needed a major facelift, I contacted several landscape professionals to discuss design and cost. I first met with Omar from Habitat & Devries after receiving a reference from a friend whom Omar had worked with on a design/build project. Based on his approach, artistic sense and his commitment and oversight of the project as a design/build professional, I engaged Omar. He did not disappoint! Although several years have passed since the initial design and implementation, I have further engaged Omar on multiple occasions to modify my landscaping to keep the garden looking its best and to accommodate changes in my priorities. What sets Omar above the rest: • Omar brought his artistic eye and hands-on approach to my garden. Unlike a landscape architect/designer who develops the plans and hands them off to a landscape contractor to implement, Omar was always available to make adjustments to plantings or placement of hardscape elements to better fit the project as it evolved. • Omar successfully implemented the intricate challenge of interweaving the existing mature trees and established plantings I wanted to keep with new and updated elements – plantings and hardscape. The result is a unified, aesthetically pleasing landscape which has become more interesting and complex over time. • Components of the implementation process that I fully appreciated then and now include: > Omar’s willingness to collaborate with me on hardscape elements and plant choices. If my choices did not fit with his vision of the project, Omar respectfully would explain why. > The project sight was always left clean at the end of the day – swept and tools put away out of sight. > After the rain in 2023, it is obvious my drainage works perfectly. I have had no blockages or pooling of water. Ultimately, Omar and his outfit demonstrate knowledge, expertise and attention to detail infused with artistry and a gentle mannered hand. It is always gratifying to work with Omar and I highly recommend him. My garden continually brings me pleasure thanks to Omar.

Our landscaping is truly beautiful! We are so happy with everything from start to finish. Omar is extremely knowledgeable in design and plant selection. His dedication and follow through is very much appreciated. Outstanding job!

We have a large, extremely sloped yard. When we moved in, it was unusable, just a wasteland of rocks, weeds, and uneven terrain. Omar transformed the space into a great place to host! The top level became an adult area and we put a fire pit and some seating there, then the bottom level we added grass and a playset for the kids. In between, a beautiful garden with flowery bushes and trees as well as fruit trees. Omar has continued to stay in touch after the job was complete and has come out a few times to help with pruning and ensuring the yard continues to stay beautiful. I recommend him!

Omar is a very talented landscape designer - knows his stuff and has great creative ideas, he's friendly to talk with and has a top notch work crew who know what they're supposed to do and are friendly and efficient with their time. Omar's firm and his selection of materials for your project will be very high quality; there are no bargains, he does a great job and you get what you pay for. He sticks to the agreed upon budget - any changes that pop up during the course of the job would always require the client's approval.

Omar is a pleasure to work with and extremely professional. Very thoughtful and helpful in his approach to the overall project.

Omar is a very talented landscape designer - knows his stuff and has great creative ideas, he's friendly to talk with and has a top notch work crew who know what they're supposed to do and are friendly and efficient with their time. Omar's firm and his selection of materials for your project will be very high quality - there are no bargains, but he does a great job and you get what you pay for. He sticks to the agreed upon budget - any changes that pop up during the course of the job would always require the client's approval.

We enjoyed working with Omar to update our backyard landscape. He worked with us to keep some of the previous hardscape and blend it into the new design. He helped us modify an old plan and update it with new ideas. Omar and his team replace some gravel with pavers to make our patio lovely and very usable. He replaced our lawn, designed lovely gardens, irrigation, and lighting. Omar is very pleasant to work with and takes time to listen as well as provide creative suggestions. We highly recommend him and are enjoying our back yard very much.

We had a great experience with Omar planning a complete redesign of our back yard. The communication over designing the plan was excellent and he brought enthusiasm and expertise we relied on. The construction process was well managed with a professional crew. We were kept up to date with every step and Omar was always available to discuss or answer questions. We’re very happy with the results; it looks amazing and we’re excited to see all the young plants take shape. We were very impressed with the work, including the things you don’t always think about: Even with all the rain over the last 30 days, there were no puddles in our backyard because of the irrigation work that they implemented.

I originally selected Habitat & Devries in the Fall of 2021 from several companies that bid on a backyard re-landscape project that I had separately worked with a landscape architect to scope. The scope included the scrape-and-replant of approximately 3700 sf of mostly hillside terrain and the installation of a new irrigation system, rock accent walls and a low-voltage lighting system. I received immediate return on my selection of Habitat & Devries, as Omar Khorsheed was able to apply his eye for landscape design to the project scope and recommend effective, scope reduction alternatives that saved me money and will mitigate the overgrowth hazards of “insta-yard” landscape installations for years to come. I found Omar to be an impressive knowledge resource and a thoughtful partner in the landscape design decisions that we made together. His crew is very respectful, hard-working and conscientious, ending each day with a clean-up routine that left my property tidy and accessible. I was so happy with Habitat & Devries’ work in my backyard that I decided to accelerate plans to re-landscape my front yard and immediately commissioned them to provide the design-build services. The front yard scope was also largely a scape-and-replant endeavor, with the intention giving the yard a thorough “face lift” while significantly reducing irrigation requirements (e.g. lawn area reduced by ~50%). Along with the replanting, irrigation system reengineering and low-voltage accent lighting, we also collaborated with Omar on the design of a lighted, concrete access walkway from the street to our front door. This included the installation of new tile to cover our dingy, concrete front porch pad and matching accent tiling on the new walkway steps. The walkway came out better than I imagined; and I’ll forever be grateful to Omar for his patient and knowledgeable consult during our design considerations for all aspects of the front yard. As with the backyard, the installation work in front yard was impeccable and used the same, minimalist approach to planting density so that I won’t have to worry about thinning things out for some time to come. Omar and his crew are busy folks, and were working on numerous other projects over the course of the work on my property. However, even when they were pulled away to attend to urgent phases of those other projects, Omar was always very conscientious about staying in touch with me to keep me informed about the project timelines and milestones as well as his thoughts on any questions, concerns or ideas that I bounced off of him. For their overall project delivery quality, I unconditionally recommend Habitat & Devries.

Habitat & Devries did an amazing job turning our backyard bramble into an outdoor space our family loves. We explained what we were looking for in a design and Omar and his team totally delivered - and did so on budget. Even though our yard was small and big jobs were plentiful at the time, H & D took on the project and gave it the same attention and care as a much bigger opportunity. The end product is a beautiful, well-designed, natural landscape.

The landscape work done by Omar and his excellent crew is always of the very highest quality. Whether it is lighting, stonework, or planting, Omar gives every single detail thoughtful consideration and is very collaborative in his planning. In addition to his extensive landscaping expertise, he is meticulous about his work. To that end, he employs a crew that is professional, knowledgeable, and friendly. We have used Habitat Devries Landscape Design several times over the past twenty years and highly recommended them.