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Max Klineman

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Softscaping

Responds in about 47 min

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About
Oakland-based gardener available for reoccurring maintenance visits or seasonal clean ups. Offering fine detail gardening including aesthetic pruning of shrubs, fruit trees, and roses. Interested in California natives, drought tolerant plants, pollinator gardens, and permaculture. Familiar with irrigation systems and repair. Weeding, detailing, dead heading and debris haul away to refresh and enhance your outdoor space. Let’s talk about your vision and make it happen! Now offering garden design and installation services! Recently certified by Ruth Bancroft Garden in Dry Garden Design. Check out the projects section for examples of recent work!
Overview

Current Top Pro

Hired 20 times

Serves Oakland, CA

Background checked

1 employee

3 years in business

Business hours

SunClosedMon8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Payment methods

This pro accepts payments via Cash, PayPal, Venmo, and Zelle.

Services offered
Softscaping
Work needed

Smaller landscape changes

Larger landscape changes

Complete renovation

Hardscaping

Boulders or stones

Arbor or trellis

Projects and media
Projects and media
Reviews

Customers rated this pro highly for work quality, professionalism, and responsiveness.

Excellent 4.9

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Mitch M.

Jun 17, 2025

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Hired on Thumbtack

Details: Residential • Replace an existing garden • Extra small (less than 1,000 sq ft) • Yes, I will provide plants • I don't need a sprinkler or drip system installed • No, this is a one-time project • No additional services needed

Gardening
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Ava B.

Mar 1, 2025

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We’re very happy to have found Max! We needed help weeding, pruning our lemon tree, and generally maintaining the landscaping. He’s knowledgeable, meticulous, punctual, and friendly. We’d definitely recommend him!

Details: Residential • Small (less than 1,000 sq ft) • A week ago • No, I prefer no herbicides to be used • No, I don't need to be there • Once a month

Weeding
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Sandra S.

2 weeks ago

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Hired on Thumbtack

Working with Max was an absolute pleasure! Very professional, outstanding work and very personable. I look forward to hiring him for all my gardening needs. He is the best and most knowledgeable gardener I’ve ever hired.

Details: Small changes like planting flowers or trimming shrubs • I'm flexible • Back yard • I'm flexible • Home

Outdoor Landscaping and Design
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Tory H.

7 days ago

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Hired on Thumbtack

Had a climbing rose in my yard that grew way up high where it was encroaching on my neighbor’s house/gutter. Max & team gave it a proper pruning - clearly experienced and also gave me care instructions so I can keep the plant healthy (admittedly I had been neglecting it!). Would hire again

Details: Small changes like planting flowers or trimming shrubs • Back yard • No, one-time project • Multi-unit building

Outdoor Landscaping and Design
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Theresa L.

Aug 7, 2025

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Hired on Thumbtack

I highly recommend working with Max. I had some areas in my front yard and side yard that I wanted to change up. He helped me work with the spaces and some plants that were already there. He provided consultation on plants and lay out and then did the install (planting, getting irrigation lined up and fixed in some spots, and mulching). I really appreciated that he worked with my ideas but also definitely advised on what he thought would work for the space and aesthetically. He also gave me options in terms of work he could do or I could decide to take on if I wanted to keep costs down, which I found very helpful. Overall I am super pleased with the outcome and will definitely call on Max again for additional gardening needs!

Details: Small changes like planting flowers or trimming shrubs • Plant trees or shrubs • Apply mulch • Front yard • Side yard • No, one-time project • Home

Outdoor Landscaping and Design
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