Max Klineman

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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 30 times

Serves Oakland, CA

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2 employees

3 years in business

Business hours

SunClosedMon8:00 am - 5:00 pm

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

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Softscaping

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Smaller landscape changes

Larger landscape changes

Complete renovation

Hardscaping

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Reviews

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

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Stephanie W.

Jun 4, 2026

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Max is great! He reimagined our garden in our patio and took the time to come up with a design that met all our needs. Tropical but great for CA climate, drought resistant, low maintenance, and a cohesive look with our existing palette. Plus his services are a great value! He was a pleasure to work with and we plan to continue working with him for all our garden needs.

Details: Larger projects like planting trees or installing sprinkler • Plant trees or shrubs • Plant flower beds • Side yard • No, one-time project • Home

Outdoor Landscaping and Design

James B.

Jun 15, 2026

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Max helped replant an area in my yard that needed some serious help. I was dealing with poor compacted soil conditions and previous plants were struggling to survive. Max helped come up with a design, amend the soil, reinstall the drip irrigation, and plant over 50 small baby plants that are doing well so far!

Details: Larger projects like planting trees or installing sprinkler • Apply mulch • Plant trees or shrubs • Trim trees or shrubs • Install or repair sprinklers • Back yard • I'm flexible • Home

Outdoor Landscaping and Design

Michael J.

Jul 19, 2026

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Max and his helper were great. They cleaned up the yard and gave us real help in making our plants thrive. Highly recommended!

Details: Residential • Maintain an existing garden • Small (1,000 - 2,500 sq ft) • No, I need help buying plants • I don't need a sprinkler or drip system installed • As needed • No additional services needed

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Kathy H.

Apr 3, 2026

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It was so great to work with Max. Not only was he responsive and professional - but he also had fantastic ideas for my "garden refresh"! He worked efficiently, promptly, and carefully. I will definitely call him again. I am so happy with my yard! (Thx, Max!)

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

Outdoor Landscaping and Design

Keith M.

Feb 5, 2026

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Max did a great job pruning all of our fruit trees and shrubs! Really nice and knowledgeable guy, will have him back for sure.

Details: Small changes like planting flowers or trimming shrubs • Trim trees or shrubs • Plant flower beds • Entire property • I'm flexible • Home

Outdoor Landscaping and Design

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