BWD Gardens Inc.

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Introduction: We are an East Bay based landscape/garden design and build (C-27 contractor) company with a maintenance department. Our goal is to bring nature a little closer. As an environmental educator, I realized we were loosing contact with our landscape, so I moved to the city and built a company that is specializing in modern design and build, inspired by the natural world. We enjoy working with our clients to create the right environment and work hard to bring their dreams and ideas to reality. We also have a full-time maintenance crew, with many years of experience in gardening to keep the design and garden well-maintained.

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Hired 16 times

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12 employees

20 years in business

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Cat C.

Aug 19, 2015

Brian is very professional and timely. He works hard to help problem solve and brings his wonderful design talent to his quality installation execution. We look forward to working with him on future projects.

Jan M.

Aug 20, 2015

Brian Whyte of BWD is a creative, skilled professional who studied garden design in London. BWD transplanted plants, cleaned up the space, composted and mulched the entire garden, installed a flagstone patio and a drip irrigation system in three days. Brian transformed my scruffy backyard into an inviting outdoor living space. Brian is sensitive to a clients wishes and budget and he loves flowers! He communicates well with both clients and his hard working crew who were on time and cleaned up everything after they finished the garden work. I highly recommend Brian and BWD.

Della B.

Apr 24, 2016

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We hired BWD Gardens to get our garden back in shape after a hard winter and to maintain the garden monthly going forward. We have had two visits by the BWD team & both have met our expectations which are fairly high. Their team has pulled weeds, trimmed hedges & trees, replaced several plants & mulched. BWD also came up with several plant suggestions that make the garden more interesting. I really enjoyed the inclusiveness of the design process. Their team is professional and prompt.

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Rose m.

May 4, 2020

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Gave me a quote for $8300+ for a fence with 8 posts. LOL $1000 per post. Didnt even include materials because I already bought that!

Details: Home • Install a new fence or gate • Wood • Less than 50 feet • 6 feet

BWD Gardens Inc.'s reply

Thank you for the review Rose. If there was any misunderstanding about the scope of work quoted, we'd be happy to walk you through it in more detail. I believe there was also x2 gates, the installation of monkey bars, climbing wall, and additional materials that needed to be considered for installation or your fence and sliding gate. We'd be willing to reduce the scope to only finishing your fence if you would like to request a revised quote. The quote would indeed be much less if finishing the fence was the only work discussed.

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Susan B.

Aug 28, 2015

Brian Whyte is wonderful to work with and does great work. Both are important. After doing our garden maintenance for a number of years, we talked to him about a complete redo of our backyard. Brian had fabulous ideas, such as reshaping a slope and moving a walkway and stairs in ways we never would have thought of, but which made perfect sense the minute he mentioned them. Best of all, whether working on a big project or minor landscape issue, Brian always asks what we like, what we have in mind, the tone and function we want to achieve. He is not a designer who puts his own vision ahead of that of his client. Ditto for budget. He was sensitive to our concerns and true to his word on pricing, which always seemed fair and reasonable for the task at hand. His workers and contractors were terrific, too. Everyone was pleasant to have around and did great work. Finally, Brian makes communication easy; he's warm and approachable. We shared ideas and questions as the project evolved making it even better. After 40 years in the same house, our yard was transformed and we love it. Thank you, Brian!

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What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Design, $125/hour Build, per estimated bid Garden Maintenance, $90/hour for an experienced two man crew
What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Initial contact leads to a interview onsite (1 hr) After reviewing the project with the client, we can present a proposal with estimated cost and timing to complete the project.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
As the owner of the company, I studied geography at the University of Oregon. After working as an environmental educator throughout the western states, I got my masters degree in London, at Inchbald School of Garden Design. Through many routes of continuing education, I as well as our lead builders take regular classes on up to date practices on irrigation, planting design, and other build techniques through organizations like CA Landscape Contractors Assoc., and the Bay Friendly Coalition.

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