Sage Ecological Landscapes

I contracted San Luisito Inc. DBA Sage Ecological Landscaping located in Los Osos, California (License #87817) for the recent contract work completed on my home in the summer of 2016. My personal experience with the company, and owner Todd Davidson was terrible. I paid over $42,000 for our landscaping contract.

The concrete constructed in our back yard is uneven and protruding upward. The concrete appears old as if a tree root is pushing it upwards. When looking down the length of the yard, the concrete appears angling upwards and not level to the eye. My wife and I voiced our displeasure with the construction. They refused to back up their work and provided justifications for why it was not completed properly. I must now contract another landscape company to fix their poor craftsmanship at a cost of several thousand dollars. Owner, Todd Davidson offered us a free pot to try and cover up the uneven concrete and their poor workmanship. We declined the offer.

We communicated we wanted a dual purpose seating/bench area and provided photos of exactly what we wanted in the design phase of the contract. Our design ideas were not followed and the company built what they referred to as a “seating wall” instead. We had never discussed a wall to sit on, nor had we ever heard of people sitting on a wall as a gathering place. We again voiced our displeasure with the wall. They refused to fix the error and told us we could have it completed as we desired if we paid thousands of dollars extra to fix their error. We declined.

We were billed for the final invoice for the contract. We reluctantly paid the bill. Two weeks later we received a notice that we owed an additional $10,000. We requested the bill be explained and the additional 10K substantiated. We received a intimidating letter from Todd Davidson threatening to put a lean on our property and sue us if we did not pay the bill. We again, reluctantly paid the bill.

In addition to the above stated issues, we experienced numerous other problems with Sage Ecological Landscapes too lengthy to illustrate in this limited forum. We plan to file a formal complaint letter with the Better Business Bureau and the California Contractors State License Board.

My personal opinion of Sage Ecological Landscapes is very negative. My personal experience is that the company has deceptive billing practices, overcharges for change orders - refusing to substantiate their invoices, has poor communication, unprofessional business practices, and their overall craftsmanship and workmanship is very poor. I would not recommend the company to anyone in San Luis Obispo or the Central California.