October 8, 2008

Jeff Naramor

America The Beautiful Landscape Design

Vancouver, WA  98682

Dear Jeff,

Well, you more than lived up to your promise to “Turn Ordinary Yards Into Extraordinary Landscapes”.  In fact, your design far exceeds anything that we could have ever expected.  As you know, our tiny back yard BF (Before Jeff) didn’t even reach the level of “ordinary.”  It was just plain pathetic. 

Now, we have our Pocket Paradise that is a delight to us every single day.  You listened to our ideas and successfully turned them into a private back yard that is perfect for a couple of Baby Boomers who want all the nice things, but with very low maintenance.

Thank you so much for recommending Scott at Boulder Falls to do the construction.  You’re a good team; and he is just as careful with his work as you are, which we really appreciate.

I hope you will be able to drop by soon to see the finished product.  We are especially enamored with the Big Red Bamboo Japanese Maple, and I want you to see it in all its glory before the leaves fall.  We never would have found it without our expedition with you to find plants that Saturday…that was time well spent and a very enjoyable undertaking. 

Please feel free to use us as a reference for potential clients, and bring folks around if they would like to see one of your designs realized. 

Thanks again for everything, and we look forward to working with you again for the front yard.

With best regards,

Ron and Susan St. John

22 July, 2007

To Potential Customers of America the Beautiful Landscaping,
My husband and I recently had Jeff help us plan our yard. It is about 10,000 square feet, much of it on slopes, and had been badly neglected over most of the forty years since the house was built. The design necessitated removing almost everything that was there, including the hardscape and driveway and starting over again. Jeff helped us see through the brambles and mess to the gem that lay hidden beneath.

Jeff spent a lot of time listening to our dreams and asking many questions about how we envisioned using our yard. He came with no preconceived notions about how a yard should look. It was important for us to maintain the character of our home while incorporating the features we wanted as well. He worked within the budget we had decided upon and developed a plan that surpassed our expectations.

Best of all, after we had paid him, he kept in close contact with us and with the contractors until the job was completed to our satisfaction. He said that his job wasn't done until we were satisfied. He lived up to that. How refreshing!

We are happy and proud to be able to recommend Jeff and America the Beautiful Landscaping to potential customers. Our yard has gone from being a place where one could literally not walk, to a beautifully connected series of spaces for relaxing, reflecting, entertaining, and growing flowers, fruit and vegetables. The neighbors have had the pleasure of watching the worst yard in the neighborhood ransformed into the jewel of it!

Thank you, Jeff!
Karl and Kari Albrecht Vancouver, WA

Dear Jeff:

Thank you for the excellent work you did on our landscaping plan. It is beautiful, and we are especially happy with the design of the north side of the house. It turned out even better than we had imagined it could be and every time we walk in that part of the yard, we think we are walking through an alpine meadow instead of our neighborhood.
In addition to your design skills, we appreciated that you were so responsive to our requests and ideas, and worked to incorporate them into your design. We were also especially pleased that you returned phone calls and e-mails quickly and communicated any unexpected changes or delays.

We would be happy to recommend your work to anyone considering America the Beautiful for a landscape design and would not hesitate to call you again ourselves. Feel free to use our names as a reference for any prospective customers.

Sincerely,
John & Susan Manuel

Dear Mark and Jeff,

We've been meaning to write you a note to thank you for the beautiful work and landscape design that you created for our home. We could not be more pleased as you truly exceeded our expectations.

The Landscape Design was so thoughtful and took into consideration everything that was important to us, while correcting a serious drainage problem that had precluded us from having any success with our own gardening efforts. The Landscape Design provided the beauty, fragrance, year-round color, that we had requested and you actually made our small yard appear larger. You transformed our small, two-dimensional quagmire into three lovely landscape rooms: the side fragrance garden, a beautiful flagstone patio that enhanced the existing deck and hot-tub area (our only usable space prior to this), and the lovely main yard with a huge, beautiful raised planter. The front-yard is gorgeous as well and created instant curb-appeal. You again created color, beauty, and fragrance, all of which gives me great joy.

Mark's workmanship implementing the landscape design was flawless. Everything is exactly how it was detailed in the landscape plans. Mark and all of his employees, were so very helpful and pleasant, and went above and beyond to make sure we were happy with the results. The flagstone Mark selected for the patio is stunning and the colors are beautiful. The Arbor Mark created creates the visual depth that our yard lacked. The raised planters just transform the entire yard and give it an elegance that I had not expected.

It is a daily joy for me to go outside with my coffee and just revel in our yard. Everything is starting to bloom, even plants I didn't realize were going to bloom!! It is simply beautiful and we thank you.
Sincerely,
Mike and Edie Clark Vancouver, WA. 98665

May 18, 2008

Dear Jeff:

Annette & I wanted to take the time to thank you for all your assistance and guidance on our yard project. You skillfully determined our needs and hopes for our landscape by keeping those elements which we had grown to love while crafting a design that incorporated many new elements that tied everything together, giving us a great looking and low maintenance yard.
Your process and approach made it very easy for us to trust your expertise and still feel that we were an integral part of the process by taking our suggestions, preferences, and concerns into consideration. The knowledge you brought to the project was invaluable.

We would definitely recommend your services to our family, friends, and associates. Thanks again for all your hard work.
Cordially,
Craig and Annette Harrison

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Jeff,

Mike and I would like to thank you for your amazing landscape design and consulting on our property. We were unsure about what to do with our landscaping challenges and had previously consulted 3 different landscape and design firms and had some work done on our property. Once we found you we found a quality designer who sat down with us and consulted with us on our needs and desires. Our property is truly the "Shangri-la" that we were looking for to make our house a home. You, your contractor, and his team made the process extremely easy, interactive and you communicated well with us along the way. You and your contractor listened to our needs and our ideas and incorporated our ideas into the design. The execution of the design by the contractor was flawless.

We are truly THRILLED with the work you did and would be honored to recommend your design and consulting to everyone as well as the landscape contractor you brought to the project! We are extremely happy and satisfied with the transformation that took place on our property. We absolutely LOVE it and look forward to enjoying our landscaping for years to come!

Linda and Mike Kiyokawa

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