Porter Ranch Privacy

Our newly built home needed the front yard and the backyard, neither one was developed by the builder. We wanted a modern design and went with the Green Scene because we liked their projects and preferred them to the ultra-modern black and white designs offered by other developers. Scott, who was our designer, managed to come up with a design that was both modern and warm.

We found it important that the Green Scene did both hardscaping and landscaping. The plants were never an afterthought and the greenery was naturally incorporated into the design and was an important component of it. Our backyard theme was a “green enclosure” and that defined the hardscaping as well.

It was our very first yard development project and it was great to be able to rely on Scott’s extensive knowledge and experience in the business. We did several iterations during the initial design, and Scott was able to turn our ambiguous thoughts and desires into a concrete design that we absolutely loved.

The Green Scene follows all the rules and regulations and everything was done by the book. The Green Scene got all necessary permits and shared with us the paperwork. This gave us a peace of mind, because we have heard many stories of homeowners having problems with an HOA because of work done improperly or without a permit.

We were very impressed with the Green Scene crew mastery and workmanship. You can see examples of their work in the photos that we posted. Foreman Frank was great to work with! We appreciated his knowledge, attention to detail and positive attitude. The whole crew was very nice and courteous, which was great because it was a long project and we partially worked from home. Folks at the Green Scene office were very professional and nice to deal with as well, Lisa, Ismael, and everyone.

During the construction process we realized that some additional things would be nice to have and were able to add a number of upgrades. In each case, Scott considered the scope changes in the context of the overall design and offered us several options to choose from. Some of the upgrades were quite challenging, for example, tiling of the loggia ceiling with large heavy tiles. These upgrades are now some of our favorite things about the completed project.

The Green Scene always made sure that we were satisfied with the results and had redone multiple things without charging us for it. For example, a long wall along the pool was tiled. When we did not like how it looked, the Green Scene tore the tiles off, let us choose the ones that we really liked and installed them without any additional charges. The original work was not bad by any means and the Green Scene did not necessarily have to redo it, especially for free, but they did it. This happened several times. The Green Scene also redid the finish of the patio table, replaced front yard plants and an orange tree to make sure that we loved the final result.

It was a big project, it took a while and there were delays, especially the ones caused by waiting for materials and permits. The completed project, however, was worth waiting for. For example, we are glad that we waited for specific artistic pavers that we wanted instead of going with different ones to speed up the process. We are very happy with how our project turned out. Thank you, Green Scene!