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Sustain Scape

Landscaping, Lawn Irrigation, Pavers and Hardscaping Service,

About us

Mike Robison is a licensed contractor with a degree in landscape architecture. Sustain Scape is a full-service landscaping company with an emphasis on sustainability. Earth friendly techniques and products are listed at Sustainscapeaz.com. Characteristics of Sustain Scape: Small and Personable, Professional Quality, Earth Conscious, One Stop Service, Accountable and Reliable. Offering Free Consultations and Free Design with Installation.

Business highlights

17 years of experience

Services we offer

Landscape Designs, Installation & Maintenance - Plants, Trees, Shrubs, Grass, Astro Turf, Walkways, Patios, Walls, Trellises, Pergolas, Rock, Boulders, Pavers, Flagstone, Concrete, BBQs, Irrigation, Lighting, & Water Features.

Amenities

Free Estimates

Yes

Warranties

Yes

Accepted Payment Methods

  • Financing Available
  • Check
  • Zelle
  • CreditCard
Reviews
4.660 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
78%
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10%
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5%
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Frank W.
Nov 2017
4.0
Landscaping
Yes, I recommend this pro
not great but OK for the price.

S E.
Oct 2017
5.0
Landscaping, Lawn Irrigation + 4 more
Yes, I recommend this pro
Mike and his team provided excellent service that was within budget and finished on time. After an initial consultation, we received plans that checked off every need/want that we had. The pricing/contract was very straightforward and all questions were answered quickly and thoroughly. The team went above and beyond in certain areas and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this company to anyone who is looking for landscape design and/or implementation.

Brenda N.
Aug 2017
5.0
Landscaping, Lawn Irrigation + 3 more
Yes, I recommend this pro
Everyone was was very professional and very easy to work. The crew started on the day we agreed on and finished on time, with all vegetation being very healthy. If I ever have a question they are fast to respond understanding that I am new to the AZ climate and need some extra hand holding. It feels like a wonderful resort in my backyard!

Sharolyn M.
Jun 2017
5.0
Landscaping, Lawn Irrigation + 3 more
Yes, I recommend this pro
Just completed a major project with Sustain Scape. Mike (owner) was punctual, knowledgeable and great to work with. Chris back at the office was very informative and responsive. The estimate process was painless (price was very reasonable compared with other estimates) and the work began the following week. Although it took 2 days longer than projected, the price never changed. The crew worked hard the whole time (in 110 + heat) and when they were done we were so pleased with the results. We replaced our entire irrigation and lighting systems and did some minor planting refreshes as well as some other odds and ends. Mike came himself he next day and took care of a couple minor things we noticed within an hour of my asking him to do so. I only wish they did routine maintenance - but I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone. Don't hesitate to have them do any major landscaping projects you may have

Marc W.
Apr 2017
1.0
Landscaping
Three days before they were going to come we got a call that they 'forgot they were moving" and would be too far to come and do the job. What business does not know when they are moving and will be too far away? They should have been upfront and honest and told us that from the start.

Victoria W.
Aug 2016
1.0
Landscaping, Lawn Service + 1 more
It did not go anywhere. One appointment made, a week in advance. Cancelled. Set up new appointment at a later time on the same day. Now 3 (THREE) HOURS prior to appointment received a call from "Cynthia" who informed me "We are no longer taking any new clients, appointment cancelled." CLICK. What a nice, polite way to do business. If this is the way you do business, I am DELIGHTED to see what rude boors you are up front.

Lon N.
Jun 2016
5.0
Landscaping, Lawn Service + 1 more
Yes, I recommend this pro
They did a wonderful job every month took care of my grass and fix what needed to be fix. Overall they are professional and did a awesome job

Anthony W.
Jun 2016
5.0
Landscaping, Lawn Service
Yes, I recommend this pro
My yard came out great! I was happy it was hard to find a landscaper that did a great job.

Kelly M.
Jun 2016
5.0
Landscaping, Mulch and Topsoil Service
Yes, I recommend this pro
They did a great job my plants are looking better.  The crew where professional and care about my concerns.

Owen R.
Jan 2016
5.0
Landscaping, Lawn Service
Yes, I recommend this pro
$80
Maintenance guys are great and do and excellent job.

KATHLEEN H.
Oct 2015
1.0
Landscaping, Lawn Irrigation
We  have had continuing problems with our previous landscaping service, who used to be highly rated on Angies List, then their ratings started falling, and now they are no longer on the site...  I called and made an appointment with Sustain Scape for an estimate at my home, due to their high ratings.  Nobody showed up for the appointment.  I called the office and the woman who answers the phone said she didn't see me on the schedule, asked me to hold on, then came back and apologized, said she had forgotten to put it in the computer.  She said Mike could come right over, and he actually did come over around 10 minutes later.  We went over what I needed done.  He said he'd get back to me in a few days with a formal quote of what he recommended be done, and for regular ongoing maintenance.  2 weeks later I have heard nothing, no quote.  I would not recommend this company.

Christine P.
Sep 2015
5.0
Landscaping, Lawn Irrigation + 4 more
Yes, I recommend this pro
$18,000
,I asked Mike of SustainScape and two other landscape firms that are highly rated on Yelp for a design and cost estimate to execute the design for my front and side yards. I am very particular about my landscaping. It is my hobby and what I wanted is a little different than the usual.
The other two firms were also very professional and I am pretty confident that their work is good. All three were pretty close in price.
But Mike of Sustain Scape was the only one who really read and responded to all the items in the brief that I had prepared. Mike's design  reflected the needs and the style I had outlined. And, in addition, he brought ideas that improved it in many ways, all based on the problems that I had outlined in the brief, as things I wanted solved.
As professionals, we all like to stick to the things we have done before, to produce a result that has worked before. But Mike had the confidence to respond to my difficult requests with very creative ideas for things that they don't do every day,  and then execute them flawlessly.  
Mike has very high standards. When he inspected one piece of stonework that I thought looked fine, he had his crew tear it down partially and rebuild it the way he wanted it. And his crew works to very high standards. They consistently surprised me with the extra bit of thought and quality that they put into their work. I see it and appreciate it in little details every day as I enjoy my front yard.
Bottom line: Sustain Scape exceeded my very high expectations. 


Joseph R.
May 2015
5.0
Landscaping, Pavers and Hardscaping Service + 1 more
Yes, I recommend this pro
$41,000
Mike Robinson and his crew at Sustainscape were incredible from the initial conversation to the final follow-up. Their work and professionalism exceeded our high expectations.

Diane W.
Jul 2014
5.0
Landscaping
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,500
unknown

Pamela C.
Jun 2014
5.0
Landscaping
Yes, I recommend this pro
unknown

Linda D.
May 2014
4.0
Landscaping, Lawn Fertilization and Treatment
$13,000
They were okay, I gave them an average.

Pamela B.
Apr 2014
5.0
Landscaping
Yes, I recommend this pro
$59
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Owen R.
Mar 2014
5.0
Landscaping
Yes, I recommend this pro
$250
The first meeting was last Friday.  We met with Chris for the initial consult and we were very, very impressed with her knowledge, experience and communication skills.  We are off to a great start.

Gayle W.
Mar 2014
2.0
Landscaping, Lawn Service + 2 more
I picked this company because the reviews included a small job that they did well. When I called, I asked specifically for help planting some shrubs and weeding. The person that came out made it clear she had no interest in helping with these tasks. She was interested in removing 6" of soil in the entire yard and replacing it with top soil. When I asked about the original tasks instead, she said she her boss worked hard for his degree and couldn't be associated with a yard like ours. That seems pretty rude. It also meant I was left with shrubs in pots with planting further delayed as I try to locate someone else who doesn't feel they are too good for simple planting and weeding. Very disappointing. If they do not want to do small jobs, they should simply say so when people call.

Marla F.
Mar 2014
2.0
Landscaping, Patios
$250
Unfortunately, I had an extremely unpleasant experience with this company.  I experienced a combination of very poor customer service and $250 design fee that provided very little to no design or followup.  On their website, the design fee included a CAD diagram, etc.; however, I did not receive this, nor much of anything else expected for that fee.
Mike cancelled the first two appointments and then finally sent his assistant, Kris out for the initial call. While Kris was so wonderful and helpful, I had hired Mike to create the landscape design. She took pictures of my patio area and said Mike would come back out to meet with me before creating the design.  I didn't hear from him and had to call him to schedule a time for him to come out. He created a very simple hand drawing of my backyard.  While it looked pretty in different colors, the only thing "new" that he designed was a small curved area of the patio; the rest was something I had already said I wanted to do. There was no CAD diagram, which I wanted so it would be easy to make modifications to the design as needed.  When I called Mike again to come out to tweak the design, he said he was busy and scheduled for a week out.  He never showed up and had his assistant call 5 minutes before the appointment to say he couldn't make it.
He never called to apologize or reschedule. I decided not to use his services and hired Think Green Landscaping, who not only did an amazing design and used the CAD program, but it was FREE and their customer service and final product was amazing.  
It's extremely unprofessional to charge someone $250 for a design fee and then provide poor customer service and a ridiculously simplistic partial design, as well as make no effort to meet with the client to review/modify the design. Buyer beware on expecting a good design and customer service from this company.  Sadly I was hoodwinked and lost out on $250 but at least did not give this company the thousands of dollars I spent on my new patio.
Response from Sustain Scape
"unknown"

TINA N.
Mar 2014
1.0
Pavers and Hardscaping Service
I called Sustain Scape two weeks ago for an appointment. One of the first things they said was that they're booking work out into the summer, so if we needed something done in the spring, well.... I explained that I was primarily interested in hardscaping, so I wasn't in a rush for spring planting. We made an appointment for Monday at 3pm. On Monday at 3:30, I called, because Mike hadn't shown up yet. The woman apologized, and called me back 30 minutes later, explaining that Mike had me down for Tuesday at 3pm. Accidents happen... Tuesday, Mike showed up on time. He was here for about 45 minutes. I explained everything I was looking for, and at the end, he said, Mike was very nice, but at the end he said, "Ok. I'll go back and put together a design and an estimate. I just need the $250 deposit." That was news to me. I explained that NOBODY had told me there was a $250 deposit, and that I only wanted an estimate and a rough idea/draft to know what he was thinking about. He said he was sorry, but that he needed a deposit. I said I'm sorry too, because you've wasted your time. He wasted my time too. I stayed home Monday afternoon and again Tuesday afternoon. I never would have scheduled an appointment with him, had I known I would have to pay for an estimate. Outrageous.
Response from Sustain Scape
"I’m sorry you had a bad experience with Sustain Scape. We had been in business many years and we have always had the same policies when it comes to designs. There are other companies out there that do design work for free but we are not one of them. Our office staff makes sure that our fee structure is explained to all clients before we schedule an appointment because we do not want to waste the time of potential clients nor our staff. We do have a back log of jobs and appointments and we did schedule an appointment for Tuesday the 4th of March with when she called our office because that was the first opening that our staff had to meet( Monday was not an option for our staff due to other meetings scheduled). We did get a call from Mrs. on Monday sounding very annoyed that we did not show up for our appointment. Once our office manager checked into the problem we called back to make her aware that her appointment was not scheduled until the next day, Tuesday the 4th of March. I’m sorry you had it written down wrong on your calendar. When our staff met with and she wanted Sustain Scape to draw out a conceptual design for her back yard patio area. She wanted to see a plan which included design work to fit in existing hardscape elements with new elements, layout and design/incorporate unused landscape areas for additional patio areas in back yard and a planting plan. With this scope of work we need to do a design and there are fees associated with that scope of work. We do give free estimates for hardscape installations and to bid on others plans but she had requested more which required a design fee deposit."

Jacque S.
Dec 2013
5.0
Landscaping, Lawn Irrigation
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,500
Great job!!

Patricia F.
Nov 2013
5.0
Lawn Service
Yes, I recommend this pro
$150
Courteous, on time and professional.  This is the fourth time I have used them.  They have done clean up jobs to tree planting and sprinkler system work.
Fair price, always good work.  Mike's crew is knowledgeable and professional.  They are respectful of the plants and do not just chop things down.

Cathy V.
Aug 2013
5.0
Landscaping
Yes, I recommend this pro
$10,000
The process was very smooth. Mike came out to bid the job himself. Very friendly and on time. Once we agreed and set a date, his workers arrived on time and were very pleasant. The job site was left pretty clean for the most part, considering all of the dust and chaos involved with digging up dirt. We're very happy we went with SustainScape.

Barbara B.
Aug 2013
3.0
Landscaping
Not at all up to expectations.  Biggest problem was lack of communication such as un-returned calls, e-mails for me to schedule or inquire about either services initially planned, or future services.  Mike, the owner, I must say, was professional and polite at all times.
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Licensing

Bonded

Insured

Licensed*

Trade License Number

279116

Trade License Locale

AZ

Trade License Authority

Arizona Registrar of Contractors

Trade License Expiration

07/31/2026

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FAQ

Sustain Scape is currently rated 4.6 overall out of 5.

Sustain Scape accepts the following forms of payment: Financing Available, Check, Zelle, CreditCard

Yes, Sustain Scape offers free project estimates.

No, Sustain Scape does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.

No, Sustain Scape does not offer a senior discount.

No, Sustain Scape does not offer emergency services.

Yes, Sustain Scape offers warranties.

Sustain Scape offers the following services: Landscape Designs, Installation & Maintenance - Plants, Trees, Shrubs, Grass, Astro Turf, Walkways, Patios, Walls, Trellises, Pergolas, Rock, Boulders, Pavers, Flagstone, Concrete, BBQs, Irrigation, Lighting, & Water Features.