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Cleator Landscape Design

About us

Cleator Landscape Design is a full service landscape design firm based in San Diego Ca. President and Principal Designer Jeff Cleator is a native San Diegan who holds a Masters in Sustainable Landscape Design from The George Washington University, as well as regional landscape certificates.Jeff Cleator has designed and managed the installation of numerous landscape projects of all sizes, both for residential and commercial properties. To accompany his extensive knowledge of the design process he has worked at local nurseries to expand his appreciation of both native and non-native flora.With a commitment to act as a steward of the environment, Cleator Landscape Design strives to match your personal style with the current pressures facing both our local and global ecosystems. Cleator Landscape Design understands that each project is a blend of art and science. No matter the style, we strive to create a unified collaboration between the existing building and all landscape elements tailored for your individual site.

Business highlights

17 years of experience

Services we offer

Garden Design, Hardscape, Landscape Design, Lanscaping Consultants, Xeriscape, null

Reviews
4.25 Reviews
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Patrick H.
Jan 2018
1.0
My experience with Cleator Landscape Design, Jeff Cleator in particular, was a complete & unprofessional joke. I highly recommend looking elsewhere for needs related to your project. My wife and I contacted Jeff Cleator to create a detailed plan & bill of materials for a small (500 sq. foot) section of our yard. I had already done a drawing, and we asked him to add dimensions as well as provide specific quantities for flagstone, decomposed granite, bricks for our planters and to add an irrigation plan. He agreed to all this and assured us that we would be able to hand his plans to a contractor to do the work with no questions asked. Oddly, he did not want to sign anything re: the agreement. Despite agreeing to take half of our money up front and half upon delivery, when I hung up the phone he told my wife (who he was meeting with at our house) that he was not able to meet any afternoon and convinced her to pay the full amount up front. Odd. Only 3 hours later he emailed our "plans", which cost several hundred dollars. They lacked dimensions of any kind, any attempt at a bill of materials, and were really just a watercoloring of my drawing. Obviously they were useless to us. When we contacted Jeff he told us that we were confused (like many of his first time customers) and that we should have looked at his website, which he certainly never referred us to. He sent us a couple quantities, for only some of the things we agreed on, which turned out to be way off when I did the work myself. Unfortunately, Jeff's only position was the the "misunderstanding" was on the homeowner, which he seems to deal with regularly, and he has no sense of ownership over his poor business practices or working to please a customer. Bottom line: I had to pay for his worthless work, and even worse, he was completely unwilling to compromise or try to fix the situation. Look elsewhere, as Jeff Cleator's approach to his relationships with his customers is a joke.

Darcy L.
Nov 2014
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Jeff Cleator is very talented and professional. He told us up front exactly what services he would and would not provide. We liked the approach of paying Cleator Design a fee for the design and hiring another firm for the installation. This is similar to hiring an architect before building a house Jeff brought fresh ideas to us using Pacific plants for some unique solutions. We enjoyed the design process.

We were very impressed that he checked back with us to make sure that the bid process for installation went well and later checked in on the installation. He also suggested an alternative plant when one area proved to be too sunny.

Jeff listens extremely well and delivers an overall design that meets the clients needs and incorporates fresh thinking. Like an architect, Jeff is sometimes disappointed when the client does not agree with one or two points of the design. However any differences of opinion were small and quickly resolved.

The overall result was outstanding. We were very happy with our choice of Cleator Design and would recommend this company to others.

BILL R.
Mar 2012
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,700
We were very pleased with Cleator! Jeff met all of his scheduled deadlines, and I think he reacted to our needs well. His work is beautiful, and I feel that we got a great value for our money.

JEAN B.
Jan 2012
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$700
The design was wonderful. Jeff spent a lot of time on developing the design and giving me information on different flowers and plants to put into the new garden area. Unfortunately the bids from recommended developers were way to expensive. We are having to modify the design and utilize a local handyman. Having Jeff's ideas however, give us direction. Jeff has kept in contact with us and has offered assistance.

Clint R.
Aug 2011
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$40,000
Great service! Jeff took charge of all the details on design and buildout. He arranged all the necessary subcontractors. He made most of the plant selections, which have worked out very well since the original installation. Do go with his recommendations, since I deviated a bit and those plants have not worked out well for reasons Jeff gave me at the outset. He was very responsive when issues arose and solved the problems, always conscious of the cost/benefit. He is not dogmatic like so many contractors and seems sensitive to the client's wishes. Since then, he has consulted on several other smaller projects with my homes in San Diego and Hawaii, as well as some referrals I have provided to him.

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FAQ

Cleator Landscape Design is currently rated 4.2 overall out of 5.

No, Cleator Landscape Design does not offer free project estimates.

No, Cleator Landscape Design does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.

No, Cleator Landscape Design does not offer a senior discount.

No, Cleator Landscape Design does not offer emergency services.

No, Cleator Landscape Design does not offer warranties.