Bay Scenery, Inc.

Summer 2022 After much research and deliberation, we decided to contract Bay Scenery to do a full-scale remodel of our backyard. We spent a lot of time with their design team to come up with exactly the look that we were going for, which was to turn the backyard into a resort-like haven. Behdad at the time was living in Italy so we had zoom calls to collaborate. Once we had the final design (which included a little kidney shaped pool) it was time to move forward to purchase materials. Ali found that the pool company was no longer going to be making the pool. This was the only company that offered the pool that we required and was to be a focal point in the yard. Ali was not going to take no for an answer from the pool company and worked his magic so that they did a special last run of the pool. Once the team got started it was full steam ahead. The team was extremely organized with all their dirt removals and deliveries and coordination of flagstone, crane lift, pool delivery and installation etc. It was extremely exciting to watch all the progress day by day and we took pictures throughout the process. All the teams were very personable and professional and a joy to work with. There was no task or problem too small for them to fix for us and if there was any question, they would come to us to ensure that it was done to our liking. When I mention teams there were numerous teams who managed different aspects of the remodel. We had new IPE stairs put in and an IPE barbeque area installed, we had a huge area of flagstone paths and extensive retaining walls put in, a new pool (with a difficult sculpture to move and install) which included a gorgeous water feature that we adore, a wooden pool equipment & garbage area as well as a fire pit and sitting area (also with a difficult sculpture to move and install), lighting and extensive planting which looks beautiful. We could highly recommend Bay Scenery to do your design work and installation of your project. You will find them to be honest, hardworking and a pleasure to work with. Please note that our novice pictures do not do this gorgeous yard justice!

Bay Scenery delivered exceptional results on our front and backyard remodel!! From the very first day of walking Ali through our yards, where he patiently listened to our requirements, to the very detailed, creative and iterative design process of constantly getting amazing ideas and collaborative partnership with Behdad and the creative team, to the 'all-in' execution phase where Bay Scenery team worked tirelessly to meet our aggressive schedules, we could not have asked for a better partner. The Bay Scenery team has been skillful, patient, and creative in all aspects. For example, finding the perfect lighting solution, the right trees and shrubs with a well-balanced watering plan, the custom built kitchen and seat wall - the team paid attention, always had a 'plan B' and did this with patience and skillful execution. Throughout the execution phase we always had neighbors stopping by super impressed with how fast things were progressing, how professional the team was and how beautiful our yard looked. We are very happy with the outcome and highly recommend Bay Scenery team to anyone looking for a great partner to make your vision a reality!

We hired Bay Scenery for a complete yard makeover and could not be happier with the results! Our previous yard required a lot of irrigation and we expressed a desire for more draught-tolerant and maintenance free landscaping. Bay Scenery helped us design a new yard with these goals in mind. We really appreciated how collaborative the design process was, and especially how receptive to feedback they were throughout. We were really impressed by the level of professionalism and craftsmanship displayed by the entire Bay Scenery crew once the design was finalized and it came time for construction. The crew showed up on time each morning and made sure to clean up the construction site before leaving each day. Bay Scenery kept in constant contact with us throughout the project and provided regular updates throughout. They also made sure to follow-up with any concerns raised throughout the project. They placed just as much weight on getting the project done well with a high level of quality as they did on getting the project done on time. We receive constant praise about our landscaping whenever we have friends over and would not hesitate to use Bay Scenery again for future projects!

My husband and I purchased our dream home with a backyard that was underutilized. We were looking for a modern landscape architect to help us design our dream backyard and put in a pool and a hot tub. Our real estate agent introduced us to Ali and we started working with the Bay Scenery team. We were incredibly impressed with the quality and creativity of the initial designs that they came up with including novel, modern features like a firepit wall around the outdoor patio that we had never seen before and amazing detailed lighting that looked like a new 5 star resort. They were able to help us navigate the challenging permit process in our city including how to get approvals to do construction around a giant redwood tree in the backyard that limited the options that we had for the pool. Ali, Behdad, and team helped us design a custom above ground stainless steel pool and hot tub with a see-through glass window from a 3rd party company and then coordinated to have a crane airlift the vessels over our house. They managed the installation of the pool and hot tub as well as back and forth with the manufacturer to iterate the design to account for a manufacturer defect that required extra braces to support the vessels as well as having the coping float above the vessel vs sit directly on it. Bay scenery put together the planting and did incredible woodwork around our pool, equipment shed, and purgola. We had scheduled a labor day party to celebrate the new space and Ali and his team went above and beyond to get the project done in time for the party. We ended up with our dream, modern backyard and were very happy with the overall experience and process working with the Bay Scenery team so would recommend them to anyone looking to turn their backyard into their own resort!

We moved into our house in Los Altos and the team did a fantastic job landscaping the front and the back yards, both hardscaping and softscaping. love them and recommend Ali and his team enthusiastically

We have had our home for great many years, looked at how we might be able to refresh the outdoor area for the past few years but stopped short of getting some ideas from various designers that we worked with. Its very hard for us to visualize the end results so we always stopped and wondered what it would look like and never started construction part of it. We saw an ad from Bay Scenery and visited their site and saw their portfolio, they seemed to use a lot of 3D renderings that looked great. Contacted them and after a short visit by one of their project managers, we asked to go and see one of the sites that they have done renderings for to see how good were the end results vs what they designed and rendered. We were amazed when we visited one of their client sites, the rendering was as if it was a picture that was taken from the site. Contacted them back and went through a design process that took about 2.5 months from beginning to the end but they were very much willing to work with my wife and I to make updates and adjustments as we needed them. Some of that time was probably caused by us being very picky but they helped us get where we wanted to be. Construction crew is amazing, they are courteous and very much skilled in what they do. They were at the project every day from 8am to 4pm until the project was finished. The construction took about 6 weeks from beginning to end. Very organized company to work with, great people and lots of skill and caring for what they do.

We had a design completed by another designer and have been shopping around to find a suitable builder. Have had a hard time finding one that would take on the project as they were all busy. Finally found two that were interested one was Bay Scenery. They have had good reviews on multiple sites so we contacted them, within a few hours we had Nadine from their office reach out to us and start the process. After a site visit by one of their managing partners and his team, they pulled together a very detailed proposal for us that was not just a text and a number but line by line, a lot of details about each tasks and subtask of the project. They were a bit more expensive than the other company but since they have put so much detail in their proposal and we did a reference check and all came back great we went with them. They started project in 5 days after we signed the contract which was amazing (most companies told us months before they can start) and they finished the project within 4.5 weeks, every day their team was here and they left the job site clean every single day. On Fridays they even clean the site more knowing we might want to spend time outside. Very good company, organized and very skilled construction crew.

Was looking for a design build company and came across Bay Scenery ad on Yelp. Contact was easy on the site and a few hours later they setup a time for on site visit Their design team is great but very busy so it took a bit of time for our design to be done but they kept us in the loop They have a fairly large construction team and were able to start the project within one week after we signed the construction agreement. Their construction team is very organized and trained to focus on customer satisfaction. We were able to get the project done in 5 weeks. Overall a great experience

Living in Saratoga is great but at times finding good service company is hard as its too far for most companies to get there. A friend referred us to Bay Scenery and Ali who is one of the owner's of the company. Getting in touch with them was easy, a simple form on the site and they contacted us within a few hours, and we setup a time to meet with Ali. He was on-time (actually early) to our meeting which was a plus to begin with (sadly these days its true that most contractors don't care for that sort of stuff). First visit was most introductory and finding what are the possibilities, Ali outlined a detailed process as how they go about each and every project and how they make sure nothing falls through the cracks. They have integrated a lot of technology into their process that makes it really easy to work with and also they have amazing team. Right upfront Ali asked "whats your budget for construction" which was a bit of turn off for us but he. explained, as a design build, he can build a million dollar project or a $100K project, but he has to have a target without it, it will be total waste of time and our design $$s. So we told him our number and he got started with the process. first was a Lidar scan which later on we found out the great value of it. They use an $18K device to scan the entire property and get every measurement and every elevation. Which contractor does that? They asked us to fill out a form letting them know what we like or don't like .. it was a good way for my wife and I to be able to focus on the project details all in one place second we met with their team of designers, Tina & Jeanie, who are simply amazing, they talked about a few concepts and ideas with us and then started their development. Ali disclosed to us that they have a division out of Italy that is part of their design team, a few architects that went to Italian architectural schools work for them there. We didn't really know what it meant at the beginning but found out later with the quality of the design that they gave us. It was uniquely different and original. Design was done in about 3 weeks post our meeting with Tina & Jeanie, which is a great, most other designers we talked to were thinking months before they even start. Excellent design, a couple of reviews and detail discussions over zoom calls and they even brought the Italian team online to discuss the project with us. It must have been midnight there but they were online and discussing the project Proposal took a bit of time, somewhat surprising as they are design build company, but they gave us dates and updates. Proposal was around the budget that we gave them and we signed up. A week later their crew was at our house and started to work. Their mason team is amazingly detailed oriented and the work they did for us on the flagstone patio looks amazing. 6 weeks of work later we had our vision developed into reality.

One star for creating a nice landscape design for our project, one star for Tina who was a pleasure to work with. The positives end there. When we started the design phase with Ali he dodged on questions of cost and assured us that we could discuss tradeoffs and "adjust all the knobs" after the design was complete. Once we got to that point, however, Bay Scenery's response times lengthened considerably and they would - seemingly intentionally - only ever answer half of our questions. In addition, items that we discussed at length during the design were quietly omitted from the quote (even though they were in the drawings). When I asked why, Ali mentioned those items would be "extra" and we could add it later. I suspect Bay Scenery was trying to mislead me with a low quote and add cost once work began. When I questioned the omissions in the quote and requested pricing for a design element (for the third time, they refused to answer), Ali abruptly dropped us as clients after we'd invested 5 months in the process and were weeks from kicking off work. It's hard to describe the relationship's decay but it was clear that Ali thought he was better than us and that we were wasting his time. I can't speak to Bay Scenery's construction work but they seem like they can pull off good work if you're prepared to write them a blank check and not ask questions. When we asked questions and discussed cost, however, we were met with only condescension and evasion.

We hired Bay Scenery to install a statue in our garden. It was a difficult project since the statue was heavy and had to be installed at the rear of the house with difficult access. It also needed to be implemented in a way that provided stability in the case of land slippage or earthquakes. Ali and his team, including Al the supervisor, did an excellent job overall. They really owned the project: coordinating with the original designer to devise a mechanism to anchor the statue into a block of concrete using a metal plate and screws; arranging to receive the statue from the shipper; installing it successfully; and then finishing up the hard and soft landscaping around the statue. There were a number of unforeseen and significant challenges that occurred during the project, but at every stage Ali and his team came up with solutions and persevered until the project was successfully completed. The site was always cleaned up every night. Ali and Al were very careful to coordinate access to the property to maintain security. They found and sourced project material that had not been planned initially. All in all Bay Scenery showed a commitment to delivering an excellent result, with a professional team, and fairly priced. They are also very nice people to work with. I would strongly recommend them.

I worked with Bay Scenery through a client of mine. This was my first time working with Bay Scenery since the majority of my projects are in the DC area. I went in fully blind but was very relieved that my client chose this company. Their communication was timely; all measurements and installments were accurate; and, they were an absolute pleasure to work with. These types of projects can sometimes stressful, but Bay Scenery made it hassle free the entire time -- which is exactly what every client (and designer!) wants. Most importantly, our client was ecstatic with the final result. These are definitely my go-to guys next time I am on the West Coast.