About Us
Serving Santa Cruz Since 1978
Core Values
Our Mission
Since 1978 our mission has been to design, construct and maintain beautiful, yet purposeful, landscapes in the Santa Cruz community. We believe becoming your trusted partner is key to ensuring landscaping excellence.
Our dedicated team of professionals offers a full range of services to keep your property at its best. These services include major installation projects for landscaping, hardscapes, outdoor lighting, irrigation systems, erosion control, and drainage systems as well as ongoing landscaping maintenance and lawn care services. See our Services page for more details.
Leadership
Meet The Owner Phil Dundas
As captain of The Landscape Company, Phil Dundas strives to create the most visually appealing and livable outdoor sanctuaries that optimize the beauty of your natural landscape. He enjoys collaborating with homeowners to effectively turn landscape visions into realities. With a reliable team backed with decades of experience, no job is too big, no dream out of reach.
Proud Partners
CLCA & UCSC Arboretum Board Member
Phil is proud to serve as the current Board President of the California Landscape Contractors Association. The CLCA supports professionals from across the industry providing valuable resources and promoting professionalism, integrity and excellence in craftsmanship.
The UC Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden’s diverse collection contains representatives of more than 300 plant families, including many rare and threatened plants. We continue to support their mission of connecting people with plants.
Our 5-Step Process
Transform your outdoor space with our proven 5-step landscape design and build process, guiding you from initial consultation to breathtaking fruition. Click here to discover how we turn your vision into a stunning reality, step by step.
Award Winning Service
Achievement Award Sustainable Landscape 2021
Best Landscape Company Runner Up 2021
First Place Small Residential Installation 2019
First Place Small Commercial Installation 2018
Our Reviews
Scott Pierce
November 16, 2023
Phil, Laura, and the team at The Landscape Company are amazing! We have been working with them on landscaping a large hill in our backyard. They recommended prepping it for winter rains by installing a waddle system and laying down erosion control netting and straw. They noticed a storm system was arriving early so they prioritized the work and got everything installed before the rain arrived. Can't thank them enough!
Rosemary Sarka
October 4, 2023
I had a leak in an old irrigation system and a plumber told me they would need to dig up my yard and walkways. I was panicked and had no idea where to go for a solution. I cold-called 3 different companies and The Landscape Company was the only one that called me back on a timely basis. They came out early the next morning, and, despite my old system being a unicorn, fixed the leak promptly and gave me an idea of how my system could work. I continue to be so grateful for their prompt, professional, creative help.
Andres Flores
May 9, 2023
Paul, Efrain and Thomas were great partners for a new homeowner! They helped us understand what we needed and were very transparent about process, materials and costs associated. We had them come in for a full day to get everything back into shape and I couldn't be happy with how everything turned out. Looking forward to having them come by on a bi-weekly basis to keep things looking manicured and (more importantly) healthy.
Sarah Murphy
July 27, 2020
This is a company that strives on professionalism, attention to detail, and connecting to their customers. Phil takes pride in giving his customers the small mom and pop business feel , but has the team and business knowledge to support a large business operation. I love the fact that the business owner works directly with his clients. He provides custom packages for each of his clients if needed. His team is really friendly, trustworthy, and always arrives on time! Phil has a kind heart. He is a really great guy who cares about his customers. I honestly do not like being one in a million of customers in the corporate world. You feel like you are lost in the shuffle of things. I never felt this way when working with this company. Not only did I receive outstanding customer service, I got direct calls from the owner to check on how my services were going. now if that's not customer service I don't know what else is!
I highly recommend The Landscape Company for your landscaping needs!
CRAIG Minshull
November 2, 2019
Professional, friendly and skilled service. Joinery work was excellent and all snags that were brought to their attention were fixed straight away with no issues. Definitely recommend.
Kristen Faris
December 4, 2018
Phil and his team did an amazing job on my front yard remodel. His team was a pleasure to work with, very tidy and friendly. They executed perfectly on our vision! I would highly recommend the Landscape Company.
ian jonson
June 3, 2018
The Landscape Company came to our rescue! Phil and the crew found a way to build an enormous gate to our backyard. TLC had clear communication through out the entire project, very professional people. Everyone was on time, cheerful, and cared just as much ( or more ) for our project. These people are into doing the job right, no shortcuts on quality or craftsmanship. What more can we say? If you have a project that you want done right, call The Landscape Company.
Thank You All,
Anita Connor
December 14, 2017
With great enthusiasm I applaud the work product created by The Landscape Company, thanks to its owner, Phil Dundas, and his competent crew. My Santa Cruz Gardens front yard was transformed from 1,200 square feet of lifeless turf to a spectacular display of drought resistant plants, providing a variety of texture and color and accented with three new trees. The backyard was renovated with drought tolerant red fescue and perimeter plants as well as mulch.
The experienced crew pruned existing fruit trees, created a flagstone pathway, restored a cracked sidewalk, installed a drip irrigation system, reinforced a retaining wall, and corrected an eroded sided yard with a French drain and river rock.
I recommend The Landscape Company because of the owner’s prompt response, accurate estimates, flexibility with plant selection and budget, sense of aesthetics, knowledge, practical considerations, and relationship with the landscape community.
Anita
Suki Woodward
June 14, 2017
The Landscape Company provides all my properties with outstanding A+ service. Professional and quality, it's what I've come to expect. Thanks Phil for raising the bar. I would recommend your crews for any landscape project, big or small.