Just Add Water Designs

We are so pleased that we hired Ed to redo our front lawn. The array of plants are stunning, the design is fantastic, and after a month or having it in, the new plants are thriving and already getting bigger! We did our research and got a number of estimates prior to hiring Ed. We were especially impressed by the fact he actually gave us a design as opposed to just pitching plants and providing a monetary estimate. Ed had many great suggestions and we had some ideas of our own and he did a fantastic job of listening ot us and putting everything together in a workable package. Very affordable too. We recommend him very highly.

They do beautiful, unique work — but good luck scheduling an appointment.
I wasn’t on a tight deadline, but wanted to use them for a landscaping project. I contacted them via their website… and nothing. A fellow Unilocaler gave me their email — so I used that had received a response. However, they weren’t responsive or direct in their attempts to schedule. They’d throw out days of the week vs. days/​times, and would respond back several days later. When we finally decided on a date/​time, they ended up canceling a few days prior — promising to get back to me and then nothing for two weeks! After another similar round of emails and I made the effort to nail down a specific date/​time — and then didn’t hear anything back. I didn’t try to follow-​up, because it was too exhausting to deal with them and I didn’t have confidence they would ever meet with me.

We called Just Add Water based on reviews we read and we are so glad we did. Ed came out and listened to what we wanted and the concerns we had. He measured the yard so we could start our rebate process. Once we were approved he and his wife kept us informed on when he could schedule us in. He showed us his design intentions which we loved! We were lucky to have our project completed quickly. He and the crew he contracted to do the demo/​prep/​irrigation were knowledgable and worked efficiently. Our new front yard is beautiful!

Beware!
We called Ed and made an appointment for him to come talk about doing our turf removal, He did not show up! Called again, the wife who we talked to the first time said she never spoke to us. So we rescheduled, Ed came out and spoke with us, said he would come back the next day and take pictures and measure so we could start the rebate process. That was 2 weeks ago! We E-​mailed him 4 days prior and he just now answered saying he was «restructuring» his commitments and was sorry for the inconvenience and would not be able to do the work for us …
…He wasted a month of our time!

Ed and Karina are wonderful. Very accommodating and beyond reasonable. Ed is very creative and knowledgeable.

Saw Just Add Water’s work in the neighborhood and loved the look! He did our front yard in November and the neighbors are still talking about how beautiful it looks! I love walking in the garden and seeing the butterflies and hummingbirds. I definitely recommend Ed and his team. You will be so happy with the results. The LADWP rebate program works.

I learned about Just Add Water Designs through a review on my neighborhood newsletter, and I’m so glad that I called Ed! He walked me through the specifics of the LADWP turf removal rebate program and designed an extraordinary drought tolerant landscape for my yard. Ed really knows his plants and was able to suggest several varieties that are drought tolerant, yet lush and green and that blended nicely with my existing birds of paradise and palm trees. Honestly, Just Add Water Designs exceeded my expectations and I couldn’t be happier with the work that they did.

Ed did a great job removing my turf and replacing it with resistant plants. He knows the ins and outs of the DWP rebate program, and will help you through the process. He designed a beautiful new yard, and got me close to the rebate price. If you’re thinking of using Turf Terminators, don’t! Use Ed instead. Awesome guy who doesn’t have a problem getting his hands dirty.