Garden Design
Licensed landscaper in Los Angeles, California
Garden Design holds CSLB licence 887313, active, licensed since 16 Nov 2006, rated 4.8 from 20 Google reviews. Bonded for $25,000 with Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company. 1 disclosure on the CSLB record.
Read before hiring: 1 CSLB disclosure in the last 10 years. Details below, from the board's own record.
Report card
- Licence activeCSLB #887313, class C27. Issued 16 Nov 2006, expires 30 Nov 2026.
- Licensed 20 yrsSince 16 Nov 2006.
- Bonded$25,000 with Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company, since 5 Nov 2025. California requires the same $25,000 bond of every contractor.
- Works aloneExempt from workers' comp: certifies no employees, so nobody else may work on your job.
- 1 board disclosureDetails are below and on the CSLB record.CSLB record
- On the BBB, not accreditedIts BBB rating, complaints and reviews are on its Better Business Bureau profile.BBB profile Complaints Reviews
Checked against the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) register on 4 Nov 2026.
About Garden Design
- People on the licence
- Maria Paula Castro (owner)
Google reviews
4.8(20 reviews)Curtis Jolley★★★★★ 3 months agoView on Google
Paula at garden design and landscapes was amazing to work with. She was very attentive and knowledgeable. Our project turned out great and we can’t wait to working with her again. Highly recommend. 🤙🏼
Amy Barnett★★★★★ 4 years agoView on Google
I had an excellent experience with Paula and her Garden Design company! She was pleasant, honest, and conscientious—and my landscaping looks absolutely gorgeous. Paula helped me design and execute a beautiful plan for both my front and backyard, that included hardscaping, plants, lighting, and irrigation. Several months after she finished, the exterior of my house looks better and better. She even returned after she …
Patty Heffernan★★★★★ 6 years agoView on Google
Paula and her crew transformed my weed infested, unsightly property into an oasis of meandering paths, drought tolerant plants, and lovely little areas of rest and comfort. She was very good at listening to my desires and making them a reality. Her crew was delightful to work with and very accommodating at making changes along the way as ideas came to me. It was a large scale, 2 month project that went very smoothly …
Marlene Hoffman★★★★★ 5 years agoView on Google
We did a redo of our backyard hard scape and soft scape areas. Paula did an excellent job interpreting what we wanted and was very accommodating to any changes or alterations we made to original design ideas. We had a few, very minor hiccups but Paula, right off the bat, said she would fix it or take care of it. We never had an issue getting our project finished the way we had envisioned it. Paula was not pushy at a…
Strawberry★★★★★ 3 years agoView on Google
We worked with Paula on a design to make our back yard more usable. Paula had excellent ideas for the design, and we were extremely happy with how the plans turned out. The crew was easy to deal with, reliable and responsive. They provided frequent status updates and paid great attention to detail as someone working on their own home. Ultimately, the finish product turned out great and we have been living in our ba…
Read all 20 reviews on Google Reviews and photos from Google, 4 Nov 2026.
Board record: disclosures
As published on the CSLB licence page. Older items may have been resolved; dates matter.
- 7 Jul 2026 · Citations 2 2022 002049 · CompletedDeparted from trade standards; Violated building law - no permit; Exceeded contract amount; Contracted out of classification; Failed to secure Workers Comp coverage for employees; No heading or notice as to the mechanic's lien; No notice regarding the CSLB; HIC No notice title "three" or "five" "Day Right to Cancel"; Exceeded down pymnt of $1000 or 10% whichever is least; Contr has recvd/reqstd more money than work completed
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Score 76.8 / 100. Claiming this listing or using Theo never changes it. How we rank
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