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March 28, 2024

Autumn Skies Landscapes

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(707) 965-1363
PO Box 381
St Helena, CA 94574
Contractor’s License #706174
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Areas Served: Napa Valley incl. St Helena CA, Angwin, Calistoga, Pope Valley,…
Services: Landscape contractors for new landscape installations, landscape renovations, sprinkler and…
Key Brands: Griswold Controls (Griswold Controls Hydronic Technology Solutions), Irritrol Systems Irrigation…

Autumn Skies Landscapes Capability Reviews

    "Just a note to let you know that the wedding went off mostly without major hitches. The ceremony was deeply felt, the food was great, but, most of all, and thanks to Autumn Skies (otherwise known as "All Them Guys") Landscaping, the setting was breathtaking and the hard work you and all your guys did was widely admired, especially by our friends who knew what the "before" was like.

    We have really lived under the arbor virtually every day since you left. We eat every meal there, weather permitting, and my heart skips a beat every time I come up the driveway and enter through the split rail fence into the landscaped area, thinking, "Can this beautiful place really be OURS?" And we owe it all to your creativity and hard work. Thanks so much again.

    If you ever need a reference or would like to have future clients see what you have done here, feel free to call us. SO many people found the fountain just breathtaking—"Where did you get that?" "How does it work?" etc., etc., etc. So it was really all worth it to us."

    —Roy H., Napa CA


    "My little acre is a good thing now! Complete. Thanks to you. You have said things like: ‘It‘s your idea, Jan, your color palette.' But I didn‘t hire you without knowing you would have knowledge, smarts, artistic eyeballs. You have vision. In all ways! You do it right. In all ways! You are a darn good landscaper...the tops! You are also excellent at reading your customer in my wants and needs. You are a good business man and are meticulous to a fault! You paint a palette...you are an artist! And have the rest of the stuff to back it up!"

    "The true thing is... you designed this place... and when I met you 4? 5? years ago, you became the one to do it. And so you did! You are awesome! THANKS."

    —Jan, Calistoga CA


    "Rodney Rose of Autumn Skies Landscapes is a licensed landscape contractor of the highest quality!  He employs the hardest working, humblest, and most unobtrusive crew we have ever experienced. His crew arrives early and they are well-groomed, hard working and have an easy camaraderie. They work as a team; they solve problems as a team. You never hear raised voices, cutting comments or swear words.

    Rodney loves the earth and the plants. He spends a lot of time preparing to welcome them (the plants).  The crew amends the soil, adds nutrients, installs a flawless irrigation system and highlights nature's inherent beauty with exquisite lighting.  Rodney has incredible design sense and understands inherently "the climate of the Napa Valley".

    He respects the environment and can create beautiful landscapes utilizing drought tolerant and deer/rabbit intolerant plants.  He also acknowledges that water can be your enemy and makes sure that the drainage is more than adequate. Rodney's landscape installations are truly a work of art and he artfully cultivates a satisfied customer. Rodney Rose is the ‘man for any landscape job!"

    —Mara & George

     


    Hi Rodney,

    You need to know how absolutely pleased both Gary and I are with this backyard park you've created!  Friday I came home and saw the lawn in (which married all of the pieces of the landscape together and even made the big trees that surround our property pop). I could not stop talking about the garden and showing it off to the neighbors and other contractors working on our project. I have never had a yard this beautiful nor have I ever seen (in person) a yard this beautiful. The choices and sizes of the trees and plants, the colors and textures you picked, and the many details that had to be just so are reflective of your gift and artistry and experience in your business. Along with being so happy with the outcome, I want to let you know how very hard working, tidy and careful your employees were! They were also very friendly and good listeners. Thank you for a superb job and we look forward to working with you again."

    —Beverly

     


    "Rodney Rose's company, Autumn Skies Landscapes, was originally referred to us in 1998 to do 'some landscaping' at our weekend home in Calistoga. Under Rodney's direction, what began as my vague notion of 'putting in some native plants' in the large patch of weedy dirt that surrounded our house, evolved into a magical and beautifully balanced resort for the senses. Our garden—which to my mind is much too humble of a word to apply to the breathtaking results—was colorful, fragrant, and tactically stimulating.

    The sounds of the babbling fountains, joyful songbirds and the gentle breezes rippling through the flora created a sense of well being that I had never before experienced from a garden.  Rodney's garden design and implementation transformed our weekend, wine country home, into a much needed respite from our hectic lives. Rodney's talent for landscape design, knowledge of plants, experience with the Valley micro-climates and competent crew made for awesome grounds that became increasingly beautiful every subsequent year."

    After creating mesmerizing gardens at our weekend home, we contracted with Rodney's firm on numerous projects at our guest ranch and conference center, Mayacamas Ranch, including the design and creation of the Sunrise Garden (discussed below), Sunset Meadow, the Lavender Walkway and the Mountain-top pool gardens. Set on 80 acres on the border of Napa and Sonoma Valleys, the Ranch benefited from glorious 360-degree, mountain and valley vistas.

    Creating a Ranch vegetable and flower garden, a grassy meadow, and a fragrant approach to the pool area, as well as landscaping for the immediate surroundings of the Ranch buildings were unique challenges. While the grand, mountainous backdrop prevailed, our Ranch landscaping needed to be both symbiotic and dramatic against that backdrop. And, important to our concept of food preparation in our restaurant and catering, our vision was that "Sunrise Garden"—our imagined organic garden— should meet three equally important objectives:  to be a sensual experience for our guests as they strolled or meditated there; to produce vegetables, fruits and flowers that would play a key role in our cuisine creation; and to be a setting of memorable gatherings, parties and celebrations.

    After our previous experience with Autumn Skies Landscapes, we were confident in our choice of talent. In record time, Rodney and his team designed and implemented what became our popular Sunrise Garden. Sunrise Garden provided beautiful produce to our many, well-satisfied guests over the years.  Most memorably, however, the Garden was host to more than 100 wedding dinner parties, accommodating hundreds of diners on the decks and throughout the myriad vegetable and flower beds. The Sunrise Garden setting was pure magic to the couples who took their vows at the Ranch.  And the garden served as a perfect setting for thousands of lovely wedding photos.

    In my opinion, Rodney Rose totally knows his stuff. The investments we made in creating landscapes with his firm always paid off. The best part of Rodney's work is that with each year, the gardens kept getting better and better. While his designs always were beautiful upon immediate completion, with the passing of the seasons the gardens proliferated into places that were nothing short of glorious."

    -Laurie Windham
    Former Proprietor
    Mayacamas Ranch