Shambhala Landscapes

Landscape Designer

Tsering Wangchuk Denma spent over twenty years immersed in the uniquely beautiful natural environment of Eastern Tibet. His skills and background combine years of training and experience in Western landscaping and construction methods with knowledge of Eastern philosophy. From a young age, he learned carpentry and stone work, building homes and stupas in the traditional Tibetan style. After graduating from college, Tsering moved to the Bay Area and gained valuable experience working with established landscaping and construction companies for several years. He studied horticulture, design, and construction locally, before founding his own company. Read more

5 recommendations

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    Dan W.

    Shared on yelp.com

    We're very pleased with the work Shambhala Landscapes did on our back yard. Tsering and his crew were punctual, kept the job site tidy, and did great work. We received a detailed quote before work started, and didn't have any problems throughout the project.

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    Jeff H.

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    We had a fantastic time working with Tsering and his crew to rework our backyard. He came over a few times to get us all on the same page about the design that we wanted. He helped us figure out the tradeoffs for different concepts. We ended up adding a firepit, bbq, sink & counter, as well as redoing our deck.

    When we'd settled on a plan he was able to accurately forecast the total cost and how long it would take him to finish the project. And of course, everything was completed precisely on schedule.

    Overall, we just had a great experience with him.

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    Allison B.

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    Tsering and his team were honest, fast, reliable and creative with the rather odd yard I took on when I bought my home. They accommodated some last minute changes too and have offered to replace one tree that isn't looking healthy after a crazy windstorm the day after it was planted. Highly recommend Shambhala. Most processional contractor I've had work on my home.

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    Kevin K.

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    Tsering and team transformed our backyard from a place we spent absolutely no time, to our favorite part of our house in about 4 weeks. It looks like part of a resort in wine country!

    We have one of the slightly larger than average San Francisco backyards (ya know, really small, but not the smallest). They tore almost everything out except for a few nice trees. They built two new fences, added a retaining wall that spans the yard, created a 2-level flagstone patio, built a custom natural gas firepit, LED lighting, drip system, and several beautiful planters with a great mix of low maintenance plants. All of the work is top notch.

    Tsering and team were also very easy to work with and built a lot of trust during the process. They did the little things that matter - like being really careful about closing the garage door whenever they weren't in front of the house, and making sure the necessary mess never spread beyond the working area. Tsering's design work is excellent - we had a 1 hour walkthrough/conversation about what we wanted, and his design was spot on. The only miss we had was quickly corrected after a brief conversation (the firepit bench was not as long as I expected - he tore out the completed bench and replaced with one that was perfect the next day). He was also great with follow up a couple of months later when a couple of plants had died - he quickly replaced the two that were clearly dead along with 2 others that were suspect.

    We can't recommend Tsering and team enough!

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    Brandon B.

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    Tsering and company are miracle workers. They took our small and blasé backyard and transformed it into a beautiful urban oasis. In the span of 3 weeks, I watched a patch of crappy sod and poorly crafted decks turn into a beautiful, hardscaped backyard complete with amazing flora, a natural gas firepit and an amazing outdoor kitchen.

    Tsering came over and consulted free of charge and emailed me a proposal based on some work he had done before and what we wanted in a yard. We changed a few plants, but overall loved the work he proposed. Tsering gave us a time and price estimate and we shook hands.

    During the construction, I gave the team our garage clicker and they were extremely conscientious about keeping everything but the backyard clean. They worked from 8-5 everyday with Tsering there most days. He kept me in the loop about the progress, but for the most part I left them alone.

    The job finished up a week early and was actually cheaper than I though. How many contractors can you say that about? Couldn't be more pleased with the team and the job they did.

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