Looking for a couple of recommendations in the Davis area...

[narya.livejournal.com]

Piano Tuner:

If you know a reasonable piano tuner in the Davis area, I'd appreciate their name or contact info. The piano hasn't been tuned in several years and is also in need of some minor (I hope) repairs - a few keys don't work.

It's a plus if they are available evenings/weekends, but not a requirement. I haven't had much luck getting called back just calling a few random ones found by google.


And this one is possibly a long shot, but do you know a good landscape/garden designer who does work in the Davis area?

We need to do some major yard improvements to resolve some drainage and erosion issues and also to make it more usable. In total, this will probably involve building some retaining walls and a patio or deck and doing a lot of planting (right now we have that lovely vacant lot look). It's going to be enough work that I'd like to get some kind of master plan done by somebody who is experienced and not aesthetically challenged the way I am.

I'm looking for somebody who could do a master plan and also advise us how best to stage the work over several years. There are some things that may need to be done by professionals, but there's probably a lot we can do ourselves, so it would be best if the designer were supportive of that.

Ideally we'd start actually doing the work next spring, so there's no extreme hurry, but I would like to start talking to people now. I have a few names already, but additional recommendations would be very much appreciated.


Thanks in advance for any recommendations! (And also, thank you kjc007 for mentioning the Somerville Gardening Club in an earlier comment. That's really nice to know about!)

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[elements.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if they work in Somerville, but I have a friend who works for A Yard and a Half (http://www.ayardandahalf.com/) (based in Waltham) and I've only heard great things about them (and how they treat their workforce).

[lyonesse.livejournal.com]

i just got in touch with them -- they do indeed work in somerville. they have a $1k minimum, if that matters. (though i figure with the size of somerville yards, that's not trivial :)

[narya.livejournal.com]

Thank you both, I've added them to my list.