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About Jorge Cortez

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Caring for nature and loving the outdoors is a family matter.  I am following in the footsteps of my father who continues to own and operate his own gardening and landscape maintenance business of thirty-five years, and my brother who has been in the industry for over fifteen years.  I started SB Evolution in 2014 because bringing the beauty of plants to my customers is my passion.  I find great joy in realizing the beauty of a thriving landscape.

I grew up right here in Santa Barbara, graduating from Dos Pueblos High School in 2007. I went on to join the United States Marine Corps and, after completing a tour in Afghanistan and receiving an honorable discharge, I continued my education at Santa Barbara City College. With 15 years of experience in landscape maintenance, I combined my passion for the land with my business acumen and founded SB Evolution Landscape.

Most importantly, my customers find that I am friendly and outgoing, with the approachable kind of personality that opens the lines of communication from the start.  My clients feel comfortable describing their vision for their properties, knowing that I am receptive to their ideas and well-equipped to make them a reality.

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SB Evolution Landscape
4.0
Based on 51 Reviews
R. D.
R. D.
2024-10-23 09:07:22
In September of 2015, we hired Jorge Cortez, SBEvolutionLandscape(.com) to install a French Drain on a duplex in Goleta.Their work was completed, very...
Max M.
Max M.
2024-10-08 15:30:50
Emiliano and crew have done a great job with 2 landscaping projects for us. Very respectful crew, they kept to the schedule and were exacting in their...
C. K.
C. K.
2024-08-14 10:58:20
I needed to replace the controller for my drip system. Emiliano knew which type of controller would work well with our system and I am very happy with the...
Martin B.
Martin B.
2024-06-26 17:28:49
One Star is too much. This is possibly the worst company that I have ever dealt with. They demand a $65 estimate charge, then they require an additional...
Martin K.
Martin K.
2024-05-09 11:04:30
Highly experienced and prepared, technician Wes did a conscientious, ever-helpful and superbly competent job, finding and speedily fixing two leaks in our...
Melissa C.
Melissa C.
2023-06-12 19:37:13
We needed our irrigation relocated to accommodate an electrical panel upgrade and Julian, Uriel, Amado and Ivan were of great help to us. They did the job...
David G.
David G.
2023-03-27 13:23:57
Assisted with initial site preparation for a driveway project, including removal of impinging tree roots and installation of a root barrier. The folks from...
Kate C.
Kate C.
2023-02-20 11:28:13
I had everything scheduled and they decided not to do the project. Not very professional. I was surprised and disappointed.
Manny R.
Manny R.
2023-01-27 11:57:47
I recently had a verity good experience with SB Evolution Landscape. About a year ago I contracted them to put a drip system in my front yard. Everything...
Lisa D.
Lisa D.
2023-01-24 14:28:55
SB Evolutions was easy to work with. Jorge is an impressive young man. Smart, driven and very through in his propsals. Elana was always there when...
Leslie E.
Leslie E.
2022-11-24 11:49:13
After having an artistic but unprofessional landscape designer maintain her creation here we decided we needed a more professional company. After some...
Mark H.
Mark H.
2022-11-23 15:50:22
My family and I have been a customer of SB Evolution Landscape for more than a year. Oscar and his crew have exceeded my expectations in the past couple of...
Kelly P.
Kelly P.
2022-11-14 14:07:34
The owner showed up exactly at the scheduled time, looked at the project I requested, analyzed the situation in detail and gave me an exact quote right...
James K.
James K.
2022-11-14 11:18:29
I've used Evolution before, for a small job. This time it was a big job, involving replacing the irrigation system, removing old plantings and putting in...
Pat S.
Pat S.
2022-11-07 17:10:01
Good quality work, poor communication. Office staff is fast to respond which is appreciated, but they do not have any answers or details re: proposals,...
Bryan C.
Bryan C.
2022-10-21 14:50:37
They have got to have the best customer service I've seen in any company. Very responsive to e-mail or in-person feedback and so kind + great listeners...
Ivan T.
Ivan T.
2022-10-20 10:39:21
Owner is horrible plain & simple only hires undocumented people so he can pay them minimum wage! At the time my manager didn't even speak English!! Horrible...
Arturo R.
Arturo R.
2022-10-02 13:19:21
I hired SB evolutions to install artificial turf in my front lawn. They did an amazing job. I couldn't ask for anything better they went above and beyond,...
Laura C.
Laura C.
2022-09-23 13:15:30
SBEL restored our back yard in August 2022 and did a great job. They put in heavy duty wire as a gopher guard prior to putting in a marathon 2 lawn. They...
H. C.
H. C.
2022-09-19 14:57:39
Almost nothing you wrote is true. Your email scheduling the work (see below) said TUESDAY, not Monday. I confirmed and stated not to come on...
H. C.
H. C.
2022-09-18 11:50:28
There are positive reviews of SB Landscape. Our first encounter was good. Our second wasn't. The so-called owner, Jorge Cortez, was unprofessional...
Carlos G.
Carlos G.
2022-03-18 13:44:26
Very highly recommended. We called them some time ago to replace the fence in our property. We were very satisfied with the job they did, so when we needed...
Bill H.
Bill H.
2022-01-27 14:55:59
Jorge, I appreciate your responding to my concerns and expectations. I want to be clear on several issues. The directions and instructions for our project...
Margaret O.
Margaret O.
2022-01-13 12:14:11
SB Evolution Landscape is highly recommendedThey do what they promised promptly; the phone is answered by a humanI contacted 4 landscaping companies. Two...
Scott T.
Scott T.
2021-04-25 15:53:45
I need to have a flagstone patio dug underneath about 8 feet and then up to my main electric panel to pull 220v to a hot tub. Samuel did a great job of...
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Established in 2014, Jorge and his team proudly serve the Santa Barbara, Montecito, Hope Ranch, Goleta, and Carpinteria communities.  Together, SB Evolution Landscape is devoted to its clients first, making homeowners’ and business owners’ interests a priority while instilling in them a confidence that their landscapes will be maintained with the utmost care and expertise.

Our company’s employees bring expert levels of knowledge to every job, drawing from their own years of experience to realize the great potential of our region’s native and adaptive plant species.  Professionalism like this, coupled with a commitment to meeting the unique needs of every property owner, results in long-lasting landscapes that thrive and create beauty that complements the homes and businesses they surround.

Just as a landscape must be responsive to its environment, SB Evolution Landscape believes in responding to its customers.  With reliability and respect at its core, the company’s mission is to service each property with an attention to detail and a passion for perfection.

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