Progressive Team Creates Intimate Sanctuaries
HAPPY EARTH CREATES DELIGHTFUL, SUSTAINABLE and delicious landscapes for their customers. They’re full service, providing landscape design, installation, maintenance and more.
Founder, Andrew Springer, reflects, “In 2012, I started Happy Earth to make a difference in the community one garden at a time—to create gardens you want to sit in and gardens you can eat.” He recalls, “When I met Ulysses Aban and Mark Stanners in 2016, I knew we had real potential to build amazing outdoor spaces together.”
Ulysses, both a savvy designer and plant nerd, says, “There’s a whole celebration of plants out there. I want that shape, that color for our customers.” Mark adds, “I’ve been at this for 40 years and I’m pleased to be part of Happy Earth. We’re really making a difference for our customers and the surrounding ecology.”
Happy Earth landscapes reflect an ethos of sustainability. They encourage water savings with drought tolerant and native plants. The team goes beyond standard garden care and creation; they install veggie gardens, irrigation, hardscape and lighting. And they do regular service for landscapes that support the environment and enrich people’s lives.
| NAME | Andrew Springer Ulysses Aban Mark Stanners |
| LICENSE NUMBER | C27 #1024568 |
| PHONE NUMBER | (310) 571-1500 |
| info@happyearthinc.com | |
| WEBSITE | http://www.happyearthinc.com/ |
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| FORMS OF PAYMENT | |
| SERVICES PROVIDED | Landscape Design, Landscape Construction, Vegetable Gardens & Raised Beds, Native Gardens, Fruit Trees, Decks & Patios, Hardscape, Landscape Maintenance, Irrigation, Sprinklers, Water Conservation Systems, Native Plants, Xeriscaping, Decomposed Granite, Drip Irrigation, Greywater & Rainwater Systems, Landscape Architecture, Berms & Swales, Biodynamic, California Natives, Drought Tolerant Landscaping, Eco-Friendly, Edible Gardens, Lawn Rebates, Pergola, Planters, Succulents, Sustainable, Turf Removal, Construction & Remodel, Composting, Gardener, Harvesting Fruits, Vegetables & Herbs, Masonry, Garden Design, Garden Installation, Garden Service, Landscape Service |
| SERVICE AREAS |
Central Atwater Village • Baldwin Hills • Bel Air • Beverly Grove • Beverly Hills • Boyle Heights • Century City • Cheviot Hills • Chinatown • Commerce • Culver City • Dockweiler • Dodgertown • Downtown • East Hollywood • East Los Angeles • Echo Park • Edendale • Fairfax • Firestone Park • Gramercy Park • Griffith Park • Hancock Park • Hollywood • Hollywood Hills • Hyde Park • Inglewood • Jefferson Park • Koreatown • Ladera Heights • Larchmont Village • Leimert Park • Los Angeles • Los Feliz • Macarthur Park • Mid-Wilshire • Miracle Mile • Mount Olympus • Oakwood • Outpost Estates • Palms • Park Mesa Heights • Pico Heights • Pico-Robertson • Pico-Union • Rancho Park • Rimpau • Silver Lake • University Park • Vermont • Vermont Square • Vernon • View Park • Watts • West Adams • West Hollywood • Westlake • Westwood • Whitley Heights • Windsor Hills San Fernando Valley Arleta • Bell Canyon • Burbank • Calabasas • Canoga Park • Chatsworth • Encino • Granada Hills • Granada Hills North • Hewitt • Hidden Hills • Lake Balboa • Lakeside Park • Mission Hills • North Hills • North Hollywood • Northridge • Pacoima • Panorama City • Porter Ranch • Reseda • San Fernando • Shadow Hills • Sherman Oaks • Sherman Village • Studio City • Sun Valley • Sunland • Sylmar • Tarzana • Toluca Lake • Toluca Terrace • Tujunga • Universal City • Valley Glen • Valley Village • Van Nuys • West Hills • Winnetka • Woodland Hills San Gabriel Valley Alhambra • Altadena • Arcadia • City of Industry • College Hills • Crescenta Highlands • Cypress Park • Duarte • Eagle Rock • East Pasadena • East San Gabriel • El Monte • Flintridge • Glassell Park • Glendale • Happy Valley • Hastings Ranch • Highland Park • La Canada • La Crescenta • Lincoln Heights • Monrovia • Monterey Hills • Monterey Park • Montrose • Mount Washington • Pasadena • Rosemead • Rossmoyne • San Gabriel • San Gabriel Valley • San Marino • San Rafael Hills • Sierra Madre • South Pasadena • Temple City • Verdugo Viejo • Woodbury Westside Brentwood • El Segundo • Fox Hills • Lennox • Malibu • Mar Vista • Marina del Rey • Montana • Ocean Park • Pacific Palisades • Playa del Rey • Playa Vista • Santa Monica • Sawtelle • Topanga • Venice • West Los Angeles • Westchester • Westside |
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Horst Sarubin
Grenada Hills - November 25, 2024
I am delighted to share my experience with Happy Earth and the incredible transformation of my outdoor space into a beautiful native garden. From the moment their team began the initial design process to their continued care and maintenance, Happy Earth has exceeded my expectations. Their expertise in crafting a garden utilizing California native plants has not only enhanced the beauty of my home but has also created a sustainable environment that thrives.
Initially, my front yard was covered with a 30-year-old crumbling blacktop, making it an unsightly, hot, and barren landscape, void of wildlife. Seeing the potential for transformation, Happy Earth removed the dilapidated asphalt, meticulously preparing the ground for a fresh start. Their vision and attention to detail breathed new life into the space, transforming it into a lively and welcoming habitat for local wildlife. As a result, my front yard has become a serene oasis.
I truly appreciate Happy Earth's dedication to providing thorough ongoing service and attention to detail. What truly sets Happy Earth apart is their exceptional customer service. It's wonderful when the company taking care of the yard seems just as proud of the yard as I am. Their genuine enthusiasm and commitment shine through in every interaction, making the journey from overhaul to maintenance a delightful experience.
I wholeheartedly recommend Happy Earth to anyone looking to transform their landscape into a beautiful and sustainable native garden.
David Greenwald
Pacific Palisades - November 2, 2024
Andrew and his team at Happy Earth installed the landscape lighting at my home. They did a fantastic job and I would highly recommend them to anyone looking to work with knowledgeable professionals. After completing a major renovation project with a not so great contractor, Andrew was truly a delight to work with. I truly can't say enough good things about Happy Earth.
Cynthia
Santa Monica - December 14, 2022
We hired a landscape architect to design our front and back yards, and we used Happy Earth to execute the project (which included hardscape, landscape and outdoor lighting). Happy Earth is amazing. Andrew and Ulysses are very professional; they follow-up on everything and are onsite to make sure things are done properly. They have a great crew that is careful in their work and clean up after themselves every evening. Andrew kept us up-to-date on progress with detailed summaries and budget reconciliations throughout the project. We have been very happy with Happy Earth's work and will be using them for on-going maintenance as well.
Raleigh Reich
Del Rey - December 29, 2020
I hired Happy Earth to do a complete landscape. Their work exceeded my expectations. They handled the plans for everything and all the plants. They subcontracted out the fence and the hardscape. Their work is excellent. They pay close attention to detail. Ulysses treats my landscaping like it’s his own, it’s his baby. He has a really good eye for design and color. I was astounded at how quickly the project happened. We met in May 2018. They started work in May and finished by July. I gave them a budget and they were right on target. Ulysses always checks in to see how things are growing. A small tree we planted out front didn’t do well, so we replaced it, but the second tree also did not thrive. Ulysses suggested we try something else. He gave me options and possibilities with pros and cons of each. He educates his clients. I can always get in touch with Andrew or Ulysses. The pump in my fountain stopped working and they responded right away and replaced it within a few days. Their pricing was fair — not inexpensive, but worth every penny. I have kept them on for monthly maintenance which is quite reasonably priced. I’m so happy to have them doing the maintenance. My garden always looks good. As a bonus, Andrew will sometimes bring me fig jam or marmalade from his garden!
Lisa Miller
Lake Sherwood - December 10, 2020
I can’t sing Ulysses and Andrew enough praise. I hired them to create a Japanese winter garden for me. Ulysses is an artist when it comes to landscape. His balance and design is excellent. He knew what plants worked and what didn’t. The crew was a pleasure to work with - they clean up after themselves, and completed the job on time. The whole process was so smooth.
Jake Lazere
Silver Lake - December 9, 2020
I really enjoyed working with Ulysses on the design of my garden. He is knowledgeable about plants and thoughtful about their design implications. Happy Earth did the planting and irrigation, and Ulysses maintains the property. I think the garden came out great, and a year in everything looks better than ever! I've also found Happy Earth to be very thoughtful on their pricing and to always meet me at my budget.
Josh Sandusky
Miracle Mile - November 13, 2017
Ulysses did two jobs for me. I had hired another landscape designer but she did not do installation so her design was not helpful to me. An architect friend of mine recommended Ulysses so I called him to design a seven-foot fence and the greenery along it. I liked what he did so much I hired him to work on the whole backyard. I have dogs and they dig up grass. Ulysses and his team installed a nice flagstone path with tiny plants interspersed and surrounded by greenery and decomposed granite and watered with new irrigation. Ulysses worked with me to figure out the design. He gave me a list of drought tolerant or native plants. He also gave me a choice of flagstones, different shapes, colors and sizes, and we worked together to shape the pathway the way I wanted it. He was keen on putting the plants in the right place per the sun they needed. He not only came up with the design, but he also implemented the design. And once they got going, it went very quickly. Ulysses is so easy to work with. Everything turned out absolutely great! My backyard is enchanting! The colors in the plants are amazing: bright reds, deep purples and blues, mixed with taller, bushier plants and ground cover. Ulysses’ pricing is very fair. He listed all the charges so I knew what I was paying for each part of the job. Ulysses has followed up to ask me about the backyard. It is doing great. I maintain the garden myself. I would definitely use them Ulysses and Happy Earth again.
Richard Kroon
Lake Balboa - November 13, 2017
We had been checking out various landscaping services for quite some time to help us replace our lawn and were relieved to meet Ulysses, who we clicked with right away. We gave him some parameters to work with, including budget, and he put it all together for us. We went for color and fragrance—things that would attract humming birds and butterflies, but not necessarily bees. We love the way our water-wise garden turned out. It's exactly what we had hoped for. It's also been great working with Ulysses, who is very responsive, has an excellent crew, shows up on time and completes things in a timely fashion. We feel lucky to have found him and recommend him whole-heartedly.
Michal M.
Hollywood - October 31, 2017
Ulysses is very good at bringing in ideas for his clients. I knew I wanted an English looking garden, so Ulysses brought pictures from previous projects with lots of suggestions. He was great at discussing the creative design elements of the work and was a careful communicator. I had been really concerned about my budget for the project, as well as the time-frame, and Ulysses was very accommodating on both accounts. Happy Earth brought in a whole variety of native plants and bushes that complemented the house well, a 1920's bungalow. They also planted trees along the driveway and built a beautiful seating area out of decomposed granite in the back. Ulysses oversees and executes the work himself. He is very hands-on and doesn't mind getting dirty. He and his crew finished everything within a week. He has come back several times since then to make sure everything is working properly. I found Ulysses through Neighbor2Neighbor. I had interviewed two other landscapers and chose Ulysses because I liked his energy the best. He has a kind manner and has been a pleasure to work with.
Kathleen Smith
Leimert Park - October 31, 2017
Ulysses transformed our front yard from a stagnant lawn into a colorful, flowering, dynamic, engaging landscape comprised of California natives complete with a sitting area and paths to walk and explore. We had worked through the LA City turf removal project and Ulysses was great at taking care of the whole process step-by-step. We had planned out the diagram together, giving Ulysses a few ideas of what we were looking for and putting most of it in his hands. We were very happy with the yard, not only for being water-wise, but also for improving the interface with the neighborhood and creating a sense of community. We've had him back annually to help maintain the garden, tweak the irrigation and switch out plants when necessary. We've had a great experience working with Ulysses. He was very hard to find, but once we did, we were very happy!
Nan Lieberman
Mar Vista - October 31, 2017
Ulysses helped us with a complete re-design of our front and backyard, which included pulling out the driveway, putting in a unique, flagstone patio and two walking paths. The result is beautiful—a colorful, textured drought-tolerant garden that is a pleasure to be in. We have been entertaining like crazy since then because we finally have a nice place to do it. Our friends absolutely rave about it. We initially found Ulysses because we were taking a walk through the neighborhood and stopped to admire a gorgeous yard that he had designed. Ulysses was a delight to speak with, had great references and we were so impressed with his work, that we quickly went with him for our project and have not regretted it one bit. Ulysses really listens closely and spent a lot of time asking specific questions about what we wanted. Was it certain colors we were looking for? Or a certain effect? How did we intend to use the yard? How much maintenance were we willing to do? He brought us a huge list of possibilities and photos so that we could clearly envision what it would all look like before he even put shovel to ground. He went out of his way to make his schedule fit ours so that we had plenty of opportunity to sit down and talk. He has also come back to teach us how to prune things properly and repair the irrigation system, so it's been a very complete experience. We have loved working with Ulysses.
Tyler Nguyen
Wilshire Vista - December 11, 2013
My front yard was typical, boring, environmentally-unfriendly grass. I wanted something drought tolerant and low-water, and Ulysses completely redesigned the whole front of my house. It came out really nicely. He's really easy to work with and understands the wants and needs of his clients. I like that he worked with what I already had, saving some plants and incorporating them into his design, and he was really good about making sure the design and the plants were what I wanted.
Amy Salzmann
Culver City - December 11, 2013
Ulysses designed and installed my front yard and also helped spruce up my back yard. He was incredibly pleasant to work with, very reasonable, creative and knowledgeable about plants. I had an idea of what I wanted but I wasn't sure how to get there. Ulysses took what I wanted into consideration and helped get me there. I am thrilled with the result. I didn't want an elaborate setup with drawings because I was on a budget and that would cost a lot more. I wanted to keep it low key, so we corresponded using a word document that had pictures of things I saw and liked, and we cut and pasted for the look and feel we were going for, and fleshed out the details online -- so that worked out really well. His biggest strength is his plant knowledge. He did all the plant selection, purchased the plants, brought them over and worked with my regular gardener to install them. He did amazing work within my budget. I ended up voluntarily paying him extra because the value of the work he did so far surpassed what he had originally quoted me.
Weina Dinata
Culver City - December 11, 2013
Ulysses helped me design our front and back yard. I wanted it to look like a simple, natural, California landscape. Between his vast knowledge of California Natives and his good, clean design eye, I got just what I wanted. Ulysses is very cooperative, creative, resourceful and reasonable. He was also very accommodating of what I wanted and we were on the same style page. I like that he's very environmentally conscious. He doesn't use any chemicals and he repurposed existing brick into the new hard-scaping and broke up a concrete walkway and reused the pieces as pavers in another part of the yard. Even after the garden was done if I have any questions about something like pruning, he's available to answer them or come by. I have been recommending him to everyone I know.
Karenann Pousard
Glendale - December 10, 2013
Ulysses came over for a consultation and I knew he was for me when he kept running up and down the stairs to see my garden from all perspectives. He does really complex layering with plants. He's a visual artist and pays attention to details. Ulysses is not a plant snob. He certainly knows a lot of plants, and he doesn't like invasive species and he weeded those out, but he's got a really wide knowledge of plants and he has expanded my knowledge as well. We both knew we were going to do mostly natives, but there were a few non-natives I just couldn't give up and he incorporated them into the design. We have really good communication. I think there are very few plants he suggested that I said no to. My garden is a paradise now and its all thanks to Ulysses. I cannot say enough nice things about him.
Kathleen Sundmark
Tujunga - December 10, 2013
We met Ulysses a few years ago as a docent on a native garden tour hosted by Theodore Payne. We were looking for someone to work on our yards which were too small to be of interest to bigger landscaping companies. Ulysses has transformed our property. He's very flexible, knowledgeable and listens to what we have in mind. He has taught us about native plants. He's an artist, so has a real eye for plant combinations and design. We're very environmentally conscious and want to do all we can to restore the native Tujunga habitat. I love looking out my window and seeing birds and butterflies in our yard, even slugs and worms. And lots and lots of bees! It makes us happy. Also, if I can just say this, Ulysses is so cute, we love to make him laugh!
