About The Garden Gate
The Garden Gate is a design-build landscape company serving homeowners in Tucson, Oro Valley, and Marana. With 25 years of experience, they specialize in creating turn-key outdoor living spaces, handling everything from design to construction. Their services include landscape and pool design, permitting, HOA submittal packages, planting, irrigation, artificial turf, lighting, outdoor kitchens, hardscaping, and shade structures. Customers appreciate their ability to work within budgets, transforming spaces from basic or neglected areas into beautiful, functional outdoor environments. The team demonstrates professionalism, showing up early and working hard, while paying close attention to detail and making revisions easy. They provide detailed plans, renderings, and transparent pricing, making the process smooth and enjoyable. Whether designing a lawn area for pets, installing drainage and electrical infrastructure, or adding custom features like trellises, The Garden Gate consistently exceeds expectations. Their deep understanding of the land, climate, and community helps them deliver high-quality, personalized outdoor spaces.
I can't speak about the actions or perceived actions of a Garden Gate employee driving a company truck on the streets of Tucson because I wasn't there to see with my own eyes what happened in the incident. We all know how quickly our emotions can get the best of us when we are driving and something happens to infuriate us. In almost all cases "the incident" is just the last straw; other things had already lit the anger fuse. I'm not excusing the employee nor blaming him, but I know the owner of the company will certainly have a discussion with him. I have had a client relationship with the Garden Gate for many years and can say, unequivocally, the owner has worked very hard to build a successful business. Every job the company does is a test of the company's well earned, long established reputation for delivering outstanding service and high quality landscaping work. Seeking to damage the reputation of a hard won business because of an emotional flare-up in traffic hardly seems like an appropriate thing to do.
I can't speak about the actions or perceived actions of a Garden Gate employee driving a company truck on the streets of Tucson because I wasn't there to see with my own eyes what happened in the incident. We all know how quickly our emotions can get the best of us when are driving and something happens to infuriate us. In almost all cases "the incident" is just the last straw; other things had already lit the anger fuse. I'm not excusing the employee nor blaming him, but I know the owner of the company will certainly have a discussion with him. I have had a client relationship with the Garden Gate for many years and can say, unequivocally, the owner has worked very hard to build a successful business. Every job the company does is a test of the company's well earned, long established reputation for delivering outstanding service and high quality landscaping work. Seeking to damage the reputation of a hard won business because of an emotional flare-up in traffic hardly seems like an appropriate thing to do.
The Garden Gate is a great business that does good work. All of the reviews for the actual business were very good, prior to a Karen posting something online. She says someone flipped her off in a company truck, but why would someone just do that? There's more to the story. I don’t like this whole "I saw something so everyone needs to boycott" stuff. It’s very one sided. It might be one individual. Tell Garden Gate and let them handle it. Be sure you saw what you saw. Everyone is so amped up these days that they see things that may not be what they think and then want to ruin livelihoods/businesses over it.