Daryl Toby - AguaFina Gardens International

AguaFina recently performed an extensive landscaping project on my home. The existing yard was a blank slate. April and Daryl combined their talents to create an exceptional contemporary landscape design that perfectly enhances my mid century modern lakefront home. The new yard is a pleasure to come home to! April and Daryl were diligent about keeping everything going smoothly throughout the process. The work crews were excellent as well. I would highly recommend Aguafina for any landscape project, large or small.

We hired AguaFina the summer of 2022 to help design and install our front yard landscaping. They were fantastic to work with and helped bring our vision to life within our budget. They were in constant communication and even did some on-the-fly edits at our request as the install was happening. We felt very much involved in the process (which we love) and would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone in need of landscape services in the future.

I have had the privilege of using Aguafina for multiple projects and have been very impressed by their expertise and high level of art. I’d highly recommend them for the most discerning customer.

April and Daryl and their team are amazing! Not only were they professional from our first initial planning meeting, their plants and trees are full and gorgeous. April is so easy to work with and a true expert in every way. She listened to our needs and responded with adding the perfect landscaping for our backyard. We had a stone fireplace and pergola built and this is now our most favorite space in our home. Every time we reached out with a need or question, big or small, April was on it and we have been 100% satisfied. We also had a fountain placed which we enjoy thoroughly. We will continue to use Aguafina and would strongly refer them to anyone!

Daryl and his crew did an excellent job making my backyard a wonderful place to relax. He built a huge koi pond fed by a stream and multiple waterfalls and a boulder pathway going down to the big lake. On the other side of the yard he built a wonderful zen garden with several azaleas and specimen trees. I can't wait until Spring!

We love our new rock wall. April, Daryl and the crew did a fantastic job. It made the front of our house look like a picture in a garden magazine. Thanks again for the great work.

Daryl and his team were a joy to work with. Daryl designed our landscape to compliment the topography and architecture of the house. Any questions or issues were addressed immediately and in a professional manner. We are very happy with the results of Daryl’s design.

We hired Daryl and his team to redesign our entire 1 acre landscape. The project included redoing driveway, motor court, front yard and back yard. Daryl is a great creative designer and does a good job of listening to his clients to understand their needs and wants. He is flexible and willing to adjust and adapt his design based on our feedback throughout the project. We are very happy with the final outcome and service provided by Aguafina. Keep in mind that he is quite busy and has multiple jobs going at once. The timeline was longer than we anticipated due to his workload and the weather. However, he did a great job of keeping us updated on progress. Overall, we would recommend Daryl and Aguafina for any landscaping design projects.

Daryl has designed three water features a courtyard and is now working on a fire feature for us. Daryl has traveled all over the world, collecting artifacts and studying landscape. His artistic vision and unique style of planting is unlike any other landscaper I have seen. He gets to know his client, and adapts his landscape design to suit there personal style. Through his vision and execution, we now enjoy our yard much more than we ever thought possible. Sharon

We have worked with Aguafina for several years on several projects. If you are looking for one of a kind ideas, creative, dependable and honest than they are what your looking for. They are a pleasure to work with & the clients always seem thrilled with the outcome. Nothing about what they do is ordinary, they deliver extraordinary. They go above & beyond to fine unique & special touches.

I am a grower that Daryl Toby of AguaFina Gardens purchases some of his specimen plants from. He has an eye for plants like no other designer I work with. He personally picks out specimens for his customers landscape and is very particular in his choices. Each project is unique creating a one of a kind landscape for every client. The personal attention he pays to his projects will surely guarantee he can satisfy even the most particular person by creating that one of a kind space.

Our project Included extensive preplanning and design of hardscape, landscape, koi pond and lighting. AguaFina design teams had to incorporate and deal with property undulations, utilities and drainage challenges. Quoting, customer correspondence and project management were excellent. Their plantings allowed for growth and seasonal colorful blooms. Their design and installation was excellent, on-time and within budget. We recommend AguaFina as a highly competent design and build of hardscape, pond and landscape projects.

In January 2014 we purchased a previously owned condominium. In June 2014 we were denied permission by our condo association to replace an existing hot tub which was built below the condo's rear deck. The hot tub was in a state of disrepair and was not functioning. We made a decision to outwit the Association via an alternate use of the 10 person hot tub, i.e. a Buddha garden centered around a pond type water feature, using the existing hot tub as the pond basin. Other than the concept we were not certain how to proceed. An internet search of water features led us to Aguafina International. Their website contained pictures of water features that were of significant interest to us and by happenstance, they were located within 20 miles of our Condo. We visited Aguafina and were intrigued with the large number of actual water feature displays for us to view. The on-site business manager (Neal Glazebrook), was interested in our project as he had not previously experienced converting a hot tub into a water feature. It was not until he visited the site that he fully grasped the scope of our concept but once on site, he immediately began formulating ideas and providing excellent suggestions. He requested time to consider the possibilities and subsequently presented a more definitive plan for our consideration. We collaborated with Neal on the final details. Sometimes Karma is rewarding and finding Aguafina and Neal Glazebrook is proof of that in our opinion. In our minds, there couldn't have been an easier, more imaginative and professional person to work with. Neal's attention to detail was exceptional and his follow through was equally impressive. He oversaw the project from inception to completion. We would recommend Aguafina to anyone that is remotely interested in a water feature to enhance the aesthetic appearance of their business or residence. Although I had many before and after pictures that easily demonstrated the transformation from an ugly duckling deck to one more resembling a swan, they reside with my phone that rests on the bottom of a nearby lake. The picture attached is a night time view of the completed dry pond which does not do full justice to the final outcome. We have been and remain impressed with both Aguafina and Neal and have been back to Aguafina to purchase other products including a decorative sun goddess carved from Bali wood stump in Indonesia. If we can ever get our condo association to approve the feature, it will hang over the privacy area of our pond. The only difficult part of our experience is that of a very myopic condo association. Again, Aguafina is highly recommended to anyone based upon our experience.

great creativity and responsible execution of the project . Captured the idea of the client and design and executed just as planned .

Daryl came to our house to set up the fountain. He is very knowledgeable, well traveled and nice. We love our fire fountain and would do it all over again. It looks great at night. He stayed in town until everything was in perfect working order. I would use Aguafina for other projects.

Due to an upcoming August lakeside backyard wedding with 150 invited guests, we employed the design and installation services of AguaFina Gardens International to enhance and glorify our entire 0.9 acre estate, based on the amazing job they performed nine years ago when we totally renovated our home. As in the past, we were delighted with the attention to detail, the specimens and varieties selected, and the artistic expression which created a colorful, unique yet totally natural zen-like environment that magnified the background without overpowering the day's event. Accordingly, we were extremely proud of our landscape and thrilled by the glowing comments from many of the attendees. Best of all, we now have a unbelievably beautiful, peaceful and intriguing getaway place to relax and enjoy for years to come.

Daryl has created some incredible spaces as I am another landscaper from Utah I admire his work and am impressed with his world projects. it would be fun to work with him one day on a project. Keep up the good work.

I received a very cool rustic stone sink from Aguafina! The customer service was excellent providing me with many pictures and answering my questions to make the remote purchase of such a unique item a comfortable process.

We hired Aguafina to design and install a pond with waterfall. The design team and installers exceeded our expectations in every part of the project. I will continue to use and recommend them.

Excellent credentials and fantastic work creations! The staff is courteous and extremely professional! The planning phase was executed with careful consideration of the site as well as my needs as the property owner.

We hired Daryl Toby and his team 6 years ago and have worked on several projects at our lakefront home: back yard, front yard, 2 patios and 3 water features. Daryl is a creative and unique frontrunner in landscape design work and materials. We were searching for extraordinary and we were not disappointed! Quality of the work is top-notch and he conscientiously stands behind it. Daryl has a remarkable ability to really sense and compliment what his clients are trying to achieve. Overall, it has been our pleasure to work so long with the entire talented and reliable AguaFina team. Daryl has created a perfect paradise for us that is hard to ever leave.

We actually met Daryl 17 years ago when he landscaped our front yard. It included a curved brick pathway, adding trees, plants, and sculpting out a new layout. Now, 17 years later, we contacted his company again to do a unique design in our backyard. We had a deck in place but wanted to add something different as well as including a fire pit and additional seating. He designed a lower built in seating area with a built in coffee table that lights up (LED lighting which allows us to pick what color or let it cycle through all the colors!) and a stone pation with an inground firepit. We also added a water feature that we absolutely love and looks so natural. The firepit has large boulders around that adds interest but also serves as seating. He truly nailed the design and project. It gives us 3 levels of seating and the textures of all the materials used is beautiful. He is not your typical landscaper. He is an "artist" with a vision. If you want something out of the ordinary yet tasteful and useful, contact Aguafina. you will not be disappointed. His attention to detail is incredible and all his employees are great to work with. I wanted to add an update..It's now 9-24-15 and we have continued to keep in touch with Daryl and AguaFina Gardens. We just put a small addition onto our kitchen and of course we needed to contact Daryl to give input on how to incorporate the new addition into our current landscape! We are modifying our landscape in the backyard but while Daryl was out here, he took a walk around our property to inspect all the work he did a few years ago, It's such a good feeling to know that Daryl will always be there to help us out (it's now 21 years when we were introduced to him) and that his creativity and imagination has continued to grow over the years.

We hired Daryl Toby and AguaFina to do our landscape architecture in preparation for a wedding we were having at our home. Their staff was friendly and knowledgable and were able to incorporate many of the ideas we were looking for. They also incorporate many of the native plants that we already had on site to cut down on costs. In addition, Daryl treated the project with a meticulous attention to detail and demanded excellence. This was a beautifully implemented project and led to a wonderful June wedding.