these guys showed up quick for a quote and gave wonderful insight into what would work best for my…read moreyard and then did the job with beautiful result. They are easy to talk to and knowledgeable about all the plants and trees I asked about

From the owner: Elevation Landscapes is a premier landscaping company dedicated to transforming outdoor spaces into…read morebeautiful, functional environments. With a focus on innovative design and sustainable practices, we offer a range of services, including landscape design, maintenance, and installation. Our team of experienced professionals is committed to enhancing the beauty of your property while providing exceptional customer service. Elevate your outdoor experience with Elevation Landscapes.

Its been a year since getting my patio from HL Design Landscaping. My dream patio. I just looked at…read moreit today and had a huge smile. It is so beautifully made and I couldn't be happier. The price was good, the work was fast, and the quality is amazing. I feel so lucky. I highly recommend them!

Positive: Professionalism, Punctuality, Quality, Responsiveness, Value…read moreWe were looking for a hardscaper to install a patio in our townhome backyard on a relatively short timeline (~month). We contacted more than 5 different contractors; some of which were rather uninterested in even performing an estimate. On the contrary, Dave with HL Design was prompt in contacting me (same day that I inquired via home advisor) as well as coming by my property and performing an estimate. We received 3 different estimates, and ultimately chose HL Design seeing as his was the best combination of value and quality body of work. The job itself turned out excellent and was completed on the timeline we had agreed to. One other thing I found interesting was that all other contractors felt they could easily disconnect and reconnect my AC unit since we wanted the unit to sit on the patio itself. HL design however suggested we call a professional to have this service done. This may have been an added cost but I believe it was the right advice seeing as there is much more that went into this than I had expected. I used Tony with Urbana HVAC for this and he was awesome in coming out on very short notice. That said, very happy with the work of HL design and we will surely enjoy our new outdoor living space as the weather starts to warm up!

I am thrilled to write a recommendation on behalf of Rhine Landscaping. My husband and I moved…read moreinto a new home and had our front and side yard landscaping done by another company (McLaughlin Landscaping). The results were not what we had asked for and in less than a year, plants died. We tried several times to reach the owner of the company and, after telling us lie after lie, he stopped returning our calls. We decided to cut our losses and contacted Rhine Landscaping for help. We had heard great things about Rhine Landscaping and they did not disappoint! We first met with Jay and walked through our landscaping "repair" needs with him. We also needed help with our irrigation and lighting, that had also been work done by the previous company. Jay put us in contact with some amazing people within his company. We worked with Greg on our landscaping designs and Kevin from Aqua Brite for our lighting and Irrigation needs. Greg worked with us to put together a landscaping design that utilized some of our existing plants/shrubs/trees and added the additional type of plants/shrubs/Trees that we had originally hoped for. He was extremely knowledgeable and made great recommendations. Originally, we thought that we would have to scrap all of the work that had been done previously, but Greg was able to work with our current situation and partnered with us on where change may be necessary to get the effect we were looking for. He was right on target!! Additionally, Greg and Kevin worked together to ensure our irrigation was set up correctly for the new landscaping plan and that the lighting was placed in the best position to highlight our home. We could not be more pleased with the outcomes. We had been in a really bad position with our landscaping and any company could have come in and told us we needed to start again, costing us a significant amount of money. I have the utmost of respect for Jay and his team.....Rhine is truly a reputable company! They partnered with us throughout the entire process and made us feel that they really did care about our situation and that they wanted to help us achieve the results we had hoped for. We love our landscaping now and look forward to working with Jay and his team on future projects.....next up, the patio!!!

We decided to get a quote from Rhine after they did a good job with tree maintenance/ removal and…read moreafter our neighbors recommended them. Unfortunately, our experience did not meet expectations. We paid $900 up front for the design document for a screened in porch and paver patio. Rhine doesn't provide design documents as part of the quote. You need to pay for it. Honestly the design document was nothing special; It was a 2D computer generated drawing, which I doubt could have taken the designer more than a day to develop. Also, we were told that we could use the design document with other contractors, but the document didn't include dimensions or measurements. Ultimately we didn't get a lot of value out of the design document, and we consider it a wasted expense. (Thank goodness we didn't pay the full rate of $1,800 for the design document!) Additionally, it took us several attempts to meet with the designer. He was a no-show for our first meeting (he had a personal emergency, which is understandable), but then it took several emails to land on a new appointment time. He was then late to the rescheduled appointment. We also requested design revisions via email, and we had to follow up several times to get an acknowledgment of our request, with additional follow up needed to actually get the revised version back. Finally, the quoted rate for our project compared to local competition was simply outrageous. The project cost range was about 1.5-3 times more expensive than quotes we got from other vendors. Additionally, other vendors provided 3D design renders at no cost as part of their quote. We asked what was the explanation for such a high quote: did this include all premium materials? We were told that the quote included standard materials, and that if we wanted to choose custom / premium materials, the price would go up from there. My sense was that the scope of the project was too small for them, so they quoted us something outrageous so we wouldn't go with them. But if that's the case, the business owner should have been up front with us that they only take on bigger projects before taking $900 for what wound up being a lackluster design document. Overall, we felt that we got little value from our quote process, compounded by lack of professionalism and lack of respect for our time with regard to our interaction with Rhine. If you own a multimillion dollar home and you have deep pockets then maybe Rhine will be more suited to your purposes. But it seems that Rhine is in a different market than smaller jobs for regular suburban homes in and around Ellicott City.

Stone Solutions completely transformed my house with this amazing piece of art! I could not be more…read morehappy with how it turned out! Cullen Lampie was a pleasure to work with! I highly recommend doing some mason work on your house! You won't regret it!

Don't confuse Stone Solutions LLC (who is a great company) with Stone Solutions MD, Mt. Airy…read more Last Fall 2019 Stone Solutions Maryland (Cullin) gave me a quote to repair our brick stairs and scheduled the job for a day and time. But about 2 weeks later, they never showed up as scheduled, and to make it worse Cullin did not apologize or even return my calls!! I should have known better because they had no reviews on their site or the web. Fast forward to May 2020, I figured I'll give Stone Solutions Md another call to see if they're still interested in doing my brickwork (because they worked on my neighbors house). This time I talked to Wayne (the owner) and after 3 missed appointments and too many excuses to remember, he finally shows up for another quote. After 10 minutes of discussing the job, he wouldn't give me a quote and said he needed to talk to his son (even though I told him about the previous quote was)....huh? Who is running this company? That was 2 weeks and now neither will return my calls. If you don't want to do the job, just say so and I'll move on. On second thought forget it, I'll find someone else that I can TRUST!! Bottom line is that the owner and his son are very unprofessional and I recommend you steer clear of them. Shame on me for not asking my neighbor if they were happy with the work Stone Solutions Maryland did. Now I realize they did a terrible job. UGH! Bob Taylor

I had Mark and company to my home to a spring cleanup. The work done by Mark was great. The yard…read morenever looked so good. I will not hesitate to contact Mark and Patti again, when the need comes up.

Chip has been mowing my lawn for a number of years and does a good job. He also picks up the…read moreleaves in the fall. I have been very satisfied with his service.

Extensive selection. The high quality of the inventory is noticeable…read more Purchased a couple of plant varieties that I'd never seen before: black & blue salvia and verbascum phoeniceum (purple). Both are doing well. There can be a wait to be checked out however it's understandable. Other folks are seeking excellent seedlings, shrubs, trees, etc., like I am. It's a drive for me, living in DC, but I do it. This nursery is locally owned--a plus.

I've bought from Sun Nurseries thru the years...I obviously have dementia because I forgot how…read moreindifferent the workers are to meeting customers needs beyond the inventory...expensive tree bought, paid for delivery, paid for placing tree near hole ( yup, that's a thing now), said something about contact on Monday, assuming they would put us on a schedule for delivery, let us know when and time, you know, like EVERY BUSINESS IN THE WORLD!! But no! WE are to call them, THEY determine delivery without letting you know and said they don't contact customer because they have too many deliveries, but they have an arranged delivery date! You know who else is busy but calls?! Mulch companies! So do car repair businesses, so do many companies that deliver anything, so do Doctors and Dentists. Sun wants to risk us being home? They want to chance leaving a very expensive tree in our front yard BY the road, since this is the final destination. They are not too busy to SELL the tree, but don't ask for any other customer service.

Be careful when you are looking for a company that you want to establish a long term relationship…read morewith for your outdoor project. Does not follow up on request t o support what they build. Had to locate another contractor to repair work Unity Design Build did as they stopped corresponding after providing feedback that they would provide an estimate.

From the owner: We are a small company (by choice) who has constructed quality projects in Howard, Frederick,…read moreMontgomery and Prince Georges County for over 30 years. We have designed and built over 3000 quality projects, we help with HOA approval and register our clients' warranties. We strive to exceed expectations and try to build the best possible product at competitive and affordable pricing.

Loved working with this company. Straight forward, easy to work with, and did a fantastic job in…read morethe back yard!

I had the pleasure of work with imner and his team. They did a fantastic job on doing my outdoor…read morepatio. He was very communicative and punctual every day from start to finish and was very accommodating to any changes. I highly recommend hiring him for your landscaping needs.

We hired Inmer for monthly projects almost every month from February 2024 to October 2024. He is a…read more2-man team who did mostly hardscaping and one landscaping project. We work with master gardeners and designers so we don't generally hire LJ for landscaping. The total paid to LJ including labor and supplies was approx $30,000. Many of the projects were completed to our delight, some to our satisfaction, and most recently we noticed a slip in quality. Overall we recommend LJ. And would suggest Ro anyone engaging them to walk everything down - grading, elevation, proper footing, dimensions, methods TWICE. Go over everything twice. Make sure you are on the same page and that the final intended put-through end result is CLEAR. What they did: 1) retaining walls - mortared w flagstone (6) 2) retaining wall - dry stack w shale (1) 3) added stairs to existing wall (3) 4) flagstone walkway (4) 5) convert lawn to river rock bed (1) 6) add shale surfacing to compressor slab (2) 7) install compressor slab to protect/land HVAC and split compressors 8) weed, edge, mulch large garden bed (1) 9) install flagstone landings (3) 10) source, deliver and place large boulders (one pallet)