The staff of Able gardeners was willing, eager and hardworking. Unfortunately however, the job was not completed as verbally agreed. Eric, the foreman and estimator misled me about the capabilities and the ability of this service to accomplish what I desired. The scope of the job consisted of general clean-up of a 35' X 24' yard; clearing out blackberry canes, English ivy, pruning some branches, stump removal and weeding and removal of debris. After they were on the job, they informed me that some of the agreed upon work such as removal of 5 stumps and trimming branches on a tree were not able to be done due to various reasons having to do with licensing, equipment, the size of the van, etc. They also informed me once on the job that they would not remove some debris, such as chicken wire and plastic bags and an old composter since they only dealt with organic plant material. While what they accomplished as far as blackberry removal was good, although not thorough, the yard still needs to be cleaned out and more blackberry vines removed, pruning and hauling away a small amount of debris. Instead of offering a solution and returning to complete the job at another time, Eric merely told me that they had reached capacity in the van and that as far as tree trimming, they could only offer a 4 ft ladder which prevented them from addressing the pruning issue. When I told Eric that I was disappointed that I would now have to hire another team to complete the job, he became quite upset and was going to walk off the job unpaid! I told him that I would pay him for his work but he had left me with an incomplete job.
I would recommend them for a small yard clean-up bearing in mind the limitations mentioned above. read more