I have used them for them for about 4 years now. I have used other tree companies in the past…read more(higher prices and ok work), but now I don't bother getting quotes from others. C&L's price is reasonable and they do great work. It is a family business and it is easy to communicate with any of them. The grandfather does the estimates (and does ground work). The sons go up in the trees and do most of the cutting, and in the summer, I think the 3rd generation helps. I have recommended them to friends who have been pleased with C&L's work. I've used them to cut out dead limbs from giant oak trees, cut down large trees that were diseased or damaged by storms, and I've had them grind stumps. One job I had was a three day job. Again, their work is good and they clean up the debris.

Very impressed. Family run business. Recommend highly. Very responsive, explained rationale for…read moretheir recommendations, knowledgeable, reasonable.

Bob and his team went above and beyond! Did a phenomenal job mulching and some needed clean up,…read moretrustworthy company, they will be our go to for many years!

I just moved to rockville and the house was completely overgrown with weeds and tall grass and was…read moreunmanageable. I called up Cedar Grove and Bob came out and looked at the property and gave a quote. My very meticulous and budget conscious partner also got three other quotes from local landscapers and Bobs was very fair. The work he did on my yard was no less than craftsmanship and I couldn't believe how he transformed the entire thing. His crew is a great group of guys and gals who tirelessly and carefully completed the job with big smiles and we're very helpful. Bob and crew went above and beyond. I have called and tried to get over 15 landscapers out here to help and so let me save you the time, go with these guys! They are the best price, best team, and all around did a magnificent job.

Potomac River Arborist is a reliable and professional company. I have used them for tree removal,…read moretrimming of mature white oaks, and treatment of my Crate Myrtle trees. The crew is top notch. The service provided is great value and they treat your property with the upmost care. I recommend them 100%.

Potomac River Arborists provided a free consultation about four large, old trees in my backyard…read morethat were dropping large branches. Two of the trees had split trunks. They trimmed the canopies of all the trees and cabled the two with split trunks. They were very professional and completely cleaned up the area after their work. I highly recommend them.

We recently bought a house in Chevy Chase, DC and one of our primary projects was to landscape the…read morebackyard so it would function for our family. John Shorb provided excellent service: extremely responsive, reasonable price, and solid recommendations throughout the process. We primarily worked with Rasma and Todd who listened to what we wanted and were able to offer expertise on how best to make it all work. Rasma's thorough consultation included recommendations for tree trimming to ensure the sod would take hold as well contacts to have our rain garden reimbursed. The team cleared and tilled the backyard, filling it mostly with sod (it was previously muddy and covered with low laying grass/moss). The team not only provided water recommendations but helped set up our sprinkler system. They re-purposed plants in our yard to different areas that were better suited for light and aesthetics and weeded areas that we wanted to leave as-is. They told us about DC's rain garden reimbursement program which we implemented. After Day 2 and a severe rain we noticed a bit of a drainage issue which they resolved immediately. Rasma and Todd's team were friendly and even went above and beyond to make other improvements as needed to make the backyard really standout (added additional gravel to the gate entrance, extended the rock creek drainage and re-purposed healthy plants in areas they would thrive. They also cleared under our deck (removing concrete slabs, old bricks and mismatched stones), leveled it and added a natural stone patio/walk-way filled in with Delaware gravel. The job did extend 2 days beyond what was planned, but given the level of service and finish we would highly recommend them to anyone in the area. We plan to use them again for Phase II of landscaping and hoping to incorporate more features in the coming seasons.

We worked with Shorb on a couple projects (so far). They did a bayscape with native plants and…read moregrasses, through DC's RiverSmart program They also planted a hedge along our fence to give us some privacy, restored our grass and addressed drainage issues/ redirected and buried our downspout so that it waters the front garden. This was last fall. This Spring we have a beautiful, relatively low maintenance yard.

Before I get into details, I just want to say that if you shop around I think eventually you will…read morefind a landscaper with a lower price. Don't do it though! Saving money in the short run for a crappy job, you'll end up paying a lot more in the long run when you have someone else fix all of the mistakes. I've made that error before and paid dearly. It's the equivalent of buying cheap pants you have to replace every year, vs paying a bit more for quality pants that last a decade. Ok, sermon over. Did more awesome work! Lots of mulching and weeding. These are both jobs that are easy to do half-assed. Pull a few weeds and throw some mulch over them. Less thorough landscapers also use just a thin layer of mulch instead of a thicker layer like you are supposed to. Melvin Reyes and his crew did as good of a job as could be done. I was home and looked out every once in a while to see them painstakingly weeding and using a good thick layer of mulch throughout. Front and backyard are transformed, A plus!

Service: snow removal after snow and ice, early 2026. Pros: prompt and courteous. Cons: Price! They…read moreasked for $1200 to clear less 40 feet of sidewalks, stoop, plus a two car-long driveway. We settled on them clearing a single 80-90 foot path from street, up three steps to door for $350. They didn't clear the sidewalk, just scraped a path through the lawn, removing some of the grass. We were desperate and feel overcharged. NOTE: Photos taken after someone else cleared most the driveway--for 88% less!

The downspouts in the back of my yard had no run from their termination points, and the one that…read moredid collapsed a few weeks ago. I contacted Nature's Friends to sort out my issues and Cliff was over at my house in no time. He talked through any prior water retention issues I had, and came up with a plan to future proof our house from any flooding that could happen with big storms. The crew were back out within a few days and executed the plan as Cliff specified. The laborers placed one of the pop-ups a little too close to the house, and without any intervention, the day-of-supervisor spoke with me to let me know they would extend it according to plan, and corrected everything. They also replaced my sump pump, which was not the easiest thing due to a seized grate closure (see pics), and at a fraction of the price quoted by plumbers. I was really impressed with how quick everything was completed, and for a job like this (digging long trenches to run PVC), my yard looks nearly immaculate. They gave me instructions to heal the grass patches so my lawn would look as it did before in no time. After the work was done, Cliff reached out to make sure all was working well when it rained. I highly recommend reaching out to Nature's Friend for any of your needs -- you can tell they really care about their customers, and I will be reaching out to them for any future landscaping needs.

Very prompt in responding and kept us in the loop for all decisions and details. Highly recommend.read more

Showed up 9am done by 2pm...Sam with a crew of 4 efficient and professional...a pleasure. Pricing…read morewas also very reasonable. Let's see how it hold up next year.

Sam is the owner of Contech Paving and he has great experience. His crew were also highly skilled…read moreand worked hard. Sam also has state of the art equipment. Contech widened our asphalt driveway, which involved building an L shaped frame out of pressure treated lumber, filling in and compacting. Then, replacing the old asphalt upper layer, and adding new asphalt to the expanded area. It looks absolutely beautiful to us and to our next door neighbor. Contech Paving was the right company for the job. I highly recommend.

I used them twice and I was very pleased. I will use them again and highly recommend them.read more

We hired Christopher and his crew to resurface our concrete steps. He provided a quote right on…read morethe spot for $600. This was a fair price compared to other quotes we had received. Ironically, I felt that Christopher seemed very honest and trustworthy and that's one reason we went with him. Boy, was I wrong. The steps looked fine after they finished, and we stayed off them for the recommend 48+ hours. However, as soon as we walked down them, the concrete began to come off in chunks. I contacted Christopher immediately to let him know and ask him to come back. He promised to come over ASAP. Like a very gullible person, we went back and forth for 6 MONTHS with him promising to come fix the problem, but he never would. Finally, I had to call him out for his dishonesty. I said that I needed to move on and consider their work done unless he could give me a firm time that he would come to make the repairs. He just hung up on me. :( Really bad. It was one of those experiences that makes you have a little less faith in humanity.