When we moved to Ottawa, we chose a gardener that many of our friends and neighbours used…read more Unfortunately, though the 2 years of using them, the grass became more decrepit, weeds began to bloom and overgrow and we had no idea where our money went. We fired them and went with Zoryk's - within 2 months, the lawn was revitalized and began to bloom. Mike Zoryk (the owner/president) gave us helpful advice on maintenance, in addition to his own hard work. Granted it wasn't cheap to renew the lawn, we had one painful summer. This year, we have continued with Zoryk's (and a lower price) and have continued to be quite happy with their services. They are reliable, and helpful. Many of our friends have now gone with Zoryk's and are similarly happy. We would highly recommend them!

Sod boys are an amazing company. I hired them to do a resodding project on my front lawn. From…read morefirst call to last, the customer service orientation was evident. Quick responses. Professional attitude. Efficient quoting process. Extremely competitive rates and quality work. Julie in the front office is excellent with clients and answers all questions big and small. I have a high degree of confidence in the experience of this team, and I know I am getting top notch professionals to work on my lawn. No matter the size of your project, Sod Boys stand out as the go to outfit for lawn care and maintenance. 100 and 50 percent happy with this company and their work. Karen Spierkel

We had the Ottawa Sod boys come and do our lawn. It not even a year and it looks so much worse then…read morebefore we had them. They keep telling us that we have to do the maintenance, which I did , now they say we have to hire a lawn company. What a waste of our money. I don't know what kind of seed they used but it is not grass seed, everything else in growing in it but grass. I called they said they drove by and saw it. That was all they said.

VS Landscaping designed and landscaped the garden of my newly built home in Kemptville. Their…read moreservices included the full design of the yard, construction of a walkway, installation of an interlock patio in the backyard, grading and ground preparation followed by establishing the lawn from seed, sourcing and planting all the plants and stones, and installing my water fountains. They worked with me at every stage -- from design through the selection of plants and stones -- and thoughtfully adjusted the plan to fit my budget. Thank you very much, Tom, Seamus, and team, for the wonderful work you did. VS Landscaping turned my vision of a welcoming garden into reality, and I would not hesitate to return to them for any future work. I especially appreciated Tom's continuous, collaborative coordination throughout the project -- from the initial site visit and sketching a design that reflected my ideas, through to construction and planting. The entire team was highly professional, dedicated, and clearly passionate about their work. Their expertise and creativity showed in the attention to detail of the design, the overall landscape layout, and the plant selection. The crew's workmanship was of exceptional quality, and they were always friendly, professional, and flexible in incorporating my ideas. Everyone at the company, including the administrative staff, was a pleasure to deal with, and communication was excellent throughout the project. After my first winter, a few of the trees did not survive. VS Landscaping honoured their warranty and replaced them all without hesitation. A year later, I remain extremely happy with the results. I wholeheartedly recommend VS Landscaping to anyone seeking beautiful, high-quality landscaping and a responsive, dedicated, and professional team. VS Landscaping designed and landscaped the garden of my newly built home in Kemptville. Their services included the full design of the yard, construction of a walkway, installation of an interlock patio in the backyard, grading and ground preparation followed by establishing the lawn from seed, sourcing and planting all the plants and stones, and installing my water fountains. They worked with me at every stage -- from design through the selection of plants and stones -- and thoughtfully adjusted the plan to fit my budget. Thank you very much, Tom, Seamus, and team, for the wonderful work you did. VS Landscaping turned my vision of a welcoming garden into reality, and I would not hesitate to return to them for any future work. I especially appreciated Tom's continuous, collaborative coordination throughout the project -- from the initial site visit and sketching a design that reflected my ideas, through to construction and planting. The entire team was highly professional, dedicated, and clearly passionate about their work. Their expertise and creativity showed in the attention to detail of the design, the overall landscape layout, and the plant selection. The crew's workmanship was of exceptional quality, and they were always friendly, professional, and flexible in incorporating my ideas. Everyone at the company, including the administrative staff, was a pleasure to deal with, and communication was excellent throughout the project. After my first winter, a few of the trees did not survive. VS Landscaping honoured their warranty and replaced them all without hesitation. A year later, I remain extremely happy with the results. I wholeheartedly recommend VS Landscaping to anyone seeking beautiful, high-quality landscaping and a responsive, dedicated, and professional team.

We hired this company for a major landscaping and front patio project almost three years ago, and…read moreinitially we were very happy with the results. The work looked great, and the overall experience during the installation process was positive. Unfortunately, the front steps have now started falling apart, creating what we believe is a serious safety hazard. We contacted the company hoping they would stand behind the workmanship or at least help address the issue, but were told the work is outside of warranty and that we would need to pay for repairs ourselves. We understand warranties have limits, but we are disappointed that such significant deterioration happened in less than three years and that there was little willingness to help resolve it. Given the cost of the project, we expected the hardscaping to last much longer. I'm leaving this review because while the work looked excellent at first, long-term durability and post-project support matter just as much.

I just finished my first year with Enviro-Masters and I am very happy with the customer service and…read morethe end results. I had lost my entire lawn to white grubs the previous summer. With my new lawn, I thought I would get some professional help to kill the white grubs. I signed up for the fertilizer / weed control program with the optional white grub treatment. Now at the end of the summer my lawn looks fantastic, no weeds or grubs! I had my doubts as to how well the weed control and grub treatment would perform since Ottawa has strict pesticide rules. As I mentioned though, my lawn doesn't have any weeds or grubs so the products they are using worked great. The fertilizer kept my lawn plush and green all summer too. The customer service is great as well! I have called for information on a few things and they have always taken the time to answer all my questions. I never felt rushed off the phone. One gentleman even went to Canadian Tire to check out some products for me! Like I said, very impressed with these guys and can't recommend them enough.

It looks like Alan and I have come to some sort of agreement that his team will still come and fix…read morethe patio stones one of these days or soon. There were certain mutual misunderstandings. I hope the current unevenness of the patio stones will be corrected, and then I will remove the negative comments on my part. *** The original text: With Ottawa Student Landscaping, I had the worst landscaping experience ever. You can see what gaps they left in our patio. NEVER EVER EVER use their services ! Due to some recent family loss of 2 people and 2 adorable guinea pigs, my critical thinking was really foggy, so instead of checking multiple landscapers and asking each one in advance, I selected these guys. From the beginning, I assumed that they are landscapers, they accept work requests. Again, not thinking clearly and critically, I paid both the first payment before the work and final payment after the 10 x 10 feet patio was done (2 x $1,829.19). When I send the pictures with wavy and wobbly edge on my patio, Alan Guan demanded that only the first 2 hours they can work for free, then $50 per man hour ! Wow ! To fix their own bad work they demand more money, eh ? I realized too late that the patio is done in a wrong place, but Alan Guan said that they are not designers. Wow ! If I clearly heard and understood that they are not designers, I wouldn't deal with them in the first place. NEVER EVER EVER use their services !

DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY Late April:…read moreI contacted OSL (Owner: Alan Guan, BIN: 1000203720) for a small landscaping project involving a strip of river rocks between my property and my neighbor's. Alan provided a quote of ~$1,100.00. The job included removing existing rocks, installing weed-resistant fabric, washing the rocks, and replacing them to prevent future weed growth. May 2nd, 2024: Employees arrived at 10:00 a.m. and worked until 4:00 p.m. They struggled to clean the rocks due to the excessive mud they dug up. They finished the job, but the rocks were wet and dark, making it hard to see the results clearly. They were paid in full and left. Alan collected his supplies later that evening or the next morning. May 3rd, 2024: After the rocks dried, I discovered a 3-inch pile of mud at my driveway, and the last quarter of the rocks were in a pool of mud, leaves, roots, and debris. Weeds were still present along my neighbour's side (photos). I contacted Alan with a photo. His response was "Sorry to hear this, I recommend picking up a couple of bottles of weed spray from Home Depot to quash any weeds if they do come up in a couple of months. As for the mud, the guys tried their best to wash it as best as possible, sorry about that. The mud should wash off after a few rainy days". May 5th, 2024: After three heavy rainfalls, there was thick, hardened mud and new weed growth. I bought weed killer as a temporary solution and contacted Alan again. He did not reply. May 7th, 2024: I followed up, asking if he was ignoring the issue. He replied "the guys spent a whole day, not sure how we can help further. We can send the guys back to help pressure wash the stones more at a reduced rate". I explained to him that I would not be paying MORE for a service that was not completely adequately to begin with. May 8th, 2024: I sent an email to Alan, but it bounced back. I texted him instead, asking him to fix the job properly. May 9th, 2024: Alan replied, stating he would inspect the rocks but did not follow up. May 12th, 2024: I texted again, asking when he would arrive. He informed me that "Our guys are unwilling to go back, one of them is out of town until Mid June, I would go myself to do it, however I am in Quebec until August for military training." May 13th, 2024: Alan promised to hire another company, stating "I'm in contact with a couple students, I will have someone come this weekend/early next week to fix it up as needed". We agreed they would arrive on May 19th. May 19th, 2024: The new company arrived and had a confusing conversation with my neighbours and decided to call me to clarify. They stated that the job was worse than he thought and wasn't willing to correct for the amount offered. He also stated it was a "horrific" landscaping job. May 20th, 2024: I noticed new weed growth and texted Alan again. He offered to hire someone to fix the issue again. May 23rd, 2024: Still no reply. I sent another text asking for an update. No response. Also informed him of more weed growth again. May 25th, 2024: As of today, I still haven't heard back from Alan. Conclusion: This experience has been extremely frustrating. OSL failed to complete the job as promised and provided no satisfactory resolution. I strongly advise avoiding this company. See attached photos. I will be contacting Better Business Bureau.

I need to get my tree removed from my front yard…read more I contacted Green Thumb and they came promptly to do an assessment and write up an estimate. My situation was a bit complicated because it wasn't evident if the tree was a city tree or if the tree was my responsibility. Green Thumb worked with the city to determine it was, in fact, a city tree...so not one that Green Thumb would cut down. Despite the amount of time that Green Thumb put into the project they refused compensation. They are were also very polite and friendly during their site visit.

I would most definitely recommend this company without hesitation. The team were very professional…read more Everything was cleaned up so perfectly. Riley and his team get two thumbs up. Thank You so much for the wonderful work !!!!

We used this company four years ago. They did a major clean…read moreup in our 25 year old sunburst locust. Tyler and his crew did such an amazing job that we asked them to come back this year. We were not disappointed. Extremely professional work and when they leave, everything is clean and they even raked my backyard. I have referred them to three people already and will have them come back for future work without hesitation.