Thomas arrived on time and found the leak in my yard! He fixed it and then did maintenance on the…read morerest of sprinkler system. I know who to call for future irrigation service.

If you need attention to your sprinkler system, this is the best place in Knoxville to call!…read moreCourteous and knowledgeable! Would recommend!

Tikal has maintained our yard for many years now and we would have no one else. Their work ethic is…read moreunsurpassed. They always go above and beyond what is asked of them. If you want an area mulched, you will also get a thorough weeding and clean up first. I just can't praise them enough for all that they do.

For the past 7 years, we have lived in a neighborhood with an HOA. Of course along with living in…read morean HOA is determining who best to hire for the landscape maintenance. We have gone through five different yard and landscape businesses during that time. Some were good, some okay and some not so good. Our most recent contract is with Tikal Lawn. I'm telling you, they are the most dependable, consistent, hard-working landscape team we have ever had. As part of our contract, they mow, weed eat and blow weekly, mulch twice a year, aerate and seed twice a year, do fall leave pick up three times or more if needed, they trim the front hedges and are available to do select services for homeowners at reasonable costs. Our lawns and landscapes have never looked so good. These guys and gals are hard-working. They never complain and if something doesn't look right, they return and make it right. Recently their contract came up for renegotiation and even though the prices were raised a bit, the majority of homeowners in our association didn't even blink an eye before giving the thumbs up to awarding another year's long contract. I can't say enough good about this business. They provide superb service beyond words.

After weeks of delay we heard nothing but lies and excuses. Daniel does not respond to calls and…read morerarely to text messages. If we hound him for an update we just get excuse after excuse why the job is not done. If he shows up then its just for a few minutes before disappearing. He promised 8:30Am several occasions only to show up at 11:00 for 30 minutes or not at all. Still waiting for it to be finished. We apparently are not the first to have these issues. He's gone dark and complaints on NextDoor are stacking up. Do NOT give Daniel a deposit or ANY money until the job is complete.

From the owner: Here at East Tennessee Iirrigation it is our goal to provide the absolute best service in the…read morebusiness, we service all irrigation systems, new installation, add to old systems, system turn on and system winterizing.

Let me begin by saying we were very happy with the work we had done by Lawn Butler. Our house was…read morebuilt 30 years ago and the landscaping was minimum minimal as we were just about broke when we finished three years later, the house flooded due to poorly executed placement on the property ad drainage. A drainage pond was installed in front as a stop gap measure. A lot of dirt from the front was hauled around the back and basically dumped we always intended to do something but we didn't know exactly what. Fast forward 30 years. I met an old friend Patrick Johnson who had done some landscaping for us years ago.Patrick told me he was working for a company he really liked. We had pretty well given the job to someone else, but Patrick came over and showed us their capabilities and we were impressed. We then met with brian their landscape architect and he proposed a hardscape backyard with a wall of stacked boulders. I couldn't quite understand what he meant, but he showed some pictures that looked encouraging. The result was far beyond our expectations. They offered a detailed proposal and design that we liked. They came in on budget in exactly the amount of time they said it would take to do it. They were here every day on time. They were very accommodating to us - polite and careful working around our cars and our property. You can see from the pictures of the back that the mini Stonehenge as we call it is quite impressive and far behind what we expected. The pond in front was poorly constructed, too small and too shallow. Since the equipment was there, we asked for a proposal to clean out and reline the lower pond. It proved to be more complicated but Brian figured it out. Theybegan working on that project as they were finishing up the backyard "Henge." Once again the project exceeded our expectations and came in slightly under budget and on time I can't recommend these guys highly enough they brought the equipment some very skilled operators people who worked very hard and were trustworthy and friendly. Please feel free to contact me if you would like further recommendations. We love these guys. Bob Sutton

I wait almost 2 months for the work to start which is a 1 day job. Simple stuff - hillside…read moreplanting and mulch and spreading topsoil overexisting grass and field to flatten/even it out. They send a crew with 1 guy who consistently works on the hillside planting and mulch. Mind you, they measured the areas, took pictures of what needed to be done and still didn't have the right materials. They dump truckloads of GRAVEL mixed into what was ordered to be high quality TOPSOIL onto my land and spread it everywhere. This company did a bait and switch on the instructions to bring high quality topsoil and instead dumped truckloads of dirt filled with gravel. I send videos and pictures of what they left me. They scheduled and Canceled the 'fix' 3 times at the last minute. Ken uses excuses that they can't find any crews .... so a paying customer who has been duped into hiring you under the assurance that you can handle the job is supposed to feel bad for you at this point??? Then 3 weeks later send a 2 man crew to clean up the mess that this company created. This cleanup crew starts their 'fix it' day by pulling up and having a 1 hour lunch upon arrival at 1pm in the afternoon. Then they sit down in the yard, hand picking gravel.  I have to instruct them to use rakes and shovels because there is no project manager. They then packup and say absolutely nothing so that I do not have the opportunity to review the work before they leave essentially getting out before I can inspect it while I'm working inside. They then have the audacity to send multiple revisions on invoices for some kind of machine parts (not applicable to this project) and extra work days !!   Are you kidding me right now?? It appears they are charging me for maintenance costs to their broken down truck (another failure to show up and the customer is being charged for truck maintenance??) WTH !!! This ordeal has been a nightmare because my property only needed patches filled and topped and otherwise was in great shape. Now I have rocky pastures and can't mow because it sounds like machine gun fire. (with the exception of mulched hillside). And of course no one is responding except to send more ridiculous invoices that aren't even applicable to this job. This company pulled a bait and switch with materials (charge me for topsoil and deliver dirt you'd get off the side of the road). Then they lied about where they got the dirt from because I called to check if that where they purchased it and IT WASN'T. Then they screw up the job and want to charge an extra work day to the customer to fix the mess they created which still isn't fixed bc their is still gravel and tire tracks. GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME because its illogical to screw up a job and expect to be PAID to fix your mistakes. This is insanity and I even left out some additional details to save space!! Maybe they can mow a lawn but I wouldn't have them do any landscaping. Sounds to me like Ken is selling something that he cannot endorse or exert quality control over. The only reason they have 2 stars instead of 1 is because he came over 1 day and did some raking and admitted the job was a "debacle" (his word).

Danielle and Rob did a thorough and professional job finding a broken line, broken controller wire…read moreand correcting several other issues with the very complex 7 zone system we inherited when we bought this house over the winter. They were both super nice, professional and knowledgeable, showing me each issue and addressing them quickly. The system is back to rights and I cannot recommend them more highly

Had to post a review here also. Owner is a who employs those just like him. All my neighbors on…read moreColonial Forest had stopped using them because of shady pricing & tactics. I had to learn the hard way but they won't get another penny from me. Charged $125 for a test to find a leak. Didn't find the leak and didn't tell me they were going to charge me for the test. I called the office to find out what the charge was since they ran my card. Was told this test cost $125 and I explained the tech never disclosed this. They said oh well we will talk to him. As much money as I have spent with them you would think they would be straight shooters. It makes me question everything else they have charged me for. Super suspect business practices.

We have used Volunteer Lawn for several years. They are professional and pay attention to detail…read more Curt and his staff show up on time and do a great job of customizing your project per your requests. They are able to perform any landscaping, lighting or irrigation projects that you need. Call today for a company that actually does what they say they will do.

@VolunteerLawn. Thank you for sending a wonderful trimming team to my neighborhood today. I live on…read moreCottage Row in The Breakers neighborhood and these gentlemen were so very polite, extremely detailed to make sure my back patio hedges were nicely cut and even, and very efficient. To top it all off these gentleman cleaned up every bit too!!! It sure was a job well done and these two deserve a good ol' "attaboy". Usually I see 3 or more in a crew out here but these TWO are all that were here today and they were absolutely fantastic. Great Job guys!!! @THEBREAKERS

THANK YOU, EARTHADELIC!! I am biased, but I think I have the most gorgeous back yard in town…read more Nathan Melton designed it and made requested adjustments. Miguel and his team did the plantings in March 2025. Because I have a weird yard (dry spots, wet spots, sun then shade then sun again) some plants just didn't thrive as anticipated. Nathan came out for another look, checked on what was and wasn't working. The Earthadelic team wisely decided to wait for cooler weather to make replacements. Cue Anthony Granda (horticulturist), Miguel and team who came out this week (Sept 2025) to do the warranty replacements. Anthony told me how take care of everything, suggested fertilizer and pruning, the works! The guys are NOT looking at their phones every 2 seconds. Work the job, clean up, bye! Hire Earthadelic! You will be glad you did.

Anthony of Earthadelic did a great job with my new plants. His knowledge and passion for healthy…read moreplants is contagious. He is such an asset to Earthadelic!

Backflow Specialty is one of the best specialist service providers I use. Never mind that they're…read moreknowledgeable about their field (of course they are), they're pleasant to talk to on the phone, pleasant to deal with in person, and deliver on promises. What more could you hope for?

From the owner: Our company specializes in inspections, testing, repairing and installing backflow preventers for…read moreresidential, commercial and industrial customers.

This company is fantastic! We had an excellent experience and the crew that took down our trees was…read moreawesome. Super professional! We cannot recommend this company enough if you need to have trees cut down on your property.

I hired ECR to prep and seed an area of my back lawn I had tilled up and tilled in compost to…read morerevitalize the soil. I would have done it myself but rain and work kept me getting it done. They quoted me $2100, which I found excessive, but if they could get here and get it done, it was acceptable. I supplied the seed and the hay. My wife told me they were there for 3 hours, which I found was a very short time for the size of the area, approximately 2800 sqft. The first thing I noticed was they had areas the hay was 8" or more deep...normal depth should be 1.5"-3" so the new seed isn't stifled. I raised the concern and asked them to come out and correct it, but Evan assured me that was there way and it works. About two weeks later, held up by rain, I finally got out to inspect the growth and noticed the ground had not been rolled and leveled...I was not happy at all. It looks like an open field, not a backyard. I messaged for Evan to come out and redo the work, mentioning now I know why his kid (worker) was only here for 3 hours. Evan showed up as I requested and immediately verbally took offense at the term "kid" since he had done the work and he was a 30 year old married man with children...I found this level of offense very odd. So we then went out to see the area in question. He informed me I didn't specify to level and roll the ground and they don't do that in East Tennessee...another response I found interesting. At that time I decided to let him know I had been a professional landscaper and had done commercial and residential jobs and leveling and rolling is part of putting down grass seed...he still disagreed. His argument was like an automotive paint shop arguing you hadn't told them to sand and prep the car surfaces before they sprayed the new paint you requested, after charging you $10k for the job. Evan accused me of being one of those people who would come back to him after 2 years because the grass died. Then he proceeded to tell me Californians are so particular about their yards...isn't every client that pays him to do work? He went on to say he wouldn't cut the grass for a year and the ground will level itself over time...are you kidding me? If expecting professionals to know their job and execute it correctly for the money paid is being particular, then yes I am, as everyone should be. I informed him I had stopped payment on the check I sent him. After more discussion, I agreed to pay him a reduced amount of $1600. I finally went out a week ago, about two months after the job was done, and cut the grass that was growing in splotches. Well guess what, where the hay was so deep...no grass! It was horrible. Saying I was a little miffed would be an understatement. So I got out the grass rake for my riding lawnmower, beating myself to death on the incredibly uneven ground, and removed as much of the hay as I could with that, then last week I reseeded and set up sprinklers instead of using hay this time...time will tell. These guys may be good at mow and blow services, or tree services, but anything else, be wary and know every aspect of the job you need being VERY specific about every step of the process when discussing it. Then get every step in writing. As far as putting in new lawn, seeded or sod, steer clear. They do not know what they are doing and know nothing about dealing with a clients concerns after the fact.