Mario does a great job and is in schedule with very competitive pricing. We have used him for many years

Mario...in response to your reply that I have posted here for all to see " Normal, people take vacations,, I was in vacations I am sorry you need it someone right away, or you yard was a emergency you make me laugh,, please don`t ever call me.. !! Please know that..I called you over the course of 3 weeks and then 2 months...most normal people that care about thier business would say something like " wow I'm so sorry that you had trouble contacting me or some other positive comment...I never said anything negative about your businenes except for the fact that you never called back...oh and also, most people that go on vacation and that own a business would leave a message letting people know that they are on vacation....its just common sense read more

I really wanted to be able to give La Casa Verde Landscaping a good review. I really did. I learned of this business through yelp. Therefore, my negative experience should be documented in this forum. My yard is a disaster, and it's a product of working full-time and planning my wedding. I needed help, badly. I called Mario and left a voicemail. Two days later, still no call back. At that point, my fiancé called and left a voicemail. Two days later, still no call back. I then sent an email to Mario which was answered relatively quickly in comparison to the lack of response I got from the attempted phone calls. After trading emails back and forth, Mario agreed to meet me at my house "around 9:30am on Saturday." Saturday comes, and I wake up ready to see Mario anywhere from 9am to 9:45am, depending of if he came early, or was a little late. 10:15am comes around and Mario is no where to be seen, and not heard from at all. I absolutely think that this is the worst first impression that ever could be made on a potential client. If you make an appointment, keep it. If you need to cancel, give me the courtesy of a call or email so I don't sit around on a beautiful Saturday morning waiting for you. You will not get a chance with me. Period. If you can't even figure out how to keep an appointment, how can I trust you to be accountable for my property? Think twice before even wasting your breath on a phone call to this company because, it will be just that -- a waste. read more

Procrastination is my weakness. Without a hard deadline, not much gets done. I'll even procrastinate on hiring someone to do it for me. For example, June 1st came and went, and I hadn't even touched my yard. There were overgrown plants and weeds everywhere. Just getting up the concrete stairs to my porch had become an organic obstacle course. And both the front and back yards are landscaped: shrubs, flowers, trees, etc. So this isn't just a simple mow-and-blow operation. And to make matters worse, every neighbor on my block spends both weekend days perfecting their yards, making my house by contrast seem as if it were magically transplanted from the Ozarks. Really - just looking at it would start the banjo theme to "Deliverance" running though my head. So deadline or not, I decided enough was enough. I've used various gardening services, and it amazes me what many of them charge. So this time I hopped onto craigslist and took a chance on Mario Niebla's service, La Casa Verde Landscaping. The results were nothing short of amazing. For $35/hr, he'll send a crew of two preposterously fast workers out. Apparently I was a special case, so he sent four, and they were done in a single day. Everything was spotlessly groomed and weed-free, to a near obsessive/compulsive degree. (Take that, neighbors!) Plus, Mario is professional and responsive, both through email and by phone. Nothing about the process could have been easier. Now I'm thinking of having him come by twice a month for maintenance, which he quoted at $50 per visit. So if it seems like your gardener makes way more money than you do, give Mario a call! read more

I found Mario on Yelp, and he was just about as fabulous as everyone says he is. Apart from a delay in getting his quote to me (his other client had run longer than he thought), everything was actually better than I expected. This was more than a years worth of growth. This was probably close to 5 years or more. The people who owned our place before us didn't do a great job of killing all the blackberries and other crazy growing weeds/shrubs before they laid the porch deck - and therefore we found ourselves trying to hold parties on a deck that had plants growing between slats. There is a part of my deck that I hadn't seen for about 2 years - until Mario cleaned it up. The thing about our deck - besides the forest (almost literally - the plants were above my head and we couldn't walk on the deck because we couldn't GET onto the deck) is that it's completely fenced in, so there's no way of cutting beneath it. Then came Mario - thorough genius that he is - decided the best way to clean it was to take up the entire deck in portions, remove roots, and replace deck. The roots were so healthy and strong, that they had already traveled almost 15 feet, and were about to set up shop on the street. I'm so glad they're gone. It is absolutely freaking amazing. I've spent hundreds paying people over the years to fix this - and Mario is the only person who actually took the time to get to the "root" of the problem. (Worst. Pun. Ever.) He is highly recommended in my book. read more

I got behind in some yard care and took the advise found here on Yelp and gave Mario a call. He was quick to respond and came out to take a look and give me an estimate which I felt was reasonable. I agreed and he and his crew came out a few days later. He started working and came to me about halfway through and said that the job was bigger than he thought and it was going to cost more $$ than he quoted. I agreed but was thinking "you came looked at the job before you quoted what the ??" But what really upset me was that instead of mowing a corner of the lawn he weed whacked it. Fine, but he didn't rake it up and remove the leavings. All in all I think my job was bigger than he was used to. It wasn't bad but not great. read more

I'll admit it - I am pretty damned slow at mowing my lawn. It's gotta be a forest for me to get out there with the lawn mower. Last July, I finally dragged myself out to mow the lawn (for the first time in 2007) and to my surprise my lawn mower would not start! Why trouble myself with a new lawn mower, I thought, when I can go on Craigslist and find someone to do it for me! I found Mario of La Casa Verde (it's his business) on Craigslist and could not be happier with him. He is professional, shows up on time, and charges reasonable rates. He has a nice truck and new equipment. Mario is very friendly and easy to talk to. I keep telling him I only want him to mow the lawn and blow off the driveway. But he keeps edging, cleaning up branches, and generally making my landscaping shine! This is great customer service, way above and beyond what is necessary. My lawn looked so great that my neighbors hired him as well. read more

Blackberries. GONE. There was a slight amount of confusion with scheduling but otherwise GREAT work for a good price. They were also flexible with my time and budget constraints. Call them. You won't regret it. read more

We started working with Mario while living in Shoreline. We saw what a great job of landscaping he did for our neighbors and we hired him on to maintain our yard. We have used Mario for over 5 years. We have since moved out of the area but we had Mario do the landscaping for our real estate photos for both our Shoreline and Seattle home. The transformations were amazing and he really made the landscaping pop! Our homes looked fantastic in our Zillow and Red Fin photos! We thought Mario's prices were reasonable considering all the work he did. We sold both our homes quickly and we feel it was partly due to the fantastic landscaping Mario did for us. read more

I have not hired Mario for anything but encountered him and one of his employees while I was inefficiently shoveling asphalt and rocks out of my truck for recycling at Pacific Topsoil. Mario saw me struggling to make good progress getting this heavy stuff out with a shovel and brought over his own leveling rake and broom and his employee jumped in my rental truck and they went to town raking and brushing all the stuff out. Thank you Mario and you are at the top of my list the next time I need gardening help! read more

Returned call promptly, but then showed up 4 days after he said he would. Weed whacked and mowed big wet lawn adequately while my lawnmower was being fixed (wasn't going to look good no matter what due to the long grass) My 2 star rating is for poor attitude, sloppy weeding job, not finishing trimming the Ivy, and butchering a Plum. I accepted the lawn, weeds and Ivy as is, but when I asked about the Plum I got attitude vs "let me fix it for you" and for that Mario you get a 2 star and that is being gracious. Your way overpriced for the services you offer. Please learn how to prune tree's with out topping them. read more

Mario recently came to our Capitol Hill house to clean up 6 weeks worth of overgrown mess. He did a terrific job, going the extra mile to make everything clean and neat. All the bushes were artfully shaped and there was not a stray twig or leaf after he was done. Above all, he is a very personable and friendly man. Not to mention that his rates are extremely reasonable. Would not call anyone other than Mario for your landscaping needs. read more

Mario did an amazing job on my yard today. I have tried a few other services but he is the best. Perfect mowing, edging, and he was careful around all my plants. He cleaned everything up and even emptied the bag several times while moving to keep my yard clean enough for my toddler to roll around in :). I appreciate that he takes the clippings with him. He was also very friendly. Thanks Mario! read more

I found Mario on yelp over a year ago and ever since then I have had him take care of my yard and do landscaping for me (I'm on a monthly maintenance plan). He does an excellent job and is very affordable. In the very beginning I needed him to do an overhaul of my yard since I had just bought my house. He did a beautiful job, removed out of control vines that had overgrown some areas and poured a ton of mulch to help control the weeds and improve the appearance of my backyard. I have found Mario to be very reliable and to pay attention to detail when he does his landscaping. He takes a lot of pride in his work too. read more

Found Mario through Yelp and had his crew do some heavy duty clean-up on a rental house that I own. Made a dump look beautiful. I put his team on monthly retainer and the grounds around the house are stellar. Renters are happy and so am I. Little pricey but definitely worth it. read more

Don't waste your time dealing with these company. They don't respond to inquiries. If you can't do the job, at least let possible customers know rather than ignore inquiries. Also read Mario (the owner) comments to bad reviews. His replies are very rude. read more

... Mario took care of our landscaping while we were living in another state, while our house was up for sale. Over-and-over-and-over again, we kept hearing from our real estate agent that people really loved how our yard looked ... our house sold in a month. We wish Mario the very best of luck with his business, and will be recommending him for any jobs back in Seattle we hear of .. read more

I sent a message to this company 12 days ago and got a response asking for my address and they would give me a quote. I didnt hear anything so 8 days ago I sent another message asking for a follow up. I still have not received a response. I'd recommend looking for another company as this place doesn't seem to monitor their messages and will waste your time. I was hoping they would be a good service, but sadly with no communication, I can't wait around to find out. I need the work done soon and need someone who will communicate with me. read more