MEV outdoor solutions just completed their second project for us. They were so amazing the first…read moretime with our patio in 2025 that we were happy to hire them again for our front entrance project this year. When looking for contractors priorities are quality, sticking to a timeline, and communication; this team hit all of those check boxes. They finished both projects before our deadline, they kept in communication before/during/after each project and being a year out from the first project I confirm that the quality as upheld and still looking amazing! Could not recommend them enough.

Our condo association had a big project and we chose MEV. They were affordable, professional. And…read morecleaned up the work area every day. Marvin closely supervised the whole project and I highly recommend them.

I finally disengaged with this group and found another service. This company charges a lot, is…read moreunresponsive and sloppy. I

0 stars. Pat came out to my property and did an assessment and talked a good story about what his…read morecompany can do to help with my pond issue. Even suggested helping us plant some local plants and stuff. He said he was going to send us some proposals and cost estimates the following week. A week past and I sent them an email to follow up. Nothing. Another week later, I sent another email. Still nothing. I finally called them and the admin person said they don't think they want to take on the job and asked me if it made sense!? I said it's OK if they feel they are not competent enough to do the job but it did not make sense to not inform the prospective customer and not even respond to them. This is a bad, irresponsible business

I had a horrible experience with this company. My neighbor hired them to do leaf and Sweetgum ball…read moreremoval. This company brought a processing truck that appears to have violated the law as it processed the leaves and balls in residential areas. First and foremost, it created so much dust that you could not see through the dust cloud to the other side. But also, the workers did not bother to check to see if neighbors' windows were open before starting, and mine were. This truck was sitting about 10 feet from my open windows, producing an amount of air pollution that was in no way legally acceptable for a residential neighborhood, and a huge dust cloud from the organic matter that they were processing blew into my house, all over my belongings, on my cats, and my cats started sneezing and running around frantically. I literally had to do two days of emergency cleaning after they left (including hiring house cleaners). And that was just the inside of the house. Thank goodness I was home to get the cats to safety. It was so stressful. When I went outside to tell them to control their dust, the workers offered to clean my car for me, as if that would make it all better, which was just bizarre, and the least of my concerns in that moment. I had dust in my hair, in my mouth, all over my clothes, and in my ears and eyes, plus it was also all over the house and all over my belongings around the house. Further, the I'm certain that the noise exceeded the legal residential noise limit. Also, the workers trespassed all over my property , including my front porch, and left piles of leaves all over my plants, which would have likely killed them if not removed. I have pictures and video to prove all of this. I thought of calling the company and demanding that they come back to make everything right, but I really don't want a company that is this oblivious and careless anywhere near my house ever again, plus what they did was too problematic to imagine that they could realistically make amends. It was truly horrific. If this review is removed for any reason I will follow up with a BBB complaint and a formal complaint with the county. On a side note, what this company is doing at large is extremely environmentally damaging to Monarchs and other endangered species. If you don't know about leaf removal, google it.

Outstanding from start to finish. Quick to get quote back and schedule appointment. I have used…read morethis company for aeration only for 3 years now. Service was great as always. Very competitive pricing. Support small local businesses.

These guys were awesome. They showed up when they said they would and the bathroom looks better…read morethan we could have imagined. Their pricing was competitive and I'm glad we hired them.

My deck looks amazing! Zach helped me every step of the way. Everything was done in time for my BBQ…read morebirthday, and everyone complimented my new deck! Thanks blue crab! 10/10 recommend.

If you're looking for a landscaper, this is it, you can stop looking: you've found the most…read morereliable and honest one that exists in Anne Arundel county. Our search for a landscaper began as a search for someone to repair a leaking foundation. After three foundation companies said our water intrusion issues were grading related we started our search for a landscaper in Severna Park. I called 6 companies, 3 showed up for the scheduled appointments to price the work and out of those 1 provided us with a proposal. We'd asked for an itemized proposal with a few 'wish list' items and got back a lump sum estimate for the grading portion of the project alone. I called one more company at the recommendation of a neighbor-- Bear Landscaping. It took about a week to get on Russell's busy spring calendar, but he showed up on time, listened to ALL of our concerns (including my constant wants versus needs budgeting assessment) and gave us his recommendations. In addition to the grading he addressed how to make our project last -- namely our super shaded yard with lots of tall (and many dead) trees wouldn't allow for grass to maintain the grading project meaning we'd be in a cycle of re-doing the work. Russell suggested removing the trees (I could only hear cash register sounds in my head as he continued), laying sod and finishing with river rock on the side of our house. Within days I had a quote in my email that had to be wrong: it was nearly half of the quote that I'd expected to receive and considerably more competitive than the one from a big name company (who only priced the grading work which I'd have had to pay for multiple times over because the solution wasn't a long term one). I was floored. We booked all of the services immediately and Russell's team came out for the tree removal about two weeks later and just came back after another week to finish the grading, sod and river rock treatment. Russell's team even hit a snag with their drainage approach when our deck turned out to have another deck built underneath it, but they quickly pivoted to a new solution without hesitation. Also worth noting: both landscaping crews that came to our house were friendly and professional to us and our neighbors. My husband and I could not be happier-- the transformation of our property is unbelievable. We have had neighbors seek us out to compliment the work. We are so grateful for Russell's easygoing, no pressure and honest approach, and that he took the time to truly listen to our concerns and fully explain solutions. We will absolutely be reaching back out to Bear Landscaping and singing their praises to all who will listen.

Our experience with Russell and his team has been phenomenal! We've used them for a few different…read moreprojects over the years (tree removal, hardscaping, drainage project) and the results have exceeded our expectations every time! They make the process start to finish easy, bring ideas to the table, make recommendations and execute with professionalism and expertise. The team went above and beyond to take care of our property while bringing equipment onsite and removing large pieces of trees. Our trees are healthy and thriving due to their knowledge about the proper trimming methods for each type of tree. We're able to enjoy our backyard more than ever thanks to the cleared play area, the beautiful stone stairs, and properly drained yard Russell designed for our family. Highly recommend Bear Landscaping for any of your tree or hardscaping needs!

This is a great company. I've worked with Mike Erickson on several projects, the most recent of…read morewhich is a total demolition/construction of a deck. The work is precise, elegant and work process is flawless- absolutely clean worksite at the end of every day, debris removed daily so that nothing accumulates. The workers were painstaking and hardworking and the supervisors were detail-oriented and exacting. Can't say enough good things.

The guys at Diversified Contractors made a very long and very painful process caused by Bent Palm…read moreDesign/ Build much more pleasant. My only complaint with them is that the are associated with Bent Palm. Because of this association I truly had nothing nice to say about them. My actual experience with them changed this opinion quickly. I was put in contact with Mike and he was amazing. He was readily available to answer questions, ease my mind, and produced everything he promised and more. His crews were professional, clean, and courteous. I am very appreciative to Diversified Contractors for completing our job quickly, professionally, and made a terrible situation much better completely out of kindness. A huge thank you to Diversified Contractors, Mike, and the crews that he sent.

Had an agreement, a deadline, and a price, all confirmed in writing. Then a new estimate was sent…read morewhich did not reflect the agreement. Upon inquiry, the explanation began about the prior estimate having not taken into consideration everything that had been agreed to. I lost my temper. End of story.

Baumann's Lawn & Landscape just did a fantastic job at our new home in Potomac. Rick Baumann and…read morehis crew are a pleasure to work with. They are extremely detail oriented, very responsive, and so knowledgeable about plants, lawns, and drainage. I really enjoyed all phases of the process. I highly recommend Baumann's, and I look forward to working with them more in the future.

If I could give a negative star rating I would. Warning do not i repeat DO NOT use this company…read more Gary is very arrogant and entitled. He was very condescending to me when I first got a quote with him. Making comments like oh your just a woman you wouldnt understand. My husband insisted we use them. HORRIBLE DECISION. My 3 year old could have done a better job. Very dirty left things everywhere. I called when they were done asking when they were going to return to clean up never got a call back from him. WARNING LOOK ELSEWHERE. RUDE AND UNPLESANT. EDIT TO GARY---- I'm not a scam post. You and I dealt with each other face to face. You are a horrible business man. You are yet to come back to my house and clean up the mess you and your so called crew left behind. You are such a phony. I really hope people see this and decide to be smart and not do business with you. Your such an arrogant man!!

We were very happy with the work done by Gary and his team at Landscaping by Design. We had Gary…read morecompletely redo our backyard on Capitol Hill in DC. All of the existing fencing and hardscape was removed and we installed new cedar fencing, a patio area, a parking area,lighted garden beds and a stone bench. All of this in a narrow DC yard (16x120). We did not contract LBD for design services; we did most of that ourselves (just looking at pictures online). But Gary did a good job of looking at our ideas and helping us see if there were any clear problems. He was always happy to meet with us in person or talk on the phone. And he went with us when we selected hardscaping materials. The only real con to the entire process with LBD is that the job did not go quickly. A job that was scheduled for a few weeks stretched into a few months. There were weather delays for sure and Gary was also working other jobs. However the delays didn't bother us much at all. First, Gary was very clear up front that if we had a strict timeline he wasn't probably our guy. Second, we were more interested in quality than speed. I'm reluctant to write numbers because I have no idea what the scope of your project would be. But I always wish someone would give some indication as to price. So for all the work described above, plus a new garage door (about $5k), but without any actual plantings (we did that part ourselves), the total cost was just over $40k. Yes that's a lot of money, but some of that came from our choices -- the cedar fence was over $10k. And some of the cost was the quality we were paying for. Gary put a lot of work into making sure that the new yard would drain well and making sure that the ground under the hardscaping was well-prepared. That preparation took a lot of work. I would definitely recommend contacting Gary about your project.