We've renovated three houses over the years, and I can only think of one other company who has impressed us as much as Landcraft landscaping.
The owner, Richard, is just brilliant. He spent an hour in our yard, fielding all my questions, and came up with a plan that included considerations for slope and drainage, sunny and shady areas, gutter downspouts... every detail of our yard. More impressively, he considered our daughter's safety, and made recommendations for kid-friendly edging and non-poisonous plants. He took our basic idea to remove concrete and create a play area, and created a lovely plan with two seating areas, a walking path, and a gorgeous array of plants.
Landcraft is amazingly reliable. I called on Tuesday, had a consultation Wednesday, he had a plan drawn up Thursday, and we walked through it that weekend. Work began the following Monday. The crew showed up every day for 3.5 weeks around 7:30am, and left around 5:30pm. One of them has been with Richard for 15 years. Richard was there every day, too, overseeing everything and following up with me as necessary. Their work was outstanding. Every detail was exactly as it was drawn on the plan, even the spacing between plants. They created a stone patio, and I had no idea how much work was required! You have to break the stones to fit against one another, and chip away to flatten the tops, so there was a lot of room to cut corners, but they spent five days making sure it was absolutely perfect.
They really did everything as best as it could be done. The patio was leveled with a soft slope in three different directions. They painstakingly dug away dirt with a shovel to make way for the granite path without hurting the nearby roots of trees. They cut each square of sod perfectly, so that they fit seamlessly together and along the borders.
One benefit of having Richard there every day was that he was able to change things up as needed. For example, we had a fence put in during that time, and he was able to direct the guys to other tasks so everything could keep moving forward. Likewise, we were able to change little things along the way without a hiccup.
The quality of the plants and materials he uses is top notch! Richard even went to two garden centers to try to find a plant I really liked. He also suggested a specific kind of decomposed granite and sand for the sandbox. This guy is seriously detail-oriented.
We really couldn't be happier with Landcraft, and plan on using them to landscape our front yard next year. The price was very reasonable, and the value outstanding. read more