My experience with Mike was nothing less than awesome. It started with us meeting and then he provided a bid and sketch of the work he was proposing to do a day or so later. Mike's sketch was exactly what I had in mind. This was great considering I gave him only a high-level overview of what I was looking for. The bid was more than my budget and when I let Mike know, he reworked the cost by suggesting other ideas (different plants, etc.) and even offered to lower his labor rate to meet my exact budget target. I didn't take Mike up on his offer to lower his rate (fair work deserves fair pay) so in the end I was only slightly over my budget, but everything still looked awesome. I had a yard of dirt/sod removed, and 4 yards of good soil brought in; 1 yard of soil was for a new planter box. I had two flagstone paths put in and lots of beautiful plants. Also, too much good soil was ordered, so at no additional cost, Mike spread it in my retainer wall where I'm putting plants later this year.
At the time of our consultation, Mike asked if I wanted any bark dust or anything laid over the new dirt and I indicated I didn't, but our dog loves to walk in the dirt and track it into the house, so I'm changing my mind and I've hired Mike for a second job to bring in and apply some bark dust in the new area.
I will do business with Orient Drive Landscaping again (after the barkdust job) and I recommend Mike and his company to others! read more