We've used PPNW for a couple of years now. The good news is your gardeners will be reasonably capable, show up on time people who speak english. Here's the bad: They've gotten very expensive at $55 per hour per gardener and require a one year contract. Your lead/contact gardener will NOT be on site while work is done. You will see gardeners on their phones while working one-handed. We have a hydrangea that borders on our neighbor's garden. The PPNW gardeners chose to prune only half of it leaving it weird looking and incomplete. Why they didn't knock on the door or call to ask if it was okay to prune the whole thing is a question unanswered by owner Shannon. Instead, she chose to cut off service to us as she felt it was rude of us to ask. read more

Plant People Northwest - Landscaping Near Me

We've been working with Plant People Northwest for about 1.5 years now. They come when they say they will, are responsive to emails, and truly care about maintaining the health of our yard. We worked with another landscaper who completely butchered our bushes and sheared them beyond their natural shape. Plant People has helped us care for them in the specific ways they need, making sure to keep their natural shape and using safe soil and fertilizers. I agree with a few other reviews below that the $55/hr cost and minimum commitments add up over time. We've also had a lot of back and forth about the cost of taking items to the dump vs. putting them in our compost bin. But overall we appreciate the care they show our plants and reliability, so we plan to continue working with them and would recommend them. read more

This another example of yelping too broad. Search was lawn care and they responded we do not do lawn care.

Hand weeding without a rake. Shannon and her team have saved me and my garden. It took me a long time to find them but I'm glad I did. They all are hardworking, cheerful and unafraid to ask what a plant is before pulling it out. I'm now having them come in regularly and recommend them to all my gardening buddies. I enjoy gardening and can now REALLY enjoy it because It doesn't get overwhelming when my life becomes demanding. The Crew has done expert pruning, planting, removing unwanted plants, mulching, flag stone patio construction, pot planting and hauling. They have also helped me with two person jobs. read more

We have had 4 yard maintenance companies in the last 10 years and while no company has been perfect the Plant people come pretty darn close. We have been working with them a little over a year now. I think we appreciate the mutual and direct communication we have with them the most after some pretty bad experiences with other companies. Also appreciate the reliability-- they come when they say they are going to be there and if they don't complete what we agreed to, they follow up saying why and when they will be back. All in all we are very pleased with the plant people. read more

My husband and I went to Home Depot last month and bought a bunch of shiny new gardening tools. Together, we spent about 4 frustrating hours in the yard before deciding we didn't know what the hell we were doing and proceeded to sit our butts on the sofa and google local gardening companies. After doing some research, we went with Plant People because they have so many 5-star reviews and they genuinely seem like nice folk. 'Twas a good decision. Their crew came out last week and went to town on the weeds, pruned our ancient rhodies, took out a stump, removed some overgrown bushes, and then tidied up with some mulch and bark...basically, they made our yard look amazeballs for the first time in years. Did we sign up for a regular maintenance plan after that? You're damn right we did. And you can too! read more

Shannon and her team did an excellent job restoring and maintaining our home's landscaping. I'd recommend her to my closest friends and family without hesitation. read more

These folks did a bang up job on my front and back yards, rescuing them from neglect and I am looking very forward to having Plant People back to do some more work this spring! read more

Plant People NW is an excellent company to hire for your garden design and maintenance needs. I found Shannon Stephens and her team communicative, cheerful, knowledgeable and easy to work with as they team implemented the garden design plan. I have wanted a nice landscape for a very long time. My front yard is 50 feet long and not quite 20 feet deep. It's an oddly shaped space. Shannon did an excellent job of enhancing the garden design. I highly recommend Plant People. They are respectful of the environment and I love that I have more birds showing up in my garden. I think some of the plants Shannon chose for us have something to do with the birds coming. The Plant People team was always prompt, answered all my questions and left my yard/landscape neat and well-tended. In addition to improving the garden design, Shannon had the soil amended, installed irrigation, moved plants when necessary, installed all new plants and mulched. In addition, they did some pruning and installed a bluestone path. Hire them. They are capable, and reasonably priced. Shannon was very knowledgeable, patient, helpful and respectful. I really appreciated her work and her employees. Becca D. read more

I hired this company to restore a very old and worn out gravel pathway. They were very considerate and thorough in working with me to scope out the work. They got me on the schedule quickly and were very responsive to emails. They did a fabulous job! The area is so much improved, and they left the pathway and adjacent areas spotless. read more

I searched around for a few years for someone who could really help me with my very shady woodland garden without taking it over. I actually like gardening and don't mind getting dirty, but my time is limited and my amateur knowledge can only get me so far. So I started looking for someone who I felt like would be a good consultant and partner on my yard. Not only did I want someone who could do the major work, I wanted someone who I could learn from. I'm glad I found Shannon, when she was a one-woman, one-truck operation. She is in this business because she loves it! She literally taught me how to prune... we spent our first visit actively working in my garden, and she showed me the proper way to prune a shrub/maple, and then coached me through the process. She promptly produced a recommended list of plants (with pictures) and thoroughly explained her reasoning. Shannon is very flexible; after she had devised a garden plan for me, she revised her garden design to incorporate plants & trees that I suddenly wanted to rescue from a neighbor's lot (that was being torn apart for construction). She has an encyclopedic knowledge of botany that comes from her true love of the subject. Shannon is very responsive and always provides a thorough reply. Even her invoices are very detailed and honest. She gets her plants from wholesalers and passes the great prices onto customers. The Plant People Northwest team is conscientious, respectfully polite, on-time, and just really fun, hard workers! I always look forward to their visits. read more

Highly recommend Plant People Northwest! We have been using them for about six months for regular garden maintenance after having been with the same provider for a few years (wanted to change it up and felt we weren't getting the full value). I find Shannon a strong communicator and appreciate that she checks in before every visit in the event there's something specific we'd like looked after. I've been very satisfied with the work as well -- the team leaves our garden looking natural, well-maintained and tidy. read more

Shannon and her crew have been helping me maintain my lushly planted city lot garden for about six months now. I love my garden and so do the birds and other critters. In fact, it is a soon-to-be-certified back yard wildlife habitat garden. In other words, I've created a monster. Shannon and crew are top notch. She always replies to my messages within 24 hours, and the work has always been completed within the price range she quoted me when I first showed her around. This is not your cheap hack job crew. Although they are efficient, they know what they're doing. They are knowledgeable and thoughtful. I am enjoying working with Shannon to design some new areas that haven't yet been developed, because I know I can trust her judgement and the accuracy of her estimate. Her hourly rate is comparable to other service providers I interviewed last fall. read more

We've used Plant People NW for yard maintenance for about a year. They come once a month and keep our yard looking great. They do weeding, mulching, pruning, planting, etc. We've always been pleased with their work. They email about a week ahead to schedule, tell us what they plan to do and see if we have any specific requests. They are professional, friendly, knowledgeable and punctual. We plan to continue having them do our yard maintenance. They also offer other services but so far we've just done yard maintenance. read more

Wonderful, professional and knowledgeable! So good to trust the care of your garden to the experts. Besides maintenance, they can help with landscaping and other special projects! read more

We have been using Plant People Northwest for about a year now and are very happy with their services. Communication is the best, Shannon always reaches out prior to the scheduled service to let me know what they are planning on for that visit, and to ask if there is anything specific that we need. She gives very specific arrival times, who will be here, etc. They always leave the yard looking amazing and I am confident that they know how to take care of the plants the way they should be....not just trimmed across the top at the wrong time of year.....and I have a lot of perennial plants! Shannon has been super helpful with any emails I send regarding issues that pop up i.e. unwanted mushrooms, wanting to do things myself between visits, changing timing of their visits, etc. I highly recommend! read more

Our landscaping has been transformed by Shannon and her super spiffy crew. At 9 years, the crowded and overgrown plantings at our town house complex needed skillful attention. Our previous leaf maintenance crew applied some barber shop techniques to some bushes while blowing leaves around, but the crowded and unpruned shrubs and trees needed skillful attention. Plant people do excellent pruning, removal and replanting with great plant knowledge, aesthetics, and lots of care. Voila, a garden make-over! The upbeat workable vibe is really the best of all. Shannon and crew are really interested in making choices that are best for the owners needs, as well as the site. read more

Both my daughter and I have been using Shannon and Plant People Northwest for over a year. Shannon has been great to work with and has recommended plants for both of our yards and container plantings for me. She has a good design sense and knowledge of what plants work where. Subsequently, Plant People NW has done the planting including a number of bulbs for spring. On a monthly basis they keep our yards looking tidy by weeding and removing leaves. I really appreciate Shannon's communications and feel that I am always informed about the work to be done and afterwards what was done. read more

We recently moved to Seattle and have been fortunate to find a house we could afford AND which has an amazing backyard with a variety of mature trees, shrubs and other assorted plants along with a nice patio and deck. In addition we have front and side yards which are essentially strips of varieties of mature trees in a rock garden running alongside the house and then a double driveway. While we loved what is already here, it's all quite overgrown and in need of "radical renovation". Also, we wanted to swap out some of the trees for other plants. After scheduling an appointment with PPNW, Tony came out to take a look and give an estimate. The cost was very reasonable for the amount of work we needed done. When the crew arrived they checked in with us about what they were planning to do and asked us for any special instructions. It was instantly apparent that they all had real expertise in horticulture as well as landscaping. They got to work and were very efficient. As they proceeded with our plan they periodically checked with us about how things were shaping up and if we wanted any specific pruning adjustments. This phase of our landscape plan was completed in 2 days. The transformation was jaw dropping - exceeded our expectations. We will continue to engage their services for further landscaping work in the Spring but also to install a drip system as well as some hardscaping (walkways, elevated planter beds, etc). You owe it to yourself to include Plant People of Northwest on your list of landscapers you are considering. read more

A few years back, when I first moved into a rental house in NE Seattle, I was looking for someone who could come by periodically and make the yard look nice. But because I knew my child (and the family dog) would be spending plenty of time out there, too, it was even more important to me that the yard be maintained safely, with as few chemicals as possible. Shannon and her team came highly recommended by a trusted friend, and I could not have been happier with the results. Regardless of weather--rain, sleet or shine--Shannon and her team showed up as scheduled and got to work using completely sustainable and organic methods... No noisy, air-polluting leaf blowers. No pesticides. No undesirable stuff whatsoever. As a result, in the adept hands of Shannon and her team, the once overgrown yard quickly grew into a beautiful space where ladybugs and butterflies and bees mingled among thriving plants. Add to these results the fact that this team is, without fail, made up of some of the friendliest, hardest working people you'll meet, and you have a winning combination. I highly recommend Plant People to anyone who cares about inhabiting a beautiful yard... and a beautiful planet! read more

I have worked with Shannon for close to 10 years. She and her company are reliable, knowledgeable, and trustworthy. I love a beautiful yard but don't like to do the gardening myself. Shannon works very independently - happy to take my input when I have ideas, make suggestions when there are opportunities for improvement in the yard, and generally just keeps the garden beautiful and healthy...more of a garden steward than mow-blow-and go. read more

Do you find that you have more yard than you have time to maintain it? That is our situation. So, we looked for a professional company to come in and take care of our yard for us. Our situation was not the typical scenario where a company comes in, rips everything out and covers the bare area with mulch. That's what our first company did. They were not invited back. What we really needed was someone who would take the time to remove weeds in difficult places, strategically thin out overgrown areas and prune trees and bushes in a manner that was consistent with a neatly manicured garden. After a pain-staking search, we found Plant People Northwest. Best decision for us! Shannon and her crew do an excellent job of taking care of all your landscaping and gardening needs. What impressed us was that she actually listened to what we wanted and then did the work that was requested. Shannon and her crew are very nice people to work with. If you need this kind of work done, do yourself a favor and call Plant People Northwest. You'll be glad you did! read more