Our yard got to be a bit of a mess and we decided Wednesday we would look at getting a landscaper…read moreout to do a one-time cleanup. We have had some mediocre landscape companies in the past and were a bit nervous about wait times and having to 'start over' with our landscaper search. We were looking to do weeding (like...a LOOOOOT of weeding), a small amount of plant/tree/bush trimming, add a layer of topsoil in the back garden, and a layer of beauty bark in the front, side of house, and back yard gardens.
I contacted O&E through Yelp Wednesday late, and Osmar wrote back by the next morning saying he was available to come look at the property. We arranged a time to meet, and he was on time, friendly, and had great ideas. He told me he'd follow up same-day with a quote. He came back with a quote that was more than reasonable AND told me he could do the work that Sunday! Not only that, but he offered to bring by a sample of the mulch/beauty bark we were talking about the next day before scheduling. He came by as discussed, showed us the sample, and covered off on the scope one more time.
On Sunday, Osmar and a crew member came by promptly as they stated at 8:30AM. They were immediately to work at a pace I couldn't comprehend. Not only did they weed in 1 hour what would've easily taken me several weekends to do, they did much better than I would have with the proper tools. They finished the weeding, pulled some plants we asked them to pull, beautifully shaped our front garden plants and a few others they noticed needed some help with their shape, and then they started edging! We didn't even ask them to do this, but it looks so wonderful. They cleaned all of the debris up from weeding as they went along and used a blower between steps to keep things as clean as possible.
After cleanup, they started adding topsoil. They went above and beyond and put soil on ALL of the beds, not just the back! They did a thick layer, too. After the soil, they leveled it well and began adding the beauty bark in a thick layer. They had such a great eye for detail - they carefully moved several of our garden sculptures and planters to get the soil and mulch in evenly and properly and put them back exactly as they were. Once completed, they MOWED OUR LAWN (which we also never asked them to do)! When they left, everything was tidy, and no debris was left behind, not even in the street as they packed their trucks and drove off.
Throughout the initial communication to the very end of the project, O&E went above and beyond our expectations in service and work. I've never had an interaction with a landscaping company turn out this wonderful. Even though this was a one-time project, I'm now looking at working with them on a regular cadence for maintenance and helping keep things tidy.
Give O&E a call, you won't be disappointed! Fair pricing, good people, hard workers, talented folks.
[I will take pictures and update my review tomorrow with them; I'm writing this late and it's dark]
