WARNING: Do Not Hire Oscar's Landscaping - Unprofessional, Incompetent, and Unreliable
I rarely write reviews, but my experience with Oscar has been so incredibly frustrating that I feel compelled to warn others. If you want a reliable professional who cares about your yard and respects your time, look elsewhere. Oscar is disorganized, aggressive about getting paid for incomplete work, and does a subpar job.
High Prices, Awful Results
I paid Oscar $2,100 upfront for mulching, herbicide application, weeding, blowing, and cleanup. He started the mulching and weed control at the end of March and wrapped up cleanup in early April. By the end of April--less than a month later--my flowerbeds were already overrun with weeds. He didn't bother to fix it or care.
To make matters worse, his lawn mowing is terrible. He leaves heavy chunks of grass clippings all over the yard, which is actually damaging my lawn, and leaves dry debris everywhere. It seems like his equipment is incredibly old and dull because it completely rips the grass instead of giving it a clean cut.
Zero Reliability & Total Disregard for Schedules
Oscar agreed to a weekly mowing schedule starting in April. However, he is completely inconsistent and refuses to cooperate with the schedule of my separate lawn care team.
* Planning an event? Good luck. Oscar does not care if you have a party, guests over, or a special occasion. He will show up whenever he feels like it, completely disrupting your plans.
Zero Knowledge of Plant Care
At the end of March, I also paid him in advance to trim and prune my shrubs and trees. In early May, he wanted to rush into doing it. I asked him to wait just three weeks for the health and protection of the plants. Instead of listening to a reasonable request, he threw a tantrum. He doesn't care about the actual health of your landscaping; he just wants to rush through the job to cross it off his list.
Aggressive Payment Demands for Unfinished Work
We explicitly agreed that after the initial payment, I could pay monthly or quarterly. He has only done 5 cuts so far and is already aggressively pushing me to pay him ASAP. I reasonably told him that I would release the next payment as soon as he completed the trimming and pruning we agreed on. He refused to cooperate.
The Bottom Line: Oscar is entirely untrustworthy, uncooperative, and his work is extremely poor quality. Save yourself the money, the headache, and the damage to your yard. Hire a real professional instead. read more