Very expensive for the outcome received. I am leaving a factual review based on my experience. The quoted price was $8,000 for weed-eating and yard cleanup on a 0.55-acre property, including the house area, on hilly terrain in the Sierra Nevada foothills. The property had not been maintained for some time, and some of the weeds were over a foot high. There were also leaves, a burn pile to be hauled away, and another pile to be cut up and moved toward the neighboring side. I additionally asked that leaves be thinned and blown away from the area near the deck. The work took two days with a crew of three. To be fair, the contractor was responsive when other businesses were not, and he was generally professional in communication. He also completed the work as narrowly described in the contract. My main concern is that, given the very high price, the final result still left a substantial amount of leaf and stick debris across the yard. After the crew finished, my wife spent the next two days raking and filling approximately 30 thirteen-gallon bags of leaves from the property. That strongly suggests to me that the leaf thinning and cleanup were not done to the standard I expected for a project at this price point. Another issue was that when I asked for additional thinning of the leaves, I was told that this was not specifically included in the contract. That may be true contractually, but it highlighted a broader problem: as a customer unfamiliar with foothill yard maintenance, I was relying on the contractor's professional judgment to define what a good finished result should look like. In my view, that guidance was lacking. There was also a personal comment made during the job that my wife found disrespectful. To be fair, he did apologize, and I will leave it at that. My overall impression is that the work was performed to the minimum required by the written scope rather than to the standard most customers would expect from a premium-priced yard cleanup. My advice to other customers: Get multiple quotes before committing. Ask neighbors what is typical for similar work in the area. Define cleanup expectations in writing, especially for leaves, sticks, and yard debris. Make sure the scope describes the expected end condition, not just the tasks to be performed. Price the job by clear deliverables, not vague effort. read more

The Yard Guy came highly recommended as the only guy who could fix my problem! Tim is one of the most likable guys around, but I have to agree with some of the reviews. The estimate provided was for 3 days of what Tim described as very hard and physical labor for his guys. It was reportedly work that couldn't be done using a ditch digger or heavier equipment because of rocks and location. It turned out that it didn't need any of those things. It was 1 man digging with a shovel, in fill dirt! If I knew how to or what a french drain even was, I could have done that part! The entire job took little more than half a day, including a trip to the dump! The drain does its job fine! I recommend using The Yard Guy for that type of work! They did a fine job on a french drain to capture water coming down my hillside. However, the problem they were called for was NOT water coming down my hill. It pertained to water entering my shower through my foundation or rock wall. The french drain did nothing to fix that issue. The work done at or near the foundation actually seemed to have exacerbated the problem by creating a more direct or easier path for the water! To be fair, Tim told me it was possible what they were doing wouldn't fix the problem and I understood that, but I still thought it would be a move in the right direction. Admittedly, there was work done, during that 5-6 hours, such as digging and cement, rocks moved, things purchased to do the job such as perforated pipe, cement, sand, etc., and finally moving all that beautiful fill dirt to the dump (that I had to pay for separately!). I fully believed that Tim's description made the drain seem very necessary and very difficult...yet, the work I watched and end-result didn't live up! When he became aware that the labor needed and expended wasn't anywhere as extensive as he thought it would be and took nearly 2.5 days less than estimated, I think he should have reduced his fee. Also, when I contacted him to report the problem was the same or worse as a result of additional rain and possibly because of the work done, Tim advised me that the problem was much more extensive than he had believed and then he made several phone calls on my behalf and recommended additional work and expense. Like I said really nice guy! I just wish he had said, I can't fix YOUR problem, but maybe a nice french drain will help with water coming down your hill! I think I was in a desperate situation and it resulted in a nice $6K 30 foot french drain! I do feel taken advantage of when all was said and done. read more

I have had The Yard Guy take care of my landscaping for quite a while. I have recommended him to my friends and neighbors. They agree with me that he and his crew do a fantastic job. I know that if I have ANY type of problem in my yard Tim will be over quickly and do whatever needs to be done. The thoroughness and quality of their work is unsurpassed. read more

All I can say is the yard guy promises the moon and delivers only 1/2 of that. He swore he could do 2 huge parts of our yard (we have 5 useable acres) in 2 days. He told us he would eradicate the blackberries that had taken over by using a tractor with a mulcher on the back. We asked him if they would grow back and he said "No because we mulch and get the seeds and everything" Well here we are 2 mos later and the entire hillside has blackberries all over it He also took the full 2 days just to do 1/2 of the job but kept telling us he was "on schedule" At the end of the 2nd day he told us his crew couldn't possibly get to the work that was needed on the hill but he would come back and do that.... We ended up spending thousands of dollars and 2 mos later have the exact same problem. Our neighbor had the same issue with him. He kept adding days and they ended up paying $5000 and didn't get what they wanted either. Our experience with this guy is that he doesn't live up to his word or his bid. He talks a lot and while he's talking his crew is standing around.. I do NOT recommend using this guy for anything read more

I second Jane A.'s review. If I could give zero stars I would. My mom recently hired the Yard Guy to clean up her one acre property in Auburn, fix the drip irrigation, and put in some new plants. After three days of work the Yard Guy gave my mom the invoice. The price was 40% higher than what he had originally quoted, and the only part of the work which was completed was the clean up - the drip irrigation and new plants hadn't even been started. At that point the Yard Guy insisted it would cost thousands of dollars more to complete the work he originally quoted. My mom was left feeling lied to and taken advantage of. The Yard Guy doesn't care about customer service or integrity. There are other gardeners available. Do not use the Yard Guy. read more

Very friendly and professional. A bit expensive but probably average or better comparable pricing compared to others for the amount of extensive work that was done. His team did the entire yard and "back 40". Very thorough. I would recommend. read more

I am very impressed with the service I received from the Yard Guys. I had an irrigation emergency and water leaking every where. They promptly sent someone out that day and fixed it for me. They where very informative, had great customer service and I appreciated the thoroughness, quality and timeliness of there work. read more

My review is quite different than The other one. While the prices he charges are high compared to other companies. I have to tell you in my case he did exactly what he said he would. Large clean up and redo of drip irrigation was done fast 2 days and very professional. read more