Bushes have died after their landscapers have cut them inches from the ground, and they have cut…read moreflowers off plants. The owner was supposed to drop by to look at their work but never showed or answered my texts.

Superb water drainage project from start to finish at our home. Water from the downspouts rerouted…read moreunderground in pipes downhill from the foundation with flawless clean up and reseeding. Constant communication from the schedulers on timing and sequencing of deposits kept everything running smoothly with their detailed diagrams and photos showing the work plan for approval was super professional. Can not recommend highly enough!!!!!

I'm writing an update because of a bizarre turn of events…read more So, I'm taking a nap, because that is the sort of thing I do, when the phone rings. It is 6:24. I ignored it because I was taking a nap. Then the phone rings again at 6:31. I got up and looked at the caller ID and saw it was Celestial Landscaping. I decided not to answer it and tried to go back to bed. Only to be awoken again at 6:57. Again, it was Celestial Landscaping so I ignored it again. Per Celestial Landscaping standard operating procedure, he left no voice messages. And then at 7:03 the phone rang again, and this time I answered it. It was Caesar from Celestial Landscaping. I asked Caesar how I could help him. He started telling me how he bought me free mulch, and how he paid for my plants. OK, I said, but what do you want? Why are you calling me? He said that my review was a lie because I didn't tell all the details. So Caesar wants a full recounting of our business dealings, I am happy to provide it. Here we go! First, I mentioned that he called four times tonight and didn't leave a voicemail. That is the way Caesar operates. He never left voicemails. So when he would disappear for days or even weeks at a time, we got no explanation. I suppose it's possible he tried to call and explain why he wasn't there, but since he never left voicemails, I never got those explanations until I tracked him down and got hold of him. Then I would get responses like "Oh, I tried to call but I didn't get anyone." He kept talking about how he thought our dealing were fair. When he paused for breath, I again asked him what he wanted. He said my review was a lie. He was very insistent I include: apparently, the reason he disappeared for a month was because his tools got stolen. I found that out when my husband called him after he had disappeared for a few weeks. At that point, he explained that his tools got stolen, and that he couldn't return to work on my walkway until he got approved for credit cards so he could buy new tools. OK, I guess that story sounds vaguely plausible, so let's assume it's true. It still would have been nice if he had called me and told me instead of just vanishing until I tracked him down. I don't know much about the kind of tools that get used to cut brick, but I guess they can't be rented or borrowed, and I guess Celestial Landscaping doesn't have insurance on the tools or business or enough cash flow to buy replacements. Things I wish I had known before I hired them. Also, Caesar wants me to mention that he bought me mulch and plants. Now, keep in mind that he quoted me a price for the entire job including supplies, so that seems to me a little like saying "And I bought myself lunch every day so I had enough strength to do the work." You're doing me a favor by buying the stuff you need to buy in order to do the job you said you'd do? As for the plants, we asked him to plant wild grasses, wildflowers, daisies, and black-eyed susans. But he insisted he needed us to go with him. I told him in the interview I didn't know anything and I didn't really want to be involved in the day to day work. I asked him then, You're going to take care of everything, right? And he assured me he would. At the interview he did come up with a good idea about the shape of the walkway. Anyway, he just went on and on about how we had to come with him to pick the plants. We went to the nursery and picked out all of these plants. Then he tried to make me pay for them. The contract stated he would buy the plants. As well, he said he would buy the plants and the mulch to make up for disappearing for days at a time. When we insisted he pay for them, he relented, but only reluctantly. So we left while he paid for the plants, and surprise, surprise! He didn't actually buy the black eyed susans. And he planted the daisies very poorly - they are all dying or dead. When I pointed this out to him tonight, he claimed I wasn't watering them. Sorry, Caesar - we've been watering them consistently, so that's not why they are dying. So, to Caesar, I hope I have included all the details you wanted included, but if I didn't, TOO BAD AND DO NOT CALL ME AGAIN BECAUSE IT'S REALLY CREEPY!!! And to Jesus D., who I am sure is a totally different person from Caesar, and who claims I am making up stories, how would you even know what happened? Are you my neighbor? A different customer of Caesar's who parked across the street from my house and watched Celestial do the job off and on, over the course of about three months? Or are you perhaps someone affiliated with Celestial Landscaping trying to falsely boost their star rating? Just a thought

Wow. I'm extremely impressed with these guys. We needed some major work in our yard. It had been…read moreused as a garbage dump by the entire neighborhood for at least 30 years. I'm not kidding. It's a pretty wooded lot and it had a lot of down trees. Celestino and his crew did a phenomenal job. They cleaned up the whole area, dug up the soil, trimmed branches, removed trees, planted seed, laid out sod, built a potager (raised garden bed), put down mulch -- and they did it quickly and at a great cost. The workers all seemed to truly want to do a good job and Celestino was a great foreman. He had a great eye for detail and even fixed things that his crew had broken (they had to move our kids playset and broke a beam accidentally) without even being asked. I highly recommend them.

Unity put in a beautiful patio but unfortunately there was a leak from the patio into our basement…read morewhich destroyed the drywall ceiling. Tom assured us it was a quick and easy fix on his part, but yet we are still waiting for him to guarantee his work and fix the problem. We have been waiting several months.

Could not say enough nice things about Tom and his team at Unity Landscape. I had them do a big…read morehardscape project for me in Geneva, IL and am thrilled with the work that they did. Additionally Tom and his team are courteous, clean and responsive to my needs from start to finish.

Had them do a project that included two new patios, drainage system in back yard, excavate and seed…read morethe entire backyard and install very "expensive" dog grass in our new dog run Patios were done just ok. Two low spots where water pools. Drainage system is working however big holes around drains that will need to be filled next year. Although they said they knew how to install dog grass, they didn't! One of the guys installing was on his cell phone while cutting the grass . We have to have the manufacturer come and hopefully correct it or else we wasted $3500. They were to come back and correct the concrete and they never did. We were left with concrete on our windows and mud on our driveway and street which took my husband two hours to clean with a power washer. They worked sporadically during the entire project. Very disappointed in the experience. Will never use again.

I hired them for a big cleanup for my backyard it was a big job, they also did the bushes, the guy…read morewho came and did the estimate was very professional and nice their billing was easy! Getting a hold of them was so easy, they came exactly when they were suppose to and the landscaper was also very professional and did an outstanding job. I will be using them again, they will be the first people I call in early spring to get my yard cleaned up again!

Nicholas Tree Care did an amazing job removing a large tree from my yard. They were very nice and…read morefairly priced. They also made sure to clean up any extra sticks or debris. I would absolutely hire them again!

Great customer service, very professional and polite and a great value. I highly recommend Nicholas…read moreTree Care and will continue to use them moving forward.

I recently engaged Palatine Elite Lawn Care for their lawn mowing services. I needed a bi-weekly…read moreservice, and I was very happy with the interaction and setting up process. I've tried to contact multiple companies in the area, but they haven't even returned my calls. Anyway, the service was great. The team was always on time and had great attention to detail. Like they nicely edged around flowers and trees, giving my yard a polished look. I will definitely come back to them for the next season.

Fair $$ quote . Excellent work . Took care of all we needed done and also made additional…read moreimprovements on their own initiative. Alex was very responsive and quick to respond.

Power Tree came out and provided an estimate within a couple of days. Many of the other tree…read morecompanies kept giving me excuses on why they couldn't come out. Power was also 10-25% less expensive than the other estimates I received. Once I approved the estimate, they were out in a week to do the work. Day 1 was a full day to remove two trees. Both were ~50-60 feet (oak and ash) and were in the backyard that was not accessible by a bucket truck so they had to climb it. Day 2 was 2-3 hours of work to grind the two stumps. The lead time for the other overpriced companies were at least 1-2 months out. Power's crew also did a great job of minimizing any damage to the lawn considering the amount and weight of wood they have to remove.

Once again I had R.F.P. EXPRESS do an amazing job for us at our new home. We are also having them…read moreput in a fire pit for us! They are perfectionist! They take their time and do it right!!! I am always impressed at how much detail they put into any job they do!

EFP Landscaping did a wonderful job replacing my front walk way with new Brussel Block pavers…read more They took up old pavers, cleaned the area, used quality products and did a great new design. Everything was cleaned up, done on schedule, reasonably price and I truly love my new walkway. I will definitely be using their services for some other landscaping projects around my home.