Paul van Gils of Vangils Landscape Design and Construction 507 Shorehill Drive, Winnipeg, Manitoba? He personally quoted our landscaping job that was set for August and I sent a deposit which was cashed June 30, 2016. Then after a few delays, in late August, Tammy Solberg his employee communicated that the job required more man power and they could not do the job for the price proposed. They asked if we wanted them to requote. We didn't want to pay more so I asked for our large deposit back ($1500+). Since then he will not return calls or emails, nor will Tammy Solberg his employee. I really need our deposit back ($1500+) so we can move on. Please share with your communities to see if anyone can get Paul to return my calls. I think I didn't want to pay more, so now he won't return my deposit. Heard he also shorted university students their pay read more

Hired this landscaper several years ago. Nothing was done right and he got very angry with me when I would point out things. The patio was a mess (not properly prepared) and we ended up with bricks shifting and weeds growing everywhere up through the cracks. The drainage was poor and left a smell on one side of the house because it didn't drain properly. The yard was sodded with weed infested sod (weeds I had never even seen before) which he did say he would replace because where he got it from the person was willing to replace it. It never happened. The small planter retaining wall needed redoing because the bricks were an inch apart in many places. He had dirt touching stones with no partition so every time it rained the dirt flushed down on the stones along the side of the house. Pretty soon that was full of weeds. The landscape fabric underneath hadn't even been installed properly but with dirt now covering the stones it really didn't matter. The list goes on. A very expensive mistake was made when hiring him. Lots of lies were told. Over the last 3 years we have had all the mistakes fixed (slowly due to budget). If you want a knowledgeable landscape industry certified worker who is honest and does top notch work check out Guy Dowhy of Dowhy Design & Landscapes. He can be contacted at 204-471-2697. He is always busy so be prepared for a wait. He definitely gets 5 stars out of 5 from us. Such a pleasure to work with. Worked within our budget and let us do certain things to save costs. read more

Update to my previous review -- In case it's helpful to any of you, we ended up complaining to the Better Business Bureau and eventually got things resolved that way. read more

I hope no one ever has the misfortune of hiring these horrible dishonest people. We paid this company over $20,000 and he never came back to finish his sloppy work. We got 4 small boulders and a few junipers. He made an area to put down bark, but he never prepared the lawn properly and now we have grass coming up everywhere and the bark barely covered the fabric. He is not a landscaper, he just wings it. Don't ever hire this dishonest person who claims to be a landscaper. I agree with the other review of Leo K. Van Gills does very poor workmanship and he charges excessive rates, wants money up front and then doesn't finish the work or return any calls or emails. We have since heard nothing but bad comments from people who have hired him. We hired another landscaper to repair his work and do extra work at half the cost. Our new landscaper was shocked at the poor workmanship of van gils. Avoid this company at all costs. read more