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"I recently hired Tree of Life Landscaping, and I couldn’t be happier with the results! They expertly created a private oasis in my backyard by adding beautiful trees that enhance privacy. Their team was professional and efficient, installing an effective irrigation system and adding mulch that looks great. I highly recommend Tree of Life Landscaping for anyone looking to transform their outdoor space!"

"Top Notch Landscaping and Concrete exceeded our expectations! They worked quickly and professionally. The workmanship was excellent and the we always had clear lines of communication. I highly recommend them."

"The best contractor I’ve ever been associated with..he did everything he said and never questioned my opinion and did everything I asked to satisfy my request ..always followed up and was on schedule..A.Plus"

"Mr. Valasquez gave a quote on installing a complete lawn irrigation system with a rain detector. We hired his company. They did a fantastic job. The job was completed in a timely manner. It is great, not to have to haul the garden hose around the lawn, to water. We highly recommend Valasquez Landscape and give them 5 stars."

"Vinyl fence materials had to be ordered in. He responded promptly to all messages and kept me informed of status. The day it was installed, I found out he had received the wrong length boards and had driven to Denver to get the supplies so he could complete the project. Although it was a small project, he treated us with equal priority. I would definitely recommend this company ! The project came out great!
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"We have used Absolutely Green for the last couple of years and are very pleased with the service received. Our yard wasn't terrible beforehand, but it did need some care from weeds, winter-kill, etc. Lawn is green and plush and we have no regrets choosing to go with Rich and his team. Hoping to continue the relationship for years to come."

"I presented my ideas about the project. They also had some good input, which I appreciated. Work was done to my satisfaction. Great people to work with. I would hire again for future projects."

"Roger has a GREAT independent consulting landscape designer (Aimee) who does some of his designs. She did a great job. Quality of design: EXCELLENT.

Sadly, the remainder of our experience was so challenging that we pulled out without signing the install contract ($41,000 worth of work.) My hope is that this review will enable others to take advantage of Roger's team without encountering the "bumps in the road" that led us to call a halt.

The key to working well with Roger at this point in time** is to ensure, much more than with other contractors, you have great clarity of expectations and minimized assumptions. We went into the process assuming his team worked like others we've engaged over the years... and the result was quite painful.

A few things we did not know, and were not communicated to us up front.**

1) Accent works best and most easily with clients for whom Quality and Timeframe is far more important than Cost. Not that anyone wants to waste money of course, but some are more on the end of "Here's the keys, please take care of it" while others are more "We have a dream; how can we make it fit our budget."

Accent's perspective: they help you create your dream design, then help you fulfill it during installation. To do so they do their work and select their materials in a certain way with a certain cost. At this point** they have very little flexibility to vary from their "normal" choices. We did not know this up front, to our detriment.

2) Accent can prioritize a client in their schedule, if a 100% solid commitment for the install is made even before knowing the cost. Be sure you're clear with them on what YOU need before you can finalize your commitment to go ahead with the install. In our case, for example, we feel compelled to get at least two estimates for any major work. Due to the lack of prior mutual agreement on these things, there was quite a lot of pain. We felt great pressure to simply accept everything without question, in order to get even the design completed.

3) Accent is currently** unable to provide any cost breakdowns of an install estimate. Nor can they provide tradeoffs allowing you to come close to your dream design without breaking the bank. We didn't know this up front, and they weren't particularly forthcoming about it (after all, I've never seen a contractor that has this limitation!) The result: we received a single cost estimate for the install, with no ability to adjust it in any way.

Ultimately, in our case the $41,000 estimate was beyond our budget. We had to make a hard decision: take it or leave it. No other option available. GREATLY saddened, because we like Roger, and really really wanted to be able to work with him to finish what he had started... We left it.

For ourselves, we quickly found another contractor who worked with us to fulfill the design concept at a price we could afford.

As for Accent, this was a very sad experience. I offered to work with Roger to get past their lack of good communication and rigid stance toward clients. Several months later, I did hear back... we've spent time working it through.

**I believe he has heard my concerns now and is working through what it will take to change their practices, both in terms of personal interaction, up-front communication, as well as modifying their back-end systems so they have at least some understanding of their own cost breakdowns and tradeoffs, let alone providing a bit of project cost breakdown and potential alternatives to clients.

My recommendation: DO use this company if (a) you are confident you will like their design; (b) cost is a lower priority than quality; (c) you want to have a high end, high quality landscape designed and installed with little or no decisionmaking on your part.

And by all means, take the time up front to ensure there's solid mutual understanding of expectations and processes."

"These guys are great to work with"

"Amazing, great communication, fair pricing and hard working. Will absolutely hire again. You will not be disappointed. Thanks for making our property look as it should."