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"* Genaro met with me and proposed what to put in and where. He followed up with an estimate. 
* I wanted to be sure of *where* things were going, since that wasn't in the estimate, and wanted my wife to have a chance to check in. Scheduled a second visit.
* He met with us both a second time, and we revised what exactly was going to be done. It was more stuff, so there would be a second estimate. Throughout, Genaro was very easy to work with, amenable to changes but clear about what was easy, what was hard, what would require extra work and why, what type of sprinkler/drip/etc. and why. I hoped to get a drawing out of this meeting, but the time got away from us.
* Estimate arrived. It was significantly higher, but reasonable. It still didn't say *where* things were going to go. We had talked about that and agreed on it (I thought), but I still wanted that on paper.
* I made a drawing myself and sent a scan of it. Asked for comment. Never got any reply to that.
* The usual negotiating for a start date. No problem.
* Workmen showed up on time, were respectful of plants, house, etc., and were good about taking a break when I needed to let the dogs out to pee. They never left a gate open, and no dogs escaped.  Genaro was there at the start, then left and the workmen did the rest of the work.
* Midway through the job I noticed a couple of trenches running completely across the lawn! In our discussions I understood that the lawn sprinklers would be around the lawn. That's where Genaro pointed to when he talked about how many there would be. I thought that's what I put on my drawing, but on reviewing it I guess I was ambiguous. I didn't know how many would go on each edge nor exactly where -- that's what I hoped Genaro would clarify when he replied.
* I called, he came out and we talked. Outcome: he's right about where they ought to go, but it's not what he said in either of our previous conversations.
* Job finished, cleanup about normal: it looked good from a quick look, but a deeper look found several bits of pipe, wire, etc. Some of the drip line not fully buried, date/time set wrong on the controller, etc.
* All that cheerfully fixed in a followup. The crew even cheerfully helped me with an unrelated sprinkler issue, at no charge.
* One other oddity: an ambiguity cropped up in the placement of the controller: place it so the connection to 110v is a straight line, or place it so the connection to the sprinklers is a straight line. I assumed they'd let the 110 line be straight (since it has to go inside a pipe) but they aligned the controller with the sprinklers. We were home at the time; I wish they had asked.
* It's been so wet since the sprinklers went in that I've hardly used them, but I'm going to guess that the system will provide good and trouble-free coverage of the lawn and plants.
* Summary: parts and work above average, communication below average.


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"Not all the employees treat the entire lawn..."

"The work took a day and a half - start to finish. I spoke with Vince Buggiano the day prior and detailed the work needed to be performed.  He also had the chance to speak to my neighbor regarding the job, given that there were branches that extended out onto his property, and my neighbor expressed  what he would liked done.  I was only present during the two mornings  while the work was done. After the first day, the majority of the work had been performed. The property was as "picked up" as possible but not a mess. It was clear that they had already moved a lot of the cuttings  By midday the next day, Vince called to let me know that they had finished. I drove to the house where Vince met me and we reviewed the work. Everything had been picked up - all the cutting plus all the tree "garbage" from the job and then some.  The yard was spotless.  In speaking with the neighbor who had been present during the day he said that there was a lot of branches and trimmings  (even on his driveway) and that he was pleased at how well they cleaned everything up. In addition he express his pleasure that the branch he wanted removed had been removed.  He said he would definitely call them when he needed tree work.  Since I was not present during the day for the work, I was pleased at how responsible the workers were.  It was clear from the first day that I did not need to be concerned at not being present.  Although I would have like to have seen the guys cutting the branches off from up high!  FOOTNOTE: I had tree maintenance performed about 5-6 years ago with another individual. Cost me about $2000 for 3 trees, the cuttings were left on the sidewalk curb for green pickup, and I still needed to do additional clean up after the work had finished. With that comparison, I think ABout Green Lawn Car gave me an excellent deal and service.

Used About Green again to remove two stumps. His crew was in and out in a matter of minutes is seemed. Workers came in did the job and were out. Areas were clean after the job.  No stumps anymore, Yay!"

"Now that it's done, there's not a day goes by that I'm not thrilled I hired Melvin to update my gardening! We struggled to grow grass, and we wanted a space that would accommodate a a small garden, as well as a dining and sitting area. Urizar Landscaping redid our front and back yards, and was able to help me pull out our grass, too! In its place is a gorgeous colorful garden with a quaint stone path that runs from one end to another. His workers were courteous and hard-working and the work was done well and efficiently, including removing the day lily, roses, dead sections of the bamboo and all the palm, as well as non-bamboo vegetation among the bamboo from the roots so they would not grow back."

"Tim has a good eye for landscape architecture - how to balance lawn shape, levels of ground, and sizes/shapes of pants.  We are pleased with the project outcome.  Pricing is fair for services rendered, and we think the final garden will look good as it grows in.  
a) Irrigation system - valves were replaced & fun ction OK, heads were relocated so they don't spray fence or house;  the team successfully rerouted a sprinkler line to detour around some tree roots.  Our landscape plan was not complete when the irrigation contract was written, so we had to do bring Dooling landscape back to do some adjustments  when two (of about) 20 plants were being underwatered.  This repair was done promptly.
b)  Tim recommended his favorite nurseries to us so we could tour and check out his plant recommendations. He seems to have a  repertiore of favorite plants that are safe choices.  Our preferences were to use some less common  plants - so we were on our own when choosing , researching, and procuring plants that were "off list".  Tim was able to get some of these from his suppliers; we had to locate the other specimens ourselves and do the online research.   
Clay soil was successfully amended to improve drainage and Tim appropriately used mounds to improve drainage for plants that have shallow root systems.
c)  Summary: the labor is competent, timeliness is OK;  plant selection consulting & design had to be done mostly on our own.


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"CM Landscaping was excellent from start to finish of our project. We had a lawn put in our front and back yard with full sprinklers and landscaping done in the backyard. Fernando was amazing to work with. He made great suggestions for our yard and was courteous and professional. The work was done on schedule and looks great. CM provided exceptional service at a great price. Fernando scheduled a follow up to make sure the grass is taking and has been responsive to all questions. I would not hesitate to work with him again and I very highly recommend him and his company. This is exactly the kind of business we should all support."

"They have been fabulous! Anytime my mom asks for a touch-up or a re-do, they’re more than happy do this for her. They’ve been great to work with and they are also bilingual!"

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Excellent Job in all respects.

 

Appointments: 

     Easy to make over the phone; received a "reminder" email the day before; received "enroute" telephone call.

The Job:

    Aeration:  Quick but thorough.  I've done my own aeration in the past so can assess job quality

    Fertilizer:  Applied fertilizer and pre-emergent and post-emergent herbicide as part of the service

    Clean-up:  Thoroughly swept all areas around the lawn

    Knowledge:  Very knowledgeable and forthcoming regarding lawn and weed-related issues.  Had a number of valuable suggestions for how we could improve our lawn's soil condition and enhance water retention (water conservation)  

 

Price: 

    Very good.  $72 (including 10% Angie's discount) for approximately 2000 sq ft of lawn

 

I'll definitely be using Rotarea in the future.   

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"Excellent. Agreement for regular weekly lawn maintenance and garden care. Every Thursday Melvy attends to my yard, garden and landscape without my supervision, although whenever I ask for specific services, Melvy accommodates my request. My landscape looks great and I am completely pleased with Urizar Gardening services. Melvy is kind, helpful and efficient. Melvy at Urizar Gardening is the best! I anticipate continuing with Melvy indefinitely to maintain my lawn, yard, plants and trees."

My specialty is to have a good looking landscape all year. I have 7 years of experience doing landscape maintenance.