Swink Landscape Co

They have been doing a spectacular job of taking care of our yard. We have a good sized yard with a lot of unique plants, they have been knowledgable, helpful, and just done a great job. We have also had them do some special project such as replace our sprinkler system and more significant landscaping. Very Very Happy!

The Swink crew showed up on time, completed the necessary work in a very timely manner. Very trustworthly. I did not have to be home to supervise. Excellent service.

Brandon Swink, the owner of Swink Landscaping, came by to give me an estimate on work needed after I pulled out a 12 year old leaky spa that left torn up hardscape and a huge hole in my backyard patio.. While he was not the most expensive quote I received, or the least, I felt that his quote was fair and in line with the work that needed to be done. What I liked most about Brandon was his extensive knowledge, valuable suggestions, and follow through. I have had my share of bad contractors who either never showed up when they said they would, or the work was not done correctly or demonstrated poor workmanship. Brandon and his team showed up when they said they would, cleaned up daily, and my yard looks amazing. After all, this family business has been around for 30+ years and it shows in their work! I would highly recommend this company for any hardscape/landscape project you may have. They are a full service organization and do superior work! I plan on using them again for my front yard come spring.

Went very well and quickly

I like that I can communicate easily with them and they perform a nice job as a result of which my yard looks great. They are very expensive but do a great job.

They were professional. I am sure they do good work, I saw the brochure. I didn't have any personal experience with their work, but it was a little bit out of my price range. My home is not a palace. It would be crazy to put that kind of stuff. Maybe more expensive neighborhood and more expensive homes would need that kind of investment. My experience with them was fine. It might have been a fair price, but I couldn't afford it. If I can afford it, I would use them again in the future.

Mark and his team did a masterful job. It was about a six-week project, completed just before Easter 2010. There were some delays, primarily caused by rainy weather, but the duration of the job, given its complexity, was well within my expectation. The job began when a massive number of Diamond Pro stone blocks was deposited in my driveway, and sand and gravel was dumped in the street. A port-a-loo in the drive meant our house did not have to be open to the workers. The loo was cleaned regularly and promptly removed at the end of the job. Prior to and during the job, soil compaction samples were taken. At the beginning, Mark’s crew brought in a Cat to clear the growth from the slope, and carve terraces as needed. The lower wall began to take shape. The City inspector and I became good friends; he confirmed the width of the wall’s trench and the depth of gravel, and the placement of the drains behind the wall. When the first wall was complete, construction on the upper wall began and I began to see what the final product would look like. As the job progressed, the workers created conduits for the low voltage wiring and the drip sprinkler pipes, as well as planned how to connect the drains into the main drain under the back lawn that feeds underground and ultimately into the street. After the walls were complete, caps along their top were secured with mortar, and the stones comprising the steps were individually cut into dozens of pieces by a craftsman, a time-consuming job that yielded an eye-pleasing staircase. The last stage, which took a couple weeks, was to lay down the DG and laboriously tamp it down with a machine to ensure that the new path was fully and properly compacted—this step impressed my neighbor, who watched through the gate from across the street. The plantings finally arrived, and within a few days, the flora were in place, each plant served by an individual drip emitter, and the lights were fully operational. The grass in front of the wall had been heavily damaged from the process. Without my saying anything, Mark came out and directed his crew to cut away about 5 x 80 ft of existing damaged grass and resod it. During the job, I did ask for some $4,000 of extra changes. Mark’s sprinkler guru replaced many of my old valves with new brass ones, converted one circuit to a drip circuit, split two grass circuits into three to address some dry areas, put in lighting along the west side of the backyard (an impressive 240 ft low voltage run with lights on the end that illuminate fully), and constructed a sidewalk across the grass to the new slope steps from the patio. I speak of Mark only in superlatives. Although it’s painful to spend over $50,000 in back yard landscaping improvements, my wife and I comment on the beauty of our yard nearly every day. Mark has a gift for design that few landscapers have. Give him the opportunity and he will both surprise and please you. He has talented crews—we were served by two of them: the construction crew and the finalizing crew, who handled the planting, wiring, and watering. Price. When you hire Mark, you are getting a gifted designer and a skilled crew. In our case, we consider it money well spent.

They did a great job. We were very impressed and they did a wonderful job. The experience was excellent. I was very happy and I wished we had used them before. The price was okay.

They are fantastic, but expensive. They generally do not take on new things though, because they have a bunch of stable clients. They have been around for years and years and it is hard to get them to do anything. I had to wait six weeks to get them to start. Once they start though, they just take over. They do what you want them to do and do it right. They even handed a disgruntled neighbor with ease. A lot of friends have used them too and I like them a lot.