Landscape By Design

Mark Higgins is the 4th landscaper I have tried and finally I got it right! Mark is a Designer and an Artist. He transformed my humble backyard into a showplace. He is professional and so is his work crew. He hears me and fine tunes the ideas. I have used him on 2 phases of work and am about to embark on a 3rd. And then a 4th. Great job, Mark & company! Barbara & Joe

Wow!!! Mark and his team started a week earlier than expected and did a great job. My wife and I did make some changes during the process and Mark and his team adapted well. The gardens are beautiful, just what we were looking for. His price both the estimate and with the changes were equal to or less than some other bids we received. Mark is extremely knowledgable about plants, hedges, and trees. You won't go wrong hiring Mark and his team. Worth every penny.

He and his worker were very professional. Area was cleaned up after the work was done. Would hire him again without hesitation.

Mark Higgins did a super job landscaping the front of our house and front yard bed. The front of our house now has "curb appeal" thanks to his recommendations. He and his crew did a great job clearing out the old plants and installing the new ones. Would definitely hire again.

Our front yard was in need of updating, many dead plants and shrubs, gravel and open space. Mark came out to take a look and gave us ideas on what can be done to spruce it up and make our landscape come to life. It was a big job with removing rocks, timbers and there were many tree roots that made it difficult to plant new things. We liked the proposal and once I got approval from our HOA (about a week) I called Mark back to get on the schedule. They were out here the very next Monday hard at work. They always made sure to keep us updated on the progress and did a fantastic job with everything. We even brainstormed a couple of items as we went along with no problems. His crew were always friendly and hard working. The end result is a great looking front yard and entryway, we could not be happier.

Work completed quickly and very reasonable price

Mark was amazing to work with, as he was incredibly responsive and friendly. The work he did was excellent!

Mike Higgins and his crew did an excellent job. They were on time, worked well, and did an excellent job. Took several days and yard was left clean every day.

Mark and his sidekick Michael were simply super. Mark listened carefully and put together a lovely design for our front yard and our back yard meditation space. Their hard work resulted in a landscape of native Floridian flora that becomes more beautiful every day. I had interviewed several landscape designers and most had a set package they wanted to sell me although I had clearly specified what I did and did not want. Mark listened carefully and came up with a plan that addressed our requests. We love the result!s

Mark was great. Had great ideas. Our neighbors are copying his ideas..

Received a call back the day after leaving a message. Was informed that he would try to stop by my house in 3 or 4 hours after current job was finished. No show and 3 weeks later still no correspondence. This type of service is not what is expected of an Angie's Super Service Award Winner.

Mark and his team did a great job cleaning up my yard and then laying mulch and rocks down. They worked very hard and my yard looks great.

Work was done extremely well. Final results were greater than expected. Excellent work.

Mark and his crew did a great job. It took several days and Mark and his crew were always on time and professional. The result, based on Mark's recommendations, is beautiful. I have already received compliments.

Mark and his hard working crew turned an out of control front yard jungle into a beautiful landscaped area. Great design and quality work. Definitely would use their services for any future projects.

Very good. They even came back when I needed two plants replaced. Very nice!

Mark and his team were wonderful. He put a lot of thought into the plants for the design and gave an accurate estimate. Everyone was kind and knowledgeable. I would definitely use them again.

It went excellent, they were very helpful over the phone and locating 2 trees on the backyard, also providing varieties of options. They did a great job planting the trees. They also advised me on a drainage system for several large pots with plants in the yard. They provided me some materials to do the drainage system from the pot.

Mark was very responsive and communicative, did everything he said he was going to do and showed up exactly when he said he would!! Very professional...I had requested redoing the backyard to remove mulch and plants that previous owners had planted too close to the house. He leveled out the area, prepped, adjusted our irrigation, put down a bunch of rock and leafy green plants (I wanted more tropical look). Overall, we are very happy with how everything looks and glad that our pets aren’t dragging in dirt all the time now! He was great to work with and we would hire him again for future landscaping needs.

Mark and his team were amazing and very professional throughout the entire process. For the estimate, the team arrived on time to the minute, they shared great ideas and concepts for us to consider (we needed ideas), the quote was generated the same day, and once scheduled they came out on exactly the day they said they would. Also, during the job they shared some further ideas and small touches to make everything look even better and that went a long way in making our landscape even better than we had hoped! Overall we were really impressed with how professional Mark and his team were and they really do take pride in what they do. I would use them again no question.

Mark was great! I had no idea what I wanted to do as I have never had a landscape project before, but I needed it done quickly for my son’s birthday party. He made a few suggestions, and I let him go from there. His employees were very professional and always gave me updates. The project was completed ahead of time even though we had some rain delays. I recommended Landscape By Design to everyone at the party!

I will be hiring them again very soon, these guys are top notch, best on Angie's List!!

It went great Mark and his crew were on time, professional and fast. Very nice company and reliable. I recommended them to a friend who had an equally great experience

Mark mulched our child’s play area and it turned out great. We couldn’t be happier with it.

We had a general concept of what we wanted to do. Mark and his team did a great job of helping us sharpen our focus, decide on details and execute them beautifully. The project involved a lot of different elements. Obviously, we had to choose plants and how to arrange them (their suggestions were excellent) but we also wanted to make extensive use of stone. Mark and Corey were very helpful in making the right choices. They helped us correct some persistent drainage problems, which were made worse by the loss of 3 large oak trees that had to be removed as a result of Hurricane Irma. They installed a french drain in the front and added drip irrigation in areas where we had sprinklers before. We also wanted to add accent lighting and we were determined not to create the runway effect that you get when you use lights from the big box stores. It required some trial and error but the final result is splendid, especially in front where they were able to add a particular accent light that gives the property a small, unique feature. Getting it done required some imagination and ingenuity on their part. I also want to commend the crew for the job they did on our edging, both in front and in back. Again, we weren't interested in going with the run-of-the-mill stuff from the box store. Instead, we used natural stone that called on the crew to do a lot of cutting and fitting and fastening. It's not easy to find a company willing to do this in the first place, much less do a bang up job. Landscape Design really came through for us. In front they added a series of large, flat stones to form a short pathway that we had envisioned leading at an angle from the front walk to the front yard. These stones were set in a bed of pebbles, all of which lie between natural stone edging on both sides of the pathway. The job is very well done and I think the most sincere compliment we've heard about it came from a contractor who is doing some work on our interior. He wanted to know where we got the large, flat stones because he wanted to execute a similar idea on his property. Finally, I also want to mention a pair of trellises that they built at the corner of our pool cage. We already had a double palm planted there so they sort of framed it by building a 6x4 trellis on either side (they put a light on the opposite side of the palm, too, which backlights it in the evening -beautiful!). Again, using a little imagination, they suggested we go with brown lattice, rather than white. You might not think something like that would make a big difference but it really does. The jasmine they planted is thriving, too, having already climbed halfway to the top of each trellis. It's going to be a wonderful addition to that area as it fills in. My only criticism is that some of the plants they installed were very small. I think they could have gone with larger ones to reduce the amount of time we'll need to wait for the project to fill in. In summary, if you've got a vision that involves some uncommon and unconventional elements, Landscape Design is the right outfit to hire. I'm sure they do very well on more common jobs, too. If you hire them, I would encourage you to let them be creative. You won't regret it.