Earthworks Landscape

He seemed very enthusiastic and knowledgeable about plants and landscaping. I was very impressed by his ideas. However, I did not have the work done by him because after he came to my house and spoke with us about our plans, he took pictures and said he would have drawings and estimates with in 1 week. After several phone calls, emails, and text messages and several weeks of trying to get in touch with him, We never heard from him again.

Maybe something is wrong, I don't know. 11/18/13 Still have not heard from Larry. He has not responded to e-mail or phone. His phone recording says that the mailbox is full. So something may have happened to Larry. I don't know...

i called him 3 times ,never returned a call or left any message

Everything went wonderfully!!! Larry is one of the nicest and most knowledgeable landscaping people I have ever met. His passion for interesting and unusual plants and his creative ideas breathe fresh life into a project instead of the usual, mundane landscaping plans using the same, tired, pedestrian flora recommendations. Larry is patient and willing to do a project within a reasonable budget, even recommending stages to the project to fit within whatever budget is provided. Larry is courteous and professional. He is also an excellent communicator, whether by email, text or phone and has been promptly on-time for all of our meetings. We also took Larry up on his offer to visit his nursery. We were amazed by the magnificent variety of palms and plants he displayed that we had never seen before. Our project has starting with the cutting and removing of some of our driveway to make room for additional plantings. Larry and his helper arrived right on time and worked fervently and diligently at cutting the driveway and removing the pieces. This was the first step in our staged landscaping project and Larry?s work ethic is incredible. Not only does he talk the talk, he also walks the walk. Rarely will you see someone work as hard as Larry does! We are looking forward to the additional stages of our landscaping project and based upon what we have seen so far, can recommend Larry with exuberance and confidence! Additionally, based upon our interactions with Larry over the past two months, we can only assume negative remarks that have been posted are based either upon confusion of a similarly named service provider or a lack of communication from the clients.

My bottom line was to create a backyard landscape, that looked like it belonged there. Meaning, I was tired of the typical household landscape that have a plant here, a nice tree over there, decorated with mixed stones and mulch and colorful plants that specifically looked placed with no flow. That sums up my old yard. We wanted a natural looking landscape. I told Larry this, but I had no ideas on how to accomplish this. I never questioned Larry during the process, and trusted him from our first meeting. I'm not an expert landscaper, Larry is, so we let him run with his ideas. We actually never got a second estimate because we felt so comfortable with Larry and the job we knew he'd accomplish. We started with the statement palms for the yard, and then built around them. During the job, one of the aspects of Larry's work that really sticks out, had to do with the trees he used for the yard. He picked big, healthy palms that shine in the backyard beautifully. We have great cover and privacy from our neighbors as this was a concern that Larry handled as well. We finished up with ground cover, sod and annuals that complete the look of the yard. It was truly exciting to come home from work and see what had been accomplished that day. And we were never disappointed with the trees/plants chosen. Not to be long winded, but we loved our experience with Larry and it hasn't ended with the backyard. We will be using him for our front yard as well. Regardless of a service that is provided, when hiring a company, everyone will have a different opinion. Given our personal experience with Larry and his company, we have nothing but the highest marks directed towards his expertise, vision, drive, and execution for the job he performed. And he was a pleasure to work with.

redid our whole yard and he never gave us a price, he seemed very knowledgeable about plants etc --we are newer to Florida some of the work was magnificent but he did not respond to email txt or phone calls --and over the summer while we were away he never returned a call --he had said he was going to do maintenance for us monthly when we returned the yard was so overgrown and over planted that we had to hire another landscaper to help us straighten it all out

Earthworks never did come out to do anything. Larry did follow up with a phone call to set an appointment but then did not show up for that app't or call to cancel or reschedule. Very disappointed.

I cannot say enough good about this guy. He has transformed our garden. I am very satisfied. He is very knowledgeable and very professional. He now comes here every month for maintenance.

Earthworks came in with a crew and quickly cut back the yard, created beds and removed bed that blocked the view of the house. The final result was beautiful. They also discussed with us the use of native plants and removed plants that were not native to South Florida.

TERRIBLE! Went almost double original estimate and over billed for items. Then the follow up service never happened, supposedly was out of the country.

It went very well. We blocked off zones and worked on one zone at a time over a period of months. the yard looks wonderful and we are always getting compliments on it. We worked together once he presented his ideas and geared the beds toward being self sufficient. They need very little upkeep..just a little weeding from time to time. Larry is a master at what he does.

Although we have not done the job yet, we are going to in the near future. Funds have been an issue lately, but when we can, Earthworks will do the job, and I hope it will be before year's end. I will not take up time to have anyone else look at our yard because I hit the jackpot the first time. Larry is a pro's pro, and his confidence, decades of experience and deep intelligence are hidden behind his jovial personality. He is the kind of guy I want working for me.

Larry was great from the start. He has a very nice way about him very down to earth and honest while at same time having a vast knowledge of anything that can be planted. I trusted him immediately and he was very up front about the costs and details after walking with me around my neighborhood asking me to point out the types of plants and trees I liked. he left having a clear idea what I liked and gave me the pros and cons of different plants. we were able to agree easily on what the basics would be. Like I said I got a very good feeling from the "get go" with larry and knew "he knew what to do". The work was done in a very efficient and punctual way with larry checking in to make certain I was good with every detail. The front yard looks amazing and we could not be more pleased!!! We will definitely will be calling larry back in the future for new projects. I would HIGHLY recommend larry to anyone who wants a very creative knowledgeable landscape designer who you can count on to please.

Half of the sod died in spite of watering as directed?..I asked him to remove a tree trunk from my front yard..which he initially forgot to do and when reminded, it was not done to my satisfaction..

This was the second time we have contracted Larry to work on our yard. Last year he focussed on the large front yard; this spring we tackled the side and back yards and pool area. We are enormously pleased with the changes and plan to ask Larry back again both for mid-year care and maintenance needs as well as additional work on the remaining side of the house, perhaps next spring. Obviously we are extremely satisfied with Larry's work and the overall effect on our home. Specifically, Larry created some large beds around several groves of palm trees in the back yard, providing interest to an otherwise simple lawn which looks out on a wild, open expanse of wetlands, next to Lake Okeechobee. He dug additional beds along a fence on the east side of the house, selecting new plants for both summer and winter color, texture, fragrance as well as overall size and layering to provide screening from the neighbor's yard. The most dramatic new item was an in-ground planter that Larry dug in our pool area to correct for some drainage problems which had resulted in an unsightly and uninteresting corner. This turned out to be a more ambitious job than I had anticipated, but Larry worked very diligently despite some uncooperative weather. The pool deck has been transformed with the selection of tropical plants Larry chose to install, the drainage problem is gone and overall the pool deck remains cleaner and a pleasure to behold. We are considering putting another, perhaps slightly smaller planter, in another location, next year. As was the case last year, Larry was enthusiastic and professional. He showed up when he said he would and he and his workers have a work ethic that is hard to beat. After we had discussed what we were hoping to achieve, I let Larry make the necessary decisions, choosing the plants and locations according to his knowledge and artistic sense. Based on our experience last year, I was confident he would keep costs down where possible. I got way more than I expected and it is a delight to take a stroll through our yard, sit around our pool deck or just look out our windows. We have noticed people taking pictures in front of our house and have received a number of compliments. It was money extremely well spent.

Larry was fast, prompt and professional. He explained everything he did. I would highly recommend him. As for myself I hope to hire him again to continue my landscape project. He exceeded my expectations.

Overall Larry was very professional, he took time to educate me in regards to what kind of weeds , and what type of weed and feed to use to rid them in the future. He gave me recommendations that not only make the yard look better, but also will be low maintence. It took several months, but I would rather have someone who took the time to do it the right way, and really get rid of the weeds before laying the new sod. He really cares about his work." Thanks Larry"

We hired Larry based on the Angie's List reports and upon having him and several others do estimates and preliminary ideas. He was not the low bidder, but we liked his attitude and ideas. We gave him essentially free rein, and we're glad we did. Larry is an artist in the garden. Our yard has gone from nondescript to a showpiece that everyone in the neighborhood still comments on. Guests and real estate agents who come by are all impressed with what he has wrought. It's a delight to the eye just driving up to the driveway. We are very pleased that we chose him.

He would replace all of my sod, and he worked on my trees. I was extremely happy with him. The guys who worked for him were great also.

Three months later: We have had a fabulous experience with Larry who owns Earthworks. He has great design vision and loves what he does. He landscaped our front yard so it not only looks beautiful but is sustainable on its own..needs very little work. He made sure the textures and colors through out the yard enhance each other. He landscaped the backyard to give us complete privacy while still being able to view the lake. He planted finger palms on the side of the pool and started a succulent garden for me. I will make it my own but know I can call him for advice if I need it. His quality of work is great, his enthusiasm even greater. He will do whatever you ask him but appreciates clients who let him fly on his own, however he will always confer with you before doing any work in your space. He and his crew work quickly. He is such a nice man, that to show us how he appreciated not only our business but our faith in him, he planted a gorgeous Oil Palm in our yard ...his gift to us. We recommend him highly.

I got in touch with Larry at Earthworks through Angie's List. He called me back very soon after I left him a message. We scheduled an appointment for him to come over and see my house and yard. I liked him right away because he arrived on time. I live in a two story 1920s Mission style stucco home in downtown West Palm Beach just off of the intracoastal. I have never really done anything significant to the yard from the time I purchased the house in the early 90s. I have a two mango trees, an avocado tree, some palms, and shrub/hedges along the fenced in back yard that were already here. The back yard also has a couple features - a little patio area for dining and trellis/gazebo in the back - that I've added over the years. Larry and I talked for a long time at that first meeting for him to get an idea of what I wanted my yard to look like. I didn't have a real definite plan in mind and would be relying heavily on the guidance of the landscaper. Fortunately for me Larry was that guy. He totally got the old Florida feel of the house and how the garden needed to compliment it. Even though I was not sure of exactly what I wanted, I knew things I did not want. We agreed that I did not want the yard to look like a cookie cutter landscape job. I knew I wanted something easily maintained, drought tolerant and an emphasis on native plants. He asked me about my budget and I had no idea what any of this would cost since this was a new experience for me. Again, I was lucky that Larry is the kind of person he is - very honest, practical and frugal! He helped me achieve the look I wanted without overcharging me for things I didn't need. I was glad that he worked with almost everything that was existing and did not just come in with a bulldozer to start from scratch. Anything that was practical to keep, he kept. The project started at the beginning of the summer and evolved over the past few months. I wasn't in a great hurry to have it done overnight so I was able to be patient as we went through the various phases needed to get the end result. He was very good about letting me know where we stood with the budget. He is incredibly knowledgeable and artistically creative with a great eye for the big picture but at the same time he pays attention to the little details that can make such a difference. When it comes to choosing plants I liked the way he would give me a list of possibilities and I would research them so I could make an informed decision. He wasn't a diva about the creative process. He kept me involved all along the way but was very direct if I wanted to do something that would not work. After a little time spent with him you know that he loves what he does and it's not just about a paycheck. He urged me to drive around my neighborhood and other areas like mine to photograph landscaping that appealed to me. We discussed what I photographed and he advised me about what would or would not be good choices for me and why. He is very accessible. When I call or email him with a question or concern he is prompt about getting back to me. Most of the big stuff is done now although it will continue to be a work in progress. The garden is already a beautiful transformation and as it grows and fills in it will only get better. It feels so good to look out the windows to my yard every morning or sit outside with a cup of coffee and enjoy the scenery. And now with the recently installed lighting the garden is equally beautiful at night. I will definitely be working with Larry and Earthworks again. It is so nice to deal with someone who loves what they do, who actually shows up when they say they are going to and does what they say they are going to do. Without a doubt I would highly recommend him to anyone who wants to work with a real professional!

The job went very well from design to execution. See above for all details. We plan on using Earthworks Landscaping for any future jobs we might have and highly recommend Larry Dietrich. He will listen to your needs and make recommendations based on his decades of experience and in-depth knowledge of plants that will work in various soils and lighting situations.

Great overall. He takes the job seriously and takes time to consider and plans various ideas - he is a designer at heart.

The project went about as planned although lengthier because of weather and coordination with other contractors. Larry kept us informed throughout. As an artist, Larry has his own rhythm which may not always equate to speed of execution, but the end results are stunning. If you want fast, call the larger commercial guys and they will plunk down crotons and coco plums in a couple days and your yard will look like everyone elses. If you want something different and beautiful, let Larry work his magic even if it takes a little longer.

Overall everything went very well! We started with a first meeting to discuss ideas, budget and time line. He presented us with a landscape design and a quote but we had to wait several months before we could get permission from our condo corporation to complete the work. Once approval was received, Larry accommodated us very quickly as we had to make a special visit to Florida to be there while work was being done. Larry always kept us informed of the procedure and kept in close contact at all times. Larry has fabulous ideas and great skill in design. He also listened to me for feed back and any preferences that I had. The work was done very quickly and very meticulously. We are extremely happy and wouldn't hesitate to recommend him again.