Earthworks Landscape

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We were looking for some curb appeal before we put the house on the market. Front yard was overgrown and not well maintained. Larry wanted to clear all the overgrowth on the berms and replace it with sod. He then proposed removing the shrubs along the whole front of the house so the house itself would be more visible. This was kind of scary because the shrubs were many and had been there forever. He said to trust him that he knew what he was doing. So we did. We were really pleased with the result and happy that we trusted him! We are very happy with the final result. The yard looks very neat but needs a little color which we are planning to take care of. We highly recommend Larry for reasonable and quality landscaping projects of this type.

There were several delays in getting started due to a death in the vendor's family and a death in my family. So timeliness would not have been an issue except for one thing. The vendor advised me that the advertised price only included a certain number of labor hours and did not include sod. I understood and agreed to those terms. However, after the owner finally came to my home to look at the property, he advised me that he would get back to me within a day with an estimate. Instead he sends me an email after a couple of days, advising me that he was shutting down his company and going to work for someone else.

He was professional and did good work

We got Larry's number from Angie's list. He was very prompt in coming over and seemed very personable. We discussed what we were looking for in the way of landscaping and extending our patio. Larry said he would give it some thought and come up with a design. I guess he's still thinking because we still haven't heard from him. What makes him unprofessional is the fact that my husband left him several messages and he hasn't returned any of our calls. Larry prides himself on his reputation on this site. Sorry guy, you dropped the ball on this one.

Called Earthworks and left a message. Larry the owner called back promptly. I discussed the sod installation job in my front yard and he was able to come by and assess the job that day. Larry was professional, and provided suggestions on landscaping and plantings. He provided a written estimate the same dayThe job was done the following week and I was extremely satisfied. He did the work as stated in the estimate and the sod was thick and healthy. I would highly recommend

As noted in many of the reviews, Larry is very enthusiastic and very knowledgeable and provided my husband and me with new ideas and a host of tips on achieving and maintaining a certain look for our yard. We have had mixed success with other attempts to landscape our yard and were pleased that Larry not only responded promptly to our calls and all inquiries, but also was willing to go a bit out of his normal work area, having to travel on numerous occasions to Clewiston to complete this work. While providing his own design and advice, Larry also demonstrated a willingness to work around some personal requests... such as a perhaps illogical fondness on our part for a certain tree or plant in a particular place. Larry was mindful to work within a general budget; although we did go beyond initial estimates, that was due to my husband's and my satisfaction with the professionalism of the work and our growing enthusiasm and requests to continue to improve the look of the yard. Larry uses quality plants and the overall effect seems to get better every day. We plan to continue with the side and back yards, following ideas that Larry has proposed. Larry is a very hard worker, doing most of the work himself. We found him both professionally competent and a pleasure to work with.

I was looking for a landscaper and found Earthworks on Angies List. I read all the reviews and was pleased to see Larry had received an A rating. What I did not know was how much greater than an A he is! I called and left a message. Within 20 minutes he returned my call. I discussed with him an impending major landscaping project (my husband and I were removing 125' of Brazilian pepper trees the previous owner had left us on the property line and replanting with arecas for screening) and told him that we were planning on planting areca palms. He advised me that another type of palm would be a better investment, as it is more cold hardy. We purchased these palms from Larry and he delivered them. He walked around our property and gave my husband some tips on other plants we had in the landscape. He provided specific instructions for planting the palms as well as how to best care from them to ensure good growth. I have since e mailed him as rabbits were nibbling on the smaller palms and he told me what I could use to keep them away. I have hired Larry to provide a "phase in" landscape plan and I can't wait to see what he designs. Overall, Earthworks was a major find and I would recommend Larry to anyone looking for someone who is beyond knowlegable on the best plants for your landscape and how an eye appealing landscape can be best achieved.

Larry from Earthworks came out to give estimate for custom duck pond. Took $100 as down payment, even though he has a coupon on angie's list. Said Angie's List is so great, meets people with custom projects like mine. Only thing is...he must cherry pick his jobs or is incompetent. He never called me back after promising to send drawings for project. That was over a month ago. Only follow up at all was a call from Larry the day after we met asking me to install a 1 1/2" drain pipe of PVC from the aviary to the pond as a as my wire cage builder was at the site at the time. No matter what he says don't believe a single word of it. Stringing people along with hollow promises is worse than just saying "no thank you" or "I'm to busy". What a jerk.

Super excellent, no problems at all, they did a super great job.

I interviewed several landscaping companies. Larry was the most interested about my vision of how the new landscaping should look.He came over to view the areas in question. This was followed by emails inquiring about the look my wife and I were seeking. He is a very good listener both about "the look" and "the budget" and our request for "low maintenance". His enthusiasm is contagious. We talked little about specific plants but rather in generalizations about what type of plants we like. He brought over different samples of plants for review. Most of the plants were ones we had never seen before in gardens or at local nurseries. Although we had a vision of what we wanted we left the details to Larrry. I am sure if we requested specifics he would have accommodated us. We were glad we left the details to him. He really is a true landscape designer and artist. We are EXTREMELY pleased with the results. He also did an excellent job on the new irrigation system.

We called Earthworks and explained that we needed dead Ficus and other plants removed and wanted to 'freshen up' our landscaping in general. Larry scheduled time to come meet with us, see the yard, and listen to our thoughts. He was happy to do this on the next Sunday when my husband and I were both available. He spent over an hour with us and truly heard what we like, and shared his remarkable vision for what could be done. He left us with an estimate (that final charge was actually a bit lower!) and a labeled sketch of his proposal. He began work the following week and finished within 3 days, with the assistance of hard-working helpers. The removal was thorough and clean, and the new plants and shrubs are healthy and were planted in the best light for thriving with low maintenance. Larry was most hospitable to the curious neighbors who came around to see the work in progress. Now the neighbors are as impressed as we with the results! I see more business coming his way. While the photos help to show the remarkable difference between before and after, they do not really do it justice. We plan to call Larry again in the future when we have the funds to add some fruit trees. In the meantime, we are thrilled to now live in our little corner of paradise and enjoy the gift that keeps on giving!

I met Larry Dietrich through Angie's List as a highly rated landscape contractor. I agreed to have his company, Earhtworks Landscaping do a complete make-over of my home's yard. Larry personally designed, selected and installled a complete, irrigated landscaping plan which turned out wonderfully. I was very pleased with his level of service and the time and effort he put into the project. I would not hesitate to recommend Larry and his company to others. The Flamingo Park Homeowners Association recognized his work by selecting the home as the "House of the Month"; an award that goes to the property which the committee believes has done the most to upgrade the landscaping around the home that supports the historical theme of the neighborhood.

This project went very smoothly and the results are amazing. After we have the house painted in the next few weeks, I will post pictures of the finished product.

See above.... outstanding professionalism and customer service ....

Larry has an energetic and creative personality and throughout each phase of my garden, he has produced great results. He is easy to work with, respectful of your property and the environment, great with the neighbors and a true artist. I look forward to working with him again.

Larry is punctual, honest, knowledgable, and imaginative. His work ethic is impeccable and I am very happy with his work. We are still working together and I look forward to seeing the results of the next phase.

Larry is great to work with: Friendly, punctual, great ideas, and willing to work with a budget. I feel he really understood what I was trying to go for but was able to take it to the next level. I've had my yard professionally landscaped years ago but it needed an update. Larry was able to incorporate existing plants and ideas into a new design.

Larry did a fantastic job installing a fountain in my backyard pond. He had previously done landscaping work at my brother's house and it turned out great. Larry came highly recommended and when I found out he did fountain installations I knew he was the right man for the job. On the day of the installation Earth Works showed up with a full crew and began to dig the trench for the electrical and to float the fountain into the correct position. A licensed electrician had previously installed all the needed hook ups. At 130lbs it was difficult to manage but Larry and his crew had no problems. Larry stayed and made all the adjustments I wanted and did not leave until I was completely satisfied. He even came back later that night to make sure the lighting was working correctly. I would highly recommend Larry for all of your landscaping and fountain installation needs.

The first job that they did for me was $15000. They did a great job and I recommend them all the time.

i was thinking about having a palm installed and to lou and behold he explained to me why that wasn't a good idea and did not try to push/sell me anything. I would highly recommend Larty to anyone very honest . AAA

Larry was wonderful! He came by often to work on the yard and was sure to keep in touch with us every step of the way to see if we had any questions and to make sure that we liked where things were headed. He did the work in 2 phases, giving us the opportunity to stop after the first phase and pay no more money if we wanted to finish it ourselves. We were so impressed by his work so far that we definitely let him finish the whole project. He's not just a landscaper - he's an artist . He obviously had a picture in his head of what he wanted our yard to look like and how it would best complement our house. He was always open to our ideas and we trusted him completely to create a beautiful landscape. He definitely delivered. The end result is stunning. We've gotten compliments from all of our neighbors and we've even seen cars stop in the street to look at the yard. Larry was also very mindful of our next-door neighbors. He talked with both of them and addressed their concerns. One neighbor was a bit nervous about encroachment onto her property, so he planted extra sod on her side (at no additional charge). On the other side, he asked the neighbors if it would be ok to plant a couple of palms in the hedge that divides our driveways. Upon their agreement, he did so, again at no additional charge. He kept bringing more interesting plants and trees into the mix and threw in some things at no charge just because he thought they would look great. Overall, we got a great deal and Larry is a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend his company to do any kind of landscaping, especially if you are going for something unusual, artistic, or interesting. My husband and I, not to mention our neighbors, are delighted with the finished product.

Larry was very easy to work with from the prompt return phone call to the repeated service calls to the house to complete the jobs. I was renting a home in Wellington Florida and noticed that my dogs had broken some of the landscape lights in back yard. I also noticed the mulch needed refreshing. Larry fixed the broken lights and reset all landscape lighting along with new mulch. The yard looked fantastic for the owner when they returned.

What can we say about Larry besides great things. The rating categories don't do justice because he deserves an A++ rating. It all started at the Garlic Festival in Delray where we discovered Larry selling some real nifty plants and had just redone our driveway and our yard was looking really sad. I've 'landscaped' twice myself which proves to be a waste of money because you go to big name stores and pick out plants without knowing anything about their watering requirements, etc etc. Sure you can read the tag but it still doesn't give you much to go on. From start to finish, his selection or boulders in the yard was brilliant, flowering trees from India, bromeliads everywhere there is shade, ferns, low slow growing ficus and the list goes on and on. Larry designed everything so it would 'flow in tiers'. Anyway I highly recommend Larry and would invite anyone to see my yard as a reference. my email is rmorriss@gmail.com. I strongly suggest Larry and earthworks over any other contractor hands down. -Masa & Ryan