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THE GARDEN GNOME

Landscaping, Lawn and Yard Work, Mulch and Topsoil,

About us

The Garden Gnome Inc. is a family-owned and operated company serving the Lutz, Land O’ Lakes, Wesley Chapel, and New Tampa area with a professional and experienced staff dedicated to helping design and install, a beautiful living or work environment. A new landscape not only improves the image of your property, but also is an investment in the value of your property. Any landscape company can plant trees and flowers to make a yard look better. It is our belief however that it takes time to put thought into the design of a landscape not only for the present but the future. We are very knowledgeable of the Tampa areas tropical climates, growing conditions, growth rates, and flowering seasons. We believe in putting the right plant in the right place. We are aware of the insect and disease problems that individual plants have and will make the customer aware of them. Landscape Design It starts with listening – Listening to the customer and finding out what their particular needs and wishes are for their landscaping project. The Garden Gnome’s experienced designers analyze your property with you and listen closely to your ideas, adding in their own creative touches and recommendations based upon years of experience, and answering any questions you may have. On Going Care The Garden Gnome has great business partners, who can enhance your beautiful new landscape by adding curbing, low voltage lighting, sod, and irrigation. We also have people who can help you maintain your new landscape thru fertilization, insect, disease control, and proper mowing techniques. ***If homeowner misses scheduled/verified appointment(s) there will be an additional charge.

Business highlights

17 years of trusted experience

Services we offer

Landscape design, landscape installation, SOD, IRRIGATION, FERTILIZATION, LOW VOLTAGE LANDSCAPE LIGHTING, CURBING,MULCHING, CLEAN-UPS, CHRISTMAS LIGHT INSTALLATION.


Accepted payment methods

American Express
Check
Discover
MasterCard
Visa

Photos of past projects

Reviews

4.5348 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
70%
4
10%
3
7%
2
4%
1
9%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.5
value
4.4
professionalism
4.6
responsiveness
4.6
punctuality
4.7
Showing 51-75 of 348 reviews

Michael L.
10/2016
5.0
landscaping
  + -1 more
They did a great job, however it seemed when we were not paying attention, they would take a break. I would guess they milled around for a total of 20 minutes or more of the timed job.
Description of Work: Cleared out some bushes and weeded

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$300

Anita F.
10/2016
5.0
landscaping, lawn service, mulch
  + 1 more
They are the best. Three young men, good personalities', attention to detail and seemed to care about and like what they are doing. Communicated throughout process and gave me feedback/ideas. I am scheduling them again as we speak! Bok these folks, fast - holiday time is coming!
Description of Work: Multiple layers of yard maintenance. Mulch, plantings, edging, weeding.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$300

Karen D.
10/2016
5.0
landscaping, lawn service, mulch, tree service
  + 2 more
I was worried when I bought the groupon that the workers might take their sweet old time performing the tasks since I had prepaid for a certain hours worth of labor. On the contrary! The team came right in and worked quickly & efficiently doing everything I needed. They were so great that I purchased more time and got way more done than I expected. Also purchased mulch and had them spread it at a very competitive price. Chip the boss and all workers were very professional, friendly, and easy to talk to. I was so impressed with Chip's suggestions & expertise that I am hiring him to design & install my new landscape. You can't go wrong with The Garden Gnome!
Description of Work: Dead & overgrown bushes removed.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,500

BRUCE J.
09/2016
5.0
lawn service
  + -1 more
Their work is amazing! They can fill a BIG trailer to overflowing in a couple of hours. They have been out three times and each time I see improvement. They are coming again and this may be the point where we shift to maintanence monthly. Each time they are out for 3 hours and a haul away costs about $400/visit. It has really been worth it. I can now maintain a lot of the yard myself with their help. I highly recommend them.
Description of Work: They weeded and cut back overgrown flower beds, trimmed bushes, removed fallen giant bamboo, and removed "run away" climbing plants.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$400

Leonora S.
09/2016
5.0
landscaping, lawn service
  + 0 more
Very well. Two gentlemen arrived and did an awesome job. Work included eliminating several wasp nests. They would consult with me along the way to make sure they were cutting/trimming to my satisfaction. Clean up everything when they were done.
Description of Work: Clean up: weeds, hedges, etc.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Lance F.
09/2016
5.0
landscaping, mulch, tree service
  + 1 more
The garden gnome is a professional service that will listen to your needs and make recommendation to enhance and fix your landscape. I have every intent of using garden gnome to complete the re- landscaping of my front yard and bring it back to life. Can't say enough, very professional, and I would highly recommend using them.
Description of Work: Bush removal and replacing of landscape

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,000

Patricia H.
09/2016
5.0
landscaping, lawn service
  + 0 more
they worked extremely well, working methodically and quickly. All the work was done on time; and more. The clean-up was complete and all debris removed.
Description of Work: general cleaning up and cutting back of bushes and ground cover. Some small plants were to be removed and replaced with others.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$399

THOMAS C.
09/2016
5.0
landscaping, lawn service, leaf removal
  + 1 more
I'm pleased with the work completed by Garden Gnome. I hired 3 men for 3 hours for clean up and landscaping work. A 2 man crew showed up on time, prepared to work. They worked 4.5 hrs, providing me the same 9 man hours of work. I was pleased with their work and have already agreed to have them come back for more work.
Description of Work: Lawn and landscape clean up.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$300

Response from THE GARDEN GNOME
We look forward to working with you in the future.

Steve E.
09/2016
5.0
landscaping, lawn service, mulch
  + 1 more
Great! The guys were friendly and made suggestions along the way.
Description of Work: landscaping...BIG time!

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Kirk K.
09/2016
1.0
landscaping
  + -1 more
I couldn't get it scheduled because I needed to get it done in a week, not a month. I asked for my money back and they told me to call Angie's List. I don't have time for this nonsense and I will never buy another deal unless you refund my money and quickly
Description of Work: Landscape design

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0

$25

Response from THE GARDEN GNOME
We try to meet with people and schedule the work in a reasonable amount of time. When purchasing a deal through Angie's List the customer pays Angie's List, not the service provider. Angie's List pays the service provider. Therefore Angie's List takes care of refunds. Sorry if this is an inconvenience.

Paul R.
09/2016
5.0
landscaping
  + -1 more
Everything was done according to our understanding in less than 3 hours. We are very happy with their service.
Description of Work: Remove azaelias from front yard and spread mulch.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$300

Tessie H.
08/2016
5.0
landscaping, lawn service
  + 0 more
The weeds in my flower beds got out of control this summer so I contacted chip offers at The garden Gnome. He came out right away and gave an estimate for weed pulling & trimming only, an estimate for mulch, and a small landscaping project that I asked him about. He was very polite and took the time to explain everything to me. I decided on the weed pulling & trimming for now. The crew of two men arrived promptly and walked around the yard with me, answered my questions and then began their work, they were both very polite and professional and did a great job. They turned my Roebelenni Palm into a beautiful tree. I will definitely call them again in the future
Description of Work: Weed pulling and trimming

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$188

deborah B.
08/2016
4.0
landscaping
  + -1 more
I got this company through Angie's List. They came out and gave me information and things like that. I don't think it was exactly like the description but they were nice and everything and I would use them again. It said they'd give you a landscape drawing and all that kind of stuff and all they did was say, well, we can put this kind of tree in and this is what it will cost. There really wasn't any designing that they did. I was kind of disappointed that I spent $25 for them to say you can plant these kind of trees. I feel like my $25 was wasted but I don't have an issue with them, I mean they have called me back to see if I'm still interested. The bad was not giving the services as described in the deal I purchased from Angie's List; the $25 for an hour of landscaping evaluation of your yard including a simple drawing or a written explanation of the work done. They really didn't give me any other suggestions or ideas, they just said, 'oh, you can plant a tree here.' I had to wait several weeks for them to come.
Description of Work: They just came out and I showed them areas that I was concerned about and all they did was give me a list of trees that they could plant there. They just gave me a quote.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$25

Anita J.
08/2016
5.0
landscaping, lawn service
  + 0 more
Chip was prompt and provided a sketch and estimate as promised. The crew did a great job - planted according to plans and cleared out several overgrown areas. I am very pleased with the results - it added a lot to the "curb appeal" of our home!
Description of Work: Landscaping front yard

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,100

d T.
08/2016
5.0
landscaping, lawn service, mulch
  + 1 more
Chip came by evaluated yard and provided an estimate. Contacted me later to arrange time to do clean up. Team arrived as planned and over 2 days did the majority of the project.
Description of Work: general yard clean up hedge trimming mulch

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,700

Thomas C.
08/2016
5.0
landscaping
  + -1 more
Very well. He showed up on time, listened to what we were looking for and came up with a very nice plan to upgrade our back yard.
Description of Work: Estimate on backyard design and installation

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Cathy S.
08/2016
4.0
lawn service
  + -1 more
Great! I asked them to do what they, as the professionals, thought would add most value to the look of my yard. They proactively worked around my 1/2 acre yard and did a good job. As a bonus, they were nice, and I will use them again.
Description of Work: Small vegetable garden cleaned out. Beds attended to before mulching.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$299

BRUCE J.
08/2016
5.0
landscaping, lawn service
  + 0 more
Excellent! The first day they had three workers working for three hours. The second day (a few weeks later) they had two workers for three hours. The first day they attacked the front yard. It was amazing how much plant material was removed. Now I can maintain it by myself, with occasional help from Garden Gnome.m the second day they focused on run away growth of decorative ginger and binder weed. Again they hauled away a huge amount of overgrown plant material. They put a huge dent in the back yard, but there is much more to do.
Description of Work: Clean up an overgrown yard is a variety of climbing plants. They have come out twice.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$875

Alisa H.
08/2016
5.0
landscaping, mulch
  + 0 more
The Garden Gnome did a great job of making suggestions based on the look I was trying to go for in my landscaping. They were punctual and were accommodating to a last minute schedule change that I had. Would be happy to work with them again. Thank you, Chip!
Description of Work: Landscape planning, shrub removal, placement of new shrubs, flowers, trees, mulch.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,100

Cheryl B.
08/2016
5.0
landscaping
  + -1 more
It went very well. The Garden Gnome employees were skilled, friendly and professional.
Description of Work: Pulled out developed trees, bushes and flowering plants.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,500

Doris M.
06/2016
5.0
landscaping
  + -1 more
They were on time, very courteous and hard workers despite the extreme heat. Open to my suggestions and changes to original planting plan. I would recommend them to anyone wanting Landscaping done. Another crew was working at my Nieces house at the same time and she text me on how thrilled they were also. This was a refresh for them of landscaping The Garden Gnome had done originally some time ago. Two very happy customers The quality of the plants was also very good.. Great company to work with. The office help is also an asset to the company helpful and willing to help in anyway possible to make a great experience
Description of Work: Removed old plants and mulch in two areas of my yard. Checked the drip line and replaced obsolete line. Leveled planting areas and replanted with new plants, added new mulch and added border to one area

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,500

Laurie G.
06/2016
5.0
landscaping
  + -1 more
Everything we asked for. On time, friendly and it looks amazing.
Description of Work: First job was landscaping the back yard in October, second job was landscaping our front yard. Excellent job!! Met our expectations and then some. Highly recommend this company to everyone we know. Friendly and very knowledgeable in what plants would work. We will be calling them to put up our Christmas lights!!

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,900

Scott L.
06/2016
5.0
landscaping, lawn service, leaf removal, mulch
  + 2 more
I received quotes from 3 different SOD vendors. All made the same recommendation as Chip - Shade Resistant St Augustine. However, none of them and I do mean none of them went the extra mile to tell us where the Sod simply would not grow, because of the complete lack of light and constant moisture in certain areas of the property. That's a sign of honesty and integrity and none of the others we scoped made that offer. Chip's thoroughness and his honesty is what won us over. On the 3rd, after receiving competing bids (Chip was in the middle ground for pricing, fair IMO), a team of 6 men worked from around 9:30 until around 6, stopping only due to inclement weather. These guys were fun to talk with, they busted their ***** for us and generally just all around great help. There was no language barrier, either. When they were asking me about where to lay sod, based on Chip's map, I deferred to their expert opinions. I wasn't disappointed. We have beds to expand, now, which we have started. As a result of the work done by Chip and his team, our landscape is pretty much transformed. We spent, my wife and I, the better part of the two following days expanding on the groundwork that Chip and his team laid. Chip also has a network of great, local vendors to keep the lawn healthy. He has integrity, he's honest and overall a joy to work with, as was his team. My only gripe is that it was sometimes difficult to reach him during the quoting process, but he always responded eventually. And I'm seriously nitpicking to even say that. I would strongly recommend Chip for any landscaping needs - we will definitely use him again.
Description of Work: Cleaned out debris from entire landscape; a year of neglect and our beds / "lawn" were a crapshoot. It all had to go. Dug up old turf, disposed of it, and laid down new sod on entire property.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,500

Response from THE GARDEN GNOME
Thank you. It was a pleasure doing business with you.

Carl W.
06/2016
2.0
landscaping
  + -1 more
Barbara Waite - It all appeared going good until I found out the next day my sprinkler system was shooting a water spout in front of home on soaker hose.Knowing that the landscapers were the only one's working in there, I called Chip - Have to go through office. No response. We leave another. Finally Chip calls late in day and says, Oh, if I knew earlier I could of had the men out but their on their way home now. Said Monday, Monday came and although we had no rain, he called late in the day and said he didn't make it because of the rain. I stated we didn't have rain. Gave no instruction on how to take care of plants and gave no guarantee on work that was done. I had to call another nursery to get instructions. Some of the plants were okay but had to be removed and relocated due to not getting water from system. Along with this they also had to add new and more mulch due to it being so slim as well as no weed blocker. We ultimately had to hire a new company to fix the work that was done.
Description of Work: They pulled out four plants I was using as shrubs in the front of the home and replace with many different plants. They look nice but the overall experience was not so great.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
2.0
value
2.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
3.0

$950

Response from THE GARDEN GNOME
We were contacted about 1 week after the installation informing us that the drip irrigation had been damaged. The homeowner contacted my office around 2:30 pm on Friday, I called them back before 5pm. I did have guys working in their area earlier in the day and would have been glad to have just taken care of it then. However this location is about 1 hour from the office and I explained that I wouldn't be able to send someone until Monday late afternoon before we left the area. We were working a few miles from them and ended up getting rained out on Monday. We returned on Tuesday and fixed the small leak on the drip hose.

Alexander M.
06/2016
1.0
landscaping
  + -1 more
A little disappointed. Purchased the 'Landscaping Evaluation and Plans' for $159 and chose three dates that appeared to be open through Angie's List. A day or so later I received a call from , I believe, Manu who informed me that they would not be able to support those dates or anything out for over 2 weeks. "No good" I said and "please could you refund the money". I was told "yes", but over 2 weeks has passed and no refund. Will contact them again, but it is just one more thing to do that should have been taken care of by the business. Why should any of us have to chase anyone down to do their job? Accordingly, unless you want to create more work for yourself unnecessarily, I cannot recommend them. Will delete if they see this and refund the money.
Description of Work: Nothing and kept the money. Are more work than necessary.
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
$159

Response from THE GARDEN GNOME
We try to do good work and it normally can take two to three weeks for me to meet with a homeowner. Any items that are prepurhased through Angie's List are refunded through Angie's List. We always inform the customers of this policy.

Contact information

29251 Chandler Trce, Wesley Chapel, FL 33545

http://thegardengnome.net/

Service hours

Sunday:
Closed
Monday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday:
Closed

Licensing

Insured

No License Required for Trade
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Service Categories

Landscaping,
Lawn and Yard Work,
Mulch and Topsoil,
Tree Service,
Pavers and Hardscaping,
Drain Pipe Installation,
Leaf Removal,
Lawn Fertilization & Treatment,
Holiday Decorating

FAQ

THE GARDEN GNOME is currently rated 4.5 overall out of 5.

Sunday: Closed

Monday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Thursday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Saturday: Closed

THE GARDEN GNOME accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Check,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
No, THE GARDEN GNOME does not offer free project estimates.
No, THE GARDEN GNOME does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, THE GARDEN GNOME does not offer a senior discount.
No, THE GARDEN GNOME does not offer emergency services.
No, THE GARDEN GNOME does not offer warranties.
THE GARDEN GNOME offers the following services: Landscape design, landscape installation, SOD, IRRIGATION, FERTILIZATION, LOW VOLTAGE LANDSCAPE LIGHTING, CURBING,MULCHING, CLEAN-UPS, CHRISTMAS LIGHT INSTALLATION.

Contact information

29251 Chandler Trce, Wesley Chapel, FL 33545

http://thegardengnome.net/

Service hours

Sunday:
Closed
Monday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday:
Closed