Habiscapes

Michael and his crew showed up to prep they are the day before. They did a great job. There was some trouble with getting the sprinklers to water the yard properly but they came back out and readjusted them. Currently part of the yard looks good while some areas are not. Hopefully when spring comes back around the grass will too. We were originally quoted $1100, but a different type of sod was used instead of what was originally intended. At the end with the sprinkler adjustments it came out to $1600.

Michael Wiegand arrived the same day I called to provide me with a quote. He spent a lot of time examining the areas that needed improvement, asking questions and more importantly listened to what I had to say. He then e-mailed me a quote that evening which I considered to be fair and reasonable. He volunteered to have the work started the next day if I wanted but I had another appointment so we agreed the work would start on Monday, morning 8/17/15. He was courteous, friendly and professional. He said he would check back with me at the end of the week to be sure the work was done as requested and that I am happy with it. (OBVIOUSLY I AM!) The work crew arrived promptly at 8:00 a.m. on Monday morning (8/17) and were finished by 5:00 p.m. All workmen were friendly and professional. At the end of the day I was asked if I wanted a flower bed that I had not included in the original request for a quote done as well. I decided to do so and asked for a price to do the additional work. I was quoted what I felt was a fair price to add this flower bed to the original project and match it with the new flower beds they had just completed. Since it was a smaller project, the foreman (James) and one worker showed up Tuesday morning (8/18) at 8:30 a.m. and finished the project by 11:00 a.m. James then reprogrammed my sprinkler system to better accommodate the new drip system. I can't say enough good things about James and his work crew. They were friendly but very professional. They seemed to enjoy the work they were doing and answered my questions while they worked. They cleaned up my property, including the street and sidewalk in front of my house at the end of each work day. I highly recommend Habiscapes, Michael Wiegand, his foreman James and the entire work crew if you want a fairly priced and professional job completed on time and within budget. This is a company that truly understands the meaning of "Customer Service". I will be contacting them again next spring for some additional work I plan on having done. Thank you. Mary H. Johnson.

Michael and his crew were amazing. They were professional, hardworking and always willing to go that extra length. We were given lovely designs and the crew showed the first day bright and early and never stopped working. Michael keeps the client informed with respect to cost/ budget and always provides daily updates. I would highly recommend his company for any type of landscape repair

We cannot believe how lovely our backyard looks! Michael and his crew were efficient and hard-working when putting our backyard back together. After backyard construction we needed them to relay the brick patio, make new brick walkways, lay new stepping stones, build stone steps, lay new sprinkler pipe, and create an area for a greenhouse. Midway through the reconstruction it was decided we needed a new tree as the old one had too much stress and damage. That was a herculean effort from his crew because the tree was large. A side bonus was that Michael got it for a reasonable price. Michael employs a large crew and that makes the job go faster. The men were all polite and respectful. Amber, the design person, was able to see some new ways for our yard to be restored that we had not considered. We are extremely pleased with Habiscapes and what they did for us.

We are thrilled with the result!! I can't really describe the many special processes involved in "preparing the site" prior to actually laying the pavers but trust me, they nailed it! You would have to have the expertise Michael's team possesses to get to installation stage but they knew exactly what they were doing and created a beautiful paved breezeway, a lovely spot for a shade garden, and designed an enchanting curved pathway that was exactly what we envisioned! We experienced Michael's artistry last year and felt confident he'd deliver what we wanted and our confidence was well placed...the result is stunning!

The work was completed on time in a professional manner by an excellent crew of workers that we were very comfortable having around the property. The patio and garden boxes and walkway are beautiful and exceeded expectations. We would recommend Habiscapes to anyone who needs landscaping work.

We have used this company for projects every year for the last four years when we bought this home. This job was nothing less than what we expected from our past experience...excellence! His employees are punctual and friendly. We have been in Idaho for only four years and not knowledgeable of the types of trees and bushes that thrive in this climate. Michael has made several recommendations which have turned out nicely. We currently have projects in mind for later this year or early next year. Keep in mind, Michael books well in advance so get your project conception going early. If Michael took his company "public", we would buy shares.

We've been very happy with Michael and his team. They were friendly, professional, and responsive.

We had email problems at the start, but got them straightened out. Said he would set up an appointment and never did.

We couldn't be happier with the result. It's the lovely, tranquil, Tuscan appearance we wanted. We appreciated Michel's attention to detail and our vision as well as suggestions and advice when we sought it. The whole process took less than two days and his crew left a pristine site behind that required no tidying or clean-up from us. The entire experience was pure pleasure for us and the price was very reasonable for the amount of labor and product provided. We will definitely call Michael again with another project we have in mind...no hesitation at all. He's the best.

Michael and his crew were professional and respectful throughout this 7 day project. They arrived on time every day and all members of the team worked well together. The level of support among the team to complete daily goals was high. Individual team members had specific training and/or talents and that team member took the lead as needed. Each day team members cleaned up and communicated with me about the plan for the following day. As the project advanced, Michael offered a few options based upon the original plan and thoughts he had on possible changes. His ideas were excellent and improved the overall landscape. I was impressed with Habiscape's process as well as the finished product they accomplished. I wholeheartedly recommend Habiscapes for landscaping services.

I requested an estimate on backyard and front yard landscape redo per their on line website May 10,2014. Michael Wiegand emailed me a couple times on May 10th. He asked me what I needed done. I responded . He told me they were booked until July and asked me if it could wait. I responded yes. He asked for my address. I emailed him my address and NOTHING!!!!!! I received responses from 3 other landscape companies, they came to my house, and gave me estimates. I picked a great company that was suggested by a co-worker. Nearly 6 weeks later..... on June 15th........Michael Wiegand emails me " Are you working with anyone to help you with design...I have you scheduled for next month." This guy never even called me or emailed me to set up an appointment to see my yard. Can you say poor communication. I responded saying I picked a company to redo my yard. Micheal Wiegand's exact response "my designer dropped the ball.....good luck with your project!" Habiscapes...I don't need luck...I have PERFECTION CONSTRUCTION and I AM GLAD TO GIVE THEM MY $ 25,000.

We went into our landscaping project totally on blind faith in Michael Wiegand and his excellent crew. We had absolutely no knowledge of trees, shrubs, bushes and grasses--what would be suitable, where something would grow, what would look good. After communication with the designer (Green Designs) and concrete contractors (Mr Mudd, Precision Masonry (all providing equally excellent service), Michael established a schedule of implementation. The beautiful result was accomplished well within budget and timeframe. His goal is customer satisfaction and he achieved that with us. Michael has set the bar higher than we had ever experienced with other contractors.

I originally contacted Habiscapes on April 22, 2014 requesting a quote for installation of patio pavers and designing back yard landscaping. He responded asking if my project could wait until July because they were booked out that far. I said I could wait that long if I knew the scope and cost of the project but that I couldn?t wait that long for an estimate from him. It took 20 days(May 12th) to receive a response from Michael with a quote of $1350. I responded with an email saying that the price was in the ballpark and requesting he put me on his schedule. In the meantime, I scheduled an appointment with a design person that he put me in contact with. She was two weeks out in her schedule so I have not met with her yet. After two more weeks (June 1st) I contacted Michael to make sure I was on his schedule. His response was this email: ?I only accepted the job because you indicated there was more than just the paver job?we have had an overwhelming amount of requests this spring and we?ve had to move our base line up to 5k to make ends meet?If you only have the paver job and not the other landscaping you indicated originally we will have to pass on this project.? I resent that it took Michael almost six weeks to tell me that he had a minimum of $5,000 on jobs that he accepts. He could have told me at the beginning and I would not have lost the time to find another contractor. This man?s customer service skills are seriously lacking. It took almost three weeks from the initial contact to get a quote. It took another three weeks for him to finally say he wouldn?t accept the job because it was below his minimum. I guess if you don?t spend big bucks your business is not worth it to him. That is his prerogative but he should tell people up front what his minimum is and not waste everyone?s time.

Michael responded to my request for a bid the same day. The crew started working the very next day. They were like working machines!! Removed all the old shrubbery and weeds from flower beds, also in the driveway. Hauled everything off, and cleaned up after themselves. Scoped up the weedy gravel and replaced it with new road mix. I was very impressed with the whole crew. They replanted all the flowerbeds with new shrubs and perrinials. I would highly recommend them!!! They were fantastic!!!

Michael and his crew arrived promptly. He and his crew are very personable, hard working, professionally competent and a joy to have around. The job was completed quickly and well. Our yard has never looked better. Final price was exactly as bid, even though there were several adjustments throughout the process. This is the third time we've hired Habiscapes, and each time they have exceeded our expectations!

In the beginning I called several landscaping companies. I explained to each of them my thoughts on what I would like to have done to the yard. I let each one know that I had to have written plans because any changes to the landscaping had to be approved by the architectural committee (home owners association). They all promised plans to go along with their bids. I received bids from several of them but no plans. The only one that was honest about what they could provide was Michael with Habiscapes. He is the only one that referred me to somebody that could put together said plans. He waited until the plans were completed prior to giving me a bid. He knew exactly what needed to be priced out and did not assume or guess. I am not sure how anybody could provide a bid on something not designed... He sub contracted out the design work to Barb Heller with Green Designs. After several sessions with Barb she put together written and digital plans that contained not only a full drawing but also a "parts" list for Michael. They met and coordinated the changes that would be made to match the plans. Michael cares about his craft and the outcome of his work. He wants his customers to be happy and enjoys it when they are. Here are some examples: Through the entire process Michael kept me abreast of the timeline for the project. The first day came and they jumped right in. The crew worked hard to complete the work. The timeline Michael gave me was followed and completed in the time frame outlined. The workmanship is of high quality. Michael made sure I was aware of "snafus" that they ran into along the way. For instance the original landscaping company only ran two wires to the four zone drip system control box. Considering both were already being used and we needed a third dedicated one for the garden boxes this was a problem. Michael squared it away and outlined his approach to overcome the problem. Barb and I chose some bushes for the front that would be used as a privacy barrier. There was nothing wrong with the bushes we chose; the time of year however the available selection was very poor. Michael took several trips to try and locate not only the right type of bush but the right size of bush. He understood the intent of the bushes as a privacy barrier and did not want to plant plants that were too small. When he couldn't locate the proper plants of the size desired he coordinated with Barb to find an alternative solution. Barb ran the suggestion by me, we approved it and Michael installed the new selection. He could have simply planted the tiny bushes and called it a day. He knew what the intent of the bushes were and did not do that. The time of year we are doing this work 1 gallon plants (smaller plants) would likely perish or not make it through the winter. Because of that Michael recommended that we break the work into two phases. Generally speaking phase 1 consisted of the larger plants and the majority of the hardscape and phase 2 is the smaller plants and likely a water feature. It would be much easier to simply plant whatever he could and move on. Rather he let me know that not only would it be better to plant in the spring but the selection of plants would be better. He told me how the process for moving plants through the nurseries works and let me know that too early and you get last years (which we don't want) a bit later and we would get the "new" stuff and a larger selection allowing him to cherry pick the correct plants. As you can see, on several occasions Michael took action because he cared about what he was doing and wanted his customer to be happy with the result. I highly recommend Habiscapes. I would hire them again if the need arose and I can't wait for this spring when they come back and finish off the project. Cheers.

It went well. Mike is flexible and helpful. Would make suggestions and was in daily contact. Looked for ways to save us money where possible. Mike and his crew are professional, respectful and hard working. The bubbler was something we thougth we might do next year, but Mike was able to help us make it happen this yr. No surprises on the quotes. We now refer to our backyard as our "little bit of paradise". Absolutely beautiful work. Only one drawback-we feel we should have insisted on bringing in topsoil for under the sod, as it appears it is not doing well. Hoping it looks better in the spring. FYI- Although you do not have to put a sealant on the pavers-we have belgard pavers- we will probably be putting a sealant on because we are constantly bringing sand into the house.

I couldn't be more pleased with the work Michael and his crew did. They arrived on time and were very respectful of our home. He helped us through some design issues with our fire pit and the outcome was amazing. The crew cleaned up the yard every night before the left, and Michael kept me up to date on the progress of the project. We have received many compliments on the final product. The quality of work was excellent and I wouldn't hesitate to use Habiscapes again for another landscaping project. Michael is a craftsman when it comes to stonework.

I contacted Michael July 28th. He got back to me August 5th. He said he was having computer problems. He said he would get back with me for a free consultation. It is August 18th, and he has not made that consultation. I interpret this as he is very busy at this time of year. His customer service is not "A" quality. Maybe "C", thus his rating. He may be a very fine landscaper, but his customer services skills are lacking somewhat. That's OK. I will look for someone else. Justin

Horrible customer service, wasted an entire day of my time waiting.

Our experience with landscapers up until we met Michael had not been so great. Because we live in the foothills the type of landscaping that we needed was very specific and we were on a strict budget for this project, it was proving difficult to find competent people for the job. After meeting with s few different companies, all of which over quoted and showed us designs that left us very underwhelmed, we found Michael and his company, Habiscapes. Our hunt was over. Michael came to take a look at our project and we could not have been more impressed. He spent a great deal of time listening to what we wanted and he even gave us some advice on other parts of our landscaping that we were having issues with that he did not even plant for us. His knowledge of native plants and firewise planting was so vast. He brought pictures of the plantings that he was thinking about for our yard so we could visualize what he was going to plant. He asked for our input if we didn't care for some of them. I have to say everything that he picked was beautiful. It was like he could read my mind. The best part is he came in right on budget. He and his crew came when they said they would and finished when they said they would. The result.... Our yard is AMAZINGLY beautiful. Better than we could have ever hoped for. His integrity endeared him to us even more. He told us that the plants that he had chosen for our yard came in under budget and instead of keeping quiet and pocketing the extra money, he bought us additional plants. Michael and his crew cleaned up after themselves and left things absolutely immaculate when they left. Just when we thought things could not get any better we recieved a follow up email from Michael about a week later just checking in to make sure everything was looking good and offering any advice that we needed on keeping the yard beautiful. Since then Michael has been out to our house twice to check on our plantings and to advise us on a watering schedule for these very hot temps that we have been having. As a result the yard is looking more and more beautiful every day. Needless to say, we will not be using anyone but Michael and Habiscapes in the future for our landscaping. If you use him for your landscaping needs you will not be disappointed!

We honestly cannot say enough great things about Michael and the whole crew at Habiscapes. We contacted Michael in December of 2012 to get everything planned out and talk through potential ideas for what we could do with our firepit and backyard area. At the time, my wife and I really didn't have much of an idea about what we wanted done, only that we wanted to get things looking nice and add some significant xeriscaping. We had done some research regarding providers in the Boise area and, after talking to some co-workers, decided to have Michael out and see what ideas he had. During our first meeting with Michael, we quickly knew that Habiscapes was who we wanted to do the work on our house. He came prepared with a multitude of ideas and materials to help guide us through the design process and come up with an overall design that we really felt confident about. The first thing Michael and his team got to work on was the firepit area. Our plan was to keep only our original firepit tank, and have Habiscapes redo the fire ring, the patio around it, and build a retaining wall on the back side facing Boise. From the first day Michael and his crew arrived on site, we were very impressed with their work ethic and attention to detail. Nowhere was this more notable than in the work they did on the firepit, patio, and retaining wall. We ended up using a combination of flagstone and pavers and the attention to the detail in their work was absolutely amazing. Our backyard area is on a hill overlooking the city and the patio shape we ended up going with was a more natural shape requiring a significant amount of cutting and also leveling of the surface. In the end, the patio and firepit area we received far exceeded even our admittedly high expectations.........we were blown away! As the firepit/patio area took shape, we began to think more about the design of the overall rest of the backyard around it. Originally, my wife and I had pictured some small xeric areas worked in with the grass, but as the design began to take shape, Michael felt like we could go with a full-on xeriscape for our entire back yard, and we agreed. Work began on the backyard a few weeks later and, again, we can't say enough about the quality of the work and the attention to detail. For the backyard area, we totally relied on Michael's design expertise and he delivered. Although we were using his design, he and the team were still untra-flexible and could quickly turn on a dime to make changes that we came up with as we worked through the process. in the end, once again, we have a backyard area we never dreamed of and that we couldn't be happier about. We liked everything so much that we had the team back last week for some additional work on the front of our house and, again, we are ecstatic about the work. Bottom line is we both believe there is no one who could have provided us with a product even remotely close to what Michael and his team have done. If you are looking for the highest quality work, attention to detail, design expertise, and just overall pleasant folks to work with, you could not do better than Habiscapes. We look forward to Michael and his team coming out again next year to work on the side sections of our yard, the only spots that have not yet been Habiscaped.

Michael was very professional, but somewhat hard to connect with because he's so busy. He had great ideas for our small landscape project, but was a bit more than our budget could afford. The rock water feature in the bid seemed a bit more expensive than what we had priced around town. He kept us aware of his schedule and where our project would be scheduled if we chose to go with his business, which was nice. His website shows great designs, just not in our budget.

Habiscapes did an outstanding job on our project. Our seven year old backyard was in need of a makeover, one that would work for entertaining large groups as well as small gatherings, and able to thrive in the arid Idaho climate. We wanted something special, an outdoor living area that would add usable space to our current home. Habiscapes took time to listen to our vision -- they did an excellent job translating what we thought we wanted. We especially liked the way Michael worked with us. There were several parts of the job that we undertook ourselves that required close coordination with the Habiscape team. They were great and adjusted their work to accommodate our needs. From an owner's perspective, these guys could not have been better for high quality and workmanship. We love our new backyard, and so do all of our friends!