Allen Landscape Center

We picked up some junipers and they came by and dropped a couple of trees and put them in there.They did a great job totally.

Overall, I would give them a C and I'll tell you the reason for that. When I talked to the person there, I asked him if he was a landscape architect. I'm not sure that he was. I'm not sure that he was honest with me. He drew up a plan which seemed simple, but in living with the plan that he drew up and the plants that they put in, some of them were not appropriate. My house faces west and the front of the house has a lot of shade. And also, some of the sod that they put in, they put it around the side, which was like on the north side, which gets no sun. There are grasses for shade, but in the deep shade section close to the house, the grass died completely in spite of everything that I did for it. So there was a carelessness. I'm almost 80 years old and I've done my own yard work for years, and I would not have put anything but a deep shade seed down there or sod. I don't know if it comes in sod. They made it look pretty to start with, but they put in two evergreens that both died. Both started showing signs of dying within a year and one died completely. I left the other one. I just wanted to see what it would do. I pulled the first one out and I forget the brand name of it. But they had not broken up the root ball and it was just a coincidence that I read that particular evergreen absolutely needed to have that done. Professionals should know that. I'll just say that in my lifetime I've planted several trees and shrubs, and I never lost one. This one, it died. I was gonna take it back to them, and then a guy that was doing some work in the house for me thought I wanted it in the disposal and he threw it out. I was so busy with my friend's death and taking care of her and her business that I just never got around to following through, so I can't say that they didn't make it right, because I didn't approach them. I just have been very disappointed with the difficulties that their work has caused me. And the things they put in that looked pretty, as they're maturing they're really not so pretty. They're not appropriate for where they are and for the things that they put around them. They put in a ground cover that when I asked about this ground cover at a couple of nurseries, they don't even sell it any more. It was inappropriately used where they put it at my house. I can't say that they would not respond to these things, but I can say that there were errors in what they did and they're errors that I, just as a person who plants things, would not have made. Like with those shrubs and the evergreens. Those are big mistakes when you're paying that kind of money. If you don't put a plant in the ground the right way, the plant's not gonna survive. You always break up root systems in the sense of loosening the dirt around them. I read an article within a year or two of this happening that talked about this specific plant, saying that that plant really needed to have those roots loosened up, and when I took that one out of the ground, it totally had been stuffed in the ground the same way it came out of the pot. So it disappointed me. And another thing that I wondered about those was when you plant something like that, you put water in the ground as you're planting it. For one thing, you push a hose in the ground to settle the dirt so there's no air around it and put more dirt on that so that it's really soaked around that. I had to water sod and everything; kept everything alive except those two shrubs. My assumption was probably wrong but you would expect professionals to do it the correct way, because if they'd done it the correct way and the way that I was watering would have been sufficient for it if it had been well soaked to begin with. So I'm disappointed with them and would encourage anybody to exercise caution and make sure and monitor what they do as they're putting plants in. I am tired of being jerked over by professionals, and I don't know if it's because I'm old or because I'm a woman, but for most of my life I've done work for myself. I'd love to be able to hire somebody, but there's just too many different areas where I just get jerked over. Most of the work I'm getting done now is by a handyman. I don't know if I'm gonna get to it this Summer, but they left this other evergreen in the yard which is really pathetic now and my thought is to take it over there and show it to them and tell them what happened. The crew was a hard working crew, but the design and the management part of it I would give a C for quality. They should be aware of what they're putting in and what the needs are.

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Excellent work !!!! Dealt with Tim Doffin, and he was remarkable. Price was middle of the road, but I don't mind paying a little extra for great service. He didn't disappoint. Professional, prompt, and courteous. Was happy to work with me when I slightly changed plans mid stream Even added a couple extra touches which weren't in the original plans, but really accentuated the overall project. They really tore up my side yard with the bobcat going back and forth probably 50 times, but when the work was done, they fixed what they tore up, and 2 weeks later you couldn't notice a difference. Now my wife has more idea's for the back yard, and I will definitely call Tim, and Allen Landscape for the next project. Very highly recommend them.

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It is gorgeous with stones and rocks. They did a beautiful job. We are happy with their work. It took them a reasonable time to complete the job. They were working very hard and they have all the big equipment to drop off the heavy stones and everything. They just kept going until it was done. It did take a couple of days, but it was a huge task. Jon himself, the designer, just did a great job. He is so nice and said that if anything dies, he will come back and replant it. He is really good. He guarantees and everything. Landscaping is very expensive, but the price was worth it.

Very well, knowledgeable and was the best $30 I spent so far.

Called John at Allen's Landscaping back in May. John returned my call promptly. He said that he could see us the following Thursday and was at our house on that day as promised. He did a thorough walk around of the area that needed to be re-landscaped and told us he would get back to us in a couple of days. On Saturday we went to his office and he gave us a layout of the area to be landscaped and the plants that would be used and where they would go. And we got our quote for the work also. The price was very competitive with other quotes. We liked John's professionalism and attention to detail and decided to go with Allen's. He was up front with the fact that they were very busy and he would not be able to start until late July or early August. The workers started on July 24th and finished on July 30th. The work they did was beautiful. My wife and I were both home while they worked and constantly kept us in the loop with what they were doing. There were times they would ask us come outside and ask us our opinion on something or give us suggestions to help. The result exceeded our expectations. I would absolutely use Allen's Landscaping in the future. The entire experience was wonderful. They kept every promise and the quality of work was a 10 on a scale of 1 to 10. The worker's were polite and professional as was John.

John, the landscape design/sales person showed up at the agreed upon time in May. After meeting with him and explaining what we wanted done, he took measurements of the property/area and went back to draw up plans. Within two weeks we were able to sit down and review his plan which included pictures of the plants he would replace the bushes with. We didn't like a couple of the suggestions, so we asked that he change the plants to others that we like better. He agreed to see if he could find what we asked for. (He wasn't able to find exactly what we wanted but his substitutions were fine.) The job took three days to complete. The work started on June 10th and was completed by mid-afternoon on June 12th. His crew arrived on time every day. The first two days consisted of three men with the last day only two. They worked really, really hard to remove all of the overgrown bushes, stumps and all! We are totally pleased with their performance and the respect they showed to us. You couldn't ask for a better crew than the ones we had working at our house! We are thrilled the way our house and landscaping looks. You can actually see the house now! People have already been complementing us as they walk by how beautiful our yard looks! Would I use this company again? Absolutely, in a heart-beat. Price-wise out of three bids, they were the best and we are quite pleased with the cost.

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We went to the providers location to pick out 4 to 5 new trees to be installed at our home. They did not have the type of trees we were looking for and would not be getting any new shade trees in stock that late in the season. So we located another Landscape company which had the products we were looking for and they completed the work about a week later.

Brick paver patio and some landscaping

The guys were very experienced and very efficient. It turned out beautifully. They did a very good job. John was the architect, and he was excellent. The price was in line with other estimates we got.

I contacted Allen Landscaping to get advice on what to do along the back of my property to provide privacy as well as a wind shield. John came out and we discussed some challenges, such as the deer that occasionally come out of a nearby forest and feast on my flowers and shrubs. John suggested a certain type of juniper because they are deer resistant. (Too prickley for the deer to enjoy). John and the Allen Landscape team put in the junipers and they looked great...for about 2 weeks. We got several very strong storms with high winds and a few of the junipers tilted over a tad. I called John and left a message and within 48 hours his team stopped by on their way to another job and fixed the and quot;leaners.and quot; I plan on calling John again this fall and have another project done. I've recommended Allen Landscape on US 30 to my friends, family and colleagues.

Had to wait for callbacks initially - but estimate done on time, work done exactly as promised, and completed on time. Overall - very good job. Definitely recommend their work.

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They do excellent work. They will come out if you have a question or a problem and they are very nice about it. They also offer 1 year warranties on the trees that you purchase from them and are installed by them. I have had them replace a tree for free once. They do beautiful clean landscape work. You definitely get what you pay for and they provide the highest quality. Their primary landscape designer is an actually arborist who is certified in tree study. He is very knowledgeable and trained in his profession.

They did a great job. They didn't charge me for this repair as they had put the original fence in 2 years ago. I was extremely happy with them. They worked very quickly.

I interviewed several companies and this company did not have any complaints against them. They gave me a nice plan. They have a good quality of plants and products. I told them what I wanted. He came up with a plan and worked with the plants that I wanted. He will honor his plant guarantee for the plants that expired this past summer. I feel that I got what I paid for and I'm glad that they have a good reputation.