Thank you for considering Custom Lawn & Landscape, Inc.! Locally owned and operated since 1981. Custom is your local landscape company. Simply put, our goal is to make your life easier while providing meticulous service. We have pride in the reputation we have earned in over 30 years of delivering service and guaranteed satisfaction to residences and businesses in the Johnson County area. Custom Lawn & Landscape, Inc is a fully insured and licensed lawn. landscape and irrigation maintenance company. We are licensed by the States of Kansas & Missouri to provide outdoor pest control services as well as turf and ornamental pest control. We currently have bonding capacity to $100,000 for commercial landscape and irrigation projects. Our current staff numbers over 35 employees and we service over 2,500 clients in the South and West Kansas City Metropolitan area.
Business highlights
43 years of trusted experience
Emergency Services Offered
Services we offer
Lawn care, tree & shrub care, mowing, lawn seeding & aeration, sprinkler repair/backflow tests, commercial snow plowing/salt, and more!
Services we don't offer
We do not specialize in landscape design or construction, and large tree trimming -- Don't see your need on our list of services? Give us a call to further discuss your needs!
Description of Work: Cleaned up everything including leaves and trimmed trees.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$100
RANDY M.
02/2014
5.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
Everything went well, and they did the work as requested. They met our needs and provided good advice, too.
Description of Work: I purchased a Big Deal for them to provide a landscape consultation and sketches.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$49
David C.
12/2013
4.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
Very nice man, but I thought the drawing would be much better than it was. Less than creative and done by hand, looked like it was thrown together. Did not have much in the way of suggestions for a plan to make the yard look nice. Disappointing.
Description of Work: Looked at redoing our landscaping and provided a drawing
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
$50
Margaret P.
11/2013
5.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
They came out promptly to estimate and when I gave the go ahead did the work within a couple of days. The grass came in thick and healthy and looks very nice. They also did a lawn treatment for about $60.
Description of Work: The zoysia grass in my side yard had all died. Heritage came out, raked it up and reseeded.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$190
Evan R.
09/2013
5.0
landscaping, lawn service, irrigation systems
+ 1 more
I purchased a Big Deal coupon from them. It went fine. They were prompt and courteous. They seem to be dependable.
Description of Work: I used Custom Lawn & Landscape, Inc for landscaping.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$30
Michael E.
09/2013
2.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
The crew was unable to obtain the sod needed so it was agreed to complete the sod and move bushes in the spring. When I called in the spring none of the original people I had dealt with remained with the company and the company refused to complete the work as agreed, even though they could have easily verified by contacting the original crew foreman.
Description of Work: Landscaping
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
4.0
professionalism
2.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
4.0
$2,000
Response from Custom Lawn & Landscape, Inc.
This is regarding work originally done in 2011, over 2 years ago. I tried to contact this customer numerous times during Spring of 2012. The customer wanted Zoysia sod. It was unavailable at the time of the original work. The customer was not charged for it. The following Spring we called to arrange for the sod, etc. and quoted a price. The customer stated the price was too high and would do the work himself. Removing and replacing sod is very labor and time intensive and we can't afford to do work below cost. We offered a discount but received no response. We do everything we can to keep our customers happy but we cannot do work below cost or discuss options when they do not return our calls.
Maureen M.
08/2013
5.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
They are very professional and customer orientated. Very timely and helpful. They do a good job of educating their customers about lawn care.
Description of Work: They come every week to mow the grass, and trim the lawn.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
bruce M.
07/2013
3.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
Not well. They did not do a good job when they came out and it was hard to get them back to do the job right.
Description of Work: Racked and remove leaves from yard
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
3.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
2.0
punctuality
4.0
$99
Robert Y.
07/2013
5.0
landscaping, hardscaping
+ 0 more
They were satisfactory. They gave me a proposal but I decided to do it myself. They were timely in coming out and doing it and they were also timely in getting a proposal back to me. It was well thought out and documented and so forth but it was just something that I didn't want to use.
Description of Work: Custom Lawn & Landscape, Inc. came out and gave me a proposal for some extensive landscaping and hardscaping in my backyard. I used the Big Deal for landscaping consultation.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$8,000
MARK J.
06/2013
5.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
Got a simple landscape plan with some straightforward planting plans and plat selections. Not terribly impressive, but the company's follow-through after I expressed my disappointments was really first-rate. They clearly care about their reputation and the service they provide their customers. I'd be willing to give them a try in the future if I need planting or landscaping services. For design services, I'll need to go elsewhere.
Description of Work: Provided landscape plan under as an Angie's List Big Deal.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
$50
Response from Custom Lawn & Landscape, Inc.
(deleted member name) Thanks for your reply. I understand that you had a bad experience and your review. We have taken steps to prevent future problems of this type. We don’t do these Angie’s List Deals anymore, Jamie is no longer with us and actually we no longer do Landscape Design. Negative reviews really hurt our reputation and we work hard to maintain and protect that! Thanks! Thanks for your email, Reg. I do appreciate your concern and your offer of a refund., but I really can't ask that of you after so much time has passed. I should have commented on the service back when it was delivered, but at the time, I just chalked it up to experience. My take away from the experience was not to purchase any of the Angie's List special deals. I really didn't have a right to expect much for $50. I finally filled out an evaluation because I kept getting emails from Angie's List asking for my comments on that service. Thanks again. Your response is impressive, and we'll keep you in mind in the future if we need landscape services. Mark Johnson
Richard R.
05/2013
5.0
landscaping, lawn service
+ 0 more
Everything went well. It was raining a lot so at first it was hard to schedule.
Description of Work: They cut my lawn weekly.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$40
Mike T.
03/2013
4.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
Had an issue with them trying to rush mulching between snow storms. I felt as if they did a cursory job and not exactly what I had requested, so the manager had the crew come back out to complete the work properly and they did an outstanding job. Very satisfied with the results.
Description of Work: Mulch delivery/spreading and leaf "removal"--clean leaves out of front beds and spread 2 yards of mulch.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$260
Response from Custom Lawn & Landscape, Inc.
We wish (member name removed) had contacted us earlier, however, upon receiving his comment on Angie's list , he was contacted and assured that this is not the type of work Custom Lawn does and that we would correct any deficiencies. The problem was caused by a communication break down between myself and the crew foreman. I want to assure all our future/prospective customers that we have made internal changes in our processes to minimize any similar problems in the future. We have also corrected the issues at the (member name removed) home, and during a follow up call (member name removed) commented that he was pleasantly surprised and pleased to see the problems were corrected at his home. At Custom it is our intent to deliver great service and value to our customers in a way that makes it a pleasant experience for all. Darrin Hatcher Operations Manager/Custom Lawn & Landscape, Inc.
James B.
03/2013
4.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
Custom did a satisfactory job. Regular maintenance went fine although pricing somewhat high (now that I have done some comparison shopping). Company rep (whose name I forget) worked at maintaining communication. Received 3 different price quotations for the September rehab that I had done; the original quote was the least expensive and was the price ultimately honored when I repeatedly reminded them of it. Also I made the mistake of assuming that an area of perhaps 150 square feet that I cleared the weekend before the fall rehab would be included in that rehab; it was not. I should have contacted Custom myself but I also believe they should have checked with me to see whether I wanted it included (and the price adjusted accordingly). With so many capable companies to choose from, I'll try some others before considering Custom again.
Description of Work: I used Custom's lawn maintenance program in 2012. In addition to the standard fertilizing weed control etc, I used them to rehab my lawn in September (aeration, verticutting, seeding). The $737 price I cite is for all services in 2012, not just the 9/10/2012 rehab.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0
$737
Response from Custom Lawn & Landscape, Inc.
Regarding the small area that we did not seed – We thought this was a garden area so we did not seed it. The customer acknowledges that a phone call would have corrected this without any additional cost to him. We called the customer three days before the work was done and again the day before but could only leave a message that we would be there on the appointed day. Our technician in the field could have called but, thinking this was a garden area, did not question the area as a potential new lawn area. Regarding our price for core aeration –When core aeration in conjunction with seeding there are four things that we accomplish with our equipment that only our very best competitors can match. 1) The spacing of our core holes is closer (to create more pockets for seed), 2) the core depth is uniformly perfect for seed germination, 3)the amount of soil pulled out of the holes is much greater (to help cover surface seed),and 4) partial fragmentation of the cores (also to help cover seed and to reduce the length of time it takes for the lawn to begin looking like it was not just core aerated). The purpose of all of this it to create the very best seed bed without the added cost (and lawn damage) of verticutting. The cost of the equipment necessary to do work of this quality is three times the cost of the equipment that is used by our low-cost competition. When using core aeration equipment small areas in the corners and edges of the lawn cannot be reached with any kind core aerator made. On every job we take the extra time to work the seed into the ground in these areas by using hand tools that are designed for that purpose. I have never seen this done by a competitor, but it is part of what makes our service worth the extra cost. The bottom line is that our customer was satisfied with the quality of our work and the seed job turned out well. I wish we could have had this conversation before our valued customer cancelled his service. It hurts to lose a great customer no matter what the cause.
I started using them when we moved into the area. When we wanted to add landscaping to our yard, they provided it. The turnover with the personnel has been substantial with 3 landscape managers in 5 years, 2 sprinkler managers. The last landscape manager was did an unacceptable job & I had so many problems with the billing that I "fired" them. I was called and asked to reconsider & did so after I put forth some demands. My yard was re-landscaped this year after they brought in a consultant and someone to oversee the work. My yard looks much better and the work was more acceptable but I still feel like another company might get work done without all the hassle. The price they quoted me this year to do some of the things that they have done in the past was entirely too high and I have elected to do it myself. I am staying with them in case some of my new plants don't make it, in order to have them replace them if necessary. They have been much more responsive to my needs lately, but I had to go through too much to get to that point.
Description of Work: They provide weekly mowing & trimming for me, have landscaped my yard (twice), opened & closed my irrigation system- generally handled all of our yard needs.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$10,000
Response from Custom Lawn & Landscape, Inc.
Customer was great to work with very patient throughout the process. This Landscape was difficult because of problems with the original Landscape Installation. That Designer is no longer with us. We have since hired a talented Landscape Architect and an excellent Designer to correct the problems. They were able to correct all deficiencies and actually make quite a few improvements to her Landscape. She received credit for all rework. We would rather have 'done it right the first time", it would have saved us time and money. However, when you depend on people sometimes things go wrong as in this case. We did stand behind our work, correct all deficiencies, credit her for anything that had to be redone and I believe she has a much better landscape today as a result.
Lark M.
02/2013
4.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
worker was prompt, polite & offered good suggestions about landscaping options w/planting recommendations & estimates depending on options chosen.
Description of Work: Landscaping evaluation w/ sketch
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0
$30
Janette B.
01/2013
5.0
landscaping, lawn service, mulch
+ 1 more
They provided a landscape sketch for our backyard along with a cost proposal breakdown of plants/flowers to use. They also gave us several colored pictures of plants/flowers to use which was extremely helpful. We bought our own shrubs and planted them ourselves, but his suggestions were key to how it all turned out.
Description of Work: They removed old shrubs and prepared area for planting and cut in a natural edge border to finish off with mulch.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$330
Terrence R.
12/2012
5.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
The architect, Kyle, was very professional and more importantly, asked me what I wanted and what my plans for the yard were before designing anything. He asked a lot of questions and gave me some ideas but was more interested in my viewpoint of whatt I wanted my yard to be like. The design came in just a few days and he also sent me all the pictures he took so that I could have something to look back on to see how bad the place looked when I eventually get finished with the project. It was a really great experience and I got a lot of great ideas for things I had never thought of prior to meeting with him.
Description of Work: They sent over a landscape architect who went around the backyard, which is a disaster, of my recently purchaed home. We talked about plants and shrubs that I would like, whether I had a green thumb and if I wanted to spend a lot of time taking care of the place. He then went over some ideas with me, took a lot of pictures and went back to his office and a few days later sent me a design for my back yard complete with the legal propert lines of my yard.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$360
Wanda L S.
12/2012
3.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
I explained what I hoped to see incorporated in the landscape design. What I received was a list of generic plants, e.g., azaleas. The design did not incorporate any of the features I had discussed. No specific color or names of shrubs. The plan appeared to be generic just a grouping of plants along the fences. No patio, no gardens, no seasonal planting, no planting for shade or sunny areas, just azaleas as I recall. Quite disappointed. Requested more information after receipt and none was provided.
Description of Work: The service requested was to provide a landscape design/plan for my back yard.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
3.0
Response from Custom Lawn & Landscape, Inc.
Thanks for your review we received in the last few days for work done last March. We always want to improve our service and your feedback is an important part of this process. Our goal is always to do a great job for our customers and do whatever it takes to make them happy. I am sorry that you were not happy with your design. I wish we had know about this earlier as we would have addressed it. We will be glad to refund any cost incurred. If there is anything else we can do to make up for your disappointment with our design, please let me know. Thanks!
Ruth G.
11/2012
3.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
Nice folks, showed up on time. Got a pencil drawing on the spot that I could have done myself; design was totally lacking in creativity.
Description of Work: Angie's Big Deal - Landscape sketch
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
5.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
$30
kathy W.
11/2012
5.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
I did not end up using this service just because I had already signed up with someone else. However, the estimate was provided timely and I liked that they had a three step plan for leaf removal. As we all know the leaves keep coming!
Description of Work: leaf removal
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Valerie O.
10/2012
4.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
After I described what I wanted, they seemed to understand. They came out and discussed the types of plants, and she corrected the drawing to include the ones I liked. It took several attempts at contacting them to have them get back to me, but it was the sub contractor that was difficult to get scheduled. Once he got out here and was done with his portion of the work everything went smoothly.
Description of Work: They came out and did a design for us, we haven't had them do the work yet.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
5.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
2.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$49
Ken H.
06/2012
4.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
They did a good job. Their sale rep was really friendly. Overall I think the experience was positive. The price was good. As regards punctuality, they weren’t on time with a couple of times. One of their strength is customer service. They are very friendly. They made a few mistakes along the way, but overall it was a pleasant experience because they really wanted to correct their mistakes.
Description of Work: I used Custom Lawn & Landscape, Inc. for landscaping.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
3.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$300
Brady P.
05/2012
3.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
I chose to not have them come out and do an estimate.
Description of Work: I requested an estimate for rebuilding my front flower bed and re-sodding about a quarter of my back yard. I was then informed in order for them to give me an estimate it would require a $45 fee. However if you did work with them they would credit that $45 to your overall total. I can understand that they probably get a lot of bogus calls to do estimates for people that have no intention of doing the work, but doing estimates are a cost of doing business in the construction industry. It is their policy, but being an estimator myself I do not agree with it.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
3.0
Response from Custom Lawn & Landscape, Inc.
We do charge a Landscape Consultation fee of $45 for any estimate that requires a design and a Designer. This is not just a cost estimate but requires someone to come out, meet with the client, access their current situation, their needs and come up with a artistic Landscape solution within their budget. It is impractical for us to provide this service and expertise to everyone who calls in free of charge. This takes time and costs us way more than $45. If we do the work or if the customer is not satisfied for any reason the customer is credited back the $45 fee, so it costs them nothing.
Lee M.
03/2012
5.0
lawn service, leaf removal
+ 0 more
Within a few days of my call to schedule service the service was completed.
Description of Work: Per my request fall leaves which had gathered next to my chain link fence, gates and around the back of my house were collected and removed.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$99
Mike T.
02/2012
4.0
lawn service, leaf removal
+ 0 more
Overall, it worked out great. They were flexible in scheduling around my schedule, showed up right on time and did as good of a job as I could've hoped (nothing glamorous about leaf pick up). I just moved here from Ohio where you just rake your leaves out to the curb and they're picked up by the city, so I was somewhat perplexed as to how I was going to get rid of the leaves. This worked out great and at a fairly reasonable price (no idea what proportion of my taxes went to leaf pickup in Ohio).
Description of Work: Leaf removal from yard and flower beds in fall.
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Service Categories
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FAQ
Custom Lawn & Landscape, Inc. is currently rated 4.5 overall out of 5.
Sunday: Open All Day
Monday: Open All Day
Tuesday: Open All Day
Wednesday: Open All Day
Thursday: Open All Day
Friday: Open All Day
Saturday: Open All Day
Custom Lawn & Landscape, Inc. accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Check,Discover,MasterCard,PayPal,Visa
Yes, Custom Lawn & Landscape, Inc. offers free project estimates.
Yes, Custom Lawn & Landscape, Inc. offers eco-friendly accreditations.
Yes, Custom Lawn & Landscape, Inc. offers a 5% senior discount.
Yes, Custom Lawn & Landscape, Inc. offers emergency services.
Yes, Custom Lawn & Landscape, Inc. offers warranties.
Custom Lawn & Landscape, Inc. offers the following services: Lawn care, tree & shrub care, mowing, lawn seeding & aeration, sprinkler repair/backflow tests, commercial snow plowing/salt, and more!
We do not specialize in landscape design or construction, and large tree trimming -- Don't see your need on our list of services? Give us a call to further discuss your needs!