THAYER NURSERY

Since they never gave me an estimate, no job was done obviously.

I had Thayer come for an estimate on a landscaping and patio job. I expressed interest in getting this work done soon by a local company. The person was prompt and friendly and came on a rainy and dismal day without complaint to look at our yard. He said he would get an estimate for me. After 17 days with no estimate, I called back and left a message and now it is 24 days later and I still do not have an estimate and my call was ignored. I saw another review similar to this and wish I had listened, as I feel I wasted my time with A company that apparently didn't want our business, very disappointing,

My neighbor did most of the interaction with them. Their quote was way more than we could afford so we did not go with them. But the gentleman was really nice when I spoke with him.

We are consistently pleased and extermely satisfied with Thayer Nursery. They are a wonderful nursery, provide top quality services and product and on top of that they take a personal interest in their customers. Overall, a great organization.

Thayer had great reviews here on Angie's List so I selected them along with a few others to obtain estimates on delivering a half cord of firewood to my home. They were by far the friendliest and most helpful of all the companies that I called. Furthermore, when I called them back a week later to actually place the order, the price was EXACTLY the same (including delivery) as I was quoted originally. (Should work that way, but it doesn't always). They were able to schedule delivery for the very next day even though I live about 45 minutes away from the nursery. Upon arrival, Peter was very personable and friendly and was excited about the product. Definitely an honest half cord...if anything, they over delivered...a ton of wood! Threw it in the wood stove that day and it burns great. Dry...clean....fabulous experience!

showed up on time, dumped wood on driveway (as agreed). wood is good quality, dry, and bug-free

For the consultation, Josh asked what our goals were and I told him low maintenance and to get rid of the fence we had. He immediately suggested sod, as it would cost little more than grass seeds based on the small area, and he suggested changing the already existing definition of the yard with cobbles. I agreed with him and he returned with an estimate several days later. We also received an estimate from Greencastle Gardens that was about $200 less than the Thayer estimate (the $1500 above includes a 5% discount for paying in advance) but we were eager to get the work done and the Greencastle estimate came in later than we had anticipated. Josh had given me his cell phone but he wasn't very responsive regarding the process going forward after we had prepaid to have the work done, or scheduling for the work to be done. My husband and I had to call him several times and leave messages at the Thayer Nursery main number before getting a response. We finally got a confirmed date and Jimmy came (right on time) with two others to complete the job a couple weeks later (they had offered to do it sooner but we were going to be out of town and someone needed to be there to water the sod). It was more work than I had anticipated and took most of the day. Initially we were not going to have the large bushes in the front removed but Jimmy suggested that we do so given their age and condition. He did so without an extra charge. Jimmy was responsive each time I went out to check on the work and answered all of my questions. At the end he gave us detailed instructions on how to care for the sod short term and long term and told us that we were welcome to call the nursery with additional questions. He told us that they often did work in the neighborhood and that he would drive by the check on the sod when he was around. They did a great job and I can't even begin to describe the improvement to our front yard. It is something that I am confident we, as non-gardeners, will be able to maintain and we are still receiving compliments from our neighbors.

The price they quoted us was $10,000. I have heard about their reputations in the area and the ratings on the list, but unfortunately they were pretty expensive. They seemed to be a professional company and I liked what he was proposing, but it was just more than I wanted to pay for that work.

The quality of the composted manure and food scraps was excellent. It was clean, with no glass or plastic scraps, and it was of a uniform consistency with no rocks or twigs or other debris. We will order again from them next year. Delivery was prompt and timely. The person who took our order over the phone was knowledgeable and helpful. The price is a little higher than we are used to but it was well worth it.

This winter, I called around to get prices on firewood as I've done in the past. As usual, after recovering from the shock of hearing prices for kiln-dried wood, I called and requested half a cord to be delivered and dumped in my driveway. They came a few days later, and although they tried to accommodate my request for a particular time they were a couple of hours later than they said. Still, they put the wood exactly where I asked. I've bought from Thayer for a number of years, and I've always had great wood from them. It burns cleanly, they come when they say they will, and you get the full amount (no short cords from these guys). Their logs are nicely sized, and burn about how they should. I've bought wood from lots of folks over the years, including from Massey (stay away!) and the Firewood Guy (my second choice). I like Thayer's wood better than the FIrewood Guy's because the latter's looks more perfect but has such large logs that they don't burn as well, and is ultimately more expensive. If you want your wood stacked, Thayer doesn't do it officially but you can pay PJ (JP? I can't remember) to do it for a negotiated amount. I think it would have been another $95 to stack the half cord I bought this winter. In the past, I've had them stack it and they are very efficient and stack it correctly, where you ask. In retrospect, I probably should have spent the extra hundred and had them do it again, as it took me forever to carry it and stack it on my porch - but I was feeling miserly and had already spent a lot! Definitely, buy wood from Thayer. you won't be sorry. Get enough to last into next season, if you can; if you have a garage or dry place to keep it, it only gets better over time.

excellent response, showed up as scheduled. did not have job done, too expensive for job i had in mind.

We would highly recommend them. They did a beautiful job of clearing the area before they planted. They are not the cheapest, but they are worth every cent that they charge. They are a little on the expensive side. We got other estimates. We would absolutely use them in the future.

I was able to arrange delivery within a couple of days. The wood was stacked very neatly. The wood is high quality - not quite as I would have ideally preferred, but insect and rot-free and definitely usable this season.

They were great. I feel like the wood could be a little bit better. We payed extra to have it kiln dried, it didn't seem like it was dramatically better than the wood I have gotten in the past. They came and stacked it for us. They have a good service where you can have half your cord delivered this year, and the rest the next.

Perfect. They showed up when they said they would. They promised their wood was great and it is. We're realizing this especially right now because we have burned through all the wood we got from Thayer. We just went to the grocery store for some wood bundles for these last few cold nights. What a disappointment! The stuff from Thayer burned easily and was clean. We stored it all winter in our basement without any noticeable increase in creepy-crawlies. This average grocery store bundle was wet and smelly. Tonight's fire could barely get going because of the wet and rotted wood. I'm sticking with Thayer for all my wood needs.

The back yard of my property looks gorgeous. They did a quality job I must say. Now if I could get looming trees out of that area so I know it won't be destroyed, I will be happy. They really made a beautiful area out of this area and I am pleased with them. I can tell you that.

While a bit on the higher side in terms of some of the other quotes I received I decided to use Thayer Nursery because of prior experience with them and references out here on Angie's List. Josh was very knowledgeable and professional. It took a couple weeks to actually get the estimate and then once I signed the contract to do the work it took about another month for them to come out and do the work. A little longer than I would have liked on both accounts but I suspect it is the nature of the business in the spring. The crew that came out to do the work was very professional and did a great job. The area looks amazing and I think it is at a stage where my fiance and I cannot maintain the current condition. Before we just didn't know where to start or have the time to do what needed to be done.

I called the nursery and there was someone available to answer the phone (rather than leave a message and wait to see if my call was returned). The agent was quite helpful in determining how much firewood I would need, and contacted someone to contact me about delivery and stacking. He called me within 2 days, and made the delivery 2 days later at the time scheduled.

I was very pleased with service. PJ spent three hours carrying the wood into the basement and stacking it. He also cleaned up very well afterwards. I think the price is fair $490 for the wood and delivery; and $110 for the stacking. The wood burns very clean and since it was going in the basement I definitely wanted to be sure it was insect free.

Great, they delivered the wood on time and were flexible with the schedule.

People on the phone were very helpful and knowledgeable. Wood was delivered earlier in the day than scheduled and was put where I requested it.

It went excellently. The gentleman on the phone was very nice, as was the driver. The wood is just as described, and was delivered exactly on time.

I do not need kiln dried wood, and am unwilling to spend $300+ on 1/2 cord of wood. Price seemed very high.

They did not cancel the appointment and they did not show up. I also called in advance to confirm and spoke to several employees but they did not give any indication that they would not show up.

Excellent - friendly prompt service, and great wood.