A Yard and a Half Landscaping Cooperative

Looks like a different place! Although the patio was enlarged, the design does not make the garden look smaller

I have a small budget ($2k) and was interested in getting help landscaping our yard, because we have limited resources I mentioned the possibility of at the very least getting a design plan if it couldn't cover the build itself. The person that I spoke to very quickly said that they don't do landscape design (event though it's clearly listed as one of their central offerings) and that I'd have to have a project with a minimum of $10,000 to get a design plan. I mentioned that my goal wasn't the plan it was the landscaping itself and after a few very frustrating minutes of back and forth she said the minimum project they work on is $3000. This was not mentioned anywhere and prior to asking for an estimate I read the reviews and saw several projects under that price point. While their work and website look very professional I would only call them if you have a significant budget since they seemed annoyed to deal with someone who didn't meet their minimum threshold. I'll take my business and what to me is a very significant budget (and my savings!) elsewhere.

It went well, we were happy with the outcome.

The steps look beautiful. They used brownstone for the treads and they look beautiful. We had some problems with the colums that hold the small portico, but these were fixed and the result is amazing.

They were very good. Very reasonably priced. Some of the weeds grew back but not all of them.

Same as above. They came to remove leaves until the end of season.

They were great! They were efficient and responsive. There were two to three guys here doing the work. They completed the job in about 5 days.

I can't say enough good things about Carolyn and her crew. They were very easy to work with, came up with a great design, listened to us, and did what they said they were going to do on time and on budget. Job included planting, stonework, water feature, and lighting.

Yard and a Half did work on landscaping my yard several years ago, so I was interested in having them do this work, as I knew it would be well done. It was. The appearance of the lawn and garden is improved with the clean edge and maintenance is much easier.

We loved working with this company. We had long wanted to remove the ugly slab of concrete in our backyard and replace it with a winding brick patio. Geovanni seemed to be the only landscaper willing to work with us on the design. He reviewed a ton of sample photos and came over with sketches and to mark off where everything would go. All the other companies wanted to sell us on something simpler with common interlocking pavers but Geovanni was a true artist. We got the city hall pavers we wanted and, four years later, we still get a thrill every time we hang out in our transformed back yard. They also removed two dead purple plum trees and planted a Japanese maple and dogwood that are thriving.

The entire project was well-managed. We ended up scaling a few landscape related things back for now, and then adding a few small things that had to do with fixing an issue with our walkway (unrelated to this project and company). The team that did the work was great, and they completed almost all of it in one day with very little disruption. They were detail-oriented, and made sure not to tear up or destroy the surrounding lawn. The quality of the plant material and the design are very high. We are extremely happy and will use them again for sure.

I requested an estimate for my patio installation over the weekend and received a phone call from A Yard & A Half Landscaping within 2 business days. The call was very informative-- the individual with whom I spoke gave me a rough estimate over the phone based on the patio square footage and designed size of the retaining walls. Her estimate came in quite a bit over my budget of $5k to $10k. I appreciated that they were able to give me a ballpark estimate over the phone so that we didn't waste time with a site visit or appointment. I would definitely keep them in mind in the future when requesting landscaping or masonry work.

They are very good. It's actually a company that's now owned by her employees. The previous owner I believe retired and sold the business to the cooperative. I think that's the story. So, it's kind of owner-operated which is they put a nice future. They did a very nice job. I think at least the person that I've been working with, if you want a very formal trimmed looking garden, I think that's not, at least the work they've done for us is much more cottage style. I think they kind of follow what you want and will give advice if I say "Oh, I really want to plant x here". So they say, "Well, it doesn't have enough sun, it won't do, it won't grow". They planted a small tree for me, that was really expensive, and did fine the first year in the winter and then suddenly it just died. And, they replaced it. I think the hardscape, unless they change their policy, they're sort of lifetime guarantee. So, our patio buckled with the difficult winters we've had, and they came back and looks it up a bunch of stone on and reset them so that we could work forward. They come when they say they will. We've used them for many years, so they become so more friendly.

I just called to get an estimate and was told they have a $3,000.00 minimum they charge. That should be on the description here at Angie's List.

Eulalio was very professional and listened well to what I wanted, providing some feedback and suggestions that I appreciated. It took a couple of weeks for me to get the quote from him and I had to write to the owner to remind her that I was still waiting for the quote. When I received the quote, I was surprised to see the price and there was not a lot of detail as to what it entailed, although I asked for him to itemize everything so I could determine what I might hold off on for the future if the price was too high. Instead, I got a couple of lump sums. This made it very difficult to compare to other quotes I had received and to know everything that was included. In particular, I was taken aback by the price of $2,332 for seasonal maintenance (mowing, pruning and disposal of debris). This comes out to about $150 each visit over the course of the Spring/Summer, as compared to the $35/week I have been paying. Because it was not spelled out exactly what they were going to do to explain this huge price difference, I had no idea if I could remove some of the work to bring the price down. In any event, the price difference was so great that I could see no way to make sense of the work and decided not to go with A Yard and a Half. I did send him this feedback and did not hear back from him about removing some services to bring down the price.

Eulalio and his office assistant were professional and responsive. He was knowledgeable and thoughtful when visiting for make the estimate. It did take a while for the estimate to be finished, but he apologized. In the end we went with another provider due to cost.

They showed up on time for the appointment. They were knowledgeable and listened to my needs well. They followed through well and the results were great.

I had called in order to get an estimate for spring and fall clean up as well weekly lawn cutting.The person I spoke with stated he will come by the following Wednesday at 10AM. He did not show. I left for work and called to ask why he never showed. The woman's immediate question was why I took so long to call. She should have first apologized and then ask questions later. Unfortunately I had not gotten any names and could not say who promised the estimate. The date and time nor my name had been recorded in their books. Because of the attitude of the person I had to hang up in order to not say something I would regret later. Your response has been read and I do believe someone is not telling you the truth......

They were very friendly and professional and did a nice job.

The workers,headed by Giovanni,did the most perfect job possible---did not ignore requests for changes, and met our highest plans, for a perfect job by the most pleasant staff.

They were very efficient and very professional. They did a very good job of improving my landscaping. I would use them in the future.

The price they charge was reasonable and they provided us an good service.

It went beautifully. The overseer helped with design as needed, accompanied me to several places to look for stone, very pleasant, flexible and informed. Once the work began, the crew were always on time, worked the whole time, were very energetic and precise.One day it started raining and I expected to see them retire to their trucks. Instead, they erected a tarp canopy and kept going. Several neighbors commented they'd never seen such hard workers. There was lots of proactive communication throughout the process. I was especially impressed with how careful they were to protect the property adjacent to the work area and the pristine condition they left things in each evening. I couldn't be more pleased with the product and I won't hesitate to hire A Yard and a Half to do another project.

I had been putting off fixing my front steps and had also been trying to figure out what to do with my yard. The steps had become treacherous and the back yard was just a mass of old shrubs with no real beds. I was stuck so decided to contact some landscape designers and see how it went. I met with Carolyn and we walked the yard, discussed what I liked, what I didn't like. She came back with a design that was beyond my expectations. She also understood that I would like to break the work up over a few years in order to control costs. This was not a problem for her. The first part was the back yard. The second, the front steps. In both instances, I cannot say enough about the workmen who were here doing the work. The were always courteous and respectful to me and my property. They explained what they were doing and immediately contacted me with any questions/issues. Overall, my experiences have been fantastic and I would defiately recommend them and use them in the future.

On May 28th, after nearly 6 weeks and nearly as many attempts by us to contact A Yard and a Half via email and phone to ask about the estimate, we finally received one from Eulalio. The proposal lacked any detail, had errors, and frankly, seemed high for the softscape work planned. It clearly reflected something written from notes taken more than a month ago and with no real memory of the home or our conversations about the project. We understand that spring is a busy time of year for landscapers, but it's no excuse for our experience with Eulalio. Both my wife and I are busy people, yet took the time to schedule, reschedule (at his request) and keep an appointment. We then followed up several times indicating our interest in working with this company, only receiving a response once, a week later, indicating he'd have something for us soon. That too proved untrue. Simply put, the long lack of response and the quality of the eventual response demonstrated that Eulalio (and by extension A Yard and a Half) did not respect our time. If you feel your time should be respected too, I would take a pass on attempting to work with this company.