Call was answered promptly and service provided within a week or so of call.
Description of Work: Front and backyard/patio leaf and debris cleanup, weeding and mulching. Hedge and bush trimming
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
$465
Alex W.
08/2010
4.0
landscaping, hardscaping, lawn service
+ 1 more
He did a good job. It was a small operation so I didn't hire him to do all my yard work but he is a good company.
Description of Work: Fall yard cleanup.
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
$200
Monique K.
08/2010
4.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
I told Jon the reason for the overhaul of the yard was for a quick sale. As a result, we decided not to plant grass in the back yard as it wouldn't have time to take hold and also to keep costs down. Jon gave a prompt estimate and said he would be on-site during the work. His worker came and did the job after Jon briefed him on the particulars of the extensive job and then left. The worker did almost all of the numerous tasks without prompting, and happily completed all with some prompting. He mowed the front, applied grass seed to areas damaged by my dog, and weed-wacked the back yard. He also did extensive cleanup work on the yards to the sides of the house. One of the tasks was to create new beds in the front and side by digging up grass, transplanting my own hostas, and applying mulch. Unfortunately the hostas had been severely damaged by the weed wacking, and the purpose of the whole overhaul was to get the house ready for sale soon. I guess it was just fortune that I needed to get other work on the house done, so I didn't put it on the market during the summer, or I would have been in trouble. Jon told me that the hostas would regrow their leaves in three weeks. It actually took more like two months for them to look anything like normal. He did apply more mulch free of charge when the mulch he first applied washed away in the rain. Although there were problems with the service, overall it was worth the trouble because his price was so far below any of the other three estimates I got and I needed to save money. Also he is very responsive to input.
Description of Work: General cleanup of years of neglect in both yards to get the house ready for sale during the summer.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$840
Erin B.
07/2010
4.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
Well, but they got an emergency call and had to leave when they were part way through. We got home from work that day and could see that it was started but not finished with no note to explain. We called to see when they'd be coming back and they apologized and explained the situation and came back the next day to finish the job.
Description of Work: We had a Spring Clean up done - this was the first time I'd had anyone do something like that and I was pleased to see how neatly all of the bushes were trimmed and it was so nice to see the leaves out of the yard and flower beds. I can't remember how much it cost, but it was the least expensive of the quotes we received (I believe less than $300.) They also mowed and detached the lawn.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Kat P.
07/2010
4.0
lawn service, mulch
+ 0 more
All in all, I'm happy with them. Giancarlo has been responsive and willing to fix the things that have gone wrong. His employees work very hard, are very nice, and are very appreciative. He arrived on time to provide an estimate that I had requested, and because it was a busy work day, I actually forgot about it and was in the shower when he arrived. He was nice enough to wait outside for at least 5-10 minutes for me to come out. This made a great first impression. He looked over everything, gave me an idea of what services would be provided for the spring cleaning, and wrote out an estimate that was accurate. The first day he came out, the workers spent at least 12 hours on the property. Everything was great and they did a nice job cleaning up. A broom of mine was accidentally broken, but Gian said to simply take it off of the bill. They arrive weekly to do the lawn and do a great job. There is one big big negative that is likely a misunderstanding, but still really gets to me - during the estimate process, I had mentioned wanting to pull some shrubs along the walkway and to just have grass there, as the prior owners didn't take good care of them and they looked bad. I said I wanted to do it at a LATER date because of financial reasons. During the spring clean-up, however, they pulled the shrubs on the walkway anyway and planted grass seeds. I wasn't home during the clean-up and was surprised to see the shrubs gone. What really really got to me, however, was that the shrubs that were AGAINST THE HOUSE and not just the walkway shrubs were pulled. So the front of my house now no longer has a single shrub and I do not have the financial means at this time to plant anything along the house. I also have no idea what I even want there, so I need to fork out additional expense to have it designed. Perhaps the house/walkway mishap was a misunderstanding. Fine. When I called Giancarlo about it, he said to not worry about the payment and to pay that part when I was ready. He said it was just easier to do all of the work at once since such substantial work was being done anyway. That being said, the front of my house still has no shrubs and I probably wouldn't have pulled anything for at least another year. I especially would NOT have pulled any of the shrubs lined up against the house for another several years. This part is something I'm not happy about at all. I appreciate that I don't have to pay for the pulling of the shrubs until I'm ready, but they also pulled shrubs that I certainly did NOT want pulled...at all. The other thing to note, although it has not affected the quality of service - I received a bill from Paul Bianchi, his son - I guess they run different companies but share some clients with Gian doing the larger jobs and giving the mowing and such to his son. He said that if it was a problem, to let him know. It's not bad, per se, but was initially confusing.
Description of Work: Spring clean-up, mowing of the lawn, removal of some old branches, pruning, tree removal and weekly mowing
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,550
Lynda F.
07/2010
5.0
landscaping, lawn service, lawn treatment
+ 1 more
Great. Only difficulty was communicating with Angel who was on site and didn't speak so much English, but I called John with my concern and he came to the house to look at it.
Description of Work: Did a spring clean up for the yard and will mow lawn every other week. Professional, did a great job, no complaints!
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
$1,000
Pradeep S.
06/2010
5.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
John was very responsive all along. Provided an appropriate estimate on the spot in writing along with tentative assignment completion date. Very professional. Unlike most contractors even suggested doing somethings later on to get the most benefit rather than doing it at the time of the request.
Description of Work: Dont have any thing to add here
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
$325
Michael F.
06/2010
4.0
landscaping, lawn service, tree service
+ 1 more
I don't remember how much we spent the last time they were out. They were great. Their price seemed reasonable. Nothing is ever cheap as you want. They didn't show up on one day but that was because it was raining.
Description of Work: Giancarlo Bianchi cut some branches, seeded the lawn, and did some shrub stuff.
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
Alexander I.
06/2010
5.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
Giancarlo was very responsive, gave me an excellent estimate and finished the job in 1 day. They removed old grass and and tilled the soil before seeding. New grass came out beautiful. There were only few small bald spots that I patched up.
Description of Work: Completely reseeded small front lawn.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$300
Heather A.
05/2010
5.0
snow removal
+ -1 more
Both the price to value and service were great.
Description of Work: Driveway snow removal. Walk shoveling.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$60
JAMES S.
05/2010
5.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
Great job! Great communication and punctuality. Will definitely call again!
Description of Work: Spring cleanup, tree and shrub pruning, purchase and spreading of 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
$1,000
Lee H.
05/2010
5.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
John and his team did a very good job doing spring cleanups, at a very fair price.
Description of Work: Spring cleanup at my house and my previous house that I am trying to sell.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$450
Nicole H.
05/2010
5.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
It looked wonderful once the job was done.
Description of Work: Lawn dethatching, trimming of bushes, clean up.
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
$300
DENISE W.
05/2010
5.0
hardscaping, lawn service
+ 0 more
We've used him twice. Both times things went smoothly and the price was good
Description of Work: Mulched beds, planted shrubs
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
$1,200
Anand K.
04/2010
5.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
the price was fair given the amt of work to be done. They came as requested, cleaned leaves, twigs and others
Description of Work: spring clean up
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
$400
BONNIE Y.
03/2010
5.0
lawn service, snow removal
+ 0 more
They are excellent and the price is good. I will consider them in the spring for lawn and yard work.
Description of Work: They provided snow 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
Mark G.
01/2010
5.0
snow removal
+ -1 more
Did a very thorough job on short notice.
Description of Work: Snow removal, residential driveway.
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
$50
Sharon L.
01/2010
5.0
snow removal
+ -1 more
Great! I'll continue to use Bianchi Landscaping for snow removal and possibly landscaping in the spring.
Description of Work: Mr. Bianchi returned my call on the day of a snow storm that fell on a holiday. He quoted me a reasonable rate and threw in today's shovel and plow in for free as I had done most of the sidewalk already.
See above. All the jobs his team has done for me: pruning, leaf removal, gutters, snow removal have been professionally and perfectly done. He is also very good to work with - always prompt and professional.
Description of Work: Giancarlo's team has come for three jobs and done a fantastic job each time. The first was summer 09 in which they did a huge pruning and clean up job. The price was great and the work was thorough and showed expertise. The second job was cleaning gutters and getting rid of leaves. Again the job was terrific. I had also asked them to clean mold off some railings and parts of the house. It was impossible for the team to tell if that work had been effective. When I told Gian that there were some spots that hadn't taken, he sent guys back immediately to remedy the work. Finally, because he was so great at the other jobs, I hired him for snow removal. I have a difficult and steep driveway and he did another fantastic job. He is always prompt at returning calls and has been a real pleasure to work with.
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
$600
Nancy G.
12/2009
5.0
tree service
+ -1 more
I would recommend them because they were reliable. I got other estimates and their price was a bit lower. The trees look just like what I wanted them to look like and they cleaned up well.
Description of Work: Giancarlo Bianchi trimmed two trees for me this past fall.
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
$650
CAROLYN O.
11/2009
5.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
His guys are professional. They do an amazing job. His prices are really reasonable. He works with you on pricing. I'm unemployed, and he has worked around that; he is very flexible.
Description of Work: He does landscaping for me.
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
Charles U.
11/2009
5.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
Arrived two days early because rain was in the forecast for the scheduled day. Not only did I find this considerate as some companies will mow your lawn wet creating a poorly cut mess, but the mow was way overdue (my fault) so the early appointment was welcome. Two guys showed up with 2 push mowers to mow an acre of lawn so I was a bit skeptical at first. They were done in about 3 hours, including leaf cleanup, and the job looked very professional. No broken sprinkler heads, no dirt/clippings on the pavement or walks. Overall, impressed.
Description of Work: Mowed an acre of lawn, and cleaned up/blew leaves and pine needles.
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
$115
Claire K.
10/2009
5.0
landscaping, lawn service, mulch
+ 1 more
Great - I loved how prompt they were. Everything was done within 1 week of my first call and they did everything I asked for at a reasonable price. The guys worked very hard and Mr. Bianci was very nice and very professional.
Description of Work: Put down mulch in several areas, transplanted boxwoods from one spot of the yard to another, dug up stump and other bushes we didn't want.
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
$1,000
MAUREEN S.
05/2009
5.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
I have had another yard service for years and they never did a complete job....These guys were terrific....Afterwards they even asked me if it was OK....They were nice guys and easy to work with... I always thought that the A ratings were given by the families of the workers ...I guess I was wrong.... They deserve the A rating..
Description of Work: Forsythia cut way back.....about twenty that were way overgrown.....
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
CINDY F.
03/2009
5.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
He works really hard. He just works and doesn t stop. He shows up on time. He is very professional and is very helpful. He doesn t come to my area that often but when he does, he shows up with a person and works till he finishes everything to his satisfaction.
Description of Work: I hired them for some yard work, clean up and maintenance.
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Service Categories
Lawn and Yard Work,
Landscaping,
Leaf Removal,
Tree Service,
Snow Removal,
Mulch and Topsoil,
Lawn Fertilization & Treatment,
Pavers and Hardscaping,
Gutter Cleaning,
Hauling,
Lawn Irrigation
FAQ
Giancarlo Bianchi is currently rated 4.7 overall out of 5.
Monday: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Giancarlo Bianchi accepts the following forms of payment: Check