Driftwood Lawn Care and Landscaping LLC

Great! The crew really seemed to understand what I was going for, made suggestions, and took care of everything. They never balked at any changes I made during the days they were here. They treated my place like it was their own mother's garden. I trusted them to make the right decisions even when I was gone and I am very pleased with the results. They left my place looking great with reseeding any lawn that looked even a little stressed from pallets or equipment, and watered in everything that was planted or moved. Would use them again any time I have another yard/landscaping project!

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Was in the process of having provider come out to give an estimate for the installation of a french drain. Provider failed to come out. Ryan called back and gave me a week window when he would be out. No show. Finally, I called back to give him one final chance to redeem himself (emergencies happen, I understand), but never received a phone call, or anything back for that matter. The level of professionalism shown by this company was nonexistent and would not recommend if you are trying to have anything done within any kind of time frame.

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The work was completed as described, it began about a week later than originally described due to weather delays beyond the provider's control. Communication was okay, it was easy to reach Ryan or he would return the call in a reasonable amount of time. The plants and shrubs were placed exactly as described on the design plan, as was the hardscaping. They assisted us with placing conduit under the sidewalk so we could run wire for new lighting. We did ask Driftwood to quote a lighting installation, but the price for lights was more than $2200.00, this was sidewalk lights and four spot lights to shine on the front of the house. We felt that was incredibly high, and we installed our own lights for less than $400. I would use Driftwood again, all of our plants are doing fine, almost four months after their planting, and the landscaping looks great.

Horrible - would not advise anyone that they are a A+ company a A+ company would not have left my yard in the condition they did and expect the homeowner to stay on top of them to get it cleaned up - The fact that this business has a A rating is something I could not believe - I have had contractors do exterior work before and did not even know that workers were their not true with this company and never would have they dreamed of asking a neighbor to use a yard to get to the house next to them to do their contracted job that should have been my first sign they were not A+ company and the fact that we gave them the OK to use our yard was a bad judgment call on our part but was promised it would be fix to our satisfaction and never being done should have been my second clue they are not a A+company - this company has no ownership of work performed just excuses -#1 weather can not work in the rain but we can run the bob cat in the rain to get the neighbors dirt out of their way and use my yard to go back and forth several time (weather was not a problem than) - #2 yard looks OK to me not really that bad -#3 will be back in the spring to complete (right need to wait a whole season)for completion -#4 cost too much to get sod at this of the year and would need to purchase more than I need (when did that become my problem) -#5 owner admitting workers should have never ran a bob-cat in the rain which is why the yard was torn up they way it is and what could my workers been thinks about when they did that - #5 tell me that I freaking out over nothing ( and it will be taken care of )and yes what a promise but on their time schedule not mine

Progress was delayed for a few days due to bad weather, but the installation of everything went very well. The new fountain worked very well and accented the new plants incredibly well. Afterwards, was a different story. First, when they installed the fountain, they never gave me the manual for it (they threw it away!). So I never was informed on how to take care of it. I emailed and called the guy constantly, but it usually took many days to weeks before I would ever get a response back from him. Usually, it was something along the lines of "I'm looking into it" or "I've called the guy and he's going to send the manual soon". I never did get the manual for that fountain. However, he eventually sent me a manual to a fountain...however it wasn't my fountain. When I told him of this, he stated that this manual would have the same information...that my manual would have. However, it was just a spec sheet and no info was included with it. Very frustrating. Also, there were some existing dwarf blue spruces in the area they were going to re-landscape. I wanted them to save one of them as it had sentimental value (it was our first Christmas tree in the house). They tore it out of the ground, didn't replant it right away, and once they did get it in, it started dying on me. Nothing I could do would save it. It's now just a dead husk in the front of the house that I will have to replace soon. Finally, there were the issues I had (and still have) with thistle plants. I had a bad case of thistle plants in the front of the house that they were supposed to get rid of. The initially did, but it didn't last. They came back. I had been told by them that I would be getting a visit from a speciallist that would take care of the issue. That has not come to pass. I got the feeling that he had my money and now didn't care what happened. All in all, I would not go back to these people. Once the job is done, they are done with you. Beware!

I was very pleased with the previous work they did for us. They did a great job. They cleaned up very well. Their work was outstanding.

While searching for a landscaping/hardscaping professional, we were recommended to Driftwood by the Cecil Co. Licensing and Inspection Dept. We are very happy that we chose Ryan Holt to make the repairs to our existing stairs and walkway. Ryan is very helpful and professional. He took his time answering all our questions and concerns. We had a terrible experience with another landscaping company located in Bear, Delaware that we hired in 2007. With that said, Ryan was very honest with us and explained in detail the repairs that we needed to make in order to correct the shoddy workmanship that was installed by "A New View" of Bear, DE just 4 yrs prior. Our front stairs, walkway, and patio were all sinking because of laying of a poor foundation of just sand, dirt, and small stones. Ryan submitted an estimate within a few weeks that was very detailed so that we knew what to expect. Ryan's crew started the job in March of 2012. Bryan and Scott were assigned to our job site. They are two of the most knowledgable, professional, and helpful members of Ryan's team. We were fortunate this time (unlike the previous experience in 2007) to inspect and investigate the work while it was being done each day. Bryan and Scott answered all our questions and concerns with much patience and care. We certainly didn't want to make the same mistake twice with hiring a landscaping company that just wanted to collect the money and run without regard to proper workmanship. We felt that we were in good hands with Ryan, Bryan, and Scott. What a Team! The new staircase is so beautiful as well as the walkway and patio. We most certainly would recommend Driftwood Lawn Care and Landscaping to anyone who wants professional, expert, and knowledgable service to make repairs, install pavers, lighting, or, any outdoor lawn needs. In fact, we will be giving Ryan another call for a future project very soon. Thank you Ryan! Debbie Smith

The owner is Ryan. He is a very nice guy. He is very professional. They do a great job.