Kalamazoo Garden Design is a new service company specializing in horticulture and landscape design. We begin by providing renovation to tired gardens and continue to maintain them if desired. We can turn a jungle into a showplace with the right TLC!
The job went perfectly. Terry was great, prompt, professional, and easy to work with. My lake house is a gardeners dream with a HUGE flower garden. and planting beds all around the house. It had been neglected for 3 years and required major renovation work. We worked with Terry and developed a two stage plan. All or the major weeding, trimming and removals were performed last fall, and the renovation work this spring. Terry has a very dedicated and hard working crew which performed the work, I am extremely pleased with the outcome.
Description of Work: Design extensive of overgrown home landscaping. Weeding, trimming, shrub and grass planting, mulching, and weep pre-emergent.
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
Joe A.
03/2017
5.0
fencing, landscaping
+ 0 more
Finished result looks great.
Description of Work: 4ft fencing for pet area.
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
$7,000
ELIZABETH D.
12/2016
5.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
Terry provided a quote via email a few days after I called her and she stopped by to assess our egress window. She also suggested adding gravel for better drainage with the wood (which we didn't have prior). The work was almost fully done in two days with their team of two working on it. The third day they finished their clean up of the site. They asked a lot of questions (we had problems with our egress draining when it rained) and provided solutions to improve drainage in addition to just replacing the wood wall, which had rotted over time. They added the gravel, cleaned the drain, and caulked around the window area. They also found a hole in the side of the drain that was allowing rocks to flow into it, also impairing proper drainage. Bottom line: this is a quality company. This is our second experience with them and they are thoughtful, hard working, diligent and don't do anything without the owners approval. They also leave the site immaculate when they finish.
Description of Work: Replaced all of the wood retaining wall around our basement egress window and improved drainage.
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
$3,600
Denise C.
09/2014
5.0
landscaping, lawn service
+ 0 more
They came on time and started working on cutting back and pruning large burning bush 6 feet. Work done was very professionally and they cleaned up all the branches & foliage as they went; which was great. Straightening and staking the Rose of Sharon tree was also done in a very professional manner . Workers are very knowledgeable on landscape and gave some good advice for future landscaping. I used them last season for fall cleanup and was very satisfied, so, I called again for the work I needed done this year. Will definitely use again for future projects..
Description of Work: Pruned and cut back a very large burning bush and staked an 8' rose of sharon tree which was falling over.
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
Frances B.
07/2014
2.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: Took forever to book because it was a coupon and regular customers get priority. Met with the leader who didn't show to the job so describing the work needed and priorities was wasted time. Lost the house # information so another delay and cancelled appt. Left debris on property they were supposed to remove. Personally have done as much and better work in the same amount of time.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
2.0
value
5.0
professionalism
2.0
responsiveness
2.0
punctuality
1.0
$398
Response from Kalamazoo Garden Design & Maintenance LLC
We do our best to get appointments scheduled as quickly as possible. Spring is always a busy time, and we may not be able to get out as soon as you would prefer. Summer and fall are not as busy and we can typically get there faster. The yard waste left on site was left in a tidy pile, per the agreement of the coupon. We can always haul waste, if asked.
Mauli V.
06/2014
4.0
landscaping, lawn service
+ 0 more
unknown
Description of Work: Very well. Very knowledgable. Learnt a few tips to maintain my yard.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Simran K.
06/2014
5.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
Terry was very busy and could not come out to do the work so I went ahead with someone else. But she was very good with suggestions and even told me to go ahead with someone else as she couldn't come out till mid June.
Description of Work: Came home and inspected the yard and flower beds to see the work that would be done. Was very good with designing and giving suggestions on which plants to use etc
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,500
Sudhakar M.
05/2014
4.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
The owner was very nice. She was prompt and explained what to do.
Description of Work: Kalamazoo Garden Design & Maintenance LLC gave me a quote for their landscaping service.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,000
Sara H.
04/2014
5.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
.
Description of Work: Terry was great to work with!! She came out and drew up a plan for the landscaping and mailed it to me in a timely manner. Steve who did the work was great! He was very helpful, prompt and professional. The work was done quickly. I am now using Kalamazoo Garden Design for maintenance on my gardens.
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
$3,000
Response from Kalamazoo Garden Design & Maintenance LLC
Thanks [member name removed]. I look forward to working with you again! Thank you for signing up for maintenance. Terry Zywicki
Brad G.
02/2014
2.0
landscaping, lawn service
+ 0 more
We rescheduled twice due to weather before they could come. The work turned out just fine that they did. The pricing seemed high for the work provided so far. We did have some questions and are hoping to have them back out in the spring. Update - now that Spring has arrived, we have not received any additional communication. A follow-up message sent through Angie's List to inquire if we can expect the remainder of time purchased has not yet been returned.
Description of Work: They cut out hostas and cleaned out some landscaping beds. There were other jobs we had asked them to do such as trimming certain bushes but they recommended that it would better to do it in the spring. I believe the work took about an hour to complete.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
4.0
$199
Jill S.
01/2014
5.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
I was given an explanation as to what, I was to expect. I was allowed a generous amount of time, to explain what I wanted done. Some things that I had over looked, were pointed out to me and they were spot on. These very polite, hard working gentlemen "went to town" on that area. I was amazed at how much they accomplished, in the time I had limited them to? I believe they went a little into their lunch to finish up. When they were done, I had an area fresh for spring planting. I can now see the "pond" and I am pleased, they found rocks to place around it. I am disabled and they made everything beautifully accessible. I cannot say enough positive things, about my experience with this company. I plan on using them again, this spring. It is wonderful to just pay to have it done, rather than making excuses, year after year! 2014 will bring a renewed enjoyment of my yard, thanks to the good people at Kalamazoo Garden Design and Maintenance LLC. Thank you for a job well done!
Description of Work: They came and reclaimed an old fish pond site. Many invasive plants, vines, out of control grasses and tree suckers that dominate needed to be removed.
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
$199
Response from Kalamazoo Garden Design & Maintenance LLC
Hi (Member Name Removed), Thanks for the great review. I wish you many peaceful moments in your new space next spring and summer! You have paid your dues with working hard in your garden! Sincerely, Terry Zywicki
John D.
12/2013
1.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
I can't speak about the quality of the gardening services but this company's truck cut me off intentionally and almost rammed into me even though I had signaled to change lanes with plenty of advanced notice and plenty of space in front of truck so it wasn't like he didn't see me. He saw me changing lanes and intentionally sped up to block me. I honked and the jerk just sped off. Anyone who is that rude and reckless would make me question how professional they are in the services they offer. If I had the license plate I would report them to the police, but only caught the company's website printed on the back of the truck.
Description of Work: Rude driver
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
value
1.0
professionalism
1.0
Response from Kalamazoo Garden Design & Maintenance LLC
Hi (removed member name), I'm so sorry. I'm not sure who this was, but we will have a meeting to review driving safety and etiquette. We've never had a complaint and have a perfect record for the 4 years we've been driving. Again, my apologies! I'm so glad no one was hurt. Sincerely, Terry Zywicki
Becky M.
12/2013
5.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
They had to reschedule twice, but they did call in advance and give me sufficient notice.
Description of Work: I used Kalamazoo Garden Design & Maintenance LLC.
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
$200
Kathy D.
12/2013
5.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: "Trimmed bushes |Due to weather concerns, appointment needed to be rescheduled. It was done timely and with prompt contact."
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
Rebekah S.
11/2013
5.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
The workers arrived on time and asked what I wanted done. They worked cleanly and put the debris where I had indicated. I was a little disappointed that they left without any notice to me, since they weren't able to finish all the work we had discussed in the time allotted. However, their work was of good quality and I would use their services again.
Description of Work: 6 man-hours of yard clean-up
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
$175
Response from Kalamazoo Garden Design & Maintenance LLC
Hi [Member name removed], Sorry to hear that the crew didn't let you know they were leaving. Please feel free to call me to deal with any uncompleted work. We would be happy to come back and get things wrapped up. If the cold weather persists, we can certainly be there as soon as we are able. Happy Thanksgiving! Terry Zywicki
Judith O.
11/2013
5.0
landscaping, lawn service
+ 0 more
I was very pleased with them. They worked hard and I was there working with them. They did very well, there were 2 guys, both very courteous, they were not able to finish the job in the allotted time but that was not because they weren't working hard. I think they didn't even took a break, I served them some lemonade at one point and insisted that they drink something but we made arrangements for them to come back and finish the job and I paid for the time they took to finish it and I was very pleased with all the things they did for me. I asked them to take the bushes down 2 feet and that's not easy to do when they're already 10 to 12 feet tall. Right now the bushes, there are like twigs sticking out in the middle and it looks very strange but I think it's because they took it down further than I've ever tried to before. They did make every effort to schedule the work when I could be here which wasn't necessary but I prefer it that way. They didn't come out and see the job in the beginning, I described it to them but as I say I was here both times and they worked very hard. I had some professional service do it last year and it was about equivalent on what I am paying this time. If I was paying them full price, it would probably be more. There was nothing I could complain about.
Description of Work: I used Kalamazoo Garden Design & Maintenance LLC. The service was on my garden, it was trimming for about 12 very tall burning bushes and then cleaning up other little bushes.
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
$245
Denise C.
11/2013
5.0
landscaping, lawn service
+ 0 more
They appt was easy to make and they were very accommodating when I had reschedule. The two workers showed up on time and were pleasant and did a very good job cleaning up the yard and disposing of debris. They also some excellent advice on staking one of my ornamental trees and future plantings. I would highly recommend Kalamazoo Garden Design & Maintenance and will definitely use in the future.
Description of Work: Yard clean up; pulled weeds , dug up and raked flower beds, replaced soaker hose and laid 10 bags 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
$199
Rhonda N.
10/2013
5.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: weeded landscaping. Looks great. Plan to use them in the spring to do plantings and mulch.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
Carol J S.
10/2013
5.0
landscaping, lawn service
+ 0 more
The service turned out well. It was an extremely humid day and they worked very hard. They came two times and one day was very humid and the other was very hot. I have no complaints, I thought they did a very good job.
Description of Work: They did clearing of weedy area and they edged around a large area so we could put rock in through a Big Deal.
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
$175
Lee A.
09/2013
5.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
They were spectacular! We had them do a lot of maintenance stuff, including pulling weeds. They were prompt and professional.
Description of Work: I purchased a Big Deal for $175 for Six Hours of Landscape Clean-up.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$175
Response from Kalamazoo Garden Design & Maintenance LLC
When we agreed to this "Big Deal" with Angie's List we didn't know what to expect. My crew said it was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you'll get! We had a few openings left in the month of September and were thankful for the work. Thank you for trying our service. Please let us know if you need any help in the furture! We have 2 crews. One maintenance and one construction. Both are hard working and take a lot of pride in their work. Many thanks again. Terry Zywicki Owner
Dennis S.
08/2013
5.0
landscaping, lawn service
+ 0 more
The workers worked! Very courteous, responsive to our last minute changes. Had the courtesy of asking permission before doing anything that might be disruptive, such as driving on the lawn, parking a trailer in driveway, etc. The owner/designer had excellent recommendations, reasons why, or why not, a certain plant might go where. Her design was very pleasing. Not only will we hire her again, we are already trying.
Description of Work: Installed a block retaining wall in hillside, transplanted hosta and mulched area behind wall. It's beautiful. Also added a new flower bed in an area difficult to mow.
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
$2,800
JEANNE D.
04/2013
5.0
landscaping, lawn service
+ 0 more
They do a good job. They come on time. They check with you while they are working to make sure that everything is being done according to your specifications.
Description of Work: They are doing my spring work - trimming bushes, cleaning up, and touching up my 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
Jean J.
07/2012
5.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
They let us know when they will come, they show up on time. They have good ideas on what to do for the yard and also very open to my wishes and ideas. The workers are easy to deal with and they do what they say they are going to do.
Description of Work: The company does monthly maintenance on our yard, including pruning, spreading mulch, planting, weeding. It looks dramatically better since they have been doing this. I would highly recommend them.
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
$500
JEANNE D.
07/2012
5.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
She was very careful and did very well with the transfer. Her price was very reasonable.
Description of Work: They were hired to transfer some plants from one area to another.
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Service Categories
Landscaping,
Lawn and Yard Work,
Fencing
FAQ
Kalamazoo Garden Design & Maintenance LLC is currently rated 4.6 overall out of 5.
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday: Closed
Kalamazoo Garden Design & Maintenance LLC accepts the following forms of payment: Check