McGrane Lawn, Landscaping & Snow

They were just timely. He was always there on the spot. They were very responsive. They were very conscientious. They were reliable. They are not cheap.

We had a small 8 x 28 foot area in need of fill and grading to slope away from my foundation, to keep surface water away from my foundation. Steve discussed options, gained an understanding of what we wanted, and quoted accordingly. His attention to detail was excellent. His desire to do things the way we wanted was very much appreciated. His knowledge helped us make some good decisions. The project consisted of putting in black dirt fill, grading and tamping, installing black plastic covering and edging, putting in landscape rock, and planting several hydrangea plants. Steve also applied black dirt to various low spots and bare spots in the front lawn and applied grass seed to these areas. This was an and quot;extraand quot; that we had not previously discussed that we very much appreciated. The curb appeal of this area in front of our home has improved at least 1000%! We have no reservations about using Steve again. In fact, we are so impressed with Steve that we are considering having him do one or two more small landscaping projects when our time and budget permit.

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We have had the worst spring imaginable. We interviewed him and signed him a long time ago but with absolutely no fault of his, we have had an atrocious weather and nobody has been able to get any of their stuff done around here. So far, we have been quite pleased but frankly, he has not been able to do hardly anything yet. We had a big heavy-duty rain yesterday and maybe things will dry out enough that they can get started with the stuff later this week but that is where we are at, at this point. Other than that, we are pleased with them but as far as the results are concerned, we are not going to have anything like that until probably the middle of July. It was not a problem at all to get a quote from him. He was very prompt to get out there and check things out. His price was right and he seemed to be addressing the issues that we were concerned about rather than trying to dictate to us what we needed. His prices were extremely comparable to what everybody else's was but we are really impressed with the fact that he was right there. When we called, he was there the same day or a day later to go ahead and check things out and he was very thorough. He even did a soil analysis for us, which really was helpful because that turned out to dictate a whole lot more of what we needed, like we couldn't have used just plain old soil dumped on an acid base and there were lot of other things. He really seemed to know what he was doing and didn't seem to have a preconceived idea.

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EXCELLENT. I am very satisfied with all aspects of my project. I definitely will have them back when a need arises.

I was very impressed with their service. They kept in contact with me via either phone or e-mail and kept me up to date with the project. They also checked with me while performing the service to make sure it was to my liking. Their work was excellent and I would highly recommend them.

I asked several companies for quotes, Steve made things the easiest. I emailed everyone requesting a quote and since it was a new construction home I sent them the layout with grading of my yard. I was really busy at the time at work and trying to get things ready for the new house. Steve called and said he would take a look at my lot, I told him that I would be around the next day for a meeting with the builder. He made it work with his schedule and he only took a few minutes of my time. I knew I wanted rock around my home and a larger section at the front door and that was about it. Steve made a plan and gave me options – he actually talked me into doing something that was less expensive. I wanted a paver boarder around my home, which was presented as an option along with the option of plastic trim around the home. He had a third option I didn’t think about which only had paver trim around 3/4th of the house, skipping a side that is very rarely seen by myself or guests. I would have probably had him put paver all around had he not presented that money saving option. He let me pick my stones and pavers from online photos since I didn’t want to take the time to see them in person. Landscaping was a requirement to get my certificate of occupancy. I had a one day window to complete the job (the day after the driveway and sidewalk was laid and the day before the sod) and he made this work into his schedule. He showed up on time and got the job done on time. He actually turned out to be “life saver” since my husband had assured me he was going to put the trees in himself. Trees were also a requirement for the certificate of occupancy. My husband’s plans fell through. Steve took time out to call his supplier and asked for them to do me a favor. They let me come and pick two trees, loaded them in the back of the truck and charged very little. Steve used his equipment to unload the truck and he planted the trees for me. The trees needed to have at least a 3 inch thick trunk and there is no way my husband could have done this by himself.