I've been ordering from Kern for years. Last time I needed compost, I ordered 6 Cu. Yds. It was delivered and dumped in the parking space at the back of my lot. The 6 cu. yds covered an entire 2 car spaces wide, was as tall as the fence, and flowed out into the alley. This year, I ordered 8 cu. yds. What was delivered barely took up the footprint of one car, and was half as tall as the same fence. I called to say that I thought a mistake was made on the order, and that only 4 cu. yds had been delivered. The person I talked to was patronizing and totally blew me off. He wouldn't let me speak to the owner, even though the owner was the person who had both taken and delivered the order. For the product they delivered, the price was also pretty ridiculous at $48 / cu.yd. I agreed to pay it because of the quality of the product that I had received in the past. Speaking of quality, the product that was delivered this year had giant chunks of unmilled manure and compost. In the past, the mixture has been well-milled and spreads easily. This time, it was a disaster. I will not use Kern in the future.
Description of Work: Ordered 4 Cu. Yards of composted manure & 4 Cu. Yards of compost, to be delivered
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
2.0
value
1.0
professionalism
2.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
5.0
$504.65
Marie F.
07/2017
5.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
I was very pleased. I did some comparison shopping, and they were by far much better on pricing. It took them awhile, but it was still pretty good. I would absolutely use them again.
Description of Work: Completely cleaned out my yard, and did some stone landscaping around my rose bushes and some of my other bushes.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,000
Holly W.
05/2015
5.0
mulch
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We are last minute people, so I called on Thursday and was interested in getting it as soon as they were able. The deliveries were full on that Friday but they said they would bring it Saturday. It showed up by 9:00 am and the driver was SO nice! He was very courteous and made sure to get the load dumped where we wanted it. He was polite, had a good sense of humor and was very kind to my little boys watching his big truck! We'll definitely call them in the future.
Description of Work: We had a full truck load of dirt for our garden delivered. We needed to fill several raised beds and had other areas to add dirt to - so we looked at several companies in the twin cities area. A few were a bit cheaper, but they charged more to deliver since they were farther from our house ($90) as opposed to the $40 from Kern. The comparable prices/soils from other companies were for just topsoil and maybe a small amount of amendments. But Kerns had all the compost, manure and pine matter already mixed in and sifted so we could just put it straight into our garden and get to the planting. Otherwise we would have bought the dirt and then bought separate compost/manure - which would have added a lot to the cost. Great quality! We have bought soils in the past that were very hard and compact - or had a lot of garbage in them. This was really great to work with and plant in. Some little bits of non-organic matter here and there but not much at all.
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
Michael F.
05/2010
5.0
mulch
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I stumbled across Kern while looking for a place near Mac Groveland that would accept waste sod from a landscaping project. After finding them, I've been back many times for trailer-fulls of mulch. The quality, prices, and service are all great. Highly recommended for all DIY landscaping needs. They also deliver (for a fee) and have a full-service landscaping business if you want help with a project.
Description of Work: Disposed of sod, bought a lot of their organic grower's mulch. I forget what the prices were but they were reasonable.
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
BARBARA S.
08/2009
4.0
mulch
+ -1 more
Asked to be call before delivery so tarps could be laid down before load was left, did not do this so lost some material to the gravel driveway. Other wise all was delivered as promosed. 65.00 delivery fee seemed very reasonalb.
Description of Work: delivered 5 yds compost and 4 yds mulch and 100 yds landscape cloth. Promptly delivered.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$500
DAVID R.
10/2008
4.0
mulch
+ -1 more
Fine. You pull in the driveway off of Pierce Bulter and go into the office to let them know what you are purchasing. They direct you to where, in the yard, the product is. You fill up your vehicle with the product and stop back in the office. They'll take a look at the amount you purchase and let you know how much you owe.
Description of Work: We purchase mulch from Kern annually by picking it up ourselves. We have purchased mulch in bulk - we just shovel it into garbage cans or Rubbermaid containers. We have also purchased compacted bails of mulch from them...I think those were a new product in 2008.
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FAQ
Kern Landscape Resources is currently rated 4.2 overall out of 5.
Monday: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
No, Kern Landscape Resources does not offer free project estimates.
No, Kern Landscape Resources does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Kern Landscape Resources does not offer a senior discount.
No, Kern Landscape Resources does not offer emergency services.
No, Kern Landscape Resources does not offer warranties.
Kern Landscape Resources offers the following services: Mulch, rock, soil, composted manure, organic growers blend, organic growers mulch, top soil & sand.