Carolina Lawnscapes LLC

Very professional and pleasant to work with.

The yard was beautiful and the best in the neighborhood ! The team was courteous and addressed my needs . I am happy with the work completed . I would recommend them to others .

Watkins Outdoor Landscape Management exceeded all of my expectations! Talk about going above and beyond…these true professionals provide exceptional service and quality. The care that they provided for every single detail was outstanding. We were completely overjoyed with the final results of this project and would definitely look to rehire them again for any other projects in the future.

Paid a down payment and now waiting for weather to change so the work can begin, probably in March 2024.

Watkins Landscaping removed a tree from my front yard whose roots were growing wildly underground and pushing against the foundation of my house. The landscaping team was timely and worked professionally throughout the duration of the project. The tree and its roots were removed without issue or complication. They then stabilized and seeded the soil and clean the work area thoroughly. I would definitely hire Watkins Landscaping again.

Exceptional work, honest and highly dependable. Very clean work. They have earned our trust.

I submitted a request for a quote, but no one has contacted me at all. It's been two weeks. If you are not taking new business, why not say so? SOME communication is better than NONE. I am disappointed since they are supposed to be Angi certified. I'm back to square one.

It is sad that you put an add in your site and I called you twice and left you a message and you did not have a courtesy to return a call.

I thought he was just going to clean up 4 piles of leaves but he went above and beyond and ended up removing all the leaves from the yard starting from scratch. I was happily surprised!

Octavius and team did a good job with the products and services requested!

These guys were amazing! When they finished I barely recognized my own house. Octavius has put together a team of truly nice, hardworking guys. I would absolutely hire them again!

Requested a quote from Angies' list and Octavius called me and left a message. I called back on Tuesday and was told he can do it on Friday. So I asked him to do it. On Friday, I waited until 2:00pm but nobody came. I called him again and was told they were running late and would come after lunch. Well, they never came. It was very frustrating as I had to mow my lawn on Thursday and put flags to mark the sprinkler and waited a whole day. What made me more frustrating is that he never bothered to call me and had no decency to explain to me why they didn't come. I guess they just did not care about having another business. Well, they will never have my business.

I wish I could say good things but my experience was terrible and gave me extreme levels of anxiety. What should have been a 2 week project, 3 - max, turned into over 2 months. Even now, Octavius’s promises to take care of my lawn for the next year, he’s abandoned without communication. I’m not even sure he has an actual lawn crew; he mowed it once and has disappeared. I was going to suggest his services for simple 1 or 2 day projects, but his disrespect has changed that opinion. Where do I start? I had a retaining wall put in, and he said it would take 3 days. 4 weeks later, the wall was finally finished. There was a period of rain 1.5 weeks after the start of the project, but he had 1.5 weeks to get rolling. Excuse after after excuse. Something with his daughter caused a 3 day delay. One of his crew got bit by fire ants, so none of the crew worked for 4 days. One of his crew stole one of his trucks, so that was another few days of absence. It’s all pretty unbelievable considering that even when there were no more excuses, he still didn’t show up. I was his only project. Octavius did not show any initiative in planning ahead. As a result, he did not source plants that I asked for, he did not provide enough materials as stated in the quote and covered it up, I have poor soil, not enough mulch, and the sod has died in places because it took more than 24 hours for him to lay it in late June. Communication? Ha, good luck! Perhaps it’s because I am a woman, but he doesn’t listen. He would either forget or flat out promise the world, and then absolutely ignore it. He did not provide everything that I asked for, claiming he did not quote it. I requested plant plans; he didn’t provide them. “I have an idea of what I will do.” Even when I gave him plans, he ignored them. And he didn’t provide plants in front areas as quoted - he mulched in an area that was to be sodded, presumably because he ran out of sod, from? That’s right! Poor planning. as the project continued to drag on, I requested time after time plans for the day, expected completion of items, even just when he and his crew would be working, and I would get little back, if anything. How do you ignore you client when they are asking questions? I deducted from the final bill, but not enough. I know I lost on this project. Speaking of sod, don’t expect him to grade, even if it’s in the quote! The most he’ll do is buzz down whatever is on your lawn, spread out a thin layer top soil, and hope for the best. And weed prevention? Nope. He also is not following state law when it comes to irrigation systems. He links it up to your home water meter. State law mandates that irrigation is hooked up to a new separate meter. Now why was it my friend who told me this and my landscaper had no clue? I also asked what kind of water bill I was looking at with an irrigation system I didn’t even want. He said it would be minimal because my yard is small. My water bill has gone from $40 a month to $140. It’s outrageous, and now I will be using an irrigation system I paid for as little as possible due to extra cost that I was told would be minimal. Money. He had me front load most of the project within the first two weeks. He requested money beyond the terms set when I was still hopeful it would work out, and I now know I was preyed upon. I am so disappointed and angry with this contractor. He seems like a nice man and makes every promise imaginable. And just DOES NOT DELIVER. I wish fired him, but he had most of the money for the project, and I knew if I did, I’d never see my money back. His is sneaky, disrespectful, and a liar, but in the nicest way, which is even more insulting. I am reporting him to the better business bureau as well, since he has failed so much of this project. Do not hire him.

He came out the very next day. He was very nice and professional. Took his time, as he edged and made sure he cleaned up all the clippings.

4/16/2020 Called 803-590-0995 & he was in the area/able to come out right away to meet. We discussed that I had a lot of standing water in front of a new deck so I needed drainage/grading to take the water away from the area. He would grade the area so that it slopped away from the steps, install a large catch basin that would take the water down hill to another area in the yard. I explained there was existing draining that he had to be careful of so it had to be manual trenching. He wanted to use corrugated/perforated pipe. I asked that he instead use PVC because it would last longer. He said it would cost more & I was ok with that. I just needed an estimate and potential start date. 4/17/2020 called about estimate. 4/20/2020 estimate received/confirmed when he could start. 4/23/2020 he texts that he will be dropping off supplies & starting work using a different #803-230-5570 & this is how we can get him because the other # is angies list and not him?!? 4/24/2020 he arrives. Instead of 1 large basin there are 2 small. Instead of using all PVC, he says he has to have flexible pipe to make a turn (vs using all PVC with an elbow connector). The area was trenched. The pipe went straight down in the trench, gravel laid on top & sand was poured over the area with grass seed. He insisted that anyone that put dirt over it was doing it wrong & that the water would not drain into the pipes. I figured well, maybe that was how it was done years ago, maybe there gave been process improvement. I didn't stand & hover over him. I just checked back ever so often. When complete he said it was a lot more work than he thought & there would be a slight increase. I thought it was only fair/reasonable. 4/25/2020 It rains. Sand has washed away. A lot of it in the basin. The area has flooded far worse than before. 4/26 & 4/30 we text/call with pictures-no response. 5/1/2020 we text again & he responds. He suggests that the heavy rain was the cause -can't help that. should have used sod to cover the area. I'll come out once more to clear the area & add more sand. Ok...but IF we should have, why was that not mentioned or part of the estimate of work? It only takes a little bit of water in the yard and it's a repeat situation. Certain areas the rocks are completely exposed and the basin has sunk. We attempt to contact him again. Eventually he responds. At this point, I tell him that the drains need to at least be cleared because the drains continues to get clogged with sand. It took him a month to finally answer & come. During that month I was constantly removing sand from the basin and flushing as much as I could. Fast Forward 7/1/2020 the 2 basin have continued to sink. I have still been removing sand & the rock area is completely exposed. Its not draining properly. My lawn service is complaining about the area since they have to manually weed the area vs use the mower. I have someone else take look at the work because he was pretty clear that none of it was his fault & he pretty much wasn't going to do anything else. After pulling up the drain, we discovered 1) There were no rocks below the drain or basin install -why it continued to sink 2) No sleeve on the PVC or corrugated pipe -why it continued to get clogged 3) the corrugated pipe was running uphill for 5 ft-why it wouldn't drain as quickly. Two months after the initial install, all of it had to be redone. Initial Estimate: $1,093.62 Final Work Cost: $1,165.62 And no, I would not hire him again!

This was my first time using Carolina Lawnscapes and it was truly a wonderful experience. I contacted several other companies for quotes, but received no response. Carolina Lawnscapes contacted me very quickly after submitting my inquiry. They were on time and the quality of their mowing/edging was superior. I would highly recommend their services and look forward to working with them again in the near future!

Beyond better than advertised! Great attention to detail! Work Is performed efficiently. The job was so good that we hired Octavius and crew on a monthly basis to maintain their job well done! The work far exceeds the prices. Now that we are in these Summer months outdoor and backyard activities are all the rage! Carolina Landscape is the Right Call!!!

Carolina Lawnscapes LLC provided optimum service. They came put the same day i cakes for an estimate and provided much needed insight on what was needed from an ascetics standpoint to help enhance the look of my property. I highly recommend their service. You won’t be disappointed.

Good, unfortunately it rained hard three days after, I hope the grass seed did not wash away

This crew was amazing!! We were lucky enough to get a quote and the work done in the same day! We definitely would recommend Octavius and his team for any outdoor project! They went above and beyond what we expected. The crew were very professional and polite, as well as efficient as a team. Their pricing was more than reasonable. We could not be happier we chose this company and will use them again for future projects!!

Octavius and his crew are true professionals and gentlemen. I badly needed my lawn mowed, called them up, and they were out here the next afternoon cutting it. In addition to quality lawn care, Octavius believes in customer success, which makes me happy to send him my business. It's hard finding lawn care companies who are as punctual and responsive. Strongly recommended.

Octavius’s team did a great job on my yard. They showed up timely, worked hard and carefully, and cleaned up after working. The result is a beautiful yard.

It went very well. There was a slight scheduling issue initially, but the communication was great and they took care of the issue by working beyond the time they would normally be expected schedule-wise. That gesture was really good to see and the quality of the work was exceptional. Will definitely do business again

They responded to our request quickly and did a great job.

Great crew. Quality work. Worked quickly. Very personable.