Additional email - services@aplnj.com. For Quickest Response Please Contact by E-mail office@aplnj.com. Almost PERFECT Landscaping & Lawn Maintenance has been providing superior landscaping services throughout Bergen County, New Jersey for over 30 years. Our foundation was built on the success of our landscaping division which established a cornerstone for all our operations: (See our Co. profile in Angie's list) almost PERFECT is a family run business who believes that customer satisfaction always comes first. Please see our Web site for a detailed summary of our company. Its worth a 30 second calls to see why you would consider us for your next Landscaping Project. Sundays-Available by appointment only. Appointments are available outside of regular business hours upon special request. Locally owned & operated.
Business highlights
45 years of trusted experience
Emergency Services Offered
Services we offer
Landscape Design & Maintenance. Basic lawn services such as mowing, edging, aeration, power rake etc. Lawn fertilizer programs that included basic pest control and weed control. Lawn renovation, seeding, sod installation.
Services we don't offer
We do not offer any hardscaping services such as paver walkways however, we DO install blue stone walkways, gravel walkways or stepping stone walkways). We also do not provide stone retaining wall installation and patio installations. We do not install blacktop paved driveways, nor do we install fencing, or any type of deck installations, repairs or staining. We do not perform any type of large (mature) tree pruning and removal.
I received a voicemail several days later informing me that they were not interested in providing an estimate for the work. No clear reasons were given. I found it odd because they were so enthusiastic about the work during the initial consultation.
Description of Work: They visited my backyard to provide an estimate for hardscaping and landscaping.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
3.0
punctuality
3.0
$20,000
Response from Almost Perfect Landscaping
[member name removed], our reviews speak for themselves. I surveyed you home and decided that your project was not a good match with our expertise, as well as out of our normal work zone. I would rather turn down a project that to tackle one that could potentially not be delivered with the wow factor we usually do. Thank you for considering us for you project.
IRENE P.
05/2013
5.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
I called Almost Perfect Landscaping and spoke to Mary. She was very charming and knowledgeable lady who worked out an arrangment with Mr. Porter. At 7:15 pm last night two men cut my yard and clenaed up before they left. They did an excellent job and were very prompt, excellent, professional and fair. We will continue to work with them.
Description of Work: 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
Harriet D.
05/2013
5.0
lawn service, snow removal
+ 0 more
As always they do a wonderful job, if fact I'm considering picking up a yearly contract with them. The technicians they send are always on time and very courteous. I highly recommend them.
Description of Work: I have continued to use almost perfect landscaping for quite some time now for snow removal, pruning, and lawn maintenance.
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
Matthew G.
04/2013
5.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
Frank promptly called me and informed me that he does not cover my area. He did however give me some advice if I opted to manage my own lawn and even recommended another landscaper who is local to me. Frank seems like a nice guy.
Description of Work: Wanted lawn mowing for the season
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
David G.
04/2013
5.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
Frank Porter provided the design ideas for the job. They came when promised and met with us at the nursery to pick the bushes and trees for the job. Frank recommended All Season Sprinklers to perform the sprinkler system installation and coordinated the installation before the sod and mulch was installed. They did a fine job as well.
Description of Work: Existing lawn removed and regraded. Trees, bushes and sod installed. Wooden wall installed on one side of driveway.
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
$8,800
Jayesh J.
04/2013
4.0
gutter cleaning
+ -1 more
A person came in and he was done. They came over to my house and did the inspection.
Description of Work: I purchased the big deal for gutter cleaning and drainage inspection for $45.00.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
5.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$45
Andrew P.
04/2013
1.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
I called 10 days ago to request for someone to come to my home and provide an estimate for weekly lawn care and maintenance. I was told that they were extremely busy and that no one would be available to come the following day (as I requested) but that someone would give me a call by the next day to schedule an appointment. That was 10 days ago. I had other landscaping companies come and give me estimates, and obviously did not bother following up with this company that could not even do me the basic professional courtesy of calling me like they said they would. I initially contacted this company because they received the most reviews, and mostly positive ones. But perhaps they are so busy that they do not need my business.
Description of Work: I did not receive any services. Rather, I did not have the opportunity to receive any services since they never called me back like they said they would.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
Response from Almost Perfect Landscaping
Sorry for the miscommunication. I was actually out of town addressing some major medical issues at the time. My office was doing the best they could to address all requests during this peak time of the season. If I can make it up call me. Thank you.
Jennifer G.
04/2013
3.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
When I first met the proprietor, I was excited about what I believe was a good approach to getting my lawn back to a healthy state since harsh weather conditions and winter storms had cause a good deal of damage. And as I was looking for a more organic alternative as I have minor children, I thought Almost Perfect was a good solution. The workers at Almost Perfect would regularly every other week and the lawn initially showed some improvement. As I had spoken to the proprietor about possibly resodding the back part of the property I wanted to get that started as well. However, due to scheduling constraints nothing became of the resodding project. All in all, I believe the proprietors intent to provide excellent service was there. However, the task of getting the job donean scheduling challenges proved to be more challenging. Either way whether the care and maintenance was started later than was practical or more needed to be done, in the end, I was not satisfied and chose not to renew the service.
Description of Work: The services performed by Almost Perfect Landscaping consisted of lawncare and mantenance of my lawn every other week which included a fertilization and seeding program when needed.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
3.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0
$715
Response from Almost Perfect Landscaping
[member name removed] your review was right on. We fell short on your account.
Jennifer D.
04/2013
5.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
I searched for a landscaper here on Angie's list since my husband and I are fairly new homeowners. I chose to contact Almost Perfect Landscaping since a majority of the feedback is positive. Frank contacted me almost immediately after I reached out to him and was at my property within a day or two. My husband and I originally contacted him to put down sod in our backyard which we figured would be costly. However, when Frank took at look at the property, he was VERY honest and said there was no need for such a big job, and that we should be ok with aerating, seed and fertilization followed by maintenance. His honesty was what made up my mind to hire him. Any person could have come and just given me a quote for sod and done the job- which I'm sure would have been more money than what I actually had done! I give Frank a lot of credit for that! We scheduled for the job to be done the following week. I only contacted him once to confirm the job would be done and it was completed at promised. My husband and I were not home when the work was done, but we were THOROUGHLY impressed with how the property looked when we returned home that day!! Our lawn and backyard was aerated, seeded and fertilized as promised. All the leaves were gone, any dead plants were removed, any extra debris we had around the property were also removed. They were even nice enough to put down a couple of bags of mulch my husband and I didn't get around to doing and straightened out gravel that we have on either side of our driveway! They left our property very nice and clean. It showed they paid attention to detail and worked very hard at making everything look perfect. My husband and I were so happy with the end result, we would definitely hire them again and recommend them!
Description of Work: Spring Clean-up, Aerate, Seed and Fertilize front lawn and backyard.
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
$550
Ashwin V.
03/2013
5.0
drain pipe
+ -1 more
We chose not to do the drainage pipes this year after all, and will save up for a bigger landscaping effort in the future. I would call Frank again to get his ideas and a quote for future projects.
Description of Work: I asked Frank to come to the house to take a look at re-grading our lawns so the water would run away from the house rather than towards it (honestly something we couldn't afford but we thought we needed done asap). Frank actually suggested a much cheaper solution for us by installing underground drainage pipes take water away from the house rather than re-grading the entire front/side/back lawns. I contacted him on a Friday, and he came over that Sunday to walk around the house with us and emailed us a quote that same night.
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
$3,200
Richard H.
03/2013
5.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
We moved into our home in June 2012 and looked on Angie's List for someone to take care of our lawn. Frank was one of the only people I left a message for that returned my call and came by to give me an estimate. They're not the cheapest or the most expensive but they do quality work. I knew almost nothing about lawn care and basically asked for him to take care of my lawn and make sure whatever needed to be done was done. I felt the service was good, however, Post Sandy the service became what I consider excellent. I didn't realize a fall cleanup was part of what I signed up for, but I'm so grateful it was. We had not only leaves, but branches and other stuff all over the front/back lawn. We came home from work one day to find it 100% taken care of. After dealing with no power and other stresses due to the storm it was great to come home and find this done for us (better than if we had done it ourselves). We have signed up once again to have Almost Perfect Landscaping take care of our lawn, and couldn't be happier.
Description of Work: -Spring/Fall Clean Up -Biweekly Lawn Mowing -Monthly Fertilizer We've used them July 2012 - Present *The cost listed is approximate/estimate for all the services for the year.
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
$1,700
JERRY B.
02/2013
5.0
landscaping, lawn service
+ 0 more
I thought the work was performed the way I wanted it and the price was on target.
Description of Work: They did some general spring cleanup that included hedge trimmings and grass.
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
Jennifer P.
02/2013
3.0
landscaping, lawn service
+ 0 more
When Mr. Porter came to our home to give us an estimate, he did seem knowledgeable about work to be done and areas to be addressed. However, we were given the impression that it was our "opportunity" to hire him and were turned off. We figured the quote would help make our decision. The quote came in at twice the amount ($5500) of the other quotes we received (we had 3 done to be thorough since this was our first landscaping experience). Given this, we chose not to hire Almost Perfect and went with another company who did an excellent job at half the price.
Description of Work: We contacted Mr. Porter for a quote on removing some ivy and overgrowth near our pool area. We were also interested in grading an area near our property line.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
value
1.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
3.0
Response from Almost Perfect Landscaping
Every contractor is different. Your project was one that required more work than the eye could see. As you have read from our reviews people have been quite satisfied with the work we have completed. I am glad everything had worked out for you.
thomas P.
02/2013
4.0
landscaping, lawn service
+ 0 more
they were professional and and performed all work estimated.
Description of Work: Total cleanup dervice
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
$900
ANDY G.
01/2013
5.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
The owner provides top notch customer service and his crew does excellent work. Any issues or concerns are addressed promptly. I'm looking forward to working with them again this year.
Description of Work: Almost perfect has been proving weekly lawn service to my property for close to a year.
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
Frank D.
12/2012
5.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
I was very impressed with the responsiveness and overall professionalism with almost perfect. Fall cleanup is pretty straightforward but we also discussed future work for the yard. I got honest advice and I plan to use almost perfect exclusively for future yard work and more.
Description of Work: Fall yard cleanup
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
$150
William M.
12/2012
5.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
They contacted me almost immediately after I purchased the coupon to set up an appointment. Came on time and did a thorough inspection of the area under consideration for construction. Definitely had good ideas and options.
Description of Work: Came to give a proposal for back yard patio. Prompt, efficient and good ideas. However decided not to move forward with project at the time.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
John R.
12/2012
4.0
landscaping, lawn service
+ 0 more
/Made an appointment ; he came over : we discussed options; he provided a plan
Description of Work: Provided a landscaping plan for the front of my home
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$99
Michael B.
11/2012
1.0
lawn service, hardscaping
+ 0 more
offered a few thoughts on red see above
Description of Work: I purchased what was advertised as a $599.00 Landscape Design value for $99.00. The owner of the firm called right away to say he was very busy and he would be out in 1-2 weeks. He came to my house exactly as promised. We walked around the house and I gave him a few design thoughts. It did not appear that he had any tools, camera etc, though he did take notes. He roughed out a few pieces of work that I had suggested and gave me a very, very rough estimate. I was very skeptical of the output and expected a sheet of paper with a drawing complete with landscape design. He said he would call me. I never heard from him again. At $99.00, I was disappointed. If I had paid $599.00, I would have have been contacting an attorney.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
2.0
responsiveness
1.0
$99
Response from Almost Perfect Landscaping
Dear member I am sorry that you did not get what you expected. We have completed many projects and left all our clients very happy. If I can do anything to make it up to you please call me.
Jeanne D.
11/2012
5.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
The overall evaluation is Almost Perfect. The perfect part is efficient, on-time work. Most of the landscaping was done in one day and looked greatly improved right away. Relocating existing shrubs and one blue spruce was a great idea of Frank's. The annual flower beds were planted some days after and they grew and filled in beautifully. The north and west sections of the yard had to be leveled; the tree loss from the storms had left odd lumps in the lawn from the stump grindings. After leveling, three new trees and two additional forsythias were planted. The rehabilitation of the lawn began; this has taken all summer and has been quite successful. The lawn looks great! The weekly maintenance has been thorough, efficient and worry-free - and reasonable. The "Almost" part is minor and more about customer relations. (1) The original Angie's List Deal referred to a written plan, but none was received. Frank and I agreed on a plan after discussing several ideas. The e-mailed quote for the work was skeletal and left several questions about what was covered. Since Frank's preferred methods of contact are text or e-mail, it took a day or so to get answers. (2) During our discussion of the plan, Frank had said that we would visit a nursery to select the new trees. I was looking forward to this and to picking out the trees myself. I came out one morning and Frank was marking the lawn where the three trees were to be planted. He had already selected and bought the trees without me. This was a disappointment. All in all, Almost Perfect is perfectly named. Everything looks great. The lawn, which had been a mess, has never looked better. The flower beds were stunning and lush. I mention my complaints not because they are deal-breakers, but such things may be important to you. I will continue to use Almost Perfect for the lawn next year and for some additional fencing and a new Mountain Ash in the spring.
Description of Work: Landscaping of north and west sections of corner lot, relocation of existing trees, shrubs and perennials, planting new trees and shrubs, planting of annual flower beds, leveling the surface of the yard, rehabilitation of lawn. Weekly maintenance of entire lawn, including mowing, edging, feeding, thatching, reseeding, raking, etc. This work started in April and the lawn maintenance has continued through the year.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$6,490
Elizabeth T.
11/2012
5.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
I called for an estimate and Frank came by the next day and we agreed on the price. He said they could do the work the following week but his crew arrived only 2 days later and did an excellent job.
Description of Work: The crew removed the leaves from my property as well as gave the lawn a final cut. Originally I thought 200 was a bit expensive but the quality and attention to detail made this service well wort the price.
Our RR tie driveway retaining walls were 35 years old and rapidly deteriorating. Additionally, there was a walkway from the street to the front door that simply was never used. The landscaping, which was done over 20 years ago, was starting to be overgrown despite our maintenance efforts and harsh winters/storms and the deer had taken their toll on a number of plantings. We had a pretty fair idea of what we wanted though nothing was cast in stone, so to speak, and having spoken to a few contractors over the years, we had a fair idea of what the cost might be. We contacted Almost Perfect Landscaping - what kind of name is that? - by email and Frank quickly responded. After a day of missing each other, we finally spoke and set up a time to get together. When the doorbell rang, I quickly glanced out but didn't see anyone. Then I looked down and there was Frank - he is a bit on the short side. We walked the site and as I told him what I was looking for, he was quickly making recommendations for possible solutions. For example, we briefly talked about using engineered stone to replace the RR ties, but we both agreed that RR ties were a better fit for the woodsy type of landscape that we have and enjoy. One of the things we really liked about Frank's approach was his willingness and desire to reuse/relocate many of the mature plants that were already existing - though the one's the deer love to eat definitely had to go! We talked through a couple of different approaches to the new front walkway from the driveway to the front door .. and settled on a bluestone slabs set in a pea gravel approach outlined by RR ties. We didn't come up with an agreed to solution for the back walkway so put that on hold. Frank got back to us within 48 hours with a price and it was in the range of where I thought it should be. He also said it would be about a 4 day effort for his crew of 3 and him. We verbally agreed to get started and within a week Frank and his crew were at the house working. They crew arrived relatively early every day and quickly got to work. The first part of the project was creative destruction as the old RR tie walls, the front walkway and a number of older evergreen trees and shrubs were taken out. Then the RR tie walls and stairs were started and the area where the front walkway had been was newly landscaped. The new front walkway was next and it turned out so well we agreed with Frank that the back walkway (had been on the back burner)should just be a duplicate of it. As they were finishing up the RR ties and walkways, Frank suggested that the freestanding stairways should have a railing - I guess he noticed that we were getting on in our years. Seriously, it was an excellent suggestion as I remembered a friend of ours saying she had trouble coming up our existing RR tie steps without a railing. Frank designed a new wooden railing and put it up but when I saw it, I realized it should have been on the other side of the steps. I brought that to Frank's attention and he quickly agreed. He was able to move the one he had already built to the back steps and then built a new one for the front steps ... so everything worked out well. It turned out that with the additional items including the new back walkway, the railings and some other trees I wanted, Frank and his crew wound up getting the job done in 4.5 days. They cleaned up every day before leaving so we could still use our attached garage for our cars in the evenings. They even worked on a Saturday - which we didn't expect - and it had the positive effect of making the overall project timeline 1 day shorter. One of the things that impressed us the most was the work ethic of Frank's crew and how respectfully Frank treated them. We will not hesitate to use Frank and Almost Perfect Landscaping again - even though the name still seems odd and Frank is still short. In fact, we had Frank and his crew seal our driveway shortly after performing the other work.
Description of Work: Removed and replaced RR tie retaining walls around driveway, removed and rebuilt stairways & walkways in front and back, added new landscaped areas, refreshed old landscaping, resealed driveway
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
$23,000
Response from Almost Perfect Landscaping
Member it was great working with you. I hope to see you in the future.
Allen W.
11/2012
3.0
gutter cleaning
+ -1 more
I bought the service voucher at supposedly discount: $45 for gutter cleaning. They did come and perform the service. However, I realized that I have gutter screen, so technically I do not need much cleaning. It was not their fault or anything. I just wished that they told me on the spot, and preferably, gave me an option to use the voucher for something else they offer. Therefore, I consider it a fair experience.
Description of Work: I bought the service voucher at supposedly discount: $45 for gutter cleaning. They did come and perform the service. However, I realized that I have gutter screen, so technically I do not need much cleaning. It was not their fault or anything. I just wished that they told me on the spot, and preferably, gave me an option to use the voucher for something else they offer. Therefore, I consider it a fair experience.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
3.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
3.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$45
Response from Almost Perfect Landscaping
Member I am sorry that when we got there the gutters had screens on them. The $45 that you were charged just covers the cost ot the men getting to your site. As you mentioned they needed to be checked and cleaned in certain areas.
Danny R.
10/2012
5.0
decks
+ -1 more
I would recommend frank porter and Chris for any future projects. Trust and Professionalism is hard to find now a days and Almost Perfect is the best place to start
Description of Work: Excellent performance, attention to details, clean up you would of never know that a deck was being built, punctuality excellent and always there if I had any questions or concerns
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
$4,000
Response from Almost Perfect Landscaping
It was a pleasure working for you so if you have any further needs please call.
young K.
10/2012
3.0
gutter cleaning
+ -1 more
I didn't know what the state of my gutters were when they began, and I had no idea what kind of job they did since they did not speak to me at all about my gutters.
Description of Work: They came on time. Finished the job. And before I realized it, they vanished without a word. They cleaned my gutter.
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Service Categories
Lawn and Yard Work,
Landscaping,
Tree Service,
Lawn Fertilization & Treatment,
Mulch and Topsoil,
Pavers and Hardscaping,
Snow Removal,
Leaf Removal,
Gutter Cleaning,
Drain Pipe Installation,
Stone and Gravel,
Fencing
FAQ
Almost Perfect Landscaping is currently rated 4.7 overall out of 5.
Monday: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Almost Perfect Landscaping accepts the following forms of payment: Check,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
Yes, Almost Perfect Landscaping offers free project estimates.
Yes, Almost Perfect Landscaping offers eco-friendly accreditations.
Yes, Almost Perfect Landscaping offers a 5% senior discount.
Yes, Almost Perfect Landscaping offers emergency services.
Yes, Almost Perfect Landscaping offers warranties.
Almost Perfect Landscaping offers the following services: Landscape Design & Maintenance. Basic lawn services such as mowing, edging, aeration, power rake etc. Lawn fertilizer programs that included basic pest control and weed control. Lawn renovation, seeding, sod installation.
We do not offer any hardscaping services such as paver walkways however, we DO install blue stone walkways, gravel walkways or stepping stone walkways). We also do not provide stone retaining wall installation and patio installations. We do not install blacktop paved driveways, nor do we install fencing, or any type of deck installations, repairs or staining. We do not perform any type of large (mature) tree pruning and removal.