Oakshade Nursery is a family owned garden center and landscape company in Shamong, NJ. We specialize in residential landscaping with a wide range of unique specimens, flowering trees, shrubs, and perennials to choose from for both the do-it-yourselfer to a customer who chooses to have us design and install a landscape improvement for them. We grow much of our own nursery stock on our own 20 acres. Our helpful staff includes both owners; Steve and Larry Zimmer; landscape managers and a team of highly skilled laborers. Initial consultation is at no cost. Design fees and project estimates are discussed with our customers during our first meeting and are unique to each customer's project.
Business highlights
43 years of trusted experience
Emergency Services Offered
Services we offer
Oakshade Nursery Landscape Services offers full landscape design and installation of any outdoor improvements to the grounds of our customer's homes. Tree/Shrub/Perennial installation, hardscaping - pavers/stone/slate, koi ponds and waterfalls, pondless waterfalls, unique gardens, stone walls, retaining walls, poolscaping, low voltage night lighting, property maintenance - lawn mowing, fertilizer, ect.
Description of Work: Slow to answer request and then didn't communicate. I am deaf so they may not want to bother except by voice phone. I took my money elsewhere-Bartlett's Tree Experts for 6 shrubs and planting them.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
responsiveness
1.0
Kim P.
07/2016
5.0
landscaping
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unknown
Description of Work: Very pleased with the transformation created in my front, back, and side yards.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
Chris & Andrea N.
10/2015
5.0
landscaping, lawn treatment
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unknown
Description of Work: Front yard renovation - new walkway and entry stairs (pavers) - including edgestone borders, new landscaping beds (plants,shrubs,riverrocks, boulders,mulch) including new side retaining wall, replenish gravel driveway, installed edgestone border along entire driveway, tree removal (x3), lawn renovation (weed,aerate,dethach,seed), partial sod installation, sprinkler system adjustments / repairs
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
$13,000
GARY C.
10/2015
4.0
landscaping, lawn treatment
 + 0 more
unknown
Description of Work: Applied top soil and grass seed on yard ruts and holes caused by equipment that removed an uprooted tree stump. They also planted a new tree where the old tree had been. The yard looks great with the the ruts and holes gone and the new grass growing. The tree looks like it's doing well also. However, before it was planted the area was not filled in to bring it up to grade. Therefore the tree sits in a depressed area that collects water on a heavy rain. I hope the tree root system is going to be able survive and not succumb to too much moisture. |I've talked with the company and even sent pictures of the tree. I'm now waiting for the company to come out to take a look. Maybe the tree will be okay the way it is or maybe not.
The landscaping at our new home was overgrown and loaded with weeds. The yard was more weeds than grass. It's a large property with a large house on it, and we were overwhelmed with what to do . We had a couple of landscaping companies come out, but Bill had the best answer. He suggested we clear out all the overgrown and damaged plants, get rid of the debris and weeds, freshen up the river stones and mulch the beds. He also trimmed all the shrubs, fertilized the lawn and applied tick and flea treatment to all lawn areas. It took about a day and a half and an army of workers but when it was done, our property had bee transformed. One of the other reasons that we went with Oakshade was that they also had a lawn maintenance service and irrigation service to get the sprinkler system operating again.
Description of Work: Yard and landscaping cleanup and renovation.
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
$4,700
Stephen Z.
09/2015
5.0
landscaping
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.
Description of Work: .
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
$10,000
Carol C.
06/2015
4.0
lawn treatment
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.
Description of Work: Weed treatment has helped but there are still weeks. Future applications will be needed.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
THERESA C.
10/2014
5.0
landscaping, hardscaping, pavers, gravel
 + 1 more
They came in and gave a price and the work was done the following week. The work took 2 days and the job is beautiful. Will use them again.
Description of Work: Blue stone front walk. Cobble stone and ground stone 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
$1,500
Pam A.
08/2014
5.0
landscaping, irrigation systems, mulch
 + 1 more
Wonderful!
Description of Work: Grated area cleaned up put in sod, landscaped, mulched, cleaned up sprinkler system, trimmed a little bit
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
$9,951
Mike S.
02/2014
5.0
landscaping, hardscaping
 + 0 more
The owner Larry came for the estimate and was very knowledgable and helpful during the planning process. I generally want to "do the design" myself, but Larry had reasonable suggestions. I liked that he did not try to "upgrade" our original idea and that we didn't feel pressured at any time. He was not there during the day to day operations, but the crew was prompt and completed the job professionally. Larry was in touch regularly and made himself very available. He did stop by several times during the construction. All in all it was a pleasant experience with a nice finished product. I would recommend their services.
Description of Work: Small stone patio and walk way.
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
$10,000
Clifford B.
01/2014
5.0
lawn service
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.
Description of Work: .
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
$120
peter W.
12/2013
5.0
lawn service, lawn treatment, irrigation systems
 + 1 more
Fertilization for the full season
Description of Work: .
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
Response from Oakshade Nursery and Landscape Services
Our results stand out when our clients are actively engaged in what happens. Thanks for caring and commenting.
Florence W.
10/2013
1.0
landscaping
 + -1 more
He was very abrupt and acted like he didn't want to be there. Showed him yard and what I needed. He said that he could do the job and promised estimate in a week. It's now October 30, 2013 and we have not heard from him.
Description of Work: Needed landscaping for and trees planted in front yard.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
3.0
Response from Oakshade Nursery and Landscape Services
After reviewing through our files and customer callbacks, we showed that multiple calls were placed to follow up with you, messages left, with none of them returned. This is obviously a case of mis-communication and we are very sorry that we were unable to do business; despite both of us being interested in doing business together at the time. We apologize for the inconvenience. For over 30 years; our business has been built on superior customer service, quality workmanship, and take great pride in returning phone calls and responding to our customer's requests in a timely fashion.
Carole Z.
12/2012
4.0
lawn service, lawn treatment, mulch, hardscaping
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Generally went well
Description of Work: As checked above
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$6,900
Katherine K.
09/2012
5.0
landscaping, hardscaping
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Worked with company before, gives estimate quickly. Timeliness for work very variable with weather and other jobs being a factor. Answers all questions had great suggestions. Calls back when unavailable when called though not always timely. One installed step crooked. It was freezing that installation day, probably why crooked. Came back again eventually and realigned the step without hassles. Timeliness usually a concern but Oakshade Co will always get the job done and contract always honored
Description of Work: With pavers realigned and redid walkway, redid front steps and applied pavers to front concrete porch. Applied faux stone to wall of evolved porch, realigned garden and installed new garden by porch steps and eventually trimmed all bushes on property
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$10,000
Ken L.
06/2012
5.0
landscaping, lawn service, mulch, hardscaping
 + 2 more
Steve Zimmer came to our property. We explained what we wanted to do. He took photographs of our property and then provided us with computerized renderings in full color of what our property would look like with the changes. He then spent a great deal of time with us going over the drawings and working with us to modify and expand the design until it was revised so that it satisfied our aesthetics and our budget. We were able to go to the nursery and pick out our own trees, plants and flowers. Steve was, to say the least, incredibly accommodating and easy to work with. The same can be said of him and his crew when they came to do the job. In this type of work, there are always adjustments and minor changes to be made on site, and in every instance, there was no difficulty in coming to an acceptable and creative resolution. Steve was on site once or twice each day and his crew were hard working and skillful whether he was there or not. They were terrific to work with. Important to mention is the fact that even though there were some on-site changes, the price never changed--there were no unforeseen problems and "up-charges"--which we have experienced with every other landscape service we have used. In fact, we were given a credit for a tree that wasn't needed. And included in the price is a fall cleanup of leaves and yard debris and any necessary touchups to get us through the winter. Based on our experiences with other landscaping services, Oakshade, and its sister company, Taurean Irrigation, who we have also used, are the most fairly priced we have encountered. In my opinion, they are honest merchants and really give you your money's worth. And that's rare to find in this greedy world we're living in.
Description of Work: Provided a detailed design and an itemized list of costs. Performed a multitude of jobs on the property: complete cleaning of undergrowth, weeded flower and plant beds, pruned and trimmed hedges, bushes, etc., planted trees, removed raised bed from front lawn area, replaced it with new sod; removed raised bed from driveway, replaced it with decorative tile design set in ground; dug out new beds for new plantings of flowers and bushes; used existing stones from removed raised beds to create new border walls for other flower beds, totally mulched the entire property, expanded our irrigation system to cover newly planted areas, dug out and removed unwanted trees and bushes, and left property dazzlingly clean.
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
$6,500
Katherine K.
02/2012
5.0
landscaping, hardscaping
 + 0 more
Very good. The job was done when weather was warm in January. Initial conversations were great, met my expectations. Answers questions promptly. The crew was respectful and listened to me. Oakshade came to make adjustments to final product promptly (weather created some issues which he warned me of and requested I call immediatly if and when they occured). Awaiting spring clean up (We bundled the services to cut down on price) but thet always do a good job
Description of Work: removed walk and demolished 2 steps , placed new walk with pavers, created new steps, covered elevated concrete porch with new pavers and the sides with faux stone, relandscaped small garden, will do spring clean up with mulch when weather better.
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
$11,000
Carole Z.
10/2011
5.0
landscaping
 + -1 more
We have had a contract with them for years. They are reliable and do a very good job. They do what they say they are going to do and do a good job at doing it.
Description of Work: We have a contract with them and they come to our house all summer long. They clean up our yard and maintain our yard and pond.
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Service Categories
Landscaping,
Pavers and Hardscaping,
Lawn Fertilization & Treatment,
Lawn and Yard Work,
Mulch and Topsoil,
Lawn Irrigation,
Stone and Gravel,
Landscaping - Lighting,
Landscaping - Lakefront,
Greenhouses/Nurseries
FAQ
Oakshade Nursery and Landscape Services is currently rated 4.7 overall out of 5.
Sunday: 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Monday: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Oakshade Nursery and Landscape Services accepts the following forms of payment: Check,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
No, Oakshade Nursery and Landscape Services does not offer free project estimates.
Yes, Oakshade Nursery and Landscape Services offers eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Oakshade Nursery and Landscape Services does not offer a senior discount.
Yes, Oakshade Nursery and Landscape Services offers emergency services.
Yes, Oakshade Nursery and Landscape Services offers warranties.
Oakshade Nursery and Landscape Services offers the following services: Oakshade Nursery Landscape Services offers full landscape design and installation of any outdoor improvements to the grounds of our customer's homes. Tree/Shrub/Perennial installation, hardscaping - pavers/stone/slate, koi ponds and waterfalls, pondless waterfalls, unique gardens, stone walls, retaining walls, poolscaping, low voltage night lighting, property maintenance - lawn mowing, fertilizer, ect.