GORGEOUS GARDENS BY GINA

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Gina and her crew did an amazing amount of work and were friendly, efficient, and thorough. Gina's suggestions were very much appreciated, and they will be returning when and if this winter ever ends to help me once again. I look forward to seeing them again.

I can't recommend Gina more highly. she is very knowledgable and knows what should be planted and what shouldn't

The lady on the phone was very nice, but I felt like the prices were high in the first place. She quoted $60 an hour when I asked per man. I need someone that has a decent hourly price for homeowners.

I live in a condo with a woods behind it. I had cleared an area in the woods but it didn't add much to my back yard. In two days, Gina completely transitioned this space into a beautiful garden space with hundreds of flowers for all seasons, her special mulch, and even a raised bed herb garden. She also replaced a tree I had removed earlier with a lovely weeping cherry tree. I now love to sit on my deck and enjoy the fruits of her labors! She is the best! I would hire her again in a second!

They were on time and got a tremendous amount of work done in a very timely manner. Gina was also very enthusiastic. We're very pleased with what we've had done so far. The crew seemed to work together very well. Very professional.

Very direct. Speaks her mind. YOu know what you're getting.

At this stage, after three or four very beautiful garden cycles, I have complete trust in Gina. She's always willing to discuss options and she's super about getting client input, but has such a keen eye for color combinations and scale - each time she has brought me new things I've just been completely happy with everything she's chosen. I cannot recommend her highly enough. Super friendly to deal with, very reasonable rates, and just a true professional who loves what she does and is really super at it.

I called the provider to get an estimate on tree pruning. The provider stated I was outside of her service area but gave me suggestions on how to prune the small tree myself and saved me the expense of paying for something I could do myself.

I have been working with Gina for the past 8 years, since I moved to the area. I had damaged Arbor Vitae removed from around my air conditioning unit, and wanted to put in some sort of bed of flowers. Gina came and prepped the bed, including adding several yards of composted leaf mulch to the soil. She discussed with me the sort of flowering plants that I wanted, and suggested butterfly bushes. We also discussed some sort of fill in plants (she knows I like my beds to be as maintenance free as possible) and she suggested Russian Sage and Coneflowers. On this trip, she planted the Butterfly Bushes, which look great (even had a butterfly on one when I went to see them), and did some yard maintenance in pulling some poison ivy and cutting back my Peonies. When I received the bill in the mail, Gina suggested that we consider a different variety of coneflower, as the "Tomato Soup" variety did not have good repeat blooms. I almost always take Gina's suggestions, which she only makes after she has fully acertained what I want. She is extremely knowledgable and wonderful to work with.

Within two days of our initial phone conversation, Gina came for a consultation to determine my needs and check out the existing state of the area. She knew exactly what to ask in terms of what result I wanted to see, and how much work I was willing to do on maintenance. She presented several scenarios, including specific ideas for shrubs/flowers so I could select the best for me - we decided on the "Clean and Green" option, with low maintenance plants and occasional splashes of color. She was genuinely interested in what I wanted to see, right down to the shape and symmetry of the space, and was able to give me a great idea of how this would end up visually. We had a lovely, relaxed conversation and I was extremely comfortable chatting with her - I knew immediately she was the right choice. Only TWO DAYS LATER she and her crew arrived! They ripped out the overgrown areas, and they immediately recognized that the woodwork on the ends of the raised beds was in poor repair and was about to collapse. This would have damaged the patio fence and resulted in a hefty fine from my condo association. After checking with me, one of the workers went to Home Depot to get a few pieces of wood and he repaired the woodwork on the spot! I was amazed at how quick and how dramatic the transformation was - I plan to contact Gina for ALL of my landscaping and gardening needs, and absolutely recommend her to other Dayton residents.

I have used her for 7 years. She is absolutely terrific. She does things the way I want it. She gives great suggestions. She has good color sense.

When I first moved in, we completely redid the front flower beds. She always has really good ideas and helps me visualize what I want. She always listens to my ideas and figures out a way to make them work. I have never lived this far north, so she has gradually retrained me to think toward more northern plants. She is always very professional and works with me when the estimate is going to be more than I thought. She will even break up the total cost into separate payments. She generally bills per hour.