ALL WEATHER LANDSCAPING

Tony Krug started out mowing/blowing the yard. He did this job reasonably well. Early on we commented on his 'colorful' language and his aggressive salesmanship on unrelated items (he talked us into switching natural gas providers, for example). When we decided that we needed to update our landscaping, Tony came in with a low-ish bid and big promises. We decided to tear out some previous landscaping and to do some simple grass and replanting of bushes and trees, along with moving stones and regrading the lawn for the kids. He was impatient and frustrated with our need for written estimates, contracts, plans, etc... but we were able to nail him down on some of the specifics. Tony promised to start in March, but waited until late May, which he knew was dangerously close to our summer departure. Tony finally sent a crew in without his direct supervision who butchered the job, and then he was belligerent when we asked him to fix it. We left for our long planned (9 week) summer relocation and then Tony called to tell us it was all finished (that it looked "beautiful") and asked for payment. He wouldn't send pictures, claiming he didn't have a camera so we acted on faith (a big mistake) and paid him. He also talked us into using a neighbor of his to install the sprinkler system. The neighbor was great, but Tony didn't co-ordinate with him well and they got mixed up. When we returned we found the lawn in the back was wildly uneven (he never graded it at all) and many other details remain unfinished. He planted a bunch of bushes that were dead on our return (after saying to us "I never let a plant die in one of my yards! I'll make my WIFE come over and water them first!"). He promised to replace them, to regrade the back yard, and to redo some of his other shoddy work (even in writing!) and then disappeared. This was the worst experience of this kind we've ever had.

I pay about $35 for the weekly visits. The landscaper comes regularly. He is honest and does what he says he is going to do.

He is very responsive and professional. If he can not make it he sends another team to do the work. He is always on time and he does what he says he is going to do and does it well. He is very good.