Zingrone Landscaping

Joe and his team did an excellent job. He estimated the cost and when he would be able to do the work and, both cost and dates were met. Joe gave me ideas on how to a handle planter wall that was falling down that would be least expensive and still look great and he was right on. Other contractors wanted to rebuild the wall but Joe suggested taking it down and planting scrubs which ended up looking so much better at a much cheaper price then rebuilding. Everything I asked to have done was completed exactly as promised. My only regret was not having the rest of my yard landscaped at the same time!

In looking for a new landscaping and grass cutting service, we contacted Zingrone Landscaping. We have had several unsavory experiences and were anxious to find a company we could trust. They phoned us back quickly and Joe met with my husband and I shortly after. Joe was professional and well informed. An all-around nice guy. We walked him around our property, which is expansive, and he took notes on everything. We were quickly put on the schedule and it's been wonderful. The communication has been so easy; if we need anything additional, they always take care of us - and vice-versa. We take pride in our home both inside and outside. Thank you for your attention to the outside detail and never making us feel like we are bothering you! Would highly recommend Zingrone Landscaping!

My back and front yards were in dire need of landscaping. The sloped section of my back yard was especially difficult to cut with a lawnmower so Joe and his crew dug out the grass, planted trees, perennials, edged and mulched. I now have a beautiful back yard oasis that's pleasing to the eye. Forsythia from my neighbor grew over the perennials on my side yard. They were trimmed, some removed/cut back, weeds pulled and the boarder edged. Now it looks wonderful. Joe and crew also provided similar landscaping services for my front yard and I couldn't be more pleased with the outcome. I highly recommend this company for anyone in need of landscaping services.

Joe and his crew were absolutely fantastic. They came in and did a job that has been lingering for over five years because we never found the right people to do it. They did it in two days, which would have taken me and my family at least all summer! They were extremely professional straight from the time of the estimate all the way through until the work was completed. They knew what they were doing and Joe was extremely knowledgeable in the field naturally as expected. They were incredibly clean and were very concerned about cleaning up when the job was done which is something you just don't see nowadays with most companies. The yard looks amazing now! The team went the extra mile and everyone that came to work was polite and professional. I just can't say enough except that if you choose to use them you will not be disappointed in any way!

I contacted them via email and they responded in a normal amount of time. They set up a date to come out and look over my project area, discuss options and give ideas. A written estimate was sent to me a week later.

They did an excellent job! We would highly recommend! While Zingrone Landscaping was not the cheapest quote we received, we were confident that the final product would be worth the additional cost. Joe was very detailed in explaining his process and setting forth end product expectations. The quality of the job was outstanding, the wall and staircase look beautiful, and Joe and his team were very responsive to all of our questions or concerns.

Joe was very helpful and even spent the time to give me some tips for other plants on my property that are showing signs of stress. He is knowledgeable, and this set me at ease that the tree planting would be done right. Joe showed up the morning of the planting and then left his workers to do the installation. The trees they planted were enormous, and they dug a large hole for each root ball. It was difficult job, given limited access for equipment, and they worked quickly and planted the trees straight (no easy task on the hillside). I was somewhat disappointed with the degree to which my yard took a beating from this installation. I expected some damage, since the trees were planted on a small steep hillside, and four men were needed to move each tree, but I was surprised that all of my tulips, lilies, crocus, allium, and scilla were trampled and the vinca minor, which had covered the hillside, was ripped out / buried so that the hill ended up looking like a solid clay surface. They didn't mulch around the new trees. I've now spent a few hundred dollars and a couple of weekends to restore the hillside. The trees were not trained, so they have more of a wild and unpruned look, which could be an aesthetic preference, but inner branches of birch are supposed to be pruned back during dormancy to avoid branches knocking together, which can damage bark and attract the borers to which white birch are susceptible. Both trees are larger than I expected, and it's nice to have them already look like an established part of the landscaping. Overall my experience with Joe was good, and I would call him again for other jobs -- I just wasn't so impressed by the way this job was finalized.

I had asked for mulching all over yard, 2-3 inches thick. Was lucky to get a dusting in many areas. New plants placed in odd areas that did not look right. I told them that PJM rhods do not do well, but they planted 6 anyhow. 4 have died so far. I wanted grasses divided, daylilies divided. No daylilies divided, but they dug up at least 2 and left them sitting in the yard to dry out. 1 grass dug up and moved/divided. They moved items (ie patio table) and did not replace where they found them. The workers that did the bulk of the work were very unprofessional. I saw Joe for the estimate only. His wife, who answers the phone, is rude. Would not recommend, will not ever have again. Definitely not worth the price. A positive-they cleared out weeds and old fallen trees very well! But the mulch job was so thin that weeds came back within 1-2 weeks. Followup to Mr Zingrone's response: Yes, he also repaired a block retaining wall. No complaints about that. The $80 he wanted to charge for the stone wall, after it was supposed to be in the proposal anyhow, is so much less than the amount of mulch I should have received and the dying plants now, plus his workers tore out a large patch of blackeyed Susans because they thought they were weeds. I just chose not to make contact at this point because the "office personnel" was very rude when I last talked with her. It's not worth the effort. I noticed from another reviewer that he didn't think the workers were too ambitious. I agree. They spent a lot of time sitting in the shade. I'll take care of replacing the plants myself. I appreciate recommendations, but it's my yard, I like plants and flowers, I like a fuller look. Obviously, he does not look at gardening magazines and how some of those gardens look. And his men did not pot up any plants, unless they took them with them. And as I stated originally, the mulch was only a dusting in many areas, definitely not 2-3 inches. I took a ruler and measured in various areas, it was an inch or less in most spots. Most of it has disintegrated and I'm down to bare ground this spring, it has not rolled down the slope. Buyer beware.

Of the three contractors that I met with, he provided the most thorough evaluation of the problem and really educated me along the way. I was impressed with Joe's courtesy, professionalism, knowledge and his proposed solution. His bid was a bit higher than the others, but still worth consideration. Since I have not yet selected a contractor, I will definitely revisit his proposal this spring.

I spoke with 2 people at this company. Both were fantastic and informative. We scheduled a phone appointment and they were on time and really understood my vision. I would use them again any time.

They were very prompt, courteous and professional.

this is the third time in two years that i have used zingrone's services. all work has been exceptional and without complaint. the work this fall was the easiest i requested. zingrone's mulched the beds and trimmed/shaped various greenery last spring. they also removed a section of cyclone fence. the previous spring the beds needed to have the pine bark mulch removed before the hardwood mulch was laid. they also put river pebbles under a deck area. i assume they will create a patio area using my many pavers and bricks in addition to mulch and greenery trimming.

Very prompt on returning calls. Was unable to perform maintenance work on irrigation system this fall because of workload so chose to move forward with another contractor.

We had more or less let the landscaping around our house go for a number of years, and to get it all back in good condition was beyond our skill level and too daunting a task to handle on our own (understatement). We called Zingrone based on their Angie's list rating. While there were a couple of negative reviews, we found the company's response to those reviews to be satisfactory, and there were so many positive reviews balancing it out we decided to go with them. They seemed to be able to do all the types of work we would be looking for. We talked with Joe who came out to give an estimate, and let us go around the yard pointing out the things we wanted worked on. He had multiple suggestions for how we might take care of each of the issues we had, with differently-priced options. He seemed very knowledgeable. We were not expecting the estimate to be low, as we were having so much done and Belgium(Belgian?) block is not cheap. The estimate came in at what my wife and I agree is a perfectly reasonable and fair price for the work being done. It was not a low-ball figure, and there were no "surprise" charges during the course of the work. Joe was pleasant and professional. We are equally impressed with the people who did the work. They not only did their jobs well, but also went above and beyond. While the contract was just to clean/remove and replace the caulk joining the porch to the patio, the contractor actually cleaned it and re-mortared it so we'd likely never need to worry about it again. He didn't have to do that, but it was much appreciated. Similarly, with the natural stones that had made up the (poor rendition of a) retaining wall we were getting replaced, they actually distributed the stones along our chain-link fence line at the end of our driveway and up against a mulch bed at our request, to keep our small dogs from trying to dig under the fence. We would have paid extra for this, as where the old retaining wall stone was put was not specified in the contract, but we were not charged for this. On one of our mulch beds that covers a hillside that is up against our driveway, one of them suggested that we have them cut a hole in the landscape fabric for a patch of wild daisies but leave about a foot of landscape fabric between it and the driveway, so that when the daisies fell over later in the year it wouldn't fall onto our driveway (which we had been having happen for a while). Just another instance where the workers had an opportunity to do strictly what was on the contract in the easiest way possible, but instead put a little extra effort in to give us a result we were happier with. I honestly didn't know what was involved in building a retaining wall, but the difference between what they took out and what they replaced it with was night and day. They really went all-out on it. They dug a trench and laid gravel in it, put a drainage pipe in, and installed the block and reinforced it however they do it these days. This wall is built to last. The yard where we had them put the dirt in you can't even tell that there were ever roots showing from our large maple tree, and the grass is already filling in nicely, despite the shade. Joe did tell us that naturally the roots would begin to show again years down the road, which makes sense to us. It was nice that he was up front about it. No surprises on this job at all. The stump grinding was done thoroughly - there was no evidence of them left, other than the pile of topsoil and grass seed they put down. These guys cleaned up thoroughly at the end of each day and made sure their tools were out of the path of our cars before they left. Our experience was totally positive from start to finish, and we would hire them again for any big job we have without hesitation.

They were great. The price was okay for what we have done. They were the middle quote we got. He was incredibly thorough when he came over and did the walk around telling us what they would do and having a conversation with us about what we wanted. He is a good listen and very thorough. The price was in the middle of the estimates we got. He is professional. They were fantastic.

I have had very good experience with them though they were a bit pricey. I was very impressed wit them. We had low expectations but it came out very well. They took everything away and we didn’t realize that they were even here. They gave me a deal even though I hadn’t purchased it.

Zingrone Landscaping is extremely unreliable. They did very poor work and caused damage to our turf. They left our lawn in terrible condition. They agreed to come back and do part of the yard that they had done incorrectly, but they billed me for the entire yard again and did not issue a credit that they had promised.

Zingrone Landscaping did a great job. The deck looks great and the crew constantly communicated with us, told us what they were doing, and asked if we had any questions. Very happy with the whole experience and have been enjoying the deck this summer.

Zingrone landscaping did a good job. The wall looks great. The crew did a good job cleaning up afterwards. This is the 2nd time we've had Zingrone landscaping do work for us - this crew wasn't as proactive in communicating with us. However, on the last day they answered all my questions and were very knowledgeable.

I called Zingrone and was contacted the same day. Joe had a lot of ideas as to how to accomplish what we wanted. My husband and I were pleased with the completed project. We especially liked the choice of plants (particularly Harry Lauder's walking stick). They make our yard different from the usual plant choices in our neighborhood. I joined Angie's List because I was tired of the service I received from past contractors. Zingrone was an excellent choice. Not only did the crew do an excellent and professional job but they were very conscientious of our property. They cleaned and put tools away daily before leaving. The PVC drain created some telephone calls between Joe and my husband because of what was found. It was resolved to our satisfaction. They completed to project on a timely basis.

PROFESSIONAL BUT NOT WHAT WE WANTED..NO QUALMS ABOUT GETTING A FUTURE ESTIMATE

Joe responded quickly to my call and set up an appointment to see the house within a week. He came out and had many useful suggestions and was more than willing to take care of all my requests. He sent me an estimate over email and scheduled the work for 3 weeks. Joe's crew came with a detailed list of the work to be done. Three guys were here for 3 days. They did a very detailed job, especially moving and sorting the river rock. They were polite and professional. Joe checked in a few times. He noticed the downspout malfunction and had the crew show me and fix it. I also asked them to fix the outdoor lighting. They added both jobs without a problem and added the cost to the original estimate. We didn't really get other estimates. It was a lot of money, but a lot of work and about what we expected to pay. We will definitely be calling Zingrone for future landscaping jobs.

I was very disappointed with the seemingly small job ($800) that Joe?s crew did for me! This was particularly hard to fathom since it was the first project that I found the company who did the work through this service (Angie?s List) and who had received all but one straight-A rating. While two members of the three-man crew he sent to do the work busted their butts, the third one hardly did anything and always seemed to be taking a break (three that I personally observed). I was further disappointed when during a subsequent walk-through of the site Joe?s defensive and extreme literal interpretation of the work order description(s) I found both shocking and insulting. Landscape work is a very aesthetic business that requires one to possess a very good eye for detail and allow for a reasonable level of flexibility that does not require the client to anticipate every possible situation and detail to be included and documented on his or her work order. I observed them possessing none of this! Despite Joe having had his people come back and do the things that were either not done correctly, or not done at all, I can not recommend him and his company to any one.

Overall the job went very well. Details not available because we were out of town for most of the job. We trusted Joe to get the job done and done right and he did.

Mr. Zingrone was very professional, promptly responsive to any questions, and did a fantastic job. Clean up was perfect. I have had so many compliments including from total strangers. Pictures are worth a thousand words.