Now the business is being run by his two sons--dba Rodriquez Lawn & Landscaping. I was hopeful that the brothers would run the business in a way that we could continue to work together. Unfortunately, I did not even receive a response to my email request for the opportunity to give them more of my business. In a 2014 email, I requested a bid for mulching and some in-depth cleanup services. No answer. I called. No answer. On one occasion (also this past year), I was appalled to find several well-established shrubs, including a large nandina, trimmed to small squares. When I stated my preference for a natural-looking yard, I was stunned to encounter an argumentative tone and defensive stance. After a very long conversation that left me exhausted, we settled things in an amicable way. But it left me feeling disrespected. The last straw: When their crew mowed at the end of December (last week), my lawn was torn up by their large riding mower. I have a rather small subdivision lot, so the riding mower has done damage on numerous occasions--and the damage was obvious. They blamed it on my lawn. My neighbor's lawn was torn up worse than mine, and he is similarly unhappy. For more than 20 years I have paid this company to mow and edge my lawn. Yet I find myself unable to continue. They seem to have enough business that frankly I don't think the loss of one or two customers will matter much to them, if at all. In my experience, the work ethics my generation grew up with are clearly lacking. I find that quite sad.
Description of Work: Javier Rodriquez, the father and proprietor of what was known as Javier Rodriquez Lawn Service, has provided mowing and edging of my lawn for many years. He never raised his price, and I still pay $25 as in years past. He also provided occasional seasonal cleanup that I felt was fairly priced and usually helpful. One time, however, termites arrived in the new mulch. Cost for termite treatments to my home: $8,000. Mr. Rodriquez gave me no financial offset or apology. In other ways, generally I have been pleased. He would even take the time (in the early years of getting his business established) to pull a few weeds. I never thought of this as a landscaping company though. Any plants he planted for me always died. But the mowing and edging were helpful and reasonably priced.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
2.0
value
3.0
professionalism
2.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
3.0
$25
Lorie K.
08/2014
5.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
Javier's company always did an excellent job and the price was very reasonable.
Description of Work: Mowed, weeded and trimmed trees and shrubs every other week,
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
$30
DJuana T. B.
07/2013
5.0
landscaping, lawn service
+ 0 more
They are very professional, are always on time, and do excellent work. We've been using them for years and have always been happy.
Description of Work: They mow our lawn every week. They also do our landscaping as necessary.
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
DJuana T. B.
07/2012
5.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
He is fabulous; he's excellent. I have two lots at my house and I pay $180 a month. The office is a large piece of property and I pay $300 a month; it is almost an acre. He takes very good care of his business and he runs it like a business. He comes every week and I don't have to remind him. He does excellent work and he will do extra work. He takes a lot of pride in what he does. He is wonderful. His price is fair. I've used him at my house for years and I have nothing to complain about.
Description of Work: I use Javier Landscaping weekly and I also have him do special stuff. He also takes care of our office property.
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
$180
Ronald J.
06/2012
5.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
We have used Javier's Lawn Service for many years. He moved with us from our previous home. He is very dependable and will do special services for our lawn as needed such as replacing plants, etc.
Description of Work: Hopefully this is for Javier Rodriguez' Lawn Service. They do weekly home lawn and garden maintenance and seasonal maintenance such as mulching, etc.
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
$40
Barbara M.
10/2011
1.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
Could not have gone worse. I still need my yard done. I feel sorry for anyone who hires them.
Description of Work: Paid $100 for first visit with every two weeks to be $50 for a small yard in subdivision. Did not do what they said they would do or what I asked them to do. Missed patches of grass, left weeds near fence. Did not edge good or at all in some places and told me they "would get leaves next visit." Then put bags and some wood into street near curb instead of yard near curb. When I called them to return as I could not lift bags of grass or wood, they said they would but did not ever return. I had to move them out of street myself. They were here less than an hour. I was afraid not to pay. I spent a couple of hours cleaning up after them, blowing trash off of drive and sidewalk, cutting the weeds, etc.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0
$100
Amy S.
08/2011
5.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
We had a great deal of debris from pine trees in the backyard, including limbs and several inches of pine needles. They raked it all up down to bare dirt, as asked, and cleaned the backyard of all the overgrown bushes and low tree limbs. In the front yard, we had a flowerbed that was overgrown, full of weeds and grass, and in general neglect. They tore out all the ugly stuff, turned over the weedy soil and added new mulch. They also installed a border of stones and it looks really nice now. They are very nice, helpful, full of advice and very experienced. They always ask if everything looks good to me and are eager to please. They come every other week for us now and mow, edge, weed-eat, trim bushes and blow for $35. I've been very happy with the job they're doing.
Description of Work: Extensive raking of pine needles, debris removal, trimming of overgrown bushes, removal of overgrown plants in flowerbed, weeding, soil and mulching, installation of stone border, lawn maintenance including mowing, edging, weed-eating, and blowing.
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
$700
Moses M.
07/2011
5.0
lawn service, landscaping
+ 0 more
it was a great service
Description of Work: he showed up on time, with profeshional tool did a lot of work for same day service for a great price
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
$130
Melanie J.
01/2011
5.0
lawn service
+ -1 more
They are very reliable. Even when it's been raining a lot, they show up within a day or two of their scheduled time. They do a very nice job. They gather up all of the clippings and bag them. They are very friendly. Their team speaks very good English, which is helpful. They seem to be very nice. I asked them to provide a winter service once, and they did it right away.
Description of Work: They do lawn and yard work for our very large yard.
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FAQ
Javier Landscaping is currently rated 4.1 overall out of 5.
No, Javier Landscaping does not offer free project estimates.
No, Javier Landscaping does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Javier Landscaping does not offer a senior discount.
No, Javier Landscaping does not offer emergency services.