Mother Nature Lawn & Landscape

Tom and his crew transformed our front yard from an eyesore to one of continuous compliments from our neighbors and friends. Following a landscape plan designed by Cindy Stauder the look is perfect!! The crew was punctual, professional and polite. Tom kept us updated as the job progressed and called on a weather day to let us know of the delay. Usually contractors just don't show up. In the spring we intend to do the back yard and TLS will be the one doing the job. Besides landscaping they trimmed some Mediterranean Palms around the pool and now they look like they should. They also installed a crushed granite walkway on one side of the house leading to the backyard and put in riverrock and flagstone walkpathways around the back patio. You should see it!!

I was real pleased with their accuracy, promptness, and their professionalism. I am happy with the price, you get what you pay for. The price was high but I plan on doing the job in sections to make it more manageable. It was a great experience thus far knowing that they will do a good job when they start the work.

Went very well. When we moved into our newly built home, we were under the assumption front and side yards would have irrigation and sod. Sod was provided, but no irrigation, so we needed to get that fixed quickly before the sod died. We had used Texas Landscape Solutions in the previous home was had lived in, and they did a very good job. So we called them again. Tom Flaherty responded right away, and in about a week to 10 days, we had the irrigation system installed and running. Very grateful to Tom and his crew for getting this set up with such short notice.

It was a very pleasant experience to see our worn-out yard converted into an original eye-appealing landscape that we enjoy daily. Texas Landscape Solutions made that possible. Upon contacting Texas Landscape Solutions they recommended a landscape designer before performing extensive landscaping. This was excellent advice. The designer, Cynthia Stauder, provided a superb road map which TLS followed precisely except for a few changes that we made. Tom Flaherty, owner of Texas Landscape Solutions, was a consummate professional. He was knowledgeable, honest, friendly, and a pleasure to work with. During the month that his company completed our contract he normally had at least a handful of men working daily. They were polite, industrious, and creative. Mr. Flaherty and his men frequently communicated with us, listened to our ideas/requests, injected their creative opinions, and executed a nearly flawless contract. Problems, such as incorrect rock and withered plants, were immediately corrected. Their goal was to perform quality work and please the customer, which they did. TLS took the landscape designer's ideas and transformed them into a living work of art. We were so pleased that we contracted with them to maintain our new yard. Texas Landscape Solutions is absolutely the best!

It has generally gone very well, except that I am disappointed with their attention to weeding the front and back garden beds. It is always done when we call and ask, but we were told when we contracted with them that they would watch for the weeds and do it 'as needed'. I end up weeding the front beds myself so they look tidy at all times. They have been very responsive when we call and ask for help with removing tree limbs, have problems with the sprinkler system, but I have also asked for advice/help with some rosemary bush problems (2 or 3 times) and have never gotten a response from them. Also, we asked about having them fertilize/take care of weeds in the back lawn, and we were told they don't do that sort of thing, but they do spray for weeds in the beds, instead of pulling them by hand, so I don't understand the difference. We have tried several lawn companies, and they seem to be the most reliable, however I would be more pleased if I could find one company that would fit all our needs, AND be as responsive as this company is most of the time.

Excellent job. Personnel were very professional and easy to work with. They were punctual and performed the work in an extremely timely manner, finishing faster then I would have thought. My washed out back yard is now green again and my front yard tree planter looks great.

It went very well. They finished on time, and they did an excellent job. They have very good workers and they are very professional.

Last year used this company to do the front yard - they did a great job and since we already worked with them in the past and knew their work decided to go with them again. They are a bit expensive. Our sod was replaced with Zoysia - what a difference! They added a small terrace in the back of the yard out of windsor, a planting area on the side of the patio as well as the back of the house and around the fence line. They replaced the majority of the plants we had and increased the area for planting. Looks great - like our own park. The only thing that could have been improved upon was to backfill the terrace area with soil to create more definition and some of the plants could have been supersized a little more. We did notice later that we were missing 3 agapanthus that were on our invoice. Rather than calling - just purchased 2 agapanthus and another lily from a nursery one weekend. Currently our plants are growing - no losses. We still have our issue prior to the project with ivy coming up through the ground - which is a big problem. Have to keep on top of it with weeding weekly. Other than that we are very satisfied.

Excellent and several of the neighbors have already complimented us on the work and have asked for their phone numbers - the work was delayed some by the rains we had but it was worth the wait.

The project went very well. Their work is top notch - very high quality stonework and the plant beds look wonderful. Irrigation system works great. The pond-less water feature is very unique and looks amazingly natural. The work that Texas Landscape Solutions did, in addition to our existing live oaks, combined to give us a fantastic back yard. It includes: a tranquil waterfall/flowing stream, a bird and butterfly habitat, a BBQ area with benches for friends and a flagstone patio for eating/entertaining. All this with much less grass to water/maintain as well as a much better draining landscape. Also impressive is their customer support. Due to a harsh summer and deep freeze in the winter, we lost 20 plants from Phase 1 of our project (completed spring 2009). Texas Landscape Solutions replaced the plants, even 18 months after initial installation, at a very reasonable price. Quality company from start to finish. Easy to work with...very fair & flexible. We very much appreciated their work ethic and pride in workmanship.

Although we had a rough start getting an estimate, (Feb to May) the job and work were superb. The designer Cynthia was great and the masons were true artisans. Once Tom got engaged, he kept on top of the project and delivered on time, on cost estimate. I would definitely recommend them.

Based upon a landscape design, TLS submitted several proposals to us and we ultimately came up with a proposal within our budget. Once the proposal was accepted, TLS was very prompt in providing the landscaping services in a professional manner and the landscaping was completed within the week. The landscaping was done per the plans and the budget. While the plants were planted right before the hardest winter in recent history in San Antonio, TLS stood behind their 6 month guaranted and replaced a few plants which did not do so well in the extreme cold. The remainder of the plants and the grass have done extremely well this spring and the backyard looks terrific.

Called Ed 2 times before Tom came to measure for estimate on 4/3/10. Tom promised to get estimate to me in 3 days. 1 week went by and still no word on estimate. I called Ed to ask about estimate. He said he'd talk to Tom. Up to this date, I have heard back from either Ed or Tom to get estimate. Tom did say they were very busy and made me feel that my job was too small. If they were not interested in doing the job, they should have told me instead of me waiting for a phone call.

I have been using Texas Landscape Solutions for several of my landscape and sprinkler needs for the past 3 years. The professional service Tom Flaherty has always provided at a fair price is why I continue to go back to Texas Landscape Solutions every year. Tom is a certified sprinkler and landscape person whom you can always count on doing the job right the first time. His workers are trustworthy, courteous, and quite skilled. I even enjoy speaking with Tom's dad whom runs the office while Tom is out in the field overseeing each job. You can definitely count me as one of Texas Landscape Solutions very satisfied customers.

They were working on the landscape project for last 6 months. The project cost $45000. They were excellent. They were creative, efficient and a pleasure to work with. I will definitely use them in the future. I have already recommended to others.

A gentlemen came and gave ideas and stated he would give me an estimate and never.

Tom and Ed did a very good job, the installation was very professional. Tom provided good status updates and has provided good follow up on the health of the lawn over the past few weeks. I had gotten quotes from several others on Angies List and Texas Landscape was one of the most reasonable. I would definately recommend them and would use them again myself.

The designer, Cindy, worked very diligently with us to come up with a plan, but then we never heard from Tom Flaherty. I heard that it does happen with him occasionally, and it did happen with us. His landscaper, Cindy, gets "A" marks at what she does, but Tom doesn't follow up. I don't know how she gets paid when he doesn't follow up, because she does a lot of hard work. He supposedly specializes in drainage and those type of issues, and those are the type of issues that we had. Cindy came up with some very good ideas. Cindy was very quick with follow through. She sent us pictures of the different types of plants that we weren't familiar with. She was very knowledgeable about different types of plants. We had a real disaster with another landscaping firm. They planted a bunch of plants that we had never heard of. They are all over our front yard. Cindy informed us that they would grow to be about 10 feet tall. The other plants in the front yard died, and Cindy was able to analyze why. We certainly didn't want to use her, because she works in conjunction with Tom Flaherty.

I called three times for someone to come out and drive by my house over the course of three weeks. Each time I was told they would and give me an estimate on some work. No one ever did. On the third time he was rude to me. I think someone should report on this company because they are highly rated on Angie's List. I think it is highly overrated in terms of professionalism and reliabelity. It does not deserve to be that highly rated. I had a very negative experieince with them and that should also show on Angie's List.

We were on the go that week and every thing seemed to go pretty smoothly. It took several days to complete the project,, but they finished on-schedule as promised. They provided some additional plants and soaker hoses at no extra cost. Some plants had to be replaced by us but that may have been due to the extreme summer temperatures. Staff was easy to work with. We have received several complements from our neighbors on the landscaping.

Our experience with Texas Landscape Solutions, Inc. was excellent. We hired a designer to create a landscape design that converted more than 50% of our yard from grass to xeriscape. Although our designer recommended TLS, Inc., we were not obligated to go with them. We chose them because of their good reviews on Angie's and because their bid was very favorable. Tom Flaherty was our contractor with TLS, Inc. He brought an excellent, industrious crew with him. From start to finish, our project took about 10 workdays. The crew chief, Lee Martinez, did an outstanding job of following the design plan which he carried with him, measuring and insuring all the organic and rock materials were installed accurately. Special attention was paid to the drainage requirements for our lot which is sandwiched between neighbors on all sides. The crew did their work during the record-breaking 100 degree weather in San Antonio; they exercised due caution regarding plenty of fluids and rest; even so, we were very impressed with how they worked together to accomplish the xeriscape in a timely manner. Ed, who manages the office, promptly responded to calls to contact Tom when necessary and was unfailingly helpful. After the installation was complete, Lee and Tom both have returned to ensure watering and plant survival. We know the real fruits of this labor will occur in the spring of 2010. Even now, our "desert" landscape and hummingbird & butterfly garden are such a joy to look at. We have already seen hummingbirds and a Monarch butterfly checking out the plants as well. Texas Landscape Solutions is a very busy company; we were prepared to wait a couple of months but they got to us much faster than we expected. We think the quality of their work makes any wait worth it.

We were very happy with the entire project from start to finish. Masonary flagstone work looks great. Plants and beds are very attractive and doing well even after days of 100 degree weather this summer. Tom and Ed were very easy to work with and even came back after 3 months to fix a leaky valve. Our yard was awarded "Yard of the Month" by the Homeowners Association this month.

Everything was professional from the beginning. I have nothing but the highest praise for the technicians and the work they performed. I would not hesitate using them again.

Tom Flaherty was a pleasure to work with. His bid was very professional with a lot of detail. We received bids from 3 different companies and the prices were extremely close but as I said, we liked the way Tom broke everything down in detail on his bid. (We had previously hired a landscape designer to lay everything out & then requested bids from 3 companies) Tom knew that we wanted to stay with native plants & have a very natural look. He came up with suggestions to achieve that within our design and some alternate ideas that we thought were very good. We delayed the job by about 1 1/2 months when we realized we wanted to complete some other work at the back of our property first, so that the landscape work would not be ruined. Texas Landscape was very understanding about that & when we were ready they worked us back into the schedule & completed the job. 3/4 of the way through the job we realized we hadn't considered lighting, so they gave us a design for that too which really shows off the landscape and house. Lastly, we decided to add a water feature but wanted something very natural. They made a little basin with stacked stone in the center & water cascading down from the top. It is GREAT! The birds love it & it fits in perfectly with the landscape.

I ran out of funds and couldn't do the work but I will certainly hire him when and if funds become available.