Father Nature Landscapes

Chris and his crew were awesome! Chris was very friendly arrived on time and went over my needs during the bid. I am very ignorant to the world of landscaping and Chris was extremely patient with me and all my questions. We have a corner lot older home, we had some ugly shrubs, bushes, trees, plants, tree trunks in awkwardly placed areas. These things have probably been there for like 15 + years. I requested that they all be removed, and replaced with something low maintenance, as I don't have the time to be in a yard and playing with flowers, but I also wanted it to look nice. We also have a massive fig tree, that was a complete monster, and I wanted that either cut down or thinned out. We decided to thin it out in the end. Chris went over everything with me and explained everything. He was able to get the work done this same week, which to me was awesome! Chris and his crew arrived on time, we went over the details of the project again, and they started working right away. Everything looks amazing! So much more room, the new plants and mulch look soooo nice! I'm very pleased. And our monster fig tree looks amazing! I didn't think it could look that nice! The crew did an amazing job. I am definitely going to be using them again, as I have some more projects I want to do in the next few months.

We didn't accept their proposal because it was a way higher bid than we expected.

We have a somewhat small front yard but planned to completely overhaul it. We started with a lawn w/a few plantings and a straight aggregate concrete walkway to our front porch. We changed it to an extended cedar deck off the porch, a privacy trellis w/vines, a winding pavestone walkway and overall mulch. Though there was a little bit of confusion on our initial meeting, they scrambled to make it happen regardless. After that, everything went very smoothly. A representative met with me on site to discuss our wants and needs for the yard, and he was good about making suggestions on plants and hardscape items that might work better. He took detailed measurements and provided me with a written proposal within a day or so. The proposal was detailed and broken down, so we were able to pick and choose and further discuss. They were very efficient in making adjustments at my request and finalizing the proposal. The crew that came out was very polite, professional, and efficient. Also, at my request, the lead representative came back out after completion to walk through the plantings and general maintenance for the plants as well as the deck, trellis, and pavestones. Overall, we were very pleased with the results. Note I did give them only a "B" on the pricing, but to be fair, I only had one other quote, and it was not precisely for the same work. I just think generally that landscaping is very expensive! The only other thing I would have liked to seen differently if I were to go through a major overhaul like this again would have been to see an actual sketch of what they planned to do. I did not ask for this, so I'm not sure if this is something they can provide on request or not. Again, we were very pleased with their professionalim, work ethic, and end result. We are planning to do our back yard with them next year, and I would highly recommend this company.

The guys were really hard working. They craftsmanship was impeccable. They were very responsive to my requests and a pleasure to work with.

Chris and his crew are very professional and friendly, all the work was completed on the same day as promised, and the clean-up was very efficient. After 10 days of running the revised system we asked Chris to come back and make some further adjustments, and he did so without delay. We are more than satisfied with Father Nature's service and pricing, and would hire them again in a heartbeat.

Excellent. Even though my jobs (this is my 2nd or 3rd time using them) are minuscule compared with the other jobs they do, I am treated with the utmost respect. They respond quickly, arrive punctually, do the job as requested (and sometimes a little more), and leave. Their prices are fair, and are always what they say they will be. I cannot praise them enough. I will continue using them and strongly recommend them.

Scheduling and walk through went very smoothly. For the final deliverable I received a hand drafted design, which was essentially a few printed digital photos with some hand sketched annotations. The annotations contained a few plant specifications, but nothing comprehensive and no material specifications. Also received an aggregated cost estimate to complete all the work, although I requested the estimate to be broken down to include provisions for phasing. Neither the design nor the cost estimate proved to be actionable for my project. You get what you pay for. Next time I'll hire a landscape designer first.

This was an Angie's list special for 6 man hours of clean up. The area involved was above a rockery that had dead plants, leaves, weeds, and some trimming of existing plants. Since the company is in Tacoma and I live in the north end of Seattle, I was told there would be a gas surcharge, which was agreeable. The crew arrived on time and immediately went to work. They completed the job in less time than had been stated so the surcharge was waived. They removed all of the debris and the area was left very neat.

Working with Chris to get an estimate was very easy. He asked specific questions about the projects we wanted to have done that gave me confidence that his estimate would be trustworthy. We provided pictures and measurements of the areas we wanted worked on. The crew showed up on time and left the work area very clean. We were very happy with the amount and quality of their work.

I called made appointment, he arrived on time. Had a discussion on my wishes and requirements. tossed around some ideas and then he went out and measured the yard. The Next day I received them plans via email and reviewed them requested some changes and add some items to estimates.Which I received a few days later. I have to say the estimates seemed high. But I had no intentions of having the work done right away was just putting a plan together. Needed to see what i can do myself and what I needed a professional to do, But the estimates seemed really high for the work I needed done.To be clear the service I purchased was simply the design the work for $99 which was about $150 less then any other offers I found

The communication from start to finish was stellar! The quality of the work was excellent! I would definately, without hesitation, use this company again! A month after the job was completed, I contacted Chris with a question. He responded immediately and was out at my house the next day helping me out. Amazing follow-up service.

The genlemen who performed the work were very efficient, professional and worked very quickly. We anticipated at least 2 weeks of disruptions and were very happy when they completed the project in half that time. We had all sorts of questions which were answered quickly and without any impatience or annoyance. The first choice of maple tree variety was not what we had in mind and it was quickly replaced. We have done several DIY projects on our own and knew the scope of this project was outside our expertise and endurance. Bravo, gentlemen! We are thrilled with our lovely new yard and have spent so much more leisure time outside, more than we have in the previous seven years total!

The started and finished when they said they were going to. They were very polite and took into account my suggestions and what I wanted to have done. They did little extra things that they were not required to and that just really made them top notch. For example, they build a raised garden bed and asked if we were going to plant vegetable or flower plants then on the last day they went and purchased vegetables and planted them without being asked. They also moved my husbands boat onto the gravel even though they weren't asked because we had off handedly mentioned that we were going to move it. Both things were a really, nice unexpected surprises. We couldn't recommend them and more highly.

I was given a Landscaping Assessment back at Christmas as a gift and Chris came out an worked out a landscaping plan for my house a few months ago. As a first time homeowner, landscaping around the whole house the way I wanted was a bit much to bite off all at the same time, and Chris was very patient and eager to work with me to break down the areas around the house into more economical and logical chunks. I finally decided to pull the trigger on the front entry of my house as the first chunk and Chris scheduled me in his first available slot which was the first week of August (at the time we were in early-mid June). While I was disappointed at the time that it would take a while for the work to get done, the timing ultimately was a product of my own indecision and Chris had a full schedule since he and his crew do quality work. The week of July 9th, Chris contacted me and let me know that he had a spot in his schedule that opened up and he wanted to pull my job up to July 18th. While I was extremely pleased that he could move the landscaping work up, I was concerned that I was going to be out of town during that period of time. Chris worked with me to get my payment information over the phone and made sure that I had everything I needed to be comfortable with the work they were going to do, and then set aside time to come out and walk me thru all of the landscaping work they did when it worked with my schedule. When I came home the night of July 19th, I was nothing but impressed with the look of my new entry way and the work Chris and his crew did. It has been a week and I still walk down the entry path and just smile at how awesome it looks. I'm very happy with the quality and responsiveness, and would recommend Father Nature to anyone.

Everything went great. They showed up on time and did the job well. The yard looks fantastic!

Another contractor was chosen for this job.

Only had the intial meeting. Never received an estimate, in spite of reminding.

It was a rainy miserable day when they came out, but they got right to work. The back portion of my yard is on a slope so its not easy taking out the debris, but they did a great job. The ground was completely cleaned up, the logs nicely stacked. I was so pleased by the outcome!

The work began on April 8 with the removal of our old patio and the sod we were replacing with gravel. I had requested the crew leave me some of the sod to be used to fill in some gaps elsewhere in the yard and they did so. The French drain was also done at this time. This part of the job went very smoothly. A frame and rebar were built the next day and the new patio was poured on April 10. When I came home from work that day I was underwhelmed. The patio was utilitarian in appearance. It was supposed to be exposed aggregate like the original, but in certain places there was little to no rock showing at all. There was a puddle of water in the center of the patio which indicated it wasn't sloped properly. There was an ugly space between the front of the step and the patio surface and the patio was a foot short of what it was supposed to be. This certainly wasn't the quality of the work we had seen before from this company. I planned to contact the owner the next morning. The owner came by our house the next day before I had a chance to call him. He told my wife he was unhappy with what he saw and that the work did not meet his standards and would be redone. The new patio was removed the next day. The owner asked us for patience as his crew would need to work us back into the schedule. This took a bit more time than I would have liked but the owner was responsive and always returned my calls or e-mails seeking updates. A new and much more substantial frame and rebar was built on May 3 and then we had to wait out a period of bad weather until the patio was poured on May 8. On May 12 a large crew came to replace the decorative pavers around the new patio, level out the salt and pepper gravel and clean up the work site. Moments after they left, I placed our patio furniture and BBQ and we able to start using our patio. The second patio is everything the first one wasn't: it is the right size, the finish is what we expected, it drains properly, and the step looks like it just grows from the patio. This is the quality of work I expected from Father Nature Landscape. Based on the owner's unprompted response to the first patio and the quality of the second, I would certainly hire this company again. I know my wife and I were impatient with the delay between the two jobs, but the final result is something we will enjoy for many years. We have had several days of heavy rain since the French drain was installed as an added part of the job. We have not had more standing water in that part of the lawn, so this was a great suggestion that has also had a positive result.

Gave me a hand scratched design that I could do myself in 30 minutes or less and quoted me $10K for the project, which I got done in $3000. It was an absolute wastage of time and money.

There were broken trees, and broken branches everywhere. It was pretty extensive. There is only one negative comment that I have to say about them. They cleared out leaves from my plant beds, and they took some of the plants with the leaves. Other than that they appeared to of done a lot of physical labor. The price was reasonable. The crew was professional. If I needed to I would utilize their service again.

Excellent experience! Chris meet with us as many times as we needed/wanted to understand what we wanted & how his team was going to complete the work. He and his team designed a plant layout to meet our needs. The work was completed quickly and efficiently with minimal impact to our day to day activities.

They did a great job. I bought a Big Deal for 9 man hours. It was 3 guys for 3 hours and they got the job done in time. I would use them again.

We talked on the phone. His crew came down and did the work. We had a long to-do list and they got much further than I expected.

Every thing went fine from start to finish.