Father Nature Landscapes

Their quote was the best overall. I purchased a coupon from Angie's List to continue to use them for about $300. Chris Shear was the branch manager and he was very professional. He was very conscientious and seemed to know what he was doing. The contract was very thorough and easy to read. The quality was excellent and I will recommend them definitely. Like I said I have a coupon through Angie's List to use them in the future.

I felt like I completed got my money's worth for the amount of work they accomplished in the time allotted. Very impressed with the work ethic and the way this crew worked together. I would not hesistate to have them come back again. My understanding is that they specialize in hardscapes & water features, which I would totally trust them to do. Perhaps in the future I will hire them for that as well. Totally trustworthy.

This was a big deal purchase and after I purchased it, I realized they were located in Tacoma and I in Seattle so I paid an extra $55 for the deal. I was disappointed for several reasons. I very clearly communicated by email that I wanted a garden clean up and mulching. I specifically asked how they would know how much mulch to bring since they didn't know how large my property was. I received an answer that simply said, sure we are planning to mulch. The following day the foreman arrived and told me that they didn't have mulch and if I wanted it they would charge me for the time it takes to locate a vendor and pick it up. He also told me that they would charge me to remove the yard waste that didn't fit in my container. Basically, I felt as if I was being charged for lots of things in order to make up for the deal. I wondered whether they ran an airline as well! I was not interested in cheating anyone but just as I had been told about the travel surcharge I feel very strongly that these extra charges should be disclosed ahead of time especially since I emailed them the day before about my desire to have the yard mulched. They didn't have a lawn mower or trimming tools to tidy up the yard. In my view that is all part of the clean up job and the fact that I had yard work to do after they left defeated the point of this purchase! I found the foreman to be very rude and unpleasant. In fact I had to call the owner after they left because the crew left an enormous pile of yard waste on my back porch. I really felt as though the foreman had purposely done that because we hadn't hit it off. When I spoke to Chris about my very negative experience, he did apologize and wanted to know how he could make it better. I explained that the worst part of the deal was all the extras that they wanted to charge me for. There's nothing that irks customers more than the feeling they are being taken. Disclose your charges. Hopefully, this is an isolated experience but I was not a happy customer.

I purchased a big deal from Angie's List. They did a perfect job. The price I spent for their service was incredicbly reasonable compared to their competitors.

Driving from Tacoma, Carl, Floren and Joel arrived on time, ready to work. In their three hours, they transformed a jungle to a beautifully edged, shapely space. With a little time left, they pruned a camellia, weeded a bed and raked under a large holly. Their clean up included shaping an out-of-control scotch pine, removing a small invasive laurel, a pyracantha, and three other small trees. They probably even performed services I haven't noticed yet. Glancing out from time to time, I saw Carl on his knees pinching small weeds from between some low stones. The place looks manicured. The $52 dump fee wasn't included in the Big Deal, but they left here with a large truckload of debris, well worth the extra price. Nobody could have given us more for our money. We are thrilled.

Chris gave us a detailed landscaping plan based on an Angies list Great deal. From this initial plan and the responsiveness during that process, we decided to hire them for the big job. They were flexible and quick once started. We had to wait a mnoth for a spot on their busy schedule. Chris was willing to add on and change jobs as needed throughout the project to make it what I wanted. I would hire them again in a heartbeat.

The crew from Father Nature showed up just before 8am on the scheduled day. The job took the crew about three hours. They cut the floor boards across the shed about a foot into shed, removed the old 4X4, took out any debris from under the shed, installed a new pressure-treated joist and then a second one as well to nail the new floor boards from where they had been cut to the front of the shed. They removed our paving stone apron where it touched the shed and replaced the stones with 3 inches of a nice grade of crushed rock. Rainwater will now have a lot more space to drain. With the extra floor joist, the floor of the shed is even more sturdy than it was when it was new. The crew cleaned up all the debris from the job and then walked through what they had done with us. They were true professionals.

I would hire this company again in the future.

Father Nature was wonderful to work with. Chris was extremely friendly and proficient. He was always punctual and completed the work within the projected timeline. They made for a pleasurable experience and would definitely work with them again.

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This has been a positive experience!

The very first day that they worked, we were amazed at how much they were able to get done. After just 6 hours, it looked like a brand new place, tranforming raw land into a usable, beautiful space. There were anywhere from 2 to 4 people working at a time. The job took approximately 2 weeks to complete. If someone said they would arrive at 8 am, they were here exactly on time, or a few minutes early - punctuality is so rare these days and we were very impressed! We added things we wanted done and changed things, and everyone was always very flexible and patient. Chris and Carl oversaw the project and checked in with us on a daily basis, walking the property and explaining what had been done, what was planned for the next day, and always asked for our input on any new ideas we might have. Everyone worked so hard every day! I never saw anyone just hanging out or wasting time - they were always so busy and productive. We had a security system being installed at the same time and those contractors told us they couldn't believe how much better Father Nature made the property look every day. Now our home looks like a finished product inside and out! We highly recommend Father Nature to anyone looking to have quality work done by an honest team of people! When you see my list of everything that they completed, it's hard to believe that they were able to accomplish all of it in just 2 weeks time, but they did.

We started with an estimate for redoing our front and back yards. We went over some ideas, and asked for a plan and estmate. It was very clear that Chris, our landscaper, had listened to our comments, becaue the plan came back with everything we wanted. We set a date for the work to start, and discussed adding a few items to the bid. The price was very reasonable. They came promptly on the scheduled date, and completed everything on our specified contract within the week. The work was superb.

We found Father Nature on Angie's List and asked them to proved a plan for a low maintenance NW garden in our overgrown backyard. Chris was out in a matter of days to take pictures and discuss what we wanted done. He provided the plan to us within 10 days and answered all our questions promptly. We decided to go forward with part of the plan and he scheduled us for three weeks in the future. He and team showed up on schedule and proceeded to renovate our entire yard in 2 days. The lawn proved to be too damaged to be likely to respond to aerating and fertilizing, so they shuffled the budget a bit, resodded the lawn and still came in within $30 of estimate. The team was efficient and cleaned up everything, even the patio and we love our new yard.

We are very, very happy with their service. They asked us what we wanted, and developed a plan based on that. Their work was completed efficiently and professionally.

They were very pleasant, they got me the information that I requested, and they sent me the proposal in an email. It turned out to be pretty expensive so I haven’t done it yet.

As you can see from above, it was a great experience. Their services are very much in demand, and worth the wait.

The crew arrived on time and set to work quickly. The entire project took 4 guys 2 days to complete. They were very professional. They responded cheerfully to revisions and provided valuable advice on numerous aspects of the design and maintenance of the landscape. Not only did they do a terrific job overall, the final cost was LESS than the estimate. The original estimate was $5600. The actual cost was less than $4000. What a nice surprise! I would definitely hire Father Nature again and I highly recommend them.

We purchased the Big Deal and Chris called me the next day. I wasn't expecting him to call me, as it was put in the deal for us to call them. We set up an appointment and he was right on time. Chris was very helpful, polite, and knowledgeable. We shared ideas and we had a plan with in minutes. He was very receptive to our ideas and gave us ideas that we weren't thinking about. He even gave me several ideas of things that I could do to cut costs, which I did. When we received the estimate and analysis, we decided to cut about half of it out for this year and I had another estimate and an appointment that same day. When the day arrived for the work to be done, Chris was not only here, but he was working! I love that! I can't believe all they did in the day and a half it took them. Father Nature obviously hires people with a very strong work ethic and knowledge of landscaping. I was amazed at the results. They go above and beyond what they say they are going to do. Something as simple as spraying weeds in my parking area below where they were landscaping and in my driveway. They had to of planted over 50 plants, trees and shrubs not including transplanting 4 large barberrys and 4 rhodies. Incredible. I just don't think the pictures give it justice. Thank you Chris and crew!

They were very good, did an excellent job with good preparation and had excellent communication. They had a couple of things like pre-meetings and signing up the contracts; they were very professional about that. They kept in communication at times when there were some weather conditions so we had to work around it which I felt they were good about working on that. I knew that this work was done by the sub-contractors who work with them and not them. The people who came to do the job were excellent; they knew what they were doing. They were friendly, did a great job and worked well.

The only things I can add to the above is that Chris arrived on time to discuss the plan and estimate and sent me a drawing, plant names and the estimate in a timely manner. He arrived on the dot for the plantings, followed by his men a few minutes later. They all worked very hard all day and finished in the mid-afternoon. I thought it would take a couple of days. Chris and his crew were professional and polite. Chris also treated his crew with courtesy. Overall it was an excellent experience, I can't thing of even one little wrong thing. I would gladly use them again and highly reccommend them.

Chris was professional, friendly and so easy to work with. His crew were very hard working and thorough.

What else can I say. Chris did everything that he was suppose to do and more. He was there to get his workers acclimated and to make sure they did everything right. He would not let me pay the balance of my bill until the job was completed to my satisfaction. I have the most beautiful front lawn in my neighborhood.

Overall the work was done very well. They arrived when promised and finished the job in one day. I would totally recommend Father Nature Landscaping to family and friends.

Do be sure you specify details if they are important to you (like whether you want the fence to step up or slope up - there were two artists working two slightly different ways - but it's a minor difference from one side of the yard to the other & we think it's charming.) We decided the gates should swing in instead of out and they came right back to fix it. Everything was clean and nice at the end of both projects, but tiny details might be overlooked (like redrilling the holes in the concrete when they changed the gate swing on the first job - they fixed it during the second, and a bit of brush was left on the second job - but the carport was supertidy with all the stuff put back) No nails, sawdust, or trash. We plan to have Father Nature back next year to build us a deck and a front stoop and to install plants. For now we are enjoying our nice, tidy, fenced yard