Burl Oak Landscaping

This was a two home project as reusable items were moved from one home to another, while new landscaping was being done at the first home. My mom had her front and back yards landscaped (patio stones, new grass, smaller flower bed; Total = $9000), while her old stones and plantings were moved to my home. I also had backyard drainage done along one of the fences and filling under my front stairs (Total = $1500).

Lou'ay was our contact person and he was very friendly and attentive. For the most part, the project was completed in a timely manner. I was warned that some of the plantings that were being moved from my mom’s might not survive as it was dependent on the plant species. I was glad to have the warning so that there were no surprises. However, it might have helped to have the roots of the bigger plants covered with wrapping/soil, as they were left exposed at my mom’s for a couple of days before being moved to my home. The plantings that were expected to survive did well.

I had to have a couple of things fixed months after the initial project. Someone came out to refill under the steps and fix part of the drainage in my backyard as there was a huge dip at the entrance to the yard (creating a walking hazard). With the spring thaw, it appears that the drainage is working just fine now and there is no tripping hazard.

They still need to come out to my mom's in the spring to fix the backyard corner patio stone that is tipping on top of a concrete block, and a couple of patio stones near the front that are unbalanced. With a reminder (as requested by them), I am confident that they will come out to fix those problems since they were able to take care of the ones at my home.