Its been a year since getting my patio from HL Design Landscaping. My dream patio. I just looked at…read moreit today and had a huge smile. It is so beautifully made and I couldn't be happier. The price was good, the work was fast, and the quality is amazing. I feel so lucky. I highly recommend them!

Positive: Professionalism, Punctuality, Quality, Responsiveness, Value…read moreWe were looking for a hardscaper to install a patio in our townhome backyard on a relatively short timeline (~month). We contacted more than 5 different contractors; some of which were rather uninterested in even performing an estimate. On the contrary, Dave with HL Design was prompt in contacting me (same day that I inquired via home advisor) as well as coming by my property and performing an estimate. We received 3 different estimates, and ultimately chose HL Design seeing as his was the best combination of value and quality body of work. The job itself turned out excellent and was completed on the timeline we had agreed to. One other thing I found interesting was that all other contractors felt they could easily disconnect and reconnect my AC unit since we wanted the unit to sit on the patio itself. HL design however suggested we call a professional to have this service done. This may have been an added cost but I believe it was the right advice seeing as there is much more that went into this than I had expected. I used Tony with Urbana HVAC for this and he was awesome in coming out on very short notice. That said, very happy with the work of HL design and we will surely enjoy our new outdoor living space as the weather starts to warm up!

We recently contracted with Rhine Landscaping. They cleaned all of our hardscape, stabilized the…read morepatio and sidewalks, and corrected a drainage problem in our backyard. The entire project was done professionally and on time. We are amazed at the change in the look of property. Rhine Landscaping gets top marks for their workmanship and professionalism.

We decided to get a quote from Rhine after they did a good job with tree maintenance/ removal and…read moreafter our neighbors recommended them. Unfortunately, our experience did not meet expectations. We paid $900 up front for the design document for a screened in porch and paver patio. Rhine doesn't provide design documents as part of the quote. You need to pay for it. Honestly the design document was nothing special; It was a 2D computer generated drawing, which I doubt could have taken the designer more than a day to develop. Also, we were told that we could use the design document with other contractors, but the document didn't include dimensions or measurements. Ultimately we didn't get a lot of value out of the design document, and we consider it a wasted expense. (Thank goodness we didn't pay the full rate of $1,800 for the design document!) Additionally, it took us several attempts to meet with the designer. He was a no-show for our first meeting (he had a personal emergency, which is understandable), but then it took several emails to land on a new appointment time. He was then late to the rescheduled appointment. We also requested design revisions via email, and we had to follow up several times to get an acknowledgment of our request, with additional follow up needed to actually get the revised version back. Finally, the quoted rate for our project compared to local competition was simply outrageous. The project cost range was about 1.5-3 times more expensive than quotes we got from other vendors. Additionally, other vendors provided 3D design renders at no cost as part of their quote. We asked what was the explanation for such a high quote: did this include all premium materials? We were told that the quote included standard materials, and that if we wanted to choose custom / premium materials, the price would go up from there. My sense was that the scope of the project was too small for them, so they quoted us something outrageous so we wouldn't go with them. But if that's the case, the business owner should have been up front with us that they only take on bigger projects before taking $900 for what wound up being a lackluster design document. Overall, we felt that we got little value from our quote process, compounded by lack of professionalism and lack of respect for our time with regard to our interaction with Rhine. If you own a multimillion dollar home and you have deep pockets then maybe Rhine will be more suited to your purposes. But it seems that Rhine is in a different market than smaller jobs for regular suburban homes in and around Ellicott City.

Stone Solutions completely transformed my house with this amazing piece of art! I could not be more…read morehappy with how it turned out! Cullen Lampie was a pleasure to work with! I highly recommend doing some mason work on your house! You won't regret it!

Don't confuse Stone Solutions LLC (who is a great company) with Stone Solutions MD, Mt. Airy…read more Last Fall 2019 Stone Solutions Maryland (Cullin) gave me a quote to repair our brick stairs and scheduled the job for a day and time. But about 2 weeks later, they never showed up as scheduled, and to make it worse Cullin did not apologize or even return my calls!! I should have known better because they had no reviews on their site or the web. Fast forward to May 2020, I figured I'll give Stone Solutions Md another call to see if they're still interested in doing my brickwork (because they worked on my neighbors house). This time I talked to Wayne (the owner) and after 3 missed appointments and too many excuses to remember, he finally shows up for another quote. After 10 minutes of discussing the job, he wouldn't give me a quote and said he needed to talk to his son (even though I told him about the previous quote was)....huh? Who is running this company? That was 2 weeks and now neither will return my calls. If you don't want to do the job, just say so and I'll move on. On second thought forget it, I'll find someone else that I can TRUST!! Bottom line is that the owner and his son are very unprofessional and I recommend you steer clear of them. Shame on me for not asking my neighbor if they were happy with the work Stone Solutions Maryland did. Now I realize they did a terrible job. UGH! Bob Taylor

I had Mark and company to my home to a spring cleanup. The work done by Mark was great. The yard…read morenever looked so good. I will not hesitate to contact Mark and Patti again, when the need comes up.

Chip has been mowing my lawn for a number of years and does a good job. He also picks up the…read moreleaves in the fall. I have been very satisfied with his service.

Fantastic Nursery! A lot of choices for annuals and perennials. Fair pricing and a large variety of…read moreannuals/varieties you wont see at other nurseries.

I have been buying here for many years but it's time to find a different nursery. Came in during…read morethe week and the staff to guest ratio was at least 5 staff to each customer...I wanted a tree that was too heavy for me to lift at roughly 70 pounds and literally none of the staff walking around offered to help. When I asked for help locating the tree, I was pointed to the other side of the nursery, but no thought to if I might either need help locating the trees or help lifting the container.

Be careful when you are looking for a company that you want to establish a long term relationship…read morewith for your outdoor project. Does not follow up on request t o support what they build. Had to locate another contractor to repair work Unity Design Build did as they stopped corresponding after providing feedback that they would provide an estimate.

From the owner: We are a small company (by choice) who has constructed quality projects in Howard, Frederick,…read moreMontgomery and Prince Georges County for over 30 years. We have designed and built over 3000 quality projects, we help with HOA approval and register our clients' warranties. We strive to exceed expectations and try to build the best possible product at competitive and affordable pricing.

Loved working with this company. Straight forward, easy to work with, and did a fantastic job in…read morethe back yard!