Ordered some mountain laurel trees last fall. They called midwinter to confirm that we wanted them…read more Having not heard anything to date.We called to check on the status and was told that they probably wouldn't get any this year. Funny how they will call to confirm your order but not call to confirm that they can't fulfill it.

A Rubin to die for. Limited hours so check before you go. I know the close at 3pm after lunch…read more Check days for dinner This place is a gem.

Ken Lutz is a hard working man and a straight shooter. I had some concerns about some dead trees…read moreclose to our home. He gave me an honest evaluation of the need. One tree I thought should be removed, he said could be left. I wanted to top some trees and he explained how that wasn't in my best interest in the long run. He showed me how two other trees I had overlooked were actually diseased and dangerous. He gave me valuable advice and didn't try to oversell me. The price was fair. He and his crew showed up on time, were polite, and worked hard on a brutally hot day. Without hesitation, I recommend Ken Lutz Tree Service.

Had an absolute delightful time at the afternoon tea. We went for my birthday. The tea selection…read morewas perfection and so were the delights. I love it when local business support each other because all the food was from Bittersweet Bakery. I believe Blue Ridge Florist identified a much needed tea service in Harrisonburg and has met that need. We will definitely go again reserving the Love Seat! I loved the Lemon Curd:)

I was visiting from Pa and wanted to surprise my girlfriend with flowers for her birthday. This…read moreshop could not have been any more accommodating and willing to help me make the surprise a success. The arrangement was perfect! Thank you for going above and beyond!!

Had my soil tested and received the results, have some specific needs for my lawn. Called Valley…read moreFertilizer and the gentleman they put on the phone took my soil test info and yard size (measured on Google maps), and told me exactly the fertilizer (16-0-8 3S 2Fe) and quantity I needed, then verified that they had sufficient in stock for me to pick up. He also told me several products to put down to tackle my crabgrass. (And do it now while the forsythia are deciding about blooming as crabgrass sprouts when the forsythia are done blooming.) Likewise with the lime I need - half a ton. Very helpful and patient!

Several weeks ago I visited and inquired about planting Arborvitae for a property border to block…read morethe view of a neighbors eyesore of a back yard. While looking at the plants, Trent approached us and we found him very pleasant, helpful and knowledgeable. Jim visited us the next day presenting a plan. Though they were backed up until June, only 10 days after Jim's visit, a team including both Jim and Trent came and completed the job. They took advantage of a narrow window of opportunity to help us. We are very pleased with their knowledge, honesty, and dependability. We'll seek their help in the future. Thank you, guys.

Twenty years ago when my house was built, which was long before my time in it, Jim Shreckhise was…read morethe landscaper responsible for creating the eye-sore that is now my front yard. Below I will present the details of his job then, as well as his recent, equally bad, proposed solution to the problems that he created 2 decades ago. I will try to keep it brief so that you can quickly move on to a landscaping company that knows what it is doing. -At the front corner of the driveway: 3 weeping cherries all within an 8-foot triangle pattern. Now huge and unbearable, they have created subterraneous root systems that permeate the yard, creeping under the driveway, which has buckled as a result. Why anybody would put 3 potentially huge trees in such an undersirable location is beyond me, but it is clear that he did not take the future of the yard into consideration. Every year they must be cut back extensively so that I can pass through the driveway. The city, also, has notified me twice that they must be cut back from the street so that drivers could have full visibility. -Flanking the front door: 2 Japanese red maples so close to the house and porch that they constantly have to be trimmed, year after year. -Right in front of my front door: 5 dogwoods in a completely unnatural and unpleasing zig-zag position, so close together that they are now entangled in one another. -The rest of the front yard: DOZENS of juniper, holly, another gigantic oak tree, more dogwoods, 5 barberry bushes, 5 dwarf pine trees, 3 golden mop cypress, and a tri-color beech that now takes up half of the front yard area. In summary, the landscaping now looks like an overgrown forest area that probably cost a fortune for the home's original owner. Two years ago, I thought I would give Shreckhise another chance and asked him to propose a solution to the high-maintenance clutter that he originally created. I had two criteria: it had to fit within my budget, and had to be as low-maintenance as possible. His idea was to rip about 90% of the plants out and plant $6,000 of rose bushes, holly and boxwoods, all in aesthetically unpleasing geometric patterns throughout the yard. How is $5,000-6,000 worth of rose bushes low-maintenance?! Needless to say, I did not call him back about his plan. Shreckhise may have decent ideas at the time, but he does not take into consideration anything that might happen in the future. I cannot imagine how a professional would recommend blocking the main entrance of a home with 5 dogwoods, 2 maples and other shrubbery. When I look around the city, I can tell a Shreckhise creation when I see one. It usually consists of multiple weeping cherries, barberry, dwarf spruces, and golden mop cypress, all of which provide an array of colors, but the zig-zaggy patterns, positioning, and sheer number of items is mind-boggling. Save yourself money, time, and future stress. Please do not allow Shreckhise to landscape your yard the way that he did mine when the previous home owners hired him.