From start to finish, our lot clearing took two weeks. The price was right, workers were prompt,…read morefriendly, and cleaned up the site afterward. Now we plan to work with Xtra Care to design our new front yard and possibly our new backyard. Cleber, Mari, and the rest of the staff are easy to work with; recommended!

CJ, Mari, and everyone else on the team were consummate pros from start to finish, and the final…read moreresult has surpassed our expectations! We did a new permeable walkway and staircase, replacing a poured concrete path and steps that had seen better days. Despite some issues with late payments (I haven't owned a checkbook in probably a decade so was at the mercy of my bank for delivering checks directly), their attention to detail never flagged and when we had concerns about the placement of one part of the project, CJ took the revision in stride - and right in the middle of the holiday season when I know everyone is extra stressed out! We've been so happy with them, they are doing a landscaping overhaul of our front, and we hope to use them for a back patio project in the future. I would recommend Xtra Care without reservations.

The downspouts in the back of my yard had no run from their termination points, and the one that…read moredid collapsed a few weeks ago. I contacted Nature's Friends to sort out my issues and Cliff was over at my house in no time. He talked through any prior water retention issues I had, and came up with a plan to future proof our house from any flooding that could happen with big storms. The crew were back out within a few days and executed the plan as Cliff specified. The laborers placed one of the pop-ups a little too close to the house, and without any intervention, the day-of-supervisor spoke with me to let me know they would extend it according to plan, and corrected everything. They also replaced my sump pump, which was not the easiest thing due to a seized grate closure (see pics), and at a fraction of the price quoted by plumbers. I was really impressed with how quick everything was completed, and for a job like this (digging long trenches to run PVC), my yard looks nearly immaculate. They gave me instructions to heal the grass patches so my lawn would look as it did before in no time. After the work was done, Cliff reached out to make sure all was working well when it rained. I highly recommend reaching out to Nature's Friend for any of your needs -- you can tell they really care about their customers, and I will be reaching out to them for any future landscaping needs.

Very prompt in responding and kept us in the loop for all decisions and details. Highly recommend.read more

We had some drainage issues around our house, particularly with all the rain we've gotten over the…read morepast few years. Tim was great to work with, providing valuable info about aspects of the project I hadn't considered, and explaining everything thoroughly along the way. Landscape and Drainage extended downspouts, added French drains and drain boxes, and took down two trees. They also offered the best price of the three companies I got estimates from. I was so happy with the results and the experience working with them that I sent Tim to my parents' house, where he did additional drainage and tree work. Before and After pictures were all taken after significant amount of rain; you can really see the difference!

My wife and I moved into a 70 year old house on a hill. The previous owners had done quite a bit of…read morework - french drain, waterproofing the basement, 3 sump pumps, steel beam reinforced walls - but we spotted some water along the basement wall. Tim came out to look at that and a bunch of other stuff (future work), and gave us a plan to resolve the immediate issues. On the inside, his guys came out and jackhammered along our foundation, installed a new system to collect and direct any water seeping through the wall to our existing sump pump discharge line, and laid new concrete. They even worked around a bit of a curveball without needing to deviate from the estimate. Outside, they dug a 22-ft trench and installed a french drain to alleviate the hydrostatic pressure on the basement wall, routed our HVAC condensate line into the french drain, installed 2 new window wells which allowed them to grade the yard away from the house, and installed another french drain on the far end of the garden to help mitigate the flash flooding we experience there. They finished up by laying fescue sod over the affected area, making it look nice and clean. All of the work was done in two days, with some minor cleanup work on the 3rd day after the concrete had cured in the basement. The price was good, the guys worked hard, the work was done on time, and the final product was excellent. We will be using them again for our retaining walls, landscaping, and whatever else comes our way.

Abel and his team did a great job of updating our hardscaping and fencing and redoing our…read morelandscaping. We love our new backyard! They did a great job at a fair price!

Outstanding service, great communication and fabulous work. Exactly what I wanted and it looks…read moreperfect! I'm already planning my next project! I'd give them 10 stars!

I had the pleasure of work with imner and his team. They did a fantastic job on doing my outdoor…read morepatio. He was very communicative and punctual every day from start to finish and was very accommodating to any changes. I highly recommend hiring him for your landscaping needs.

We hired Inmer for monthly projects almost every month from February 2024 to October 2024. He is a…read more2-man team who did mostly hardscaping and one landscaping project. We work with master gardeners and designers so we don't generally hire LJ for landscaping. The total paid to LJ including labor and supplies was approx $30,000. Many of the projects were completed to our delight, some to our satisfaction, and most recently we noticed a slip in quality. Overall we recommend LJ. And would suggest Ro anyone engaging them to walk everything down - grading, elevation, proper footing, dimensions, methods TWICE. Go over everything twice. Make sure you are on the same page and that the final intended put-through end result is CLEAR. What they did: 1) retaining walls - mortared w flagstone (6) 2) retaining wall - dry stack w shale (1) 3) added stairs to existing wall (3) 4) flagstone walkway (4) 5) convert lawn to river rock bed (1) 6) add shale surfacing to compressor slab (2) 7) install compressor slab to protect/land HVAC and split compressors 8) weed, edge, mulch large garden bed (1) 9) install flagstone landings (3) 10) source, deliver and place large boulders (one pallet)

Doug and Ed are fantastic. The team has gotten grass to grow in previously hopeless corners of our…read morelot. They're always timely and communicative too. And we feel a lot better knowing the kids and dog are safe playing on our lawn.

After reading the great reviews, I left three voicemails requesting help with my lawn (on the…read moreowner's cell phone) and none of my calls were returned. Unprofessional. Do not recommend.

Came same day and gave reasonable pricing for a small project. Professional and efficient.read more

Honestly can't thank Luis and his team enough. After this intense summer, the lawn was a mess. I…read moreknew I'd have to do a bit maintenance job in the fall and spring. I saw the temperatures dip and I bought a dethatcher to get to work. I set this weekend aside to do the work. I scheduled another company to come do the aeration. I spent Friday afternoon and Saturday morning mowing low and dethatching. At 2:30, the person supposed to do the aeration told me their machine broke. It was scheduled to rain at 4pm so I was a little frantic. Luis was able to fit me in at 4:20 and his team got to work. Luckily the rain held off. As they were aerating, I was overseeding lol. Started to drizzle as we were all finishing up. I managed to lay down some fertilizer just before the rain intensified. I can't thank Luis enough for doing such a last min job and considering it was just to aerate. They drove all the way from laurel just to help me out. More than the work itself, I really speak to the kindness he showed. Even when he arrived, we had a very nice conversation and it was just overall a nice exchange. I'll def look to work with Luis and his team again in the future.

With a backyard that had been overrun with weeds for years and a falling apart retainer wall,…read moreBrian, the landscaper, and his crew have been coming to my yard to give it a detailed deep cleaning, pulling up all weeds, leaving native and thriving plants, turning areas with overgrown bushes into a refined bordered garden, mulching and creating a peaceful sanctuary. In addition replaced my retaining wall and took ivy off a big oak tree. Provided additional plants creating a border garden along side of the retaining wall and providing grass seed to help my bare green space turn green. Mowed my now green lawn as part of the whole package. All done at a reasonable cost. I highly recommend Yard by Yard Makeovers.

I'd recommend to any homeowner. Clearly they love what they do; they took time to do a thorough…read moreconsultation before we decided to install timbers as a restarting border to prevent runoff for a major sloping part of our lawn, lots of pruning, weeding, mulching, and installing a few nice grasses to further help prevent runoff. The cost was comparable to other proposals we got, but the care they took was what makes me recommend to anyone. And why I'll use them again for the next phase of our landscaping!