Our front yard had french drains that were inadequate. Years ago we installed too few, too shallow…read more We were going to re-do them ourselves, but I thought it would be a treat for my hubby to pay a pro to do this so that he could focus on his other projects (total kitchen remodel simultaneously) I knew Jeff & hoped that trading pro skills would serve all of us nicely. I am filled with remorse that I pushed my fella to pay this company to work in our yard. Each day he came home from work & was immediately angry. The crew were not executing as discussed. Each day my fella felt obligated to become the "general" on this job, outlining concerns, expressing expectations, offering use of OUR lazer level to ensure this is done BETTER than we could have done ourselves. Each following day, instead of relief that we had gotten on the same page, he would find yet another disconnect between expectation/agreed to processes, & further fear that we had made a bad decision here. Jeff is a very nice man. He listens to your concerns. He tells you he will make it right, even if HE PERSONALLY has to come help. However that doesn't actually occur. In the end, after all the funds were spent, we ended up with SEVERAL ugly surface drains (where there used to be none), far less topsoil than agreed to, a hardpan that was never dug down deep enough, nor properly graded & ultimately the job failed... the yard was now WORSE than before SLS started. Add to this, our backyard never got proper topsoil depth, our sand pit was filled with borderline gravel NOT sand, & we did not get the drawings/map for our irrigation system as promised. We hoped that things would "settle" eventually, even waited several months to be sure of drainage failure before expressing upset & insisting on remedy. We were promised that would happen in spring. We waited and heard nothing about starting the job/remedy. At this point, devastated at having thrown huge money away (excess of 10k)& watching my husband's face as he accepted that we are in fact going to have to SPEND more, & do it over again, I went over Jeff's head to the owner. They were ONLY willing to offer SOME dirt, & seed. They would not bring their machines over. They would not refund. As you can imagine, my husband was NOT willing to have the crew come back & attempt to do the work correctly, there was no reason to believe it would go differently. Now, after literally taking a full week off from work, & spending literally over 5k MORE, my fella has the front yard corrected. He did EXACTLY what we asked for, agreed to, & paid for, but NEVER GOT. We have pics to document that this is all true, as well as receipts for all of this. We tried so hard to make this a mutually beneficial experience. We hoped so much to sing SLS praises & continue referring them going forward. Sadly, now I warn against them. I lost a friendly connection that I valued & lost clients DESPITE never dropping the ball on my end of the professional exchange. No Good Deed Goes Un-Punished :(

Well this year's upgrade was completed a couple weeks ago. We decided to do our front yard since…read moreour grass was awful in front..bare patches and we could never get them filled in well . Jeff Fieck and Solid Landscape Services ended up doing the job and it was completed in 3 days. His crew was awesome!! We highly recommend them.

Contracted to rebuild a water feature completely from the ground up. Didn't fulfill the contract…read more Didn't replace the filter system, the valves, or the water return piping. Apparently this company has no integrity.

We needed a back lawn installed with hard scaping and they were able to come through at a price we…read morecould afford. Very communicative and the crew was courteous and did the job very efficiently and well. Would recommend them and we will keep them in mind the next time we have a landscaping job. Recommended!

Ted and Jose just wrapped up a summer cleanup in my yard this week and I have to give them top…read moremarks across the board for their work and their whole approach throughout. Ted is clearly someone who loves everything about putting together a great yard. When they came out for the first time last week to scope the job and write a rough estimate, we walked the whole yard. Everywhere we looked, he knew all the plants, knew how they would be working together, and how they affected the overall presentation of the yard, from beauty to maintenance to having the right things in the right spots. I didn't actually ask them this time to design any beds or plant anything or anything that ambitious, but I got the sense that they'd be a good option for that kind of work. In talking to Ted more, it turns out that they do some carpentry hardscaping as well--i.e., fences and decks. No doubt other things in addition. These guys are kinda low-key about it, but they really do offer a lot of different services. What I needed this summer--and what I'll always need, way more than I'll ever need design ideas or planting help--was cleanup. Weeding, mowing, cleaning, clearing. I have blackberries and ivy coming through the fence along the entire length of a shared property line with my sweet older neighbors. It's a couple hundred feet of weed warfare, to say the least. And I don't fight back very hard there, or anywhere else in my yard that the weeds are invading. So, by the time summer warms up and that northwest dampness turns from chilling to fertile, my yard is usually looking pretty sub-tropical, especially for being in such a temperate region. This year was no exception. I think i had more weed flowers than specimen flowers, though I sure didn't count. And to go with a clematis that died a year or two ago, I lost a really cool Rose of Sharon this winter. So there was some cutting and hauling for the guys to get after as well. Arboristo's prices are more than fair. My final invoice feels like a solid trade-off for the hours of work I didn't have to do out there. Between the two of them (and one other helper), they put in about 20 hours, and, man, they fly through the work. It probably would have taken me 30 or more working by myself, and that probably translates to two whole weekends completely shot. They also ran and got gas for me, and naturally hauled away everything at the end to the dump. Nothing at all left in my compost heap. Given how much biomass was proliferating on my wee acreage, this is probably the best thing for me. Just to clarify on the logistical side, they tend to show up in the morning to write a bid, and can sometimes start work that day. They email you a pdf invoice after each days' work, and then tally them for the total you pay. They take cash and checks, but no plastic. That helps keep my cost down, ultimately, so I am cool with that. Hiring help for the yard feels in some ways like the peak of lazy decadence on my part. But it's so worth it, seeing the yard go from a jungle wasteland to the welcoming, home-like setting that it really is. The past owners laid an incredible foundation for the yard to look great for years, and I just have to keep steering with minor additions and subtractions here and there. I still have 10 pages of hand-drawn maps I charted out for future embellishments, and now I feel like the ship is righted again and I am on course to keep things moving in the right direction. No doubt in my mind I will have these guys back for touch-ups and future clean-ups. They're great.

Ted gave us a very reasonable estimate to have our front holly trees pruned as well as a large…read moreholly tree to be removed. We also wanted some arborvitae planted along our fence. My main concerns were to open up the yard as well as preserve our privacy. Ted took great care to educate us during the consultation, and also was concerned about preserving quality plantings (including a Madrona tree he found which we had no idea existed)! Ted communicated well and made sure we were always on the same page. During the pruning/removal & planting service he checked in with me a couple of times to assure our yard goals were being accomplished to satisfaction. He found some creative ways to shape our existing plantings to maximize privacy, such as shaping our Madrona tree (they can be trained). Ted and his team did a great job and cleaned up beautifully after the job was done. He knows his stuff! Really love and appreciate his no-nonsense approach. Our yard is looking more tidy and open; we love what we get to see out the windows nowadays! I'll be a returning client and will be sure to pass on the recommendation to others.

Artist Touch Landscaping did an excellent job! Adam and his team performed the work they quoted on…read moretime and under budget. He and his team were courteous and efficient. In addition to the overall cleanup of the entire front, back and side yards, my wife and I really enjoy the stone steps they added onto both sides of our house. His knowledge and recommendations for what our yards could use were spot on. We'll definitely recommend their services to our friends and family!

Adam and his crew did a good job on my yard clean-up. They arrived promptly at 8:30 am and stayed…read moreuntil 6:30pm. Professional and hard-working, I can recommend them for any large project. They did more in one day than I could have done in one week!

Christian came, and did an amazing job on our jungle in the back. I got bids from multiple people…read moreon Yelp. His price was very competitive, and was I amazed with the work him, and his other worker did. It was a 2 day project. They raked up all the weeds, took their time. No rush whatsoever. I think this is the best work I've seen from a landscaper in a long time. No shortcuts, or hidden agendas. I've hired Christian, to do my monthly maintenance I'd give him 10 stars if I could. I'm very happy I was able to get this job done by him! Hire this man!

Needed to have the yard completely overhauled and Cristian was able to do it in 2 days. Cristian…read moretook care of the moss issue, pressure washed the front and back, worked with a hillside that is 45 degrees, mowed and edged the lawn, cut down a big hedge and reshaped a lot of shrubs and trees. I highly recommend Cristian with how pleasant he was to how his prices are very reasonable. Cristian finished my yard and my neighbor hired him because he did such a great job!

I have worked with Loc and his team on two projects at my house. One of the projects was building…read morea retaining wall on a steep bank and the other was pouring a cement sidewalk. In both cases I took other bids and Loc was competitive. He also was knowledgeable on what would be the best solution for the this non typical job. His crew was polite and they arrived on time and had the work sorted in short order.

I hired Loc and crew from ProTech to do a significant landscaping project in my Magnolia home. They…read morefar exceeded my expectations at a very reasonable price. They worked hard, brought some extremely creative and good design ideas to the project, and produced an end result that looks great and has stood up well over time. They also paid attention to many little details - doing many "behind the scenes" things to make sure the final result was the best it could be. Since then, I've had them come back regularly to do maintenance and cleanup. They can do in a day what I would take the entire summer to complete.

I hired Velasco Landscaping to clean up my very over grown yard. He quoted a fair price and showed…read moreup right on time. His team got right to work an did a great job and left no debris behind. Jorge also showed me my gutters needed to be cleaned out. I had him do the gutters too and he showed me before and after photos. I will be getting on Jorge's schedule for regular maintenance. Very good job and I was completely satisfied.

Jose and his team bring a level of service and attention to detail that is bar-none. They…read morecompletely redid our backyard and front yard, to the point that it looks like a different house. They are extremely efficient, and got both jobs done in a short amount of time. Jose is also incredibly communicative, not to mention extremely kind. We also cannot overstate how happy we are with Jose's turf work. We decided to put turf in the backyard, and it's finally a place where we can spend time and our young kids can be safe and enjoy. We'll be working exclusively with Jose moving forward to all of our yard needs.

INCREDIBLE, I contacted La Mora landscaping from a referral from my neighbor. After seeing the work…read moreand attention to detail that they did. I submitted an online submission. I was contacted right away to discuss the job I had in mind. Jose, stopped by to discuss the jobs in detail. He shared his knowledge and expertise which I found invaluable. He suggested that I go to Trendset, so I could see the material. I chose the material and pattern based off of seeing prior pictures done by, La Mora Landscaping. The crew exceeded my utmost expectations with the finished product. They really went above and beyond to pay attention to the small details. We've already begun discussing future projects I would like for them to do. If you are looking to do something for your outdoor living space or update your curb appeal I highly recommend contacting La Mora Landscaping. you won't be disappointed!