DO NOT USE! I paid a lot of money for landscaping that still looks poorly done. The tree layout is…read moreuneven, one was completely forgotten and later planted by hand, and now it's visibly misaligned. The spacing makes the entire front yard look unfinished and thrown together. I was told the boxwoods would fill in within a year; it's been two years and they've barely grown. That was either completely unrealistic or just flat-out misleading. The edging and flower bed work is sloppy and uneven. There's no attention to detail, and it shows. Communication was just as bad. Calls were ignored, and when he did respond, it was with "what do you want to talk about?" -- which is not how you speak to a paying customer. At one point, it honestly felt like his own worker knew more than he did and was trying to guide him, but he didn't listen. This wasn't a one-time mistake, it's a pattern of poor workmanship, lack of knowledge, and unprofessional behavior. Save your money and hire someone who actually knows what they're doing.

I can't say enough about the excellent work done by Cosmo Landscaping. Unsurprisingly, the owner of…read morethe company is a guy called Cosmo, and working with him was a real treat not only because he has such a delightful name, but because the work he does at the price point he offers is unparalleled. Communication, affordability, flexibility, efficiency, assiduity - that's the package you get with Cosmo Landscaping. But what you really need to know is I moved into a new house with a disaster of a backyard - it was full of random old bricks, tiny pebbles, and the corpses of about ten -thousand lantern flies. Those little pebbles I mentioned - man - they were everywhere - and were sort of cheap stone you might expect to find at the bottom of a fish thank rather than sprinkled about your yard like a badly decorated cake manufactured by a kindergartner with free reign of the confectionery cupboard. Alas - such was my yard. And I wanted it fixed - bad. I brought in all kinds of troops. Old friends with big debts to pay who I hoped might do me a favor, family with construction business experience, and even a half dozen landscapers and contractors who all promised the world tied up in a pretty pink bow that would fit right in my backyard. But I didn't trust a single one, until Cosmo showed up. The first thing you gotta know is that I'm not easy customer to please. I can do a good bit of construction myself, and like I say, have the soldiers to rely on should I need a hand. But the thing I don't have is time, and so I hate hiring a guy to do a job that I could have done myself (with a little help from my friends) only to find out the job was done half-assedly and worse than I would have done myself. Cosmo came to give me an estimate in the middle of a horrifying blizzard and stood outside with me for ages thinking through exactly how the project should look. I had half a dozen cockamamie ideas that he talked me out of - thank YHWH - and he even used a bunch of old garbage leftover from the previous owners to demonstrate and help me visualize the ideas he had and to talk me out of my own disastrous line of thinking. Well, long story short, we had a lot of back and forth about the price, the objective, how it would look, the features, and he was good enough to trust that I could handle a good portion of the preparatory labor - so he worked with me on that and we got the job rolling and over a period of time we transformed my yard from no-mans-land to a wee urban oasis. The proof is in the pudding, as they say (see photos below).

Absolutely terrible. Nappi took $5300 and said he'd be done in 8 days. Didn't deliver much of…read morewhat was promised, and was weeks and weeks late with whatever he did do. Said anything to get by. Asked for more money twice. I filed a complaint with the better business bureau, he didn't respond. I had to sue him. Don't use this service. Dan Nelson

What a nightmare. DO NOT hire these guys. Todd the manager says one thing and does not deliver. I…read morebooked them to work on my bosses terrace in NYC, was confirmed for a 7:30am start for a 2-3 hr simple job. I traveled by train almost 2 hrs to get into the city to meet them and let them in- at 3:30AM!!!!! he sends an email that then need to be paid first before doing the work. My boss - like most businesses- you have to invoice then a check is cut- this is normal. But NOT with this shoddy landscaper. Yes I am upset. I hate being screwed over so I am saying this so it does not happen to you. To wrap up I do not recommend NY Plantings and Garden Design. BAD customer service.

After I almost hired them in 2017 for snow shoveling, after I didn't follow through, they said they…read morecould be available for lawncare or future snow shoveling but they would never return email or phone calls after this. Then finally later in the fall, he finally contacted me calling for someone else with a similar name to me. Turns out, he had mixed up our names and phone numbers. So then he said apologized but then he claimed that he doesn't service Jersey City and asked me to call some lawncare group in Bayonne, that they would do snow shoveling. Basically, to sum it up, the guy has put me on a wild goose chase and holds grudges. Grow up!!

did not have any patience to answer my phone call. Did not want to talk about what he does and what…read moreservices his company offiers. I wonder how such a rude person can service customers!

Joe and his team worked so hard to create a beautiful outdoor entertaining space. He really…read morelistened to what we wanted and kept within out budget too. The team showed up every day in blistering heat to complete the job. The quality of the finish is outstanding and we wouldn't hesitate to recommend and work with him again. Thanks Joe!

All the positive reviews that led me to this company paid off. Joe and his company are professional…read moreand did great work. I would highly recommend and anyone looking for landscape, hardscape and the various other services they provide to look no further.

HE reviewed moderate size landscape makeover took notes smiled, courteous, and never got back…read morewasted my time typical for businesses that want major profit for their work, Im familiar with landscaping and work needed just too old this wasnt $25k job so thats the reason he could have said no thank you but didnt

I am so happy with Bill Pennella and his team. Bill was responsive and listened to all concerns…read more His team Avi, Victor and Jose did a fantastic job building a dry stack wall around my backyard berm with plantings that were beautiful and healthy. The entire team was professional and a pleasure to deal with. I would not hesitate to recommend Penella's and will use them in the future. Ellen Krausz

Writing this review on behalf of my mom and her barber shop in Peapack, NJ:…read more Connie: "Hired Mike and team in late September 2020 for some TLC landscaping for my business (Barber Shop). I had been hounding my landlord for years to clean up the property, thinking it was affecting mine and my neighbors business. I took a look at my lease, and found out that all landscaping is MY RESPONSIBILITY!!! At first I was upset this would cost me money, but realized this was a blessing in disguise as I now had full control over the most important marketing for a barbershop, a beautiful and welcoming entrance for old and new customers. I'm not a landscaping expert, so I was both picky and vague (I'm such a great client ;-), but Mike fully understood and delivered on what I wanted: 1. Save all the trees that weren't dying. 2. Trim down any tree limbs/shrubbery blocking the historic building and signage for mine and my neighbors shops. 3. Make it pretty/clean (they power washed the building and sidewalks too!). I was so excited with the results and I've put the before and after photos here so you can all see too! Not only did I notice new customers coming in, but I got a ton of wonderful comments from my regulars who were so used to my overgrown and dingy looking shop. I'm so happy with Plant Solutions' work, and so happy that he was able to save all the trees including the Cherry tree planted by the previous business owner's mother at least 60 years ago. He was also very professional and had my back when explaining all of the work he was doing to the landlord (who was suddenly VERY CONCERNED about the landscaping LOL). I know how much a makeover can benefit your psychological well being as a professional hair stylist, but man did this landscaping makeover feel great! Thank you so much Mike and team!"

Mike and the team are great to work with for both tree/lawn maintenance, general landscaping and…read moresnow removal

Camerato Contracting and his landscaping team are amazing! My backyard received a much needed…read moreface-lift. The areas around my pool and by my shed were transformed by Greg's vision turning my high-maintenance yard into an easy to maintain, beautiful backyard retreat. A great value to boot! Highly recommend!!

Camerato Contracting and his landscaping team are amazing! My backyard received a much needed…read moreface-lift. Greg's vision transformed my high maintenance pool and shed areas into an easy to maintain, beautiful backyard retreat. A great value! Highly recommend!

Great service great price. They showed up on time and have the right tools to get the job done…read morequickly and safely

Responsive (no chasing for a quote), timely, professional, accommodating and friendly. They beat…read morescheduling expectations and did the job earlier than booked. And a fair price to boot. We will be reaching to Eli and his team again for sure.