The workmanship they have been doing to my property is outstanding. The field is mowed to almost golf course quality and the attention to detail is why I have them keep coming back read more

Shane and his team have provided exceptional professional service on multiple occasions over the past several years. Work is always top notch with attention to detail. Really appreciate that Shane makes himself available to discuss ideas about future projects and provides straightforward and competitive pricing estimates read more

Elite Landscaping & Mini Excavation has been doing our yard and flowerbeds this year. Our lawn looks amazing. They come every week, do a wonderful job and make sure we are pleased. Friendly, pleasant and dependable. read more

Shane and his folks have done an outstanding job for years. any kind of landscape work - and even things that may not seem like landscape work - get done meticulously. high recommend read more

Shane and his company have done a great job maintaining my property monthly, adding gravel to end my driveway to smooth out a ditch, and fixing damage that my neighbor's moving company did when they drove over and cracked my stepping stones. If I make any requests, they handle them immediately so I don't have to worry about whether it gets done. He's professional and really cares about his clients and the quality work his team provides. If you live in the Bellingham or Sudden Valley, this company will do a great job for you! read more

Shane and his crew are top notch and do excellent work. The hourly rate seems expensive, but they work together efficiently as a team and get the job done fast. We have contracted with Elite for residential and commercial projects. Yard maintenance, field mowing, pressure washing, excavation and gravel work, plus any other miscellaneous project I come up with, it's always an enthusiastic, "Yes we can do that!" Best of all, they are super friendly and nice to have around. read more

Shane mowed my back yard for a few months last summer and did a great job. He was relatively easy to work with but came across a bit "salesy" and each time I mentioned wanting to pause the mowing service, he would try to pressure me into continuing. I finally told him I wanted the back yard left alone for the rest of fall and winter. Then this year when I was getting ready to sell my house, I wanted some specific deck building and fencing built and was in the process of getting bids for it when I decided to ask Shane if his company did that sort of work. Shane said he would come out and give me a "proposal and bid" for the project, but only if I paid $50. He said this was because people were having him "drive all over the place and then stealing my ideas and doing it themselves." I had never heard of a landscaper or contractor charging for a bid, but reluctantly agreed - assuming he'd make a very professional proposal and cost breakdown for the $50. When he arrived, he started listening to what I wanted and then immediately began saying what I wanted (a fence and deck) was not a good idea and that I should instead spend money on putting more bark chips down and put in a $1,500 fire pit. I told him I could get a pre made fire pit from Home Depot or custom make one for $200-$300. He insisted that the pit that his buddy installs is worth the $1,500. In the end, I never got any written proposal and he gave me a very rough verbal estimate of $4k to add in some bark, trim a few plants in the front yard and add in this expensive fire pit. Needless to say, I did not select his plan of action. I went out of town on a business trip and then sold my home and was in the process of moving as soon as I got back. My check book was packed away (as 99% of companies I work with accept credit cards) so I didn't have a chance to mail the check for the $50 "quote" Shane had promised. Shane proceeded to text me and email me multiple times, sending me an invoice for a random price of $54.25 - a different amount to what he had quoted. I mailed the check for $50 and have since received multiple additional emails saying that I am overdue on paying $4.25. Needless to say, his follow up borders on harassment. I got very professional, written up quotes from 2 other contractors for half the price he quoted and both showed up for free (as is customary) and LISTENED to what I was requesting instead of trying to pitch random things that I already told him I didn't want. Would not have written this review if he had just let it go at me paying him $50 for a low quality sales pitch, but now that he is continuing to badger me for $4.25 more than what he quoted me, I am making it known what kind of business man this guy is. read more

In late spring of 2021, we contacted Shane Stockton of Elite Landscape and Mini Excavation to give a bid on work we wanted done in the back of our house - a flagstone walkway that would leave 1 - 1.5 feet on either side for plantings, pots, and such. He gave a bid of $4200 for the whole job. He said he could do it in one day, and would make it one, no more than two, rocks wide. He said he could do it in early July. All of this was verbal, but we had a plan and agreed on that. The job was to be scheduled for early July, but we had to push it out a bit later as we had an unexpected expense and needed to save the rest of the money. The job was scheduled for August 6th. On the day of the job, around 9:30, Shane and one other man came to work on the job. When he first started we went through the job and they got started. As they laid down the gravel, I noticed there was a significant amount of space on the sides - different than my understanding. When I raised this, he said oh, that's not a walkway you want, you want a patio. Everytime I brought it up, Shane would talk over me, tell me it will look great, there will be more room for bark and plantings and such. Since I'm currently working from home, I had to get back to work, but said I would look at things when starting to lay the flagstone. Later, when the flagstone began being laid, I said we had a problem. Again, he went on to convince me that isn't what we agreed to, it would look great, here are pictures he showed me on the phone, etc. etc. We ended up paying him and moving on, still not happy with the result. You are reading this review after we gave him one more chance to make right on what we wanted. I cannot believe in the lack of customer service, talking over me speaking to convince me or tell me my memory is wrong or what I wanted wasn't a "walkway", and taking the majority of the day to finally get to a place where he could acknowledge any responsibility. And still, Shane did nothing to make things right by me, the customer. I strongly urge you - if you are considering getting work done - to be very cautious of Elite Landscaping. They will do what they say they will do - but it isn't always what YOU (the CUSTOMER) wanted or wants in the long run. read more

Elite was great to work with. They designed deco mesh fence in 2018, spring cleanup in February 2019 including minor excavation and installed a beautiful deck in spring of 2019. They worked professionally at a very competitive rate! read more

Elite Landscape & Mini Excavation did a great repair job on my gate that had blown down during a wind storm. They showed up on time and repaired the gate with a much better reinforcement than what the previous home owners had constructed. Very thorough and friendly. Highly recommended for any repair work. read more