Did a patio using Cambridge Pavers. Frank as usual always reasonably priced especially in comparison to others I have used in past. Philip and the other men were experienced and polite through the whole process and did a great job with our pavers and back patio. read more

Frank the owner came to advise and estimate patio pavers for my yard to blend in with some existing older brick pavers so it wouldn't look like a stone yard. His recommendations were perfect as I went with the "General" and had the majority of my yard redone with pavers. The style, border and paver color are spot on, and I am so happy with it! This was a decent size job and was reasonably priced, the crew was very caring, neat, efficient and worked hard since access to my yard was limited so everything had to be wheelbarrowed in. I never expected the job to be so stress free but thanks to this crew and workmanship it was! My yard looks great and is so much more enjoyable. I would definitely choose the General to landscape again and highly recommend them for all paver patio projects. read more

General Landscaping & Garden Center - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Whiting, New Jersey

Trust nothing that is said to you. Read your contract. Ignore the part where if their plantings fail that they will replace them. This may only happen 50% of the time. I.e if 2 plants fail, expect one to be replaced. I purchased a garden and edging around my patio for $3000. When I gasped over the price I was told ' oh, but we are going to dig a deep bed, fill it with fresh soil and do the plantings' Well, no deep bed to start. Just put in rubber trim and dug holes for 7 bushes. Plus they only dug the holes to the size of the root ball. No extra room as they should be. Then put less than an inch of dirt on top of the sand and covered it with mulch. The bushes did poorly over the winter. I then noticed that they never took the burlap off the bushes so the roots can't expand. Was told that it was not a problem. Burlap can only be left if it is fully organic. But there was no sign at all of the burlap disintegrating. The burlap was still fully in tact. When I went to advise them that they didn't make it through the winter, I was told to give them time to recover so I did. I was told to come back one week before the contract/warranty expired if they did not bounce back. Only one bush did not recover. I went back to tell them, as instructed, and got a call a few hours later saying that they wouldn't replace it. Next I will filing a complaint with the BBB. I want nothing from them. I never want them in my property again. They had plenty of profit margin on this job to do the right thing but they chose not to so I feel it is my responsibility to let others know to beware of their business practices and their total lack responsibility to their customers. read more

'Just Awful...They've dumped so many chemicals on my next door neighbor's lawn that they've created a large burn strip in my lawn and won't seed it even though they caused it. Penny-Pinching, untrained techs who can't get these lawns right if their reputation depended on it...'Just the worst I've ever encountered. Avoid at all costs, you'll just keep paying for services that never solve anything! read more

called the general after a minor problem with the lawn cutters. Frank C. came over and could not have been more gracious and assured me he would personally be back to take care of it. Sure enough he came back quickly and did a great job. very good company and they take care if there is an issue. read more

Owner wants to be rich on a single sale, lawn application or paver installation. Also has workers without paying taxes. I do patronize this business because it's the only place in Whiting to get mulch and soil that is close to my home. read more

In August of 2019 had this company redo the beds around house. They replaced the stone & landscaping fabric. It is now April 2020 & we now have weeds coming up along edges and in the middle if the beds. No one walks through the beds making holes. So was the fabric really cheap or was it installed improperly. We do not see any clips along edges. Will this company redo the beds, do we get a refund? Doubt it. Keep in mind we have used this company for other services for the past 2 years. read more

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Have used their lawn service for a few years now. Very dependable, knowledgeable, and fair priced. Also, completely reseeded backyard with new topsoil and seed. Exce;;ent results read more

My experience was that the staff seemed nice enough but my lawn has never looked so poor. Moss covered with large dead patches. Several years of money put forth to see the lawn deteriorate so severely despite multiple reseedings and faithful watering. Not sure what went wrong. read more

My mother in law has used General Landscaping for many years and after she passed away several months ago. We put the house on the market and I paid them for the entire season for edging because that's the only way they do it. The house was sold and I called today to cancel their services but was told as per the contract there are no refunds. I don't believe they have even edged once. Do apparently they will keep my money for no services rendered. Terrible company and I would not recommend them. read more

On Friday, May 11th, 2018 General Landscaping arrived to plant 9 trees we ordered. They were scheduled to arrive between 9 and 12, but pulled up at 2:15 without any apology or reason for delay. They proceeded to remove the old plants and plant the new ones. They were done by 4 or 4:30. On Monday we had the sprinkler company come to turn on the sprinklers. It was then that the man discovered that 2 of the sprinklers were broken. Quite by accident the people who planted the trees broke them. We called the Landscaping Co. and they told us if we had notified them when it happened they would have sent someone to fix the sprinklers. Since the man who broke it didn't tell us how could we know. We called them as soon as the problem was discovered. I then spoke to a man named Frank who actually came and measured where the trees were going to be planted. He told me we didn't tell the men there were sprinklers there and it is not their fault. Are you serious? Obviously, this company does not take responsibility for what their workers do. Since they refused to pay we had no choice but to pay an additional $250.00 to replace the two sprinklers. I am letting people know be weary of this company. They are not trust worthy. read more

I hired General Landscaping to create a lawn for me and they did a fantastic job! The owner, Frank, was so honest by the economical advice he gave me because of my fixed income, I knew they were the right company to employ. I had a beautiful, thick lawn in just 2 weeks!! LITERALLY! I have pics to prove! It was like they planted magic seed! Also bought a fruit tree and purchased my beautiful Christmas tree, as well. Thank you for such great service!! read more

Business owners are very rude...You build your customer count the same way you loose it 1 AT A TIME!!!!! Never been treated like that by someone. Its a recession and your calling your customers STUPID, I heard them over the phone while trying to reschedule an appointment, also asked why they should pay for gas and labor, even if it was my mistake, who says that!!!! read more

Just moved into the area and went here to buy shrubs. Even though it was wet and rainy, George walked around with us explaining the different choices we had. Having brought a picture with us of the area where we wanted to plant, made it easier for him to understand what we needed. He even took time to explain to us how to plant them and how to care for them. Prices were great and shrubs looked very healthy. read more

Paid upfront amount to have grass treated throughout the season. We have also been paying to have the lawn cut/mowed. The treatment they are putting down does absolutely nothing. We have had weeds galore and the grass turned brown. The workers cut the lawn way too short and take all of 15 minutes to run through my property hacking the lawn and not making it look nice at all. We asked them to stop cutting the lawn and please come out and check what they were supposed to be "treating" because we had paid a fairly good amount to have no weeds and have a nice, fertilized lawn. One person came out and stated they will try to fix it---never tried to fix it. I went and spoke with the owner, Frank, several times. He said he would come out and look at lawn (mind you we have several "treatments" left we paid for). He came out when we were not home and left something on my door. I watched on my camera that he walked around--looked around lawn...did NOTHING to treat it. I called to ask to speak with Frank on where we stand--are they fixing the lawn, finishing treatments, are we getting our money back for the treatments that still are not done? He has not been in office and has been out of town...I have left several messages and spoke to people in office--still waiting for a call. Stay far away from these crooks. Very disappointed, especially because we want to put our money in small businesses but not like this. read more

We contracted General from recommendations in our development for a small patio. Frank was very enthusiastic to come & give us an estimate & get a deposit. The job was completed & they did a very nice job. A few months later we noticed some pavers were rusted & had small holes in them. We called General & they told us they would put us on the calendar & would replace defective pavers after the winter. We never heard from them & we have now called them about 4-5 times. Frank never gets on the phone to talk to us but everytime we call the office we are told they would call to schedule the repair in 2 weeks...in 3 weeks... in 4 weeks. To this date no one has ever shown up to repair the defective pavers. When they wanted to book us for the patio they were present immediately. Now that we need a repair they are nowhere to be found, but they keep promising us they will fix the patio. Very disappointed with the "after" service we have been given. Mr. Mrs. Stilwell--Whiting NJ read more