Cornelius has been working with us for about 2 years now and in that time he has transformed our relationship to our yard and porch area. After years of neglect, Cornelius has worked towards fixing our grass, breathed new life into our flowers, and cleaned the porch so thoroughly that it's back to its original color. He is thorough, efficient, and talented at what he does, not to mention he is incredibly kind. I will continue hiring Cornelius and Julian's Landscaping & Property Maintenance as long as I'm in Charlottesville! read more

Update: we ended up having to go to court to get a judgement on the money that Cornelius took from us, he didn't bother showing up because he doesn't care so the judge ruled in our favor. Background: we paid Cornelius 700.00 for yard work, over a period of two months he would give us one excuse after the other for why he hadn't gotten started. After we requested a refund he revealed that he no longer had our money so we agreed to a July date for repayment. That day came and went and Cornelius blamed us for not giving him more time. He lied to us about using our money to rent lands saying equipment to do our yard work and he has been mute on what he actually did with it. I informed him that we would be going to court and he was really nice about it stating "you won't get any fight from me". Well I showed up, he didn't and when I asked him about getting another address to send the summons too he got angry (see screenshot). I don't understand how he presented himself as such a good guy and then showed no remorse about just taking our money and skipping out. I even told him that I'd saved that money to use to get the yard leveled so we could install a playset for our two year old. I saved money the VA gave me while going to school so I could do something kind for my child and now I'm just heartbroken because this man took advantage of us and just doesn't care. Good luck if you still choose to use him. read more

Very very VERY unreliable. Has been a nightmare. Keeps promising to come. Never comes. Always another excuse. I gave him a shot. He blew it. read more

Nothing but great things to say about this man. After working with him, my garden has never looked so healthy and beautiful. We always pay him up front and he always gets the job done. read more

We absolutely loved this business. Cornelius is the best and did an amazing job on our large yard. He was timely, efficient and left our yard looking SO good! We couldn't believe we had been doing it ourselves for years when we should have been hiring Cornelius all along! read more

Was very disappointing. Cornelius is a nice enough young man but he just never got the work done. My feeling is he doesn't have the basics-- the guys, the equipment and the organizing skills-- to actually to do the work on an ongoing basis. Like other people who wrote disappointing reviews, he always promised to come but rarely did. After an initial piece of OK yard work, I paid him $1000 in advance to do more mulching, cleaning and weeding, but then it became a chore to chase him up. He promised to come at least 6-7 times without coming. When I was away I would ask him if the work was done and he said yes; but when I checked with the neighbors, it hadn't been done. So my advice is not to hire him in advance but to pay him as jobs get done. read more

I'm not sure who Julian is, but Cornelius is the man running the show, and he is wonderful! I called him about cleaning my gutters, and he showed up 2 days later to give me an estimate. He was also prepared to do the work that day, if I agreed with his price, which was very reasonable. He also ended up power-washing the back of my house. I was extremely pleased with his thorough work, as well as his customer service. He worked so hard to make sure that I was pleased with his work and gave me every opportunity to offer feedback along the way. I look forward to working with him again in the near future! read more

Cornelius has taken care of my lawn for the past two years. He's always efficient and a very hard worker. He is extremely motivated to make his business work and I recommend him very highly. read more

Cornelius persisted in asking to be paid up front so he could purchase mulch, suggesting that it cost twice the amount I previously paid for delivery (and I don't have a contractor's discount), didn't show up at all or stayed for less than an hour on *19* separate occasions, and abandoned a trailer full of mulch in front of my house for six weeks. I paid him more than $400 for a job he completed about 25% of. Hired him in February, and he hasn't returned a penny of the money though it's now mid October. I definitely do not recommend that you hire Cornelius. read more

Cornelius was very persistent about asking for $$ up front to pay for mulch. I questioned his veracity when he claimed that mulch cost about twice the amount I paid to have it delivered (he should get a contractor's discount). He didn't show up for 18 scheduled visits, and I finally did the work myself after he left a trailer full of mulch in front of my yard for two months. I paid him $400 for a job he didn't do, and despite promises to refund my money, I've never seen it. Hired him in February, extended good faith, and writing this review seven months later... read more