The job is done, was done mid-week actually, and I'm really happy with it! Why did I wait?! If I'd have known I could get my lawn sod done for such a reasonable price, I would have done it long ago! Either way, it's perfect timing a my little boy has just started walking and now he will have a beautiful yard to play in. I'm so excited! The guys at Ross Gardening Services were all really nice and worked well. They even teased and played with my lil guy, letting him play with their tools and such. There were a couple of set-backs but I think that is to be expected in any contract work. All-in-all, they were able to start and finish faster than I expected and the grass looks great. In less than a week, my lawn was transformed! They leveled my front lawn and put compost and grass sod down. They took out cacti and weird bamboo and bushes that were growing randomly, too. They cleared a BUNCH of junk from my back yard (dump fees are expensive, btw!). Then, to top it all off, they used the extra sod and fixed my back up, too. I'll post a buncha pics. I'm pretty laid back so I didn't have a contract written up but that didn't matter, they still did things in a quick efficient way and my end bill was the same as the initial quote... except for what I added on as they went. If you're the kind who likes things more structured though, I'm sure Ron would write it up for you. If you decide to go with them, be sure to treat the guys right as they're hard workers. I tried to offer snacks and drinks when possible... they really like cherry coke, btw. haha Oh, and let me know how it goes! I know it's weird but, I'm really excited about my new grass! haha See ya around. read more

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I have a huge backyard that was neglected by the previous owner. With a small dog and two little toddlers loving to explore the backyard, it was important to get it cleaned up and ready for them, and more importantly, my son's 2nd birthday. With only 2 weeks before the big day, I told the hubby there was no way he could get this done in time. So I researched online and found Ron Ross Landscaping on Craigslist. I had many other landscapers come by to give me bids, some were really cheap and seemed sketchy, others were quoting outrageous numbers ($10k-$15k). Ron was the last person who came by the same day I called (7pm) and good thing he did cause he ended up hiring him. We told him our ideas, he gave recommendations, we sent him a drawing we drafted with our ideas and gave him our budget and told him, we were strapped for cash and he suggested for us to pay for all materials so we could keep track of our expenses from the start. We could then pay him after he was done the remainder after the job was done. I jumped on Yelp and saw all the reviews and was taken back as my husband actually connected with him. We were done wrong by the last landscaper and Rob reassured us that he is professional and would do great work for us, that the only thing he needed up front was money for gas and dumping which wasn't factored into the original quote. He sent me more pictures of his work so we took a chance. All we wanted was to have the backyard cleaned up, the ground leveled, lay some grass, pebbles, bark and install our manual sprinkler system. Total cost for us was about $2500 for 2 men for 2 weeks. He had an older gentleman with him who assisted. Ron and I communicated mainly through text messages. They did such a great job that even my next door neighbor booked him for a job the following week. When we are ready to work on the front yard, we'll be calling Ron back. Ron has come back a few times to check on my lawn because they were browning in some areas. He said he would gladly replace them but suggested for us to water frequently, especially in those areas and to purchase a lawn protein for it from Home Depot. And it worked!!! We got so many compliments at the party. See pictures. read more

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This week, I'm feeling pretty lucky because my girl surprised me with a yard clean-up job. Our backyard was a mess when we moved in and I had been working on cleaning it up for MONTHS. I only had weekends to work on it so it was taking forever and we have family coming at the end of the month so, you can see why I'm so happy. Anyway, Ross Gardening did a great job and it was finished so fast, I didn't even know it was being done until I was showed the finished, clean yard. It was one of the best gifts a girl can give a guy. Now I can use my weekends to relax and watch sports more, instead of stress over the stupid yard. Ok, I probably should be painting the fence and cleaning the garage instead of watching sports but that can wait! read more

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UPDATE: the hot head Ron Ross from this company was texting me all night tonight on my personal phone at 10:30 at night! As follows (and totally out of the blue, I might add): "You know I don't really care you wrote your sorry comments on yelp,but be a man next and tell me to my face about me and not talk garbage to my sister!! Cause to honest your the loser cause I treated you with respect your the one that takes out your emotions out on woman !! Have class and go see a counselorand get help rather than talk crap cause your word s on yelp ain't nothing!!" ...and later on... "So write comments I don't care!! But I won't let you disrespect me sister!!!" ...I guess canceling service due to unprofessionalism constitutes "talking garbage" to people's siblings these days. Oh well. This guy must've gotten drunk and got ahold of his cell phone. Can't say I'm the least bit surprised by THIS magnitude of unprofessionalism from this company. BUYER BEWARE!!! read more

This review is about a year overdue... I had bought my house about a year ago and the backyard had nothing but weeds. I saw a Ross Gardening flyer on my door and decided to give them a call. I spoke with the owner, Ron, and had arranged a meeting for a quote. I think Ron forgot about the meeting and was late. It was just a coincident that one of his employees was passing out his flyers to my house. I asked that employee if he knew about the meeting I was suppose to have with Ron and he didnt. That employee called Ron and he subsequently showed up. Ron gave a good price and said that he needed half of the payment to purchase the materials. I had a contract for new sod and sprinklers. The work was done but I had noticed that new sprinklers were not put in. His employees did not replace the old sprinkler system. The old sprinkler system did not provide enough water for the lawn. About two week after Ross Gardening had put in the new sod, parts of the grass was already turning brown. Parts of the grass was dying because they did not install new sprinklers like they were suppose to. I emailed Ron regarding this issue. He quickly replied and sent one of his employees, Mike, to fix the problem. Mike put in new sprinklers but still did not help. Now my grass is dying because it does not get watered. I dont have the time to be watering, thats why I purchased a sprinkler system, but Ross Gardening failed didnt do it right the first time. I would not recommend using this company. Spend the extra money to pay some one who knows what there doing. read more

Ron, I had to re-post cause you helped out once again about a month or so ago in 2013! The Tree's look awesome and Thank you Guys again for the hard work!!! Sorry I took to long to write but better late then never!!! : ) Hello Everyone! I had to come over here and yelp on this company and I'm sure glad I did!!! Look no further!!! Call this Company!! I am "VERY" pleased with their work and how they are very concerned about their customer's needs in every way!!! I felt that "I VERY MUCH SO" was treated with respect and dignity! I am 100% pleased with their services and one thing for sure.. Trust!! They are a Team of "Respectful" people whom you can trust!! NO last minute or on the spot or in the middle of something price changes!! If you have been through that before like I have? you know exactly what I'm talking about!! Ron gave me his word and lived up to it!!! This is very important to me as a customer! It shows great character and that he is a man of his word!!! This is rare these days!! So if you want to take a chance on another company? cool.. but? I can tell you as one happy customer.. "These guy's rock!!!" see you guys again in the near future!!! Thank you!!! "A VERY HAPPY CUSTOMER!!!" Jim H. read more

I've been using Ross Gardening Services for over a year now. I really like them. Raymond, especially, does a good job. I appreciate the hard work he does and the "mow and blow" front yard, back yard, and patio job looks great every time they leave. They are great for a budget-type person who just doesn't want to mow/blow leaves anymore. Would recommend. I read the other reviews here- and it seems like a lot of people got them on a bad day. I think they are turning around their business and, like I said, the workers (Raymond) are really hard workers and very friendly and pleasant. Jeanie (the secretary) is also very nice and accommodating over the phone with scheduling. Give them a chance with a small job on your yard and you'll see they are great. Can't beat the price for the great job they do. read more

In early July, We ask Ron for gardening work in our new house's front and back yard. It include cleaning up backyard and side yard, replanting lawns in front and back, and install new water system on both side. Ron Ross quoted us nice price, and finished work in short period. He gave us lots info about gardening, make suggestions and answer every our questions. He even went with us to pick and carry trees back from nursery at hot noon with much patience. We had travel plan in two weeks, he and his stuff work hard to finish work before we left. During our travel, he went to our house to follow up lawn situation, and update info to us through email and message, even if we had already paid off his service. We recommend his responsible service because of his hard work and excellent job read more

After meeting with several landscapers, Ross Gardening Services had a great quote and seemed to understand our design for the backyard. They told us that they could even start the project the very next day (Thursday)! We went ahead with the estimate and provided them with the required 50% deposit to cover the cost of materials. Even though we had provided more than enough funds to cover costs, Ron did not make himself available and therefore we had to continue to pay for materials out of pocket. He did end up removing them out of the invoice, but the hassle and cost was inconvenient. Upon attempting to schedule the work, we were told that they could not begin the work until the following week. Since their fast turnaround was a big reason we hired them, we were pretty disappointed. Upon voicing that concern to Ron, the owner, we were met with a bit of attitude. However, he did tell us that the work could begin on Saturday. Ron does not supervise the work, and sends his guys to complete the work. Irish Mike immediately sensed our frustration and busted out a large amount of work on the first day. In fact, he stayed until 9pm to finish as much as he could! He told us that he could come back the following day to continue work. I understand contractors work on their own time, but these guys were continually late (~5 hours) which was disappointing. We explained to Ron that we were not happy with his service and he threatened to pull his guys off the job. Additionally, he attempted to fire Mike because he was working overtime to complete the promised job for us! When job was done on Tuesday, Ron did not come over to approve the job and even asked Mike to collect the check from us so that he did not have to interact with us. Overall, I would not recommend Ron or his gardening service. If not for Irish Mike, we would have fired them after the first day! read more

Had them cut down my mimosa and had them scheduled to cut some branches on my dutch elm (work incomplete). They spilled chainsaw oil over my patio flagstones and claimed it was tree sap. Had to call Ron to have him get the crew to clean it up and then got major attitude about how this amounted to "not treating them right". This is after I gave them coke/sprite and treated them extremely well while they were cutting the tree. While trimming the first branch on the elm, they broke some of the arbor fencing and claimed that was already broken. It was clear that they were out of their element in these jobs. Even the blowing of leaves was a struggle (had to point out areas they had missed etc.). To top it off he wanted a check written directly to him instead of the company which clearly indicates that he wanted it off the books. Yikes. Just a nightmare experience all around and then very bad attitudes to deal with. I paid them to just go away. Never again - phew! I would rather pay more and get someone who knows what they're doing and does a good job. And is professional. read more

I used to mow my lawn myself and decided I didn't want to anymore. I know how to do landscaping and have done so since I was a teenager. I then hired a local neighbor who mowed it okay but for way too much money. Finally I got a flier from Ross gardening services. The first time, Ron came over, he met with me, we watched as one of his guys mowed and trimmed. The thing was, this person probably had never done this before. He did a horrible job of mowing with lines all different ways. Then we had him trimming the hedges, major fail. I decided I would let them come again. Wow, they had the level on the mower so lawn they killed my lawn while they mowed. Then I had to go and show them how to use their own trimmer. After showing them how I wanted my lawn cut and trimmed, I heard them say as I walked off "Wow, he sure is demanding." I called Ron and told him unfortunately, no more. Unfortunately I cannot recommend this company or his workers at all. It seems that many of the people are either ex-cons or recovering drug addicts of some sort. I'm all for 2nd chances but you need to train them better first. Also disclosure of who will be going to people's homes is also a good idea. I'm sure many won't appreciate knowing that you may have possible felons or drug users at their homes. read more

I'm sorry I can't actually review their gardening, since we tried twice to make an appointment and they never showed up. The first time, I communicated with Ron through e-mail. When he was 15 minutes late, I called, and he seemed to have no idea what I was talking about. We rescheduled for today. They were supposed to come an hour ago. No show, no call, nothing. I don't know how they stay in business this way. read more

I have to echo Kelly T's experience almost to he letter. After several quotes, I decided to do the work on my front yard myself. As I was working away with my kids the first day, a Ross Gardening truck drove by. They got out, introduced themselves and said they could do this work for me. I asked them for a quote as I was completely redoing the landscape in my front yard and it was a huge job. Well, the quote came in at about a third of what all the other quotes were, so I jumped at this. They also said they would have the job completed in 4 days. Well, we gave them 50% up front and were told that was to purchase the needed dirt, sod, sprinklers and whatever else was needed. After two days and very little progress, I called the owner Ron. He came out and we met with him and his supervisor for the job. The time frame was changed to 7 days at this point and we all agreed what would be completed the next day. At the end of the next day, nothing was still done and again I had to call Ron. At this point, he said he would fire that supervisor and bring in another one (Irish Mike). Mike and his crew worked real hard. They often worked until 9:00 or 10:00 at night and also on days that Ron said they did not work (Sunday and Monday). Still, things moved really slow. It took them over a week to get dirt for our yard. When I pressed Mike about it, I found out it was because they were on Craigslist looking for free dirt because they had no money to buy any. I said that I had paid 50% up front to cover the cost of dirt and Mike said he didn't know anything about that. He told me that Ron had no money to buy the dirt. When I talked to Ron about it, he said that he would have to ask me to pay more if he had to buy the dirt. I told him that I would not and left it at that. Needless to say, work progressed rather slowly. 4 days turned into 7 which turned into 10 which finally finished up 14 days after they started. When I pressed Ron about meeting the time commitments he made with me, he also gave me great deal of attitude and said that he would just pull his guys of the job. He told me that since they underbid this job, that I should be more forgiving on the time schedule. I told him to do what he had to do and that I expected the work to be done on our new schedule that I laid out for him. Well, that was the last time I heard from Ron. He did not come by for final inspection and had Irish Mike collect the final check. Now, here I am 2 weeks after the job is done. I am now digging up my yard to get to the PVC pipes they installed for the sprinklers as I have a major leak and my lawn if being flooded. It has only been two weeks. No roots have grown threw the PVC pipe. Nothing was pounded into the pipe. My only guess is that they did not glue one of the connections and it has now come loose. I'll find out tonight when I finish digging up that part of my new lawn. I tried calling Irish Mike, but his phone is not accepting calls. Maybe he wised up and got away from Ross Gardening. I would definitely recommend staying away as well. Irish Mike did what he could to ensure our job was completed successfully, but was constantly handcuffed by Ron. If I did not let them use my wheelbarrow, sledge hammer, pick axe, shovels, pry bar and other tools, I have a feeling they would still be working this job. read more

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I can always count on Ron. This review is for the yard service and interior repairs done on our rental property. The interior work included repaint the unit, replacing bathroom sink, replace bedroom door etc. It was done with good quality, price was reasonable. read more

BEWARE! This is the worst experience I ever had with a Craigslist listing. Never again. this guy will take your money and then blow you off in a text message and not finish the job. Very unprofessional, I don't know how he keeps getting away with this or how he sleeps at night. He doesn't care about the customer or making things right. He will say to your face one thing and then do another. His employees are not reliable and broke several items in my yard and somethings are now missing. Now I am stuck finishing the job. I wished I would of found him on yelp first, I would of NEVER used him after reading these reviews. read more

We were extremely upset and disappointed with their work. They trimmed bushes and shrubs that I didn't want them to and did not trim the ones I wanted to be trimmed. They over-trimmed my bushes and shrubs down to the bark, now they are dying. Every time I look at my shrubs and bushes, I get sick. Heed my advice and stay away from them. We are highly upset, angry, and feel we were taken advantage of. We paid them $250 and it will cost us much more to replace the damage they have done. Stay away if you're smart! I wouldn't even give them a star, but it is necessary to be able to complete the review. My rating is -0 -0 -0. Marcia S. read more

These Guys are awesome!! Very trustable & they do a stunning job for a very fair price. I would definitely recommend them to anyone looking for gardening services. read more

Ross Gardening did my front lawn project which was suffering from crabcrass patches and the kentucky bluegrass that would go dormant every winter leaving the grass brown and didn't look good. My spinklers were also in bad shape and not evenly spraying the lawn with water leaving dry patches. I got the flyer on my house and decided to talk to Ross. They scoped the project and gave me some good ideas on how to redo the whole lawn and had them write out a formal quote which was reasonable priced. We went ahead with the project and their guys were the next day bright and early to dig up and remove the old grass. It took them 2-3 days, then spray the lawn to till any weeds, then rototilled the lawn and added fertiliser. They had a great project manager that participated in the work and oversaw the project and kept me up to date on the progress. He personally bought new spinkler heads and made sure they were aligned properly and tested for area coverage. The day arrived when the new fescue sod arrived. It was layed out very quickly and the lawn looked awesome, so green. I am really happy with the results. The grass is really green even after 2 months, water coverage is perfect(no dry patches) and they also laid down and section of undercovering and covered with red bark trimminings on the side of the lawn with gaps so my wife could plant some flowers and it looks really attractive. I'm really happy with the great job Ross Gardening did on my lawn and would definitely refer them to others that need gardening services read more

It has been a year now and the yard still looks good. One odd note. A worker for the company stopped by the house a couple of months ago and heard about my complaint with the pipe work and wanted to make sure everything was going okay. I said yes and advise him that we fixed the issue ourselves. He left his number in case we needed any further assistance. read more

My weed eater finally gave up and decided it was probably time to outsource. Found Ross Gardening Services on craigslist, he responded quickly and came by for an estimate the next day. He was able to get someone out to take care of a large yard clean up and trim a lot of hedges + haul away the day after that. Job was mostly clearing overgrown weeds and they cleared most of it down to the dirt, which is just what we were looking for. Hedges looked very clean. He called to ask if it was ok to come by early for the estimate because he was in the area and the guy doing the work was outside my house when he said they would show up. A big plus for good communication, availability and punctuality. Had a reasonable price for monthly service which I plan setup going forward. read more

Thank you Ross Gardening for doing an excellent job in my front yard and my backyard and your prices are great!!!!

I appreciate Ron and his crew for doing a good job on our front yard renovation. I appreciate how he was flexible with the change-requests made on the original bid. The crew that I got to meet were very friendly and courteous, such as Justin, JD, and Mark. I would recommend them to others for any gardening project. read more

This company is severely unprofessional. If I could give them 0 stars, I would. They are rude, unprepared and never properly communicate anything. They stole our trailer claiming that they'd bring it back to take care of the junk hall he was going to do for us. We paid him $300 and he took our trailer to dump old grass and dirt. 5 months later we find out that he lost our trailer. Do NOT use this company service. Seriously, do not use it. The last 5 months he has tried to ignore us hoping we'd let it go. He hates confrontation. And does not take fault for his actions. read more

Ron and his asst did a really great job of cleaning up both of our front and backyard. My backyard was almost to the point of being a jungle. Lol My husband came home from work and was really impressed by the work they did. I will definitely hire them again in the future. read more

The guys from Ross Gardening did a great job. When I met with the manager, he was very eager to start the job. At first, I thought that this could be some kind of scam so I was a little hesitant to do it. Luckily, it was raining that week and I had an excuse not to call him back. The following week, I contacted the manager again because I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt. We discussed what I wanted to be done and he listed everything on the contract. In addition, he suggested that he will do the front yard for free by mowing the lawn, trimming the pine trees and pulling all the weeds. That sounded pretty good but I was still thinking if these guys were going to show up on time like they promised. The following day, at ten o'clock, I decided to check on them to see if they showed up. I was surprised to see that they've already done almost an hour worth of job. By the end of the day, they were almost done. They had a little problem with one of their machines but still managed to finished the job the following day, as agreed on the contract. The manager told me that it will take a day and a half to finish all the work. I can honestly say that this is probably one of the best decisions I've ever made. If ever I need some more work done in the future, I know that I will be calling on them again. The workers were extremely nice and very hard working. VERY SATISFIED CUSTOMER!!!! read more

Called them to fix up my front yard and they were there the same day within an hour! Job took about an hour and I loved the outcome! Staff was extremely nice and helpful with tips on how to maintain my yard and even offered to do a follow up with me. Definitely will continue to do services with them. Very pleased with their work and great service! Fast & easy at a really great price! :) read more

Ross Gardening Services cleaned my Aunt's house in Mountain View and did a pretty darn good job for a very reasonable fee. Ron's crew worked hard clearing the entire yard with no complaining. At the end of the day, they deserve 4-1/2 stars. read more

Called Ross Gardening Services and before I knew it they were at my place for an estimate. Jeanie, John and Ron were all friendly and very accommodating with my requests about the yard and my availability. I was happy with the estimate they gave me for my front and backyard. Ross's crew was here the next day as promised and on time and all the work was done in a few hours. They even came back the next day to finish off the fruit trees as they said. Ryan, Raymond and Justin were also very friendly and courteous. They all did a great job proffessionally and in a timely manner. And so I will be calling them again when I need my yardwork done and maybe even for monthly maintenance. read more

I had a very good experience with this company. They removed two trees and cleaned up my front yard. They replace my backyard pavers. Even though it took them almost two weeks to complete, I was fine with it since I was not in a rush. I love the result. The workers are very curteous. They called daily to update me with status. I will call them again for my future needs definitely. read more

After I wrote a great review upon his request, he started getting very snooty about getting paid. At the beginning, I was under the impression that he was the one doing my gardening and it didn't seem to be that much of an issue if I sent my payment to him after I viewed his work to my satisfaction. After a couple times, he suddenly started riding my a** about getting paid NOW. - because he needs to pay his "guys". Well this was never mentioned to me in the beginning. I would appreciate it when a business that I'm hiring for their services, decides to change their terms, to tell me in advance about the change in their terms. And after you ask me to write a good review for you on YELP, you decide to become an a** about getting paid, when it was not such an issue at the beginning - well, all I can say is that, I can change my review about you and I am!!! I can always find someone else to do this work -you are not the only one. Thank you. read more

i got a few free estimates from some contractors around town. ron gave me a pretty good price for what i needed done. he seemed to really care about his work. overall the job was done quickly by his guys, price was good, he was available whenever i needed him read more

Stay as far away from this company as you can get. I saw them working in the neighborhood and ask them for a quote. I agreed to the amount. But the first day they showed up after messing up the yard, Ron shows up and ask for more money. He didn't say how much only that the job was worth twice the amount of the quote. I told him I wouldn't pay more than the quote so he told me he couldn't do the job, I said OK he could leave. Ten minutes later his employee knocks at the door saying they could it at the quoted price in two days, I shook hands with Ron on this. Two days later Ron and his crew were leaving for the night, so I ask them to return in a couple of day to finish the job and so I could pay them. Ron at this point got very upset and starting saying I've been disrespectful to his workers. Of course this wasn't true. I offer them bottle water and call PG&E when they cut down a power line and acted like they didn't notice. It was a live wire so I told them to stay away from that area and not to worry about the tree near there. When asked his worker said the insult was I was getting the job done cheaply. Ron was cursing and standing so close to me I could smell his breath (not good). Then I told him that's not a good idea, he then asked me "what are you going to do about it" Here he was, a grown man acting like a school yard bully. Next he asked me "what if I get my F******* s*** and get the F*** out of here and leave you this mess. I told FINE go leave the mess. So he and his crew proceeded to drink beer and backed the loaded truck from the street onto my driveway and dump the cut branches all over my front yard. So there was my experience with ROSS GARDENING SERVICES. Oh by the way we did get a police report. read more