20 years later, I'm STILL going here. It is the BEST…read more For a cool, purple-leaf hanging plant that can live on my deck during summer, and then come inside for winter. For my ever-growing collection of SUCCULENTS! For vegetables for my back deck container garden - and tips for same! For awesome planters. For soil, fertilizer and awesome staff always ready to help!!!

Let's landscape the kids' townhouse she said, it will be FUN she said, he said....ookkay I guess…read moreso! We come from a lush suburb, far away to visit our daughter and her family. We are avid gardeners and are blessed to have a wide selection back home. Pickings here seemed slim. We asked around for a nursery to meet our needs and Gethsemane was the one nursery that my daughter's friends recommended. WOW - especially considering that it's a "city" garden center, AND it's the fall which is hardly high landscaping season. You had an extremely wide selection that was conveniently arranged to make the best use of our time. Prices to me are fair considering the quality of the plants and service. We visited on Friday to do recognizance and make a preliminary stack of possibles as we're only in town for a few days. We had spent two days demolishing the mangled sad mess left by the previous owners and were ready to get to work. On Saturday morning we took our daughter to review our choices, and she threw us a few curve balls, but the staff was prepared. We worked with Jennifer and Richie in trees and shrubs who allowed us to quickly eliminate things that would not work in their very shaded yard. Miriam in perennials was particularly helpful in that my daughter has some very specific likes and dislikes (Those ALL look like WEEDS to me says she!!) Miriam was patient and kind in helping sort through all of the available Hostas to color coordinate several varieties. Advice on mulch and watering were administered at check out and our precious green matter was delivered at the agreed upon time a few hours later. We dug, we sorted rock, we cut old roots that we only found when we dug and after about 6 hours it was done and we couldn't be more pleased. You were all very helpful and provided exactly the service in the compressed timeframe that was required. The Yews, Hostas, Azaleas and Lavendar all appear to be very healthy and we can't wait to watch them grow. Thank you for your service today.

Great team! They did an excellent job, and even went above and beyond. Most importantly, they left…read moreeverything clean when they were finished. They worked for about four hours at a very fair price. They clearly knew the difference between the various types of plants, what needed to be removed and what should stay. I originally called them for a one-time treatment, but now I'm already looking into ongoing maintenance. Highly recommended!

Last year we used him to trim a tree. We then eeded help last month with our front lawn. He gave a…read morevery fair price to put peat moss and grass seed down.

Amazing selection of indoor plants buddies and fertilizers at this store. The plants look really…read morehealthy, so you can tell the staff really take care of the plants well. The prices are pretty standard for Chicago plant shops. Not "cheap" but reasonable. They carry Espoma Organic products, so I picked up some granular chicken manure for my garden at a good price.

This has been a favorite place for years. The family run business truly cares about their plants,…read moreproducts, & customers. Everything is well cared for and reasonably priced. They're knowledgable about plant care, so if you have any questions, be sure to chat with the staff. They're so helpful. It's clear the plants here are picking up on the energy & care they receive from their team.

Called left message to get an estimate, no response at all. Too bad lost a prospective customer.read more

BEWARE!! I removed a previous 1-star review for this company…read moreafter numerous requests via phone calls and texts from the owner (Carmelo) imploring me to remove the review, as it would negatively impact his business. Camelo stated that "family matters" prevented him from following through and providing the quote and services that were promised during our first phone conversations. As Carmelo appeared sincere in his apology and promise to deliver services as promised, I removed the initial 1-star review because it is not our goal to hurt a business when it is not warranted. After speaking further with Carmelo, my husband and I agreed to the terms of the scope of services after Carmelo changed the contract to reflect 50% payment at the time of service and balance due after completion of the work. It should be noted that in the inital contract Camelo was asking for an unheard of 90% deposit before scheduling a date to start service and the balance due upon completion! We agreed that Carmelo would come out to our home on today's date (06 Apr 24) at 10:00 AM to survey the work area, sign contract and receive deposit. It is now 12:00 PM and we have not heard from Carmelo. I rearranged my own work schedule to accommodate this appointment and Camelo did not respect my time and once again failed to follow through on the agreed date and time of our appointment. This company appears to be a scam of some sort, particularly given the unreasonable deposit that they are requesting before work is even scheduled (90%) and the blatant failure to follow-up with any appointments that Carmelo and his company makes with potential clients. I will not remove this review under any circumstances or requests made by Carmelo because it speaks the truth and I WARN any potential clients to expect nothing but fake promises. You will likely regret the time that you wasted considering Camelo's sales pitch. First time shame of you, second time, shame on me...

Dante and his team were incredible. I submitted a request for help through Yelp and they responded…read morethe same day. He provided an organized and detailed quote within 24 hours of our first conversation. The quote was very competitive with quotes we had received from other groups. After confirming we wanted to move forward with Dante's team, they started the work within one week. The team was extremely efficient and had the work done in 2 days. They were polite, professional, and knowledgeable of the process to help manage our expectations. They went above and beyond what we had asked to ensure the new grass would not be overrun by surrounding weeded areas. They did an exceptional job cleaning up the area once the work was done. Dante came back to our place outside of normal business hours to help with our maintenance and care plan. We could not have had a better experience and are very grateful for Dante's work on this.

Great communication, was very quick to get a team out to our place to remove a large branch that…read morefell during a storm. Will work with them again!

Pat has been a pleasure to work with. After calling many landscapers without getting any reply, I…read morewas pleased that she returned my call promptly. We met and discussed plans, she drew up a proposal for a fair price, and got the work done quickly even though I'd contacted here during busy season. Throughout the process, she has been great about keeping me up to date, responding to questions quickly, and incorporating a few plants into the design that have sentimental value to me. My yard looks great, and I've had neighbors who had previously never spoken to me stop me on the sidewalk to offer congratulations and to thank me. The true thanks goes to Pat, and her crew. I'd recommend them to anyone looking for quality landscaping with a personal touch.

The Garden Gal is great to work with creative and flexible. I highly recommend her services. She…read morecan turn your dull porch, yard or deck in to a magical place that you never want to leave!

I hired Paul to put together an urban garden on my terrace. Amazing job. What was a concrete slab…read moreis now a lush rainforest, a beautiful little sanctuary with trees, plants, flowers, vegetables, bees, mantis, butterflies: my favorite place to start the day with a cup of coffee. Paul works hard, is extremely knowledgable about gardening, is a mature and kind man to work with, and extremely trustworthy. This was the first time I've ever even owned a plant, and it's definitely still a work in progress, but nonetheless great job Paul and thank you so much! I included the before and after.

Paul manages the garden on my roof and my god, the place looks like the Gardens of Versailles come…read moreAugust! He has expert knowledge of both indoor and outdoor plant care and has nursed many sick plants back to pristine health. Very friendly and enjoyable person with whom to do business. Highly recommend for both residential and commercial plant care and garden management.

Installed artificial pet turf and it looks great, easy to coordinate and although a little more…read moreexpensive it's still a good value in the long run Highly recommended

Extremely happy with the work Jon and his crew did at cityscape. We have a typical Chicago house…read morebackyard that had half deck and half grass (not using the space well) in about 3 weeks the team removed our deck and grass , installed drainage system, put whole new pavers in and added a pergola. The quality and craftsmanship of the work is top notch. Would do future business with cityscape.

We recently hired Salvador and his team to do some landscaping work in both our front and back…read moreyards, as well as repair and update our front fencing and entrance -- and we could not be happier with the results. Salvador is such a hard worker and truly an honest, dependable person. He was upfront and transparent throughout the entire process, and his team worked quickly, efficiently, and with great attention to detail. It's clear they take a lot of pride in their work, and it really shows in the finished product. Not only did they help bring new life to our outdoor spaces, but they also made the entire experience easy and stress-free. We would absolutely recommend Salvador and his team to anyone looking for landscaping or exterior work -- it's rare to find such quality work paired with genuine professionalism these days!

Extremely professional in all aspects of the project. Fairly priced. Really knowledgeableread more

Okay, if you want professional, personal, creative gardening and landscaping, it doesn't get any…read morebetter than Gardens That Grow! I phoned Mary G and she promptly scheduled time to see my garden space, listen to what I wanted to do and how much I wanted to spend. I was under some pressure to get the work done by a deadline and Mary accommodated me by getting the estimate done in a day! It was structured in components of design, plants and labor so I could easily understand it and see where I was spending my money. My yard gets almost no sun and I can't grow flowers, so it had to be a green garden. I had the typical hostas, astilbes, helibores, and columbines before but Mary knew so many more interesting plants and had some very good ideas about how to design my space so it had variations in color and height and texture. She mixed shrubs and ground cover with exotics and bog plants, giving me a really exciting garden! I never knew that my boring back yard could have transformed like this! The best part was that she and her crew were so terrific! They worked quickly and efficiently and cleaned everything up beautifully before they left. Well, no I lied. The best part was how amazing Mary is! She knows all the Latin names of everything, how best to plant, how to prune and care for your garden, and is just a Sweetheart, too!

I fully expected that I would be writing a glowing review for Gardens that Grow. In mid March of…read morethis year, I contacted them by email, detailing the work that I was interested in (annual plantings, lawn care). Within a day Mary got back to me to set up a time to come by and talk. While she canceled the first appointment and was late to the second (which I thought nothing of at the time), we had a delightful discussion when she came by. We discussed significantly expanding the scope of work -- in phases -- to include setting up irrigation for veggie plants, switching out the soil in the veggie planters, and some great longer range projects that would involve more intricate landscaping. At the end of the visit, she told me she would send a proposal. The problem is she didn't. I would email her from time to time, and she would assure me she was working on it. I called her, I texted her, and each time she would assure me she was on it. I even sent her an email saying that it would be helpful to know if she wasn't interested in the project so that I could move on. I got a response to that email from her business manager, who assured me they would take care of it. Over a month passed....then about 2. I got the proposal and accepted it immediately and asked them to get started. They gave me dates, which came and went. There's no question that some of it was weather-related, but I don't believe that all of it was. Eventually, I lost faith. I had someone else come out and give me an estimate, and based on their word that they would get the work done, I sent a short email to GTG. No real apology, though they said they understood. I do believe that under different circumstances, it would have been possible for them to have done a great job. But the fact is that just didn't happen. The reason I'm writing this review is not to say you shouldn't use them. I hope it goes better for you than it did for me. But I do believe they did a very poor job of not delivering for two months, during which time I really didn't need to be begging a landscaper to come to my house so I could pay them to do what they said they would do.