10/03/09

Great Landscaping Job!

by yatesmill

After two frustrating years trying to get an estimate from our previous, well-recommended landscaper, we searched on CitySearch and found Rick. From the first meeting, we felt that he would provide us with simple but nice landscaping, and do a professional job at a reasonable price. He used our previous landscape design to plan a new, much simpler approach, and then built two low stone walls and planted some bushes and small trees. Throughout he has been helpful, informative, and reliable. He did the work personally, including building our stone walls, and his crew were always professional and polite. He has also been knowledgeable about deer resistant plants. We are getting lots of compliments from our neighbors, and we would recommend Rick to anyone.

09/18/09

Great price/Average quality

by HazyDavy58

We met with Rick after finding him here on Citysearch. He came up with the idea of building a Koi pond in our backyard. My wife and I loved the idea. The next week Rick came over to our house with a very professional looking design. He also said he strives to make every yard he works on to look like the cover of Southern Living(Immaculate). With that, I told him he had the job and gave him a substantial deposit. The work started and ended on time. Rick was very easy to work with and was very professional and courteous throughout the process. The pond turned out fantastic! He also designed a walkway leading to the pond. Originally it was just supposed to be a flagstone walkway, but Rick had in an idea to use leftover river rocks and edging to enhance the walkway. It turned out really nice, but 1 piece of edging was misaligned, and 1 was missing. I asked Rick about that, and he said he didn't have enough money to purchase the last piece of edging. There were some other issues with the work that was done. There was no edging/trench where the landscaping ended. My downspout extension was removed, thrown away, and was not replaced. There were muddy hand prints on the rail/fence in the flower bed in front of my house. The Wax Myrtle which was supposed to be removed was just cut down, leaving the stumps sticking out of the ground. There were also trees planted in a shady area that require full sun. Time will tell how well they will do. Finally, there was an unprotected plug buried underground leading from my outdoor outlet to the pond. The first time it rained it shorted out, so the waterfall in the pond and the lights went out. Rick came back to fix that issue. There were also several things Rick threw in for free, which I really appreciated. He was also going to stock our pond with fish, which were supposed to come in last friday, but when I called Rick to ask about the fish I did not get a return phone call. He is also supposed to provide a cover to our skimmer box that looks more natural. It will enhance the beauty of the pond. I'm hoping Rick follows through on this. Overall I am happy with the job that was done. I give the job 5 stars for the design and pricing, but 3 stars for quality. I would recommend Rick's company to a friend, but would stress to them to make sure everything is just right before issuing payment.

• Pros: Price, Design
• Cons: Quality

08/03/09

Best Landscap Service in Raleigh/Wake Forest

by FirstLight

Want a picture perfect lawn and landscaping? Want your neighbors to drool over your perfect lawn AND spend the same or less than they do? Go with A Cutting Edge and I guarantee that you that this outfit will instantly become the gold standard against which you measure all residential landscaping services. Fast, dependable, always on time, quality, and value.

Mike I

Wake Forest

• Pros: True commercial quality landscapng service for homes
• Cons: None