Hawkeye Landscaping

Pretty bad experience with this company. Employee recommended a trimmer person named Eddie that he said they use for trimming, to trim my hedge. I gave him arborists instructions on how to trim and to not use a mechanical trimmer. He then proceeded to ignore the instructions and used a mechanical gas powered trimmer and ruined my hedge. The companys owner refused to call back. I would not recommend. Pretty bad to treat customers that way.

I obtained several estimates to have my side yards and back yard landscaped. This included a couple of irrigation lines, lots of pavers, and a bench constructed of stacked stone sides and a flagstone cap. Hawkeye Landscaping’s estimate was comparable to most of the others, but our interactions with the office staff and with Kelly distinguished them from their competitors. The office staff was professional and friendly, and Kelly was personable, knowledgeable, and seemed honest and sincere. Since we were having the landscaping work performed while we were out of town, these characteristics were crucial. The crews were punctual, proficient, and meticulous. Although I was not present at the job site, I was kept informed of their progress. The work was completed on time, and the final result exceeded my expectations. Their attention to detail and pride in theircraft is evident. Most importantly, Hawkeye stands behind their work. We had a minor leak that was caused by a small pebble that had found its way into one of the sprinkler valves which resulted in the valve staying open. This was discovered late on a Friday afternoon, but there was a crew at my property promptly to repair it. I cannot say enough good things about Hawkeye Landscaping, and I would recommend them to anybody. They will also be my first – and only - choice for any additional landscaping work I need in the future.

It was excellent like their customer service.

We had some work done to the back and sides of our house.  Planted some trees, border work, new drip system and had pavers installed. We had some problems with them. We knew they weren't the cheapest. They were on time. The crew was fine, but the site coordinator we had to deal with was the problem.

They were very professional and responsive to all our concerns and remained flexible about changes that developed during construction. The bar was built a little higher than we had agreed to, so our construction manager gave us a discount on a higher foot rest and kick plate. We are very pleased with the final result and can happily recommend Hawkeye Landscaping. (See pictures).

Everything went off without a hitch. There was one crew for retaining wall and another for paver installation. Both crews worked tireless. The foreman and salesperson kept in touch and were available when I needed to ask questions.

Like many contractors these days, it was great up until the home stretch. You may want to sit because this is going to get lengthy ... The demo and layout went well. Early into the layout I questioned them about sprinkler placement and was assured there would be plenty of coverage with no standing water, nor dry spots. I should have listened to my gut, but I placed my trust in the company that had been doing this for 20 years. Many of the sprinklers were installed crooked (they need to be straight vertically to provide the proper coverage). I brought this up and was assured they would be straightened before the sod was laid. Some were. When I asked about it again, I was told they would work themselves into place. Again, I deferred to his experience versus my nagging gut. The paver patio was laid out well, as were the paver borders. With the drip system in place, they installed the landscape fabric, decorative plants, and "river rock". That's in quotes because there is definitely some river rock in the mix, but it was equally tainted with granite and rock hard mud. Basically the cheapest excuse for river rock there could be. We have river rock installed elsewhere, so it doesn't take much to look at one, then the other to notice strange things are afoot. Sod was installed with winter grass already seeded in and almost all of it lived (Hallelujah!) But I soon noticed dead, dry grass in a couple areas. It took two weeks of back and fourth to convince them to install another sprinkler to cover the dry areas. On top of that, the installer lied about telling my wife "It doesn't need another head, it just needs to be adjusted." His adjustment included watering the entire paver patio just to barely reach the dry spot (which was completely against their initial advice of "Never waste water on concrete". Rather than taking one more day to check on fit and finish of the install, they bugged out ASAP leaving landscape fabric exposed above the "river rock" in many places, spilled concrete on the new kool deck, and about thirty feet of concrete foot prints on the paver driveway. Not to mention the crooked sprinklers. Now that the heat is on, the Bermuda sod is coming through nicely except for, you guessed it, DEAD, DRY SPOTS. Now, to ease your fears, there are parts of the lawn that are sprouting mushrooms because it's too wet, so their advice of "Leave the sprinklers on longer" isn't going to fly. I'm anxious to see what excuses they come up with to get out of installing a couple more heads to make it right. See, that was what I hammered into the salesman and supervisor ... "You weren't the cheapest bid, but based on your experience and reviews I expect you DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME." I must have said that 50 times. Just take a bit of extra time to make sure you've got it down and everyone can walk away happy. Instead, they would rather come out an additional four or five times and dig holes in the new grass. I'm aware we have high standards. Maybe a bit unrealistic. But if that's the case, don't promise to perform to those expectations then get upset when customers hold you to it. Oh, and get this ... We replaced a piece of sod a couple of weeks ago that had never taken root and found they had lain it on the spot where they had been cleaning their concrete buckets and tools. Plus they left the old sprinkler head underneath it as well. I'm going to have to research this new type of fertilizer called mortar and plastic.

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We love our patio, the work was completed when scheduled.

They did a fantastic job! The trench/pipe ended up being 85' long. Our backyard no longer floods. We lost 1 1/2 of the japanese privets but that's due to weather. We will have them back to do the other half of the back yard as well. I included a picture of what the yard looked like after a hard rain. Now, after a very hard rain, it takes only a couple minutes to drain rather than a couple few days.

great! would use again!

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Gordon was our contact.  He educated us about local plants (we're new to the area) by actually walking through a nursery with us, consulted with us about just how we wanted to landscape the back and front yards. He supervised the workers on and off.  They worked very hard and did a fine job.  Only one place in the water line needed repair, which they came back right away to fix.
NOTE:  Our address needs to be changed to 4th DRIVE below!

Hawkeye transformed our landscape/hardscape adding pavers, patio walls, stone work, irrigation and plantings. ?Amazing job - highly responsive and great communication throughout the job. ?Completed on time and on budget. ?Highly recommend Hawkeye.

Hawkeye transformed our landscape/hardscape adding pavers, patio walls, stone work, irrigation and plantings.  Amazing job - highly responsive and great communication throughout the job.  Completed on time and on budget.  Highly recommend Hawkeye.

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First off they were the first people to call back! Second we did this whole patio by text and email OVER THE PHONE from 1600 miles away. I told them what i wanted and had a sketch the next day! made a few corrections and sent them the key. Price was right on target!  A few days later the material were being installed in my condo patio! I trusted them and they were EXCELLENT! Sent me text pictures as they worked. Did a fabulous job! When i arrived a few days later my patio was already installed! first class ! VERY HAPPY!!