Schnetz Landscape Inc

Wow! What a company! The company owner and the project manager came out and discussed all of the problems with the property and its drainage issues. The project manager was at our home daily to walk us through the entire project, get our feedback, and help us make choices. The crew was prompt, clean, extremely hard working yet friendly. A grate was installed to catch the rain by our driveway; a rock swale with drain pipes under it was installed to direct water away from the house. The swale is also lined with beautiful plantings; it all tapers off into an area that will have more vegetation. More plantings were added to the front of the house, and the entire irrigation was reworked on the property to keep things looking beautiful. The side area against the garage where water pooled was cleared of some large plants; more rock was added to direct the water away from the garage and into existent drains. The area in the front of a bay window was reworked with drains, plantings, and rock, so there would be no more standing water after rains or irrigation. We had rain gutters, and the down spouts were redone to flow directly into yet more drains under the swale. Appropriate soil amendments were added and new plantings were put in. I can hardly wait until spring and summer to see how it all looks when it is more established. The project manager recommended a very good company to put in pavers on the driveway and hardscape around a large planting area at the top of the driveway. Probably the most difficult part of our project was a brick walkway leading from the garage to the house and also splitting off going to a crescent driveway. We knew that it needed work five years ago when we bought the house. Part of the walkway had concrete under it; other parts had nothing but dirt under them. There was a step up that did not meet the front veranda, and a large step down to the side driveway entrance. Bricks were starting to sink, stick up, and fall over. What a mess. We did not want a step over the drainage pipes to trip anyone and the walkways needed to accommodate anybody needing handicap entry. Now the brick walkways meet evenly with all parts of the driveway. The brick over the swale works like a bridge but with no steps to cause entry problems. The brick in front of the veranda slopes down, so any water flows down to the swale. And, the area where the walkway splits two ways is beautiful, creative, and artfully done. The whole walkway is so lovely it looks like a flowing brick river over a flowing swale. Truly lovely. I would recommend Schnetz Landscape, Inc., to anyone needing top notch, professional landscaping.