Growing Grounds Palms & Landscaping

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About us

Family-owned Tropical Landscaping nursery specializing in Tropical Palms. Operating since 1987, Free Landscape Design, Discount Landscaping upgrades and new with $500 minimum order plus shipping & handling charge in some cases. Deliveries limited to Lee & Charlotte Counties, some distance limits apply.

Business highlights

38 years of experience

Services we offer

Budget installations minimum $500 order and delivery charge. 50 years depth of knowledge in Southwest Florida Palms & ornamentals. Licensed, Free Landscape Design by appointment 239-265-2766, Installation specializing in Tropical Palms and ornamentals, Insured, commercial weedmat, mulch, no retail walk-in trade. Design, professional technicians & designers. Nursery open by appointment only, rock and continuous concrete curbing. Smaller palms removed $200.00 with planting of purchase.

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Joe H.
Feb 2018
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$4,200
Unbelievable. We have a new house thanks to Mark and his crew. I look forward to having them back to do additional work. Professional people who know what they are doing and are easy to work with. Highly recommended.
Tina M.
Jul 2017
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,000
EXCELLENT!!! Mark was terrific! I like to know about all the plants and he was SOOO patient with me! He customized a beautiful design, we went over it several times until it was perfect. The crew that does the work was very professional, efficient, polite and cleaned up at the end! Looks terrific! If we ever have questions about any of the plants or trees, Mark said he would always be more than happy to answer them. VERY HAPPY!!!
Laura R.
Oct 2016
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,400
At our home.
Sonia S.
Oct 2016
1.0
$3,675
We thought he was a professional landscaper but over time when all my plants died, I found out while I was digging them out that they didn't plant them right. They had this weed block material and the roots were growing on top of the material, so in other words, they were not growing in the dirt. So because of this poor planning, I lost a lot of plants. Now I have 2 Royal Palms that are dying on me. All together I've probably lost over a $1000 worth of plants because of that. I don't remember if I got any other quotes so I really wouldn't know what to compare them to, whether that was a good price or not. The plants themselves were healthy at first but it was the way that they were planted, so would that count as bad quality or bad workmanship? At first I called them because I wanted some curbing done and they told me that it wasn't worth their time, that they only do big jobs. So they blew me off on that and they never added this weed block on a bunch of my other trees and they never returned my call on that. So after a time as I was loosing these trees, I didn't even bother calling them because I figured it would be a waste of time. That they wouldn't even bother responding.
Robert K.
Mar 2016
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,000
Charlie stopped by the day after my first contact to discuss our needs. On the following day he presented his written proposal which included a nice drawing depicting the layout of each proposed planting.
The crew arrived four days later and prepared the beds, planted everything, spread the landscaping stone, and sodded the area specified. They returned the following morning to install 100 feet of concrete curbing. The crew was excellent, their work was excellent, and the result was excellent.
Not being a Florida native, I relied on Charlie's expertise in making
the plant selections, particularly with regards to hardiness and
sun/shade exposure. The end result was perfect in color, texture, and
balance. We couldn't be happier!
William W.
Dec 2015
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,300
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Dan P.
Aug 2015
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,600
Smoothly; the owner (Charlie) came to the house a week earlier, looked over our yard, presented a detailed landscaping sketch with his recommendations for which palms/plants would work best, gave us a written estimate and we paid half the cost for deposit. Charlie said his son (Mark) would call the following week to schedule the date for work to be done.  We called the number for Mark the following week and he promptly called back with a date. Workers showed up exactly on time to do the planting. Charlie also came with them on that day to supervise the project according to the agreed upon landscape design.  We paid the balance of the estimate and workers gave us watering/care instructions. We will definitely call this company again for any add'l landscaping projects!
James Z.
May 2015
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,200
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Judith S.
Jun 2014
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
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Steve M.
Jun 2014
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,700
ALL of the work was performed in a timely, professional manner. Can't say enough good things about them
Lois M.
Apr 2014
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,000
They did a beautiful job.  Cleaned up after themselves, perfectly.
Kevin B.
Feb 2014
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$6,000
Over the last 18 months had 3 exceptional experiences with this Company. The first was with the owner Charlie an 86 year old man who did the design on the 2 projects for me (you would never know hes that age). On his visits he took the property dimensions and gave both my wife and I ideas of what he thought would look good, a couple of days later he returned with what he had designed and we agreed on a price. The second experience that I had was with his son Mark who schedules the crews, he went out of his way to accommodate my schedule and worked with me all the way to completion. He visited the site on the day of the installation to insure I was satisfied. The 3rd occasion was what really demonstrated the commitment to customer satisfaction. I had received a message from an inexperienced neighbor that stated that the newly installed trees and shrubs were failing. As an out of town homeowner I didn't know what to do so I contacted Mark who went out of his way for me and he visited the location in my absence as I was in New York. Mark found that primarily my fox tail palms that had been installed were simply molting. He removed the fronds as well as inspected all landscaping in my yards (even the trees that he didn't install) and diagnosed and took care of them. He then called me as well as took the time to time to write an email and explain in detail what steps I needed to take to remedy my situation. Mark also took a series of quality photo's and sent them to me to put my mind at ease. Growing Grounds Nursery is truly a company that is committed to keeping there customers happy. I truly recommend them if you have any landscaping projects in mind.
Sandy D.
Feb 2014
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,000
Very good. Their team was prompt every day and they did the work as quoted. There were no surprises
Richard N.
Sep 2013
4.0
$2,500
It went well except for some of the plantings. There was one "Cardboard" plant installed in the wrong spot, they can grow 5 to 8' wide. It was installed on the corner of the driveway and walkway. As this plant grows outward I had to keep cutting one quarter of the side off so people could walk on the sidewalk to get to the front door so it was 3/4ths of a plant which looked stupid so I ended up digging it up myself and planted something else, $99.00 wasted. I had 8 hibiscus plants put in, they were all one color except one. They were supposed to move a tree which was ruined when they improperly strapped it to pull it out of the ground and stripped all the bark off ruining the tree. They did replace the tree with another kind but not free, they gave me a "deal" on a Black Olive. 1 Gardenia tree was put in the front of the house and that died within 6 months. I called them on it when I noticed it wasn't doing well and was told to spray it with some sort of chemical, can't remember what, but it died anyway, $89.00 down the drain.6 some other type of plant (unable to read writing but they all died.)
Basically the only things that turned out well were the palms, hibiscus, other than the odd ball yellow one, the bougainvilleas the black olive and curbing.
I want to say that I did everything they told me to do as far as watering and fertilizing and many plants still didn't make it. I wrote them a letter concerning my displeasure and they failed to take care of any of my issues. I ended up doing all the changes and new installations myself.


CONNIE B.
Sep 2013
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,500
We selected our trees, and the trees were delivered and planted the next day. We were pleased with the quality and appearance of the trees and the expertise of the men planting the trees. Mark gave us detailed instruction orally and in writing on the care of the trees, including watering and fertizlier needed. It was a pleasure dealing with them.
Bill B.
Mar 2013
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,000
They did a very nice job for us. We were very happy with the work that they did. If we were going to have any more work done we would definitely use them again.
Sandy D.
Sep 2012
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$4,500
The plants included in the design layout are only what they have in their nursery. It is a large list, however if you want a specific flower or tree you may have to get it on your own.
Lynne M.
Jun 2012
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$4,000
The crew was great to work with and Charlie was very easy to work with. He was easy to get in touch with when I had questions or problems. He made several trips out to the house to make sure things were going the way we wanted. There were some suggestions that weren't on the drawing that we incorporated into the project. We worked together to do that. It was a great experience with Charlie. I also had dealings with Charlie's son Mark. He was more than accommodating, coming out of an evening to take care of some problems with one of the plants. Just a good overall company to work with.
Eileen H.
Jun 2012
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$6,000
I called Charlie, and we set an appointment for him to see the property. The next day, he had a plan and a proposal. He started the job three days later, and finished three days after that. It went perfectly.
Richard N.
Mar 2011
2.0
$2,000
Overall it didn't go too badly until I had a problem with insect infestation on Hibiscus bushes. I called Charlie, the sales rep. and he told me to apply liquid Malathion with a garden sprayer. Did what he told me to do and the problem got worse over time. Leaves started to fall off and the plants appeared to be dying. I searched the internet on the proper care of Hibiscus shrubs and in bold letters it said to absolutely not to use liquid Malathion. The article said the best thing to use for insecticides would be Orthene. At any rate I was given the wrong information and am hoping that my shrubs weren't ruined.
Response from Growing Grounds Palms & Landscaping

"You phoned Charlie, my dad, about some pests on your shrubs subsequent to your installation. My father apparently told you to try a mild insecticide called Malathion & Oil (as directed & with a teaspoon of dish detergent as a soapicide)on your infested hibiscus bushes. You were apparently unhappy with his free advice, it seems, by your complaint on Angie’s List. Had you called us back, we’d have told you Malathion should not be applied in the heat of the day or some leaf drop will occur. Charlie’s been spraying hibiscus for pests with Malathion all his professional career (Florida Nurseryman since 1962) with quick, excellent results. Some leaf drop may occur but the idea is to get rid of the pests first. Florida is a different situation than greenhouses in the North where Malathion can’t be sprayed in an enclosed space. If there’s leaf drop, it will take only a couple weeks to grow back. Something as simple as cold overnight dew will also drop leaves and flower buds on cool mornings. We try to help with any questions about your purchased plants (there’s a brief guide on the back of your invoice) however, you’re also cautioned, “You must maintain your own trees & plants. Sorry, we do not offer maintenance or any on-site inspections.” Even with that notice, we honor complimentary replacement for most dead plants up to 6 months after installations-you just come to the nursery and pick them up. Trees have our limited warranty of replacement for six months at 50% of your purchase (we dig the old one, haul away and plant your new selection, half of purchase price). We seldom lose any trees and most customers are extremely happy with our work (for almost 25 years now). We’re not in the maintenance biz but we’re trying to get you up to speed, not take away from your gardening experience. Our obligation was met by your satisfied payment. Hundreds of licensed lawn/garden professionals in SW Florida are at your call. The Florida State Agricultural Extension Service offers free expert advice as well: http://lee.ifas.ufl.edu/ 239-533-7504. We feel our landscape installation shouldn’t be slighted for common Florida gardening maintenance, the duty of the homeowner. Hope your landscape garden is looking great and call with any further questions!"

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Growing Grounds Palms & Landscaping is currently rated 4.6 overall out of 5.
Growing Grounds Palms & Landscaping accepts the following forms of payment: CreditCard
Yes, Growing Grounds Palms & Landscaping offers free project estimates.
No, Growing Grounds Palms & Landscaping does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Growing Grounds Palms & Landscaping does not offer a senior discount.
No, Growing Grounds Palms & Landscaping does not offer emergency services.
No, Growing Grounds Palms & Landscaping does not offer warranties.

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13036 Ficus Tree Lane, BOKEELIA, FL 33922

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