Council Growers Sod Inc

We had an EXCELLENT experience with them.  We had hired a landscaper to overhaul our entire yard.  The landscaper took out everything, including the sod.  The landscaper had recommended a company that he used (Florida Turf), who is a middle man.  When Florida Turf came to deliver the sod, it was brown and dead.  I refused the delivery from them and their driver told me to shut up and that he wouldn't deal with me.

A family member recommended that I try to find sod fresh from the grower.  When I googled, Council Growers came up.  I called and was able to speak to Travis Council who is the owner.  He was incredibly nice and spent about 30 minutes talking to me about the various kids of grass.  I told him we were looking for a grass that our child could play in and we were considering the zoysia.  Travis was able to tell me all about the advantages/disadvantages of the grass and how to take care of it.   Not only was Travis really nice, but his prices were VERY reasonable.  Florida Turf was going to charge us $2000 for  4000 sq. ft of St. Augustine, which is less expensive than zoysia. 

Council cut the grass on Monday 8/22/11 and delivered it the same day.  The grass was green and gorgeous!  Their driver was incredibly nice as well.  We paid $1,616 for 4000 sq. ft of Zoysia grass, which was the cheapest price that I had found anywhere.  This price included a $249 freight charge and the pallet deposit.  They will refund the pallet deposit if you return them.  In this case, they were in Wimauma and I'm in N. Pinellas County, so we did not return the pallets.

Besides the quality of the grass, I was most impressed with Travis' willingness to take about 10 calls from me regarding questions on fungicide, insecticide and how to use the fungicide we purchased.  He's an incredibly nice and patient man and does not get annoyed by questions.

I am incredibly happy with Council Growers and would definitely use again.