Russell Landscape Group (HQ in Dacula, GA) was supposed to prune the trees on our property and instead they cut down 19 trees on our property without permission and without city permits. Russell also left debris from the trees all over our property for several weeks until we called them repeatedly and sent pictures. They also left the unsightly tree stumps sticking up from the ground and have yet to remove them. Additionally Russell does not proactively maintain the landscaping on our property, they let it deteriorate, it becomes unsightly, and if you don't call them then it will simply get worse...they really don't care about their customers landscaping and they are reactive vs. proactive in their approach to customer service. Despite repeated communication with Russell, the company refuses to do anything to remedy the situation with the trees on our property. Additionally, Russell does not proactively maintain the property and they have let several areas deteriorate to the degree that they have become unsightly and have hurt the value of our property. Russell sends out local worker crews that do the bare minimum to maintain the property and their account managers will only walk the property if you call them and push them?otherwise their account managers may not visit the property for years. Russell gets a lot of their business through property management firms (it is handed to them) and they simply want to collect a monthly check for hundreds if not thousands of dollars while doing the very bare minimum amount of work...then once everything has deteriorated to the degree it must repaired or replaced they then want to charge additional exorbitant fees when the problems are due to their lack of doing what you were paying them for in the first place!! STAY AWAY FROM RUSSELL LANDSCAPE GROUP AT ALL COSTS.
Description of Work: Russell Landscape Group (HQ in Dacula, GA) was supposed to prune the trees on our property and instead they cut down 19 trees on our property without permission and without city permits. Russell also left debris from the trees all over our property for several weeks until we called them repeatedly and sent pictures. They also left the unsightly tree stumps sticking up from the ground and have yet to remove them. Additionally Russell does not proactively maintain the landscaping on our property, they let it deteriorate, it becomes unsightly, and if you don't call them then it will simply get worse...they really don't care about their customers landscaping and they are reactive vs. proactive in their approach to customer service.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
$6,000
Response from W E RUSSELL LANDSCAPE GROUP
The complainant lives in a community called (information removed) where Russell Landscape is contracted to do all of the landscape maintenance. The board of directors for this community hires the landscape contractor and directs all landscape decisions for the entire community. The board of directors requested that Russell Landscape clear some natural areas in order to allow more sunlight to the turf areas and cut back the encroachment from the neighboring natural area. This required removing underbrush and small volunteer trees below the canopy of larger specimen trees. The complainant was upset that these volunteer trees were removed. The board of directors for the community said we accomplished what they asked. We also called the city arborist and met with them onsite and they informed us that the work was appropriate and fully under their guidelines. The complainant lives in a maintenance free community and the bylaws of this community give the board of directors the right to make decisions on the landscape. In a good faith effort to appease the complainant, Russell Landscape offered to replant some of the trees but he stated that he only wanted us to give him cash.
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W E RUSSELL LANDSCAPE GROUP is currently rated 1 overall out of 5.
No, W E RUSSELL LANDSCAPE GROUP does not offer free project estimates.
No, W E RUSSELL LANDSCAPE GROUP does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, W E RUSSELL LANDSCAPE GROUP does not offer a senior discount.
No, W E RUSSELL LANDSCAPE GROUP does not offer emergency services.
No, W E RUSSELL LANDSCAPE GROUP does not offer warranties.