Richard Ivers Landscaping

We have come to know Richard over a period of years. We first hired him for our previous home and he built a gorgeous natural hillside garden. When we moved to our new house, we were excited to have Richard improve the landscaping. He provides a drawing of his work plan at every stage. He also points us to examples of the different ideas he is suggesting. He thinks like an artist and his vision evolves as the project progresses. He estimates on time and price are pretty on target. He has a few established employees who are respectful. They work hard and take direction. Whenever we have had a question or concern, Richard has been responsive. He explains his thinking and is willing to adapt the plan based on our input. The work he has done on our houses has included bluestone walkways, landscaping, retaining walls and steps, updating the gardens as needed. He follows up after each project and is committed to making sure that both he and we like it. When we have needed additional updates and maintenance, he is available and helpful.

Richard is truly an artist.  His knowledge of plants is amazing.  He created a landscape that makes me smile every time I pull into my driveway.  I would highly recommend Richard to anyone who wants a truly exceptional landscape.

We were absolutely delighted with Richard and his crew. Of all the contractors we consulted, he was the only one who offered to put together an outline design for us without charging first, so that we would know roughly what we would be getting.  From that point on it was clear to us that Richard is a highly experienced and knowledgeable landscaper.  He had many great ideas for how to create a border that would be both functional (in providing a screen between us and our neighbours) and aesthetically attractive, and his team were all a pleasure to work with; friendly, punctual, and tidy.  Richard himself was full of good advice and has continued to be in touch since the job was completed to check on the plants.  We would not hesitate to recommend his services to any of our friends.

While Richard was not the lowest quote after talking with several landscapers, he did provide the most comprehensive proposal and did held firm to his initial quote. Work was done in the time frame discussed and appears to be of highest quality.

We purchased a new house and did some renovation works. As a result, some area of the yard needs quite extensive rework in additional general cleanup of the whole property. Richard was actually the most expansive among the 3 estimates I received (all found on Angie's list)  but his was the only one that came with detail design and planting plan. Because of his attentions to design and philosophy (work with the existing natural landscape), we hired Richard to do our landscape improvement project. Once the work was scheduled, it was completed timely and the results were fantastic. The new flower beds were beautiful and the plants compliments each other while being easy to took care of. Richard also continued to came back to check on the health of the plants and even water them when we were away on a vacation. I've also ask him to came several times for up-keeping advises which was was very glad to accommodate. In the end, you get that you paid for. Reasonable price for very detailed and professional work. Highly recommended.

Richard ordered special "Goshen stone" (aka mica schist) for us to match a patio that was installed previously. Not only did he order the stone and handle the delivery, but he stored it offsite because our yard isn't large enough to accommodate that much stone.
Working with a rough sketch I made of the yard, he installed one large circular path around the house, plus two sets of informal steps and an additional loop of stepping stones around a small garden pond. Richard has a good sense of design, picking stones that work well together and reshaping some of the stones for a nicer design. Average size of the stepping stones is between 20 and 30 inches. The project took around 3 weeks. I'm including a photo of the stepping stones around the pond. They were just installed and it's winter, so they look a little rough. I'll take another photo once the plants have had a chance to grow in.

Richard Ivers removed an old walkway and cement underlay to my house and replaced it with a new brick walkway. He completed a sketch and showed me several brick styles that he recommended. In contrast to what I had previously, he gave my walkway a slight arch/flare in its design which compliments the architectural style of my home. He layed the brick in a style which is unique and adds interest to something that otherwise is unimpressive. Richard has the knack of creating tasteful, aesthetically pleasing results out of hardscape material taking it above and beyond the average hardscape professional. Every homeowner wants work performed on their home to be cheaper than it is, but if his estimate is not the lowest, rest assure, you get what you pay for. He and his apprentice were professional, respectful, unobtrusive and easy to talk to during the process. I hated the idea of spending money on a walkway, but after Richard's handywork, I was actually excited (yes excited) with the end result. I have used Richard on 2 additional projects at my home. One project included taking a dust-ball ugly yard and transforming it into a wonderful backyard retreat with a beautiful patio. Richard continues to impress me which is not often the case. He really knows what he is doing and does it with skill and accuracy. His artistic eye gives him an edge over others that puts him in a league of his own.

I wanted a nature path that would have the suggestion of a room at the end and one that included various ground textures in the path in the back yard with the plantings at the side, in some instances.  I asked Richard to keep a couple trees  that were already there.  Richard described the trees and other plantings he planned to use and I agreed  with his choices and found his suggested plantings to work out quite well.  The plantings Richard used are withstanding the elements.  And his designswere well executed and artistic.  His ideas fell into place with mine and are working out very well.Richard followed through in all of the details of designing, carrying out and answering my questions.  He always returned my phone calls and answered my comments in a timely manner.  He has been punctual in keeping appointmentsand  consistently responsive.I have been delighted with our professional relationship and feel Richard Ivers Landscaping did an excellent job and fulfilled my  landscaping goals. 

Perfectly.  On time, on budget.  Mr. Ivers and his team were professional and friendly, and cleaned-up at the end of the job.  We had seen the more extensive work that Mr. Ivers had completed on a neighbor's home (completely rebuilding the front steps, landing and walk with flat stones, as well as landscaping), which is why--in addition to the competitive pricing--we decided to go with his company.  And we will certainly do so again when we are ready for a larger masonry repair/replacement we have planned in the future (backyard retaining walls, walkways, landscaping, etc.).

It went really well. He was very fair on his pricing.