Manning Tree and Landscape Inc

things started ok, responsive to phone calls/ email. I wanted to be home when they did the work but the didn't let me know when they were coming. Much was left undone. No mulch cleanup in bed by front door, in bed between steps and grill and there was no edging between the stones along one of the beds. After much back and forth, they came and did the clean up by the front door but never called/returned to do the other two items. While I was willing to forgive the missed hedging as they had hedge an area that wasn't quite part of the deal, I was very annoyed that they didn't finish the mulch and weed clean up in the small bed between the grill and steps. I am most annoyed after having paid them 180 per square yard of mulch and hedging I STILL need to buy mulch and complete the job.

I had Manning here to do several jobs including installing a walkway, patio and doing some general landscape work including some plantings spending somewhere around $10K. The patio/walkway work I have not complaints about...they did a nice job..even re-seeded the grass that they messed up during installation. The issue I have is with the plantings. They told me there is a 1 year guarantee on the plantings so when I contacted them in the Spring (they planted the previous fall) to let them know at least one of the plantings didn't make it through the winter all I was told was, "We'll tell Bud and he'll get back to you". Well after at least 4-5 more calls/emails and 6-8 months, I've finally given up. Too bad too b/c they did do some nice work but they just don't stand behind their work. I'm wondering now what would have happened if I had problems with the patio or walkway....guess I would have been out of luck.

They came and removed the large brush/branch pile while I was away and left everything neat and the driveway swept. All good.

This could be the best service I've gotten from any contractor I've ever hired, and I've had some good ones. (Check my other reviews.) My neighbor got a quote from them to cut down down and remove a large fallen tree limb that lied on our property line. Since I needed a lot more work done, I figured I would call them for a quote and include the fallen limb as part of the job. I called and owner Bud Manning came the next day to look over the job. He was right one time. I had a quote emailed to me two days later. Because the quote for the lawn replanting was $500 less than another one I had, and because Manning had so many good online reviews, I decided to hire them without getting other bids. So I don't know if their price rating should be an A or not, so I gave them a B. The best isn't always the cheapest anyway. About a week later, they came to do all of the work except replanting the lawn. This work was mostly tree work and this needed to be done before the lawn could be replanted, and we wanted the lawn replanted before hot weather set in. So we were very grateful to get the tree work done at this time because most tree removal companies had lengthy backlogs due to the March snowstorm that caused so much damage. The crew showed up a bit early on a Saturday morning and worked very hard and efficiently until all tasks were completed, about five hours time. They did a bit more work than was required (e.g,. additional tree trimming) and all tasks were done to our complete satisfaction. In late April and early May, they returned to replant the lawn. On the first day, they removed all of the old lawn and vegetation, brought in 155 cubic yards of loam, and graded it. Much of the old topsoil had been removed when we had a new septic system installed. Two days later they returned to apply the hydroseed. Bud Manning emailed me detailed information about hydroseed and its care. It's now late May and the grass has grown in quite nicely. I cannot think of one thing Manning Tree & Landscape could have done better.

they came when they said they would. They did a nice neat job of taking down the trees and they cleaned up well when they were done.

Great. Because it was supposed to rain, they actually showed up early

Owner was responsive to my request for an estimate and worked around my schedule which was greatly appreciated. Work estimate was very reasonable compared to other estimates I had received for the same work. Crew arrived on time and did an excellent job removing the hemlock which was in a fairly difficult place to access. Cleaned up the site nicely, did a great job pruning the spruce. Even pruned more than I had expected and left it looking great. Work was done on time and in timely manner. Definitely recommend and will likely be using for future projects.

Once they were here, the tree work was done promptly and expertly. They came first to assess the work needed and determined that their equipment couldn't go through our fence gate, so they decided to climb the trees to perform the work, which they did without a problem.
They also provided an assessment on other trees around our property to make sure we didn't have any concerns about falling tree limbs, etc.
The only hiccup on the process was scheduling as it was hard to get an initial commitment on the scheduling to begin with and there was a misunderstanding as to when they were going to come to perform the service (they didn't have the job scheduled the day we were told they'd be coming). It took some back and forth (and time) to finally get the work scheduled, but we were able to get it done at a reasonable time frame.

They are one of the few companies in this industry that 1)communicate very well, 2) show up when they say they are going to, and 3) stay on the job until it's finished. 
Bud Manning (the owner) really cares. His crews are very conscientious. Some of the work was done with a price quote prior, and some was done time and material. In both cases I was treated very fairly.
This is a great company and I recommend them without reservation.