Organic Soil Solutions

Intermittent responsiveness to emails and phone calls. His topsoil compost treatment included numerous pieces of shells. I’ve also found small pieces of metal in our yard as well. He did offer to come rake the yard from it but some of these pieces are too small to rake and ultimately there is no other solution proposed. The prices are definitely much higher than other folks probably due to the organic nature of things but I have to say after a year of this service by lawn does not look any better if not worse. When I mentioned that I wanted to cancel service there is no concern about keeping us as a customer or customer service. Either he’s too busy and has too many customers or doesn’t care about keeping customers around.

Excellent! When neighbors' lawns are turning brown, ours is green. The lawn greens up quickly in the spring and remains green well into the fall. It contains plants like clover in addition to grass (a good thing), which took some getting used to. And our pets are safe on the lawn.

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All work was done very well and as expected. Workers were excellent to have around my home. Tree came down exactly where they planned to have it fall, they then cut up the tree and left if for firewood as requested. The old step had to be removed, the supports redone, then a new large piece of bluestone put in. Looks wonderful now. The walkway had become wobbly because of the roots of a nearby tree, making them move when people walked on them and a hazard. They removed the roots causing the issue, the walkway is again even and the tree has continued to be fine.

They did a beautiful job and completed the patio work in only a couple of days. They also completed some nice lawn work and edging.

We are very satisfied with the landscaping work Organic Soil Solutions did for us. They were timely and the before/after pictures are stunning. We approached Organic because of their belief in natural lawn treatment and treating soil and yards as a living breathing systems, not cookie cutter lawns that require pesticides, over watering, etc. They are responsive and have great ideas.

Unhappy with results. Lawn looks worse overall (increase in bare spots, *rampant* crabgrass) than when we started. Folksy pamphlets telling me what is happening with my lawn care are nice, but not more important than actually doing what it takes to achieve tangible results, which were poor in my case. Additional Notes: Contract states core aeration would be performed "if needed." Never happened on my lawn, though it is standard fall event with other contractors. When I wrote owner and asked to end contract, no concern for what he could be doing better or why I am electing to cancel service. Just an "OK, Good Luck." I expect more than the bare minimum for my money.

We are very pleased with the mowing and organic soil treatments.  Organic Soil Solutions is owned by Mike Murphy, who is intelligent and very knowledgeable about the needs of grass and soil.  After each treatment, the worker puts an 8 1/2" x 11" printed sheet in our mailbox detailing what was done and what the purpose of the treatment is.  This helps to educate us as what our grass and soil needs are.  The company believes in "mowing high" so that our grass stays healthy and doesn't get as brown in hot weather.  They mow reliably and come regularly. The yard always looks wonderful when they finish.  Mike has treated some broad-leaf weeds with an organic solution that has helped to kill them.

The company planted approximately 30 Hicks Yews around the perimeter of our backyard a few years ago.  Because the plants sold to them from a nursery were not healthy (Org. Soil Solutions had an arborist come to look at the roots), they all died.  They were replaced with healthy plants at no cost to us and these plants are doing beautifully. The following year we had more yews planted on another side of our lot and they, too, are doing very well.  They were all planted very neatly, in a very straight line, and in exactly the places we wanted them.

The snow plowing, just started last year, is going well.  We appreciate having our sidewalks cleared as well as our long driveway free of snow.  They do a fine job at this, in a timely fashion after a snowstorm.

We have found the responsiveness of Organic Soil Solutions to be especially exemplary.  Mike or his son, James, are easy to reach and they respond to requests and any problems in a very timely fashion.  We find Mike/James easy to get along with and really nice people, as well as being professional and capable in the landscaping business.  

Pre-tested the lawn before administering any products to determine the treatment. They injected the organic compound into the soil and did so with precision. The outcome was well appreciated. They have revisited the process on additional occasions to continue treatment.

The original re-seeding of my front yard went well, but year two I still have major gaps in my lawn and there are patches that were burnt on my back lawn, where the grass was well established over many years.
The second year they didn't come until the third week of October to over seed. I called a couple of times and they told me they have hundreds of customers to take care of. While I understand 2015 was a difficult year weather-wise, it seems to me they don't have enough staff to take care of the customers they have. Over seeding in late October doesn't allow enough time to germinate and the grass to grow, and it never did.
I gave them two years, and was hopeful with the organic treatment my lawn would show improvement, but this was not the case. For the kind of money they charge, I expected much better.

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Mike was great from the beginning of our correspondence!  I chose his company because he fully embraces the organic lawn care. We had been managing our lawn personally but this past summer drought and infestation of crabgrass & grubs took their tole on our lawn & me!  We prefer to use organic lawn care and have had great success using nematodes to control grub problems.  But we needed an overhaul on our soil to really make the necessary improvement needed to have a happy lawn.  Mike is very knowledgable on all aspects of organic lawn care and continues his education attending seminars for organic soil solutions.
Based on the soil test, Mike and his team followed up with core aerating our lawn and slice seeding/fertilizing.  I must say that their machines did an amazing jjob.  The cores were a nice depth and the slice seeder really cut into the soil and placed the grass seed neatly in its wake.  (We tried a slice seeder from Home Depot a year ago and it was terrible quality and a waste of time.)  
I had a few questions for Mike regarding how to water and care for the newly planted grass seeds and what other follow up they would be coming back to do.  Mike replied back very quickly...and even on a holiday weekend!  It was much appreciated! 
I'm happy to report that as of today, Oct 31, the grass seed has filled in all the grub damaged spots nicely and filled in the overall yard making for a thicker grass cover.  We are looking forward to starting the spring with a happy new lawn!!
Thanks Organic Soil Solutions!

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They did it belatedly, It was paid previously.

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They did the planting okay but did not put new top soil on yet they were supposed to. I tried to email them about the top soil but they didn't respond. They said they had to order the bushes that I wanted so it took a little while but I got it in the end. I paid extra charges for the planting and the bushes.

My lawn looked awful after the May drought.  The first call I made was to a guy who did our neighbors lawn that look like a golf course greenway. He quoted $2,500 for my 1,500 sq ft lawn plus I had to get my own soil guy. I wasn't crazy about the price or the fact that there were so many chemicals were involved.  Then I found out our neighbors had a bunch of issues with their lawn so they had to pour more money into it.

I hired Mike in June and now my lawn is coming in nicely. They leave a detailed note of what they did each time they come by. Organic lawn care seems to be a no brainer.

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