A Yard and a Half Landscaping Cooperative

We love them! We live in a historic mansion turned condo and our condo trustees were looking for someone in our budget who was also organic and environmentally conscious. Mario came out and walked our property and taught us so much! They have real love for what they do, and our plants and yard are happy, healthy, and thriving!

For us, A Yard and a Half was a multi-year nightmare. In short, for a rate of $300/mo for 1/8th acre with nothing special, our yard looked like it was an abandoned lot. We signed up for regular service in addition to specific maintenance items, but in spite of pre-payment nearly ever time they had to be hounded or occasionally flattered in order to show up. Our grass was frequently over 6" long and shabby. We lived on a busy street and had shrubs installed which we want to grow to be a noise dampening hedge. We asked each time for the bushes only to be trimmed on the outside and inside faces so they would merge into a hedge; this request was almost never followed and it took over 3 years for the hedge to merge instead of the 1 year it should have. The front lawn was frequently burnt from improper weed, fertilizer, and insect treatment. They charged a huge amount for terrible work on a very small property. In spite of what they claim are the reasons for premium pricing, that their workers are more professional, in our experience this was not the case. The relationship ended after a few years, where they had been the ones paid to maintain the property, when their on-site lead worker sued us and got a settlement from our homeowners insurance, claiming they were injured due to our having a poorly maintained property. From the description of the circumstances, we interpreted that the worker was operating in an obviously unsafe manner with company equipment. For us, not only were they a threat to our landscaping, the magnitude of their irresponsibility made them a very real threat to our family's financial future. I would not recommend them under any circumstances.

I would give them a 5 star rating. Very professional and on time. Third time using them.

I use them from May on to November yearly. I had them to put in a flower garden at the back of the yard and in working with the staff I am 100 percent pleased. I can buy my plants or they they will. Things can get busy at certain times of the Summer but I know they will always show up. Cost is determined by how much land one has and services one wishes All work is organic. They do seeding, soil analysis, weed control. The Workers are polite and do a good job. I have used them for 3 years and am very happy.

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First-class work, very high quality. It was a complex job, including a driveway of permeable pavers, stone walls, irrigation, lighting, etc. Yard-and-a-Half worked closely with our designer to discuss options, finalize design, and then carried out the construction and installation with care. The work was very well done, and the crew was a pleasure to work with. We have no regrets whatsoever.

Great! Yard has never looked better. Work was performed professionally, promptly and within estimate.

very well - they will be back - see above

Very well.

We absolutely love how everything came out and had a very positive experience working with Geovani and all of the crew. They were reliable and professional and went above and beyond. They took care of every detail, everything was high quality, and they cleaned up at the end of every work day. The crew was very skilled with the rock work and with the selection of the granite itself, as well as doing an excellent job with the planting and seeding. Our property looked beautiful for our son's outdoor wedding and we are so pleased with our beautiful yard, and know that we will enjoy it for years to come. We would highly recommend this company.

We were thoroughly impressed with A Yard and A Half and have recommended them to others who have had equally positive experiences. We had a complex and large project complete with multiple hardscape features (new driveway with pavers, stone wall and paths, peastone vegetable area, brick porch repointing and the placing of boulders on the property, installation of a trellis) and planting of many trees, shrubs, and ground cover. Their work was impeccable, and they were thoroughly invested in ensuring that we were completely satisfied. The crew was incredibly hard working, reliable, friendly, and invested. Considering our sizable investment in materials and plants, we appreciated working with a crew who were so skilled at their craft and dedicated to our vision. We would recommend them without reservation!

We are very pleased with their work and their reliability. We have enjoyed getting to know Eulalio and Cristian and his crew. In addition to the work we contracted, they also helped us with pruning suggestions and planting fall bulbs. They also removed a large amount of branches after we did some major pruning. It always is a pleasure to come home and see a beautifully cleaned up, mowed yard! We recommend them highly.

Its clear this company has zero interest in follow through even though we spent over $10,000 on their services.  Trust me, you want to avoid this company.

Currently our garden is a sad mess.  At this point, we need to hire someone else who can salvage it.  Though the "garden" was installed two years ago, I've had to replace or replant about half of the plants.  When we first hired them in the fall of 2014, Carolyn was responsive and seemed to know what she was doing.  The plants and lawn were installed in Fall of 2014.  The plants suffered the first season, several died and  then in the spring more plants started to die.   As I'm watching my plants and lawn suffer, despite several emails and phone calls, Carolyn stopped responding and, again, after many a phone call, the office manager handed us off to Eulalio.  He followed up, replaced the plants that had died or were dying and moved some of those that were put in the wrong locations.   Unfortunately some of the plants they installed were extremely ugly but we were so sick of the fight to get them to get replaced, we just accepted them.  The company did a fall clean up but ONLY after I really chased them down.  As part of the clean up they burned the weeds on the sidewalk next to our fence, but also scorched the backs of about 3 of our new plants.  Being a glutton for punishment, (and in hindsight a desperate idiot), despite this experience, I told Eulalio that we wanted them on a regular basis to come back, do pruning, plant and lawn fertilization.  

This Spring I called them to get them to do the spring maintenance, and spoke to both the office manager as well as Eulalio.  Though he said that he would get back to me, I've heard nothing for three weeks.  I've spent enough time at garden shops now trying to figure out how to take care of my own lawn and plants, that I realize MOST of the stuff that was planted was put in the wrong location for the type of plant it is.  Truly astonishing.   The lawn that we spent a small fortune to have replaced looks terrible and is now once again weed infested.  I'm done with these folks. 

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Geovani, the CEO and Gonzolo, our project manager helped us scope
out our dream landscaping, redesign our stairs, walk way and front door
approach, built beautiful new gardens, removed the moss and weeds which passed
as a lawn, releveled and filled in the yard with new soil and planted a new
lawn.  They placed and planted A LOT of new bushes, trees and flowers.
 They created new parking spots and a storage area for lawn equipment.
This was a long project with many modifications throughout
the effort.  While there were the common problems one might encounter with
a project of this size, the key was the professionalism and dedication to
getting it right shown by the Yard and A Half team.  They went above and
beyond almost any service provider we have used and did so with a smile.

+Apologies, this is a long overdue review. Work was done back in May/June 2010.+
The work went really well. We had strong thoughts as to what we wanted installed brick patio in our backyard (using real bricks-not composite) and two trees put out front. After having two other vendors come in- one of whom was overpriced, the other tried to talk us into something completely different- Yard and a Half was excellent. They listened to us, asked good questions and were very responsive. The crew that did the work was nice and ran a bit behind schedule but overall, we were very pleased with the final product. Pricing was a bit high, but still reasonable based on what we were requesting. We're hoping to use them to install a matching walkway in our front in the near future.

Terrific. No complaints. Would strongly recommend. They were able to provide quote and mobilize on site less than a month from initial contact - important due to the impending late fall/winter. Two very hard working guys completed everything in about a week. They worked out the details with me as they went along (bed layout, mulch type, and stone color) which made the install go very smoothly from my perspective. The seeded lawn came in nicely even after a significant rainstorm that lasted several days a few weeks after install. Steve kept in contact throughout the storm and stopped by to make sure the work held up. This showed a care for their customers and their work that you don't experience with every contractor. I am looking forward to planting the beds in the spring!

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They did a wonderful job. I would use him again in a minute. They are expensive, but the quality of the work and professionalism is worth the cost. Simply...the best.

They come early and work hard.  Two men are working this project and they are very nice to have around.

Laurel, Eulalio, and the rest of the Y&aH crew were great communicators, handling two reschedulings (one theirs, one mine) with professionalism and promptness. They worked via phone or email, whichever was best at the time, and were always friendly & helpful.
The quality of work surpassed my expectations. The yards went from ugly and unusable to excellent, and they took into account my requests to maximize for low upkeep since I am not around to do much yardwork myself.
My kids and I played ball in the yard yesterday for the first time in over a year and they both said what I think: "this is awesome!"

We hired a Yard and a Half to landscape our backyard. It is a small space, but it was a big mess, with a huge rotting wood shed and old concrete pavers and blocks covering the yard. We asked them to remove the existing materials, regrade the yard to drain away from the house, and seed grass/install some flower beds. They quoted us a fair price and completed the work on time while we were out of town.
Overall a great experience and we would call them again if needed.

This was second time I used them. They were very helpful with the design and layout. I especially appreciated how they re-used bricks from an older patio and incorporated into the new by alternating the old bricks with the newer bricks. They were on time and finished when they promised. They also were helpful in selecting the plants and shrubs. They were a little pricier than I wanted, but overall a very good job.

Looks like a different place! Although the patio was enlarged, the design does not make the garden look smaller

It went well, we were happy with the outcome.