Integrity Turf And Gardens

He applied Roundup but created tracks in the lawn between the areas becasuse he got Roundup on his tires which killed the lawn he went over. He then roto tilled leaving a bumpy finnished area. He then seeded. I began watering and then roughly 5 days later the areas he seeded were covered with crab and fox grass. These grasses were growing so fast that I had to mow every 3 days AND then rake the cuttings. I contacted him and asked him to come and look at the results but he never responded. Finally, I contacted 2 lawn experts who came out seperately and notified me that the crap grass had apprently over grown the grass he had seeded and forced it out. I called Rob repeatedly but could never get him to come out. Finally, his wife called and told me not to call again or they would call the police.I was not smart enough to require a writen garuntee from him SO I had to go to a reputable lawn specialist (Hydro Seed) to install my lawn for me.This was a terrible experience I had with Integrity Turf and Garden.!!

After having received a quote, I wrote a check on April 30 for $430 to prepay cost of seed, fertilizer, and seeding machine for back yard, Roundup, sodcutter, and labor for removing existing turf in front yard. Soon after, the work on the backyard was completed, and Roundup applied to the front yard. After waiting a couple of weeks for the utility company to mark the front yard, work should have begun on removal of the dead grass in front and laying down sod--but didn't.

To my dismay, I found--out after the fact--that on June 1 my wife paid the landscaper the balance of the quoted price, so that he could purchase the sod (though it probably went to pay for his honeymoon, which was soon thereafter). Instead of the work getting done shortly after, I had to initiate contact with him several times, and each time he'd promised he'd be there the following week--but never showed up. I finally insisted that the work must be done by July 7 (we were leaving on vacation on July 9). He arrived on that blisteringly hot day with sod, but with no one to help him and no equipment to transport the sod from the cart to the lawn. I absolutely needed the job done before we left, so I, the customer, helped him unload and lay the sod. While doing so, I found out that he put other jobs before mine because the customers complained more than I did.

The work was finally done, and what followed was a July that was in the 90s almost daily--which meant that my neighbor (while we were on vacation) and I had to water the lawn continually just to keep it alive.

The landscaper had offered a free lawn treatment in the fall to make up for the inconvenience. When I called him about it (in late September), he didn't recall making the offer. I suggested an alternate service he could provide (I wanted to purchase more sod, but needed him to deliver it), but he stumbled over his words and said he'd get back to me. I called back twice, leaving a message, and emailed him with the Angle's List report I would turn in unless he got back with me. That was a few weeks ago. So, here's my report.