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Johnson Creek

Founded 1995 • With Angi since May 2003

We are Residential Landscape Design/Build/Maintenance Contractors. Johnson Creek combines diverse plant communities with creative hardscapes in a professional approach. We work for you, keeping our operation small with knowledgeable staff, providing the utmost service along with quality product to ensure your long term satisfaction. Welcome to Johnson Creek, Inc. Design, Installation and Maintenance for Garden, Yard and Estate.

Amenities

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Warranties
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Senior Discount
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Eco-Friendly Accreditations
Yes
Insured
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Verified Reviews

4.9

(33) Verified Reviews

Showing 1-25 of 33 reviews
Marlene J M.
5.0
04/28/2015
We've worked with Mick Johnson and Johnson Creek since 2001. Talented in many ways, Mick is particularly good at transforming small spaces into beautiful, functional areas. He designed our original back and front yard - pavers, raised flower beds, pond/waterfall- and has helped us maintain and improve our landscaping right up to April, 2015. He and his crew are prompt, knowledgeable, professional and easy to work with. He personally oversees the project and is at the site initiating the project, checking in during the process, and making sure to review everything with us at its completion.
Description of Work
Our last project - expanding our patio, replacing pavers, updating waterfall, redoing our front stoop and mulching our gardens - was completed in one day!
Category
landscaping, hardscaping

Service Provider Response

Thanks for your kind words and continued business. I have enjoyed working with you over the years as well as getting to know you!
ED M.
5.0
03/24/2015
They did a nice job. They did a lot of work tore out the old landscaping around the house and put in new landscaping.
Description of Work
They redid the landscaping around the house
Category
landscaping

Service Provider Response

Thanks for your positive review. We enjoyed working with you throughout the project.
Tom H.
5.0
02/13/2014
Hi crew quickly and efficiently completed the project within the agreed upon timelines and cleared away all construction waste. The final project has garnered multiple compliments! We are very pleased with the results and I highly recommend Johnson Creek.
Description of Work
Mick provided several alternatives for our patio/sidewalk project.
Category
landscaping, patios

Service Provider Response

We appreciate your positive review! Thanks again for your business.
Rebecca W.
5.0
05/06/2013
It took a while from bid to installation because I decided too late last fall that I wanted a patio.... Mick came over mid-fall to give me a bid. His bid was comparable or a little lower than other bids - including the cost of more expensive baked clay bricks instead of concrete pavers. By the time I said "yes" however, winter was coming -- so we ran out of time. Then spring was so slow to come. I called Mick in early April to confirm that I wanted the work done ASAP since company is coming for a graduation - Mick said he'd be here as soon as it stopped raining/snowing. And he was -- He called Sunday 5/5 (he apologized for calling on a Sunday) to say he'd be here the next day - and Mick, 3 guys and a lot of equipment showed up promptly at 7:30. The demo was a little difficult since my yard is fenced and the gates are narrow - so everything had to be dug up by hand and hauled in wheelbarrows. The old concrete was way over-built with lots of re-bar - so it took a lot of sledgehammering. Around 1, they got it all dug out (about 10 inches, I'm guessing), and started putting in the gravel and sand foundation. Then started cutting and laying the brick, and finally tamping and filling the cracks with sand. They cut all the edge bricks to a perfect semi-circle, then layed the soldier course to finish it off - cutting "keystone" bricks every 4-5 bricks to makes sure the bricks stayed tight. They were done and cleaned up by 7 - in time for us to take the lawn chairs out and enjoy an adult beverage on the new patio before sunset It is beautiful. And I'm really happy Mick recommended the clay brick - it cost a little more - but looks great with our old house. The crew was very professional; the crew leader, Adam, checked in regularly to see whether I had questions, or to make sure I liked how it looked.
Description of Work
Demo and removal of existing reinforced concrete pad and walk; installation of approximately 18-foot diameter semi-circle brick (clay) paver patio. Patio is brick with random coloration-- brick red and darker; in a herringbone pattern with a 1-brick "soldier course" on the edge.
Category
landscaping

Service Provider Response

[member name removed], thanks for the prompt and great review. I really appreciate it. I know you will enjoy your new clay paver patio for many years to come.
Don C.
5.0
04/15/2013
They were excellent. The contractor listened to what we wanted and a year and a half later we are still very pleased with the work and the way it looks.
Description of Work
They removed the old patio. They enlarged the patio and put in the pavers. They also fixed the gate so to the back yard.
Category
hardscaping, patios

Service Provider Response

[member name removed], thanks for your nice review. I'm happy to know you are enjoying the new paver patio. Whenever you are ready to tackle the front, let me know!
barb B.
5.0
04/10/2013
Yes, I would hire this company for a future job.
Description of Work
Design and install stone stairway and landscape around a patio area.
Category
landscaping
Tim B.
5.0
04/10/2013
They were excellent. We also had them come out and do some mulch. Mick is a great guy. He does great work. I would highly recommend them.
Description of Work
We re-did our landscaping; they designed it and installed the landscaping.
Category
landscaping
STEPHANIE R.
5.0
04/10/2013
It turned out very well; we were very happy with them. I would strongly recommend them for any city lot landscaping job.
Description of Work
They did a complete backyard landscape job for 2 of our houses.
Category
landscaping
Anne F.
5.0
04/04/2013
It was very good. He was very good at listening to what I wanted and applying his own talents to make a creative solution that met my needs; he understood what I wanted. In some deconstruction, in the tear down, they ran into more problems than they thought they would. He didn’t come back and get us for more money. I’d go back to him.
Description of Work
He did the design for the front yard to the driveway, and the east side of the house. He also made a plan that showed a selection of plants that would be good in the environment. Our front steps were taken out and pavers were put in and brick steps to the door. They even saw something that we hadn’t asked them to do. They took the initiative to make an improvement that would save the threshold in the long run. They were proactive.
Category
landscaping, hardscaping
Dean G.
5.0
04/04/2013
They are very good. They are very professional. They do a job when they say they are going to do a job. Even though their prices are high, it's worth it.
Description of Work
They do the landscaping in the summer; I've had them for years.
Category
landscaping
ZACHARY W.
5.0
04/04/2013
It was great. They were prompt, friendly, knowledgebale and reasonable.
Description of Work
They did the planting and landscaping. They built a patio too.
Category
landscaping, patios
Suzanne D.
1.0
07/25/2011
Again, I never had this company do any work for me. They never game me the opportunity to consider them since the promised bid never materialized.
Description of Work
It was pretty clear that this company did not want my business. The guy who came out to look at my landscaping job (concrete removal and walkway replacement), told me that the bid would take a week to 10 days and it never materialized. Other companies I had come out gave me a bid immediately or within two days. Not sure why they guy even bothered to show up. Customers may be treated better than future ones.
Category
landscaping
Greg D.
2.0
07/15/2011
I called on or about June 10 for a recommendation and estimate for some landscape work in our back yard. A new fence required the removal of some rather old licac trees, and as a result we lost the privacy screening they provided. We wanted to replace them with something that would provide the privacy we lost. I called Johnson Creek and left a message, which was promptly returned. We made an appointment for the initial visit, which was relatively soon. Mr Johnson arrived on time and we discussed the project. I felt confident that we had a common understanding of the project, and was fairly comfortable with Mr. Johnson. He acted in a very profession and friendly manner. I asked for a recomendation for the project including installation. I was expecting it cost somewhere between $5000 and $10,000. I was told he would have something in about a week. The first visit was on June 21. It is now July 15 and I have not heard anything from them. I understand that things can happen and time frames missed, but I would have expected at least a phone call to advise me of the status. I have since had two more firms provide me with project plans and costs, so I no longer need or desire the services of Johnson Creek. I gave an overall grade of D only because the initial visit was on time and I felt that we nay have had a good chance at a business relationship. Obviously I was wrong.
Description of Work
NOTHING!!!
Category
landscaping

Service Provider Response

Member; Sorry for the lack of response after our first visit. Once I read your report I searched my files for your information ie. contact info, site notes and measurement, etc. I did not find anything so I must have accidentally misplaced your info and thus didn't follow through as I should have. I think you can see from our other reports we don't normally operate in the manner you reported. That said, there was no follow through with you and for that I'm sorry and we deserve the rating you gave us in this case.
alisa M.
5.0
07/04/2010
Mick did a great job with our landscaping throughout the entire process. He returned phone calls promptly and came to the house a couple of times to review plans and work through budget constraints. Mick was a great partner to meet our budget and also provide guidance for what additional planting we could do over the years. The crew was professional and did a wonderful job with the new area without harming existing lawn and cleaned up beautiful before they left. Mick not only gave me detailed directions on how to maintain the new landscaping, he also walked me through other areas of our yard that were landscaped a few years ago and gave advise for additional plants/transplanting. Overall, we were very impressed with Mick's expertise, design, plant choices, communication, and value. We highly recommend utilizing Johnson Creek.
Description of Work
Front yard "curb appeal". Replaced cement walkway and railings, updated shape of landscape along the house, removed old shrubs/trees, planted new shrubs/focal trees, incorporated some boulders for enhanced appeal, built up ground/mulch to improve grade against house.
Category
landscaping, hardscaping

Service Provider Response

Members: Thanks for your positive review of our Landscaping Services. I enjoyed working with you as well. I'm very happy with the high visual impact the landscaping created for your front entry for a "modest" investment. Thanks again.
JOSEPH L.
5.0
07/02/2010
They did a great job and it looks great. We were thoroughly happy and we recommend them all the time. There was one thing we weren't completely happy with and they came back and fixed it.
Description of Work
Johnson Creek relandscaped our whole front yard. They did some work for us in 2004 too.
Category
landscaping
Rita A.
5.0
04/26/2010
everything went very smoothly from the first visit and estimate. The job started exactly when stated it would. The workers were wonderful. They were friendly and courteous. They did an excellent job, and were done in three days. The patio is beautiful, and is the best home improvement we've ever done, because we spend A LOT of time out there with our neighbors. What could be better than that? In a few years, I am going to rip out the deck on the side of the house and have them connect a matching patio.
Description of Work
laid brick patio in back of house
Category
hardscaping

Service Provider Response

Member: I'm glad you are enjoying your new patio. We like hearing that! Thanks again for your business. Whenever you are ready for the next phase of your patio, I'm ready.
SARAH B.
5.0
12/15/2008
It was good. All the employees were very friendly. They always got their job done promptly. They would always clean up their messes and be generally respectful.
Description of Work
They installed a new patio and a new deck onto our home.
Category
landscaping
Richard W.
5.0
11/10/2008
From the first call for an estimate to project completion was a little over a week. The final cost was less than the original estimate due to the project being less complex than originally expected. Looking at the two walkways, you would never know that there was any new work done. One side note: The contractor that installed the new driveway was very impressed with the pavers and couldn't believe how many years they had been there.
Description of Work
Following installation of a new driveway, two paver walkways that were done by Johnson Creek years earlier no longer matched the grade of the new driveway. Johnson Creek was brought in to realign the pavers to the new driveway.
Category
hardscaping
David F.
5.0
09/16/2008
They came up with a good plan right away. They got all the work done with in a couple of days. They showed up on time to do the work for me. They were very courteous when they were there working.
Description of Work
They installed a retaining wall in the front yard for me.
Category
landscaping
Leslie Anne K.
5.0
11/19/2007
The project went very well. It took three days as promised. The work was completed well. The crew was accommodating and very neat.
Description of Work
A large area of dead dogwood bushes and weeds were cleared. A landscape plan was done and completed. This consisted of preparing the area, placing boulders and planting trees, shrubs, plants and ornamental grass.
Category
landscaping, lawn service
Leslie Anne K.
5.0
11/19/2007
The project went very well. It took three days as promised. The work was completed well. The crew was accommodating and very neat.
Description of Work
A large area of dead dogwood bushes and weeds were cleared. A landscape plan was done and completed. This consisted of preparing the area, placing boulders and planting trees, shrubs, plants and ornamental grass.
Category
lawn service, hardscaping
ANNE L.
5.0
06/08/2007
Excellent! Mick Johnson is very knowledgeable about the concepts and products, and very pleasant to work with. His crew was excellent also, courteous and helpful. The entire job went smoothly and the end result is wonderful. We've had good comments from everyone, even people who stopped while riding by. Very positive experience!
Description of Work
Replaced the grass bank in front of the house with a 2 tier retaining wall and plantings (for both my house and the next door neighbor).
Category
hardscaping
ANNE L.
5.0
06/08/2007
Excellent! Mick Johnson is very knowledgeable about the concepts and products, and very pleasant to work with. His crew was excellent also, courteous and helpful. The entire job went smoothly and the end result is wonderful. We've had good comments from everyone, even people who stopped while riding by. Very positive experience!
Description of Work
Replaced the grass bank in front of the house with a 2 tier retaining wall and plantings (for both my house and the next door neighbor).
Category
landscaping
Lynn T.
5.0
05/04/2007
I scheduled an appt. with Bob Snyder and he arrived exactly on time. He was very thorough and professional and spent about a half hour measuring and explaining options. He also brought pictures of other work they have done and explained why the type of wall I needed was expensive. I have a very large, steep double lot with an old retaining wall that is starting to break apart. In the end, I decided to postpone the project because I need to replace my main water line (which runs right through the proposed project!) but I would definitely hire Johnson Creek for any future projects. Bob was not pushy at all and was very generous with his ideas.
Description of Work
I was looking for an estimate on adding 20 feet of a retaining wall and also replacing the old one.
Category
hardscaping
PAUL G.
5.0
01/12/2007
Mick was very accommodating and flexible with scaling back original plans and also with modifications and additional requests as the work progressed. I trusted Mick and his crew to do their work while I was away from the property doing mine. I wasn't disappointed. The work was done well and any further requests I had were dealt with in a very reasonable amount of time. They were also neat and tidy. Mick's choices of shrubs and trees make the yard more visually interesting and will provide more privacy with time. The neighbors have even offered their own comments that it looks very nice. It was a pleasant experience. I will likely work with this landscaping company again.
Description of Work
Mick drew up design plans for us early in the year and he and his crew performed the landscaping in late summer. The area where work was performed was a bit of a challenge as it was along a boundary line with our neighbor's property. The plan involved placement of privacy screens and also the planting of trees and shrubs along the line.
Category
landscaping

Phone

Address

1423 Sheldon St

Saint Paul, MN 55108

Other Information

Services offered

Residential landscape design/build firm, renovations & creating outdoor living spaces, install a full range of plant materials, mulches, patios, retaining walls, water features, outdoor lighting & carpentry.

Payment options

Check

FAQ

Johnson Creek is currently rated 4.9 overall out of 5.

Johnson Creek accepts the following forms of payment: Check

No, Johnson Creek does not offer free project estimates.

Yes, Johnson Creek offers eco-friendly accreditations.

No, Johnson Creek does not offer a senior discount.

No, Johnson Creek does not offer warranties.

Johnson Creek offers the following services: Residential landscape design/build firm, renovations & creating outdoor living spaces, install a full range of plant materials, mulches, patios, retaining walls, water features, outdoor lighting & carpentry.

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