Southview Design

Be careful here. We asked for a design with a specific budget in mind ($40k). The design we got back was for $100k+ with no options to get us back to the budget we had originally discussed. This was after we paid $1,500 for the design...which, again, was useless to us because it was so far outside of our budget. We brought this up via email and got a generic response about paying in installments or using lesser quality materials. We asked a follow-up question after that, and it's been radio silence ever since. We're moving on to a company that respects our budget, but just wanted to throw this out as a warning. Get your budget in writing on the contract before paying for the design fee. Design was beautiful btw.

We had two businesses over to give quotes. One business apparently didn't need our money, so they never followed up. Alyson came over and gave us a detailed quote and plans. She was very attentive and knowledgeable. Their crew arrived on time and finished on time. There work was very good. They are coming back in the spring to plant shrubs and perennials. They also re-laid our brick sidewalk and made a half circle on one side to fit our metal outdoor bench.

Southview gave my yard a much needed makeover. I met with our designer several times prior to actual install going over all the details and making sure we got things just right. The designer put in numerous elements I never would've thought of that are nice touches. The demo and install wont mostly on schedule and the crew was very professional. I checked with project manager near daily and he always had a small and took the 2-3 minutes to give me recap of the day and what was next. They cleaned up the site at end of each day and really paid attention to the details. We plan to do future upgrades to our exterior and will be using Southview for future work as well.

Highly recommended. Staff were professional and helpful. The work looks great and they stand behind their work. We had a couple very minor issues with plant locations that were fixed immediately during our post-construction walk through.

I cannot more highly recommend this for me than I am right now. I would give them a double a plus if I could. Their professionalism, service, pricing, and follow up was nothing short of outstanding! Highly, highly recommend this for him.

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They are on the expensive side. Overall, they do professional work. They're nice.

Matt was very nice to work with. It did take a few calls to get the work scheduled but they did a great job of cleaning out all of the weeds and putting down the new mulch. They were very quick and efficient.

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It was a big job. They did put in a new retaining wall, a boulder retaining wall and some smaller retaining wall, put in new grass, put in fencing, irrigation, retro fit, some boulders for a fire pit, did some pavers and other things. It turned out pretty good. My wife is not entirely happy. There was some confusion but I'd use them again. There were other contractors doing work there so there was some confusion between the different contractors. It was not their fault. They probably did their best to resolve issues. Some of the work didn't get done the way we wanted it. They were very expensive but they do really good work. They cleaned up everyday. They are a fantastic company. We were happy.

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Work crew was great!  I did give a little direction that was needed and provided a chain to rip out one very large shrub. 

Colleen Moran was the landscape designer.  During the interview process she listened to our ideas and asked great questions to help us narrow down color choices, plant and material types and understand our maintenance preferences, etc.  She was very open to reusing some of our existing plants in the eventual design.  A professional design plan was created to help us visualize the end result and we were presented with some alternative materials to choose from.  The installation team and work crew were top notch - on time, professional, respectful of our property and that of our neighbors and cleaned up very nicely.  It was amazing how quickly they worked.  One of the important service aspects that I truly appreciated, is that when dropping something off at their offices, they took the time to patiently answer my questions and discuss with me their hiring practices for their work crews.  
With the project done in Spring, we enjoyed it tremendously as the different types of bushes and perennials bloomed throughout the season!  We've also received regular compliments from friends, neighbors and even strangers walking by.  So glad to have used professional services instead of attempting to do something like this ourselves.

Southview was great to work with - very professional, very organized. They are not inexpensive, but they are good.  
Colleen Moran did a great job with our design, had excellent input, listened to us, and worked with us over several revisions.
Joe Christiansen the job supervisor was onsite every day, checking in with us and with the crew to ensure things were going well and made adjustments as needed.  Joe is very customer focused and was able to always solve the few challenges that developed quickly and creatively to keep the project moving along
Another Joe was one of the onsite foreman - excellent work on the paver walkway execution and a very hardworking guy.  The entire work crew was very conscientious, alway punctual, and very hard working.  They went from early morning til dusk every day, always cleaning up after themselves for the day.  They took special care to respect our neighbors property and be mindful of any inconvenience for them.  I can't say enough good things about the Southview work crew 
All and all a very good experience.