Bednar Landscape Services

I don't call them. It's scheduled and they come and visit periodically. They schedule in advance at the beginning of the year and hey come without any invitation. They did major work for me landscaping my front lawn. I had a couple of trees that had been uprooted by Sandy and the lawn was a mess and together they filled the holes and cleaned it up so I was pretty satisfied. The cost was kind of steep but storms like Sandy don't happen everyday but they did the work very professionally.

They did the job.  Unfortunately they arrived much later than expected. 
We had used this firm for both general landscaping (cutting grass, etc) and bigger jobs.  For cutting grass they were always on time as expected.  For other things like cutting bushes once or twice a year they always came more than a week after they were 
expected.

They were great to work with always showed up when they said they would and did exactly what they said they would.  They had great ideas and the workmanship was top notch.  They even came back the next year to reseed the backyard free of charge.

We are very happy with the services provided by Bednar.

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We had Bednar redo our entire front yard landscaping - adding trees, bushes and flowers, while also using some of the existing plants my husband and I planted on our own. We paid about $2200 for the job, which also included them sprucing up a holly in our yard. In the 6 weeks since they did the job, they have had to come out four times already. Four of the plants they planted died. They planted the tiniest shrubs against the foundation of the house which looked so unattractive, that they had to come back and replace them. Why they thought 2 foot plants would work well for a home in front of basement window and white foundation, I don't know. We hired them to make it look pretty, not crappy. They came to replace the dead plants which were under warranty and didn't even spruce up the mulch, leaves or other gardening debris. You'd think they'd want a customer to come home to a nice, tidy landscape,especially after all these issues, but I guess not. They also killed one of our original plants when they came to put in the new shrubs by ripping it right out of the ground. I was standing there when they did it. The owner then tried to low ball me on the refund for it until I showed him my receipt which he was good for. They're good with replacing the plants, but that was a guarantee in our contract, so it's not like they did us any favors. And it was such a hassle following up with them and sending them pictures of dead plants, etc. After doing such a poor job the first four times, we're moving on.

I am frankly ecstatic about Keith and Pete and the work they did, and to be fair I am not the easiest guy to please. They showed up on time, they did what they were supposed to do, they didn't cheat or skimp on anything, and they cleaned up when they were done.
The quality of materials was excellent. The 6-7' trees I ordered was what I actually got. In the past with other contractors that is not always the case. The topsoil was of very high quality, as was the mulch. Simply no complaints.
The workers were friendly, there were no communications problems, and they didn't leave cigarette butts and water bottles all over my property as with some other contractors.
Keith is a guy who obviously knows his business. Of the three bids I got, he was the only one who proposed to put the rocks in front of the trees on my very steep incline. These rocks are more like small boulders and they have the effect of leveling out the planting area. I have no idea how the other guys were going to plant their trees on that hill without them falling over, or leaving the front of the root ball bare. When I mentioned this to one of the other contractors who had bid the job, he said "oh yeah, that might be a good idea" and all of a sudden his bid was nearly the same as Keith's. What you get with these guys is not just labor, it's the ability to solve problems that the other guys don't think about. I think they call this "experience".
Having just finished a large retaining wall installation that was done by a "contractor from h***", it makes we wish I had used Keith and Pete for that job too.
So, what's the downside? As with all things, you get what you pay for. Bednar is not the lowest bid, though the difference is not huge, maybe 10%. But quality - and honesty - costs money. in the past I chose a couple of contractors based on price and I soon found out that a low price equal shoddy work, sub-standard material, "cheating" (like leaving out the stuff that you can't see), and poorly performing contractors. In the end I often ended up paying more than the original bid price anyway. The thing with Bednar is that they don't play you. They are honest, they do what they say they are going to do, when they say they will do it. You get a real quote and that's the price you pay. If they say it's going to cost $800, that's what it costs. No "negotiations" or "adjustments" at the end of the job like the joker who built my retaining wall.
I would use these guys again in a second. You should, too. And no, he's not my brother-in-law or anything :-)

Our yard was quite neglected after not having been professionally landscaped for over a year. My husband had cut the grass, but was not cleaning out the beds or weeding/trimming. We had another company provide a quote three times the quote provided by Bednar. They communicated via email (a huge plus for us) and showed up when they said they would. They did an AMAZING job on our challenging yard.

I am very happy with their landscape work.

I talked to them over the phone and they came and took a look at the property and said they would send me an estimate. They never sent the estimate. I told them that we would just go ahead and schedule the work. They were supposed to show up the following Wednesday. Nobody ever showed up and nobody ever called. I called twice and they told me they were behind. On the second call, I told them that if someone didn't return my call I wanted to cancel the service because it was not a very proper way to do business. I was very disappointed with their service. It was terrible and they didn't follow up on what they were supposed to do. Initially they were responsive but they didn't follow up on what they were supposed to do. He was punctual when he came to do the survey. Initially they seemed to be professional.

They did great. They were good and did a fantastic job. They did some lawn work at my mother-in-laws house as well. I have been using them for over a year. They bill us quarterly. Their price is good otherwise I wouldn't be using them. There is nobody who can pull the grass and weeds out of the backyard like they do. It's not that I like the grass but the backyard has them. They are very nice to my daughter as well. I would recommend them all the time they are great.

We didn't end up using them because we have decided to try to do the landscaping ourselves.But, they were very responsive and professional.

I liked the fact that they gave me a fairly accurate and detailed estimate. They showed up for work daily.

Keith (from Bednar) did thorough quote and helped with design and landscaping ideas so that the finished job is exactly what we wanted. Work done in about 2 weeks which again was what was estimated. Very happy with the work and outcome. In the middle of the work period we had major rain storm which highlighted a drainage issue in the backyard which we had been living with ever since moving here. Solution is now in place which has been recently shown to work very well.

We have been using them for about two and a half months now. I am okay with their services in general but they don't clean the leaves below the tree that we have. They do a good job.

They are very good; excellent.

They are very good; excellent.