New Leaf Landscapes

They do a great job and I have recommended them to others.

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It was obvious to us in the first meeting that Joe has significant experience and takes great pride in the quality of his work....so much so that he goes above and beyond to ensure you are satisfied and that the job meets his own very high standards .... at no extra cost to his customer.
We got bids from 3 companies including Joe.  We selected Joe primarily because of his experience, design expertise and the "vibe" that we got that he has a very high expectation for quality and we would reap the benefit of that.  He wasn't the cheapest or the highest priced.  He had a target completion date of 2 weeks when others were promising 2-3 days.
We had Joe draw up plans for 2 sections of pavers off our deck inclusive of a fireplace ... he didn't just do what we asked him to, he put his expertise in the plans (he made the job harder for himself with all of the angles and cuts required to mimick the flow of our deck - his suggestion not ours) and we had a 2 way conversation to agree the final version.  He also helped me get HoA and township approval/permits to start the work.  This was slightly involved given the proximity of the firepit to the house and the wooden deck .... his expertise in the design ensured there were no issues identified in the design thoughout this process.
We extended the paver design by about 250 sq ft around the hot tub and put in a sitting wall by the firepit ... Joe charged us for materials only for these add ons.  Joe was meticulous in all aspects of the job, but notably in the grading of the patio away from the house, potential areas for water accumulation by the fire pit and sitting wall and putting in measures (again at no extra cost) to deal with this.  We had a sprinkler head that he capped for us and relocated a pre-existing balance beam for my daughters keeping everyone happy .... yet again at no extra cost.
3/4 of the way through the project, we had Joe draw up plans for landscaping around the paver patio.  We've never done anything like this so we were very reliant on his expertise.  We had a great two way dialogue to agree what worked best for us and he made design changes and offered alternatives to meet our expectations on plants etc .... To be clear, we were pretty vague in communicating what we wanted, but Joe took the right cues and offered alternatives that in the end were outstanding and clearly in line with what we were looking for!
Its actually quite disappointing that there doesn't seem to be alot of Angies List customers that provide feedback on services provided to the Princeton area contractors/companies.... I'd recommend Joe Zullo/New Leaf Landscapes to anyone and everyone for the work he provided us.  Here's a breakdown of the pricing ....
 - 900 sq ft pavers (14,000)
 - 250 extra sq ft by hot tub and sitting wall (1800)
 - landscaping (2100)
The job took longer than originally anticipated, completing in about 4 weeks......having said that we had alot of rain delays and it was 90+ weather on most if not all of the days in this period and all of the add ons noted above and below.
There is a lot of value given here (itemized below) that did not make it into the cost we actually paid him - Thanks for that Joe!  Hopefully this review compensates for that a little bit in future work.
Extras that Joe did not charge us for:
1) design services
2) water accumulation relief measures
3) extra gravel to raise the grading by the hot tub to be level with the concrete pad
4) moving a balance beam to the back of the yard and making it closer to the ground for safety reasons and to keep my young daughters happy
5) flattening out the ground and re-seeding grass due to use of heavy equipment
6) market value increase to my property ... will post pictures .... the final product exceeded anything I could have thought of myself

Ask Joe for our address and see it, a picture is worth all my words. Do yourself a favor and call him. I had six or seven landscapers give me prices and plans but none came close to his.

It went fine -no problems.

Joe and his crew were great! They were professional, knowledgeable and willing to answer any questions. I appreciated their expertise at tackling the design/construction of my patio. The work that Joe's team did exceeded my expectations. I'm very happy with the quality and the price. I would recommend it to anyone.

Job was started on time. Mr. Zullo and his associate were very professional. He provided advice as to the patio materials and different options. We were kept informed of the status of the job throughout the process. We will use his services again if the need arises.

Earlier attempts to find a landscaper had produced people willing to dig holes and haul mulch if I told them what to plant. I needed someone who could tell me what would work in the limited space, clay soil, different light conditions on each side of the house, within my budget, and within the gated-community association rules. I had two desires: I wanted mostly non-deciduous plants and I wanted something to break the line of sight into my dining room and kitchen. Joe Zullo's design wasn't what I'd envisioned but I loved it immediately. It integrated the useable existing plants, addressed my evergreen and screening requests, attended to details that would not have even occurred to me like using color to distract the eye from the a/c unit, it flowed from one side of the building to the next while giving each a slightly different character, and it addressed functionality by being low maintenance and comfort by proposing shade by a picture window and the patio. Unfortunately, the community association would not allow the shade tree placement or the cypresses proposed to screen the view through the sliding glass patio door. I didn't want to delay the bulk of the work any longer to negotiate the shade tree placement with the community association so I gave up on the tree for this year. Joe Zullo came up with a unique substitute for the cypresses and juggled the overall layout to adjust for the losses. The end result is beautiful, well thought out, unique in the community. I couldn't be more pleased! I LOVE IT!

Joe came immediately gave estimate did the job it is great. He and his crew cleaned up after, I would recommend his business to anyone with ease.

.Mr. Zullo told me he would be there on Saturday, he was. They first cut the tree down, and then removed the stump. There were a lot of roots, they took the time to get them all out. Then they started to put scallop block in, while one did that the other one started to grade the yard. Removing the existing grass and grading. Monday finishing the block and putting down some of the mulch. Mr. Zullo had to deal with all those roots from the tree he removed. On Tuesday they finished up the scallop block in front of my house, put the mulch down there, And cleaned up in front of the house. They took two small trees out in the flower bed in the back yard, finished the mulch back there.Then they laid all the sod, Mr. Zullo even went and got some red rocks to finish off around the air conditioner. The work was very professional. I would recommend New Leaf Landscapes to everyone.

The patio is absolutely beautiful, and his bid came in lower than the bids I got from similar contractors. Now, a year later, the patio still looks beautiful, and we have had no problems. Joe of New Leaf is a contractor who takes pride in his work, knows his stuff and does a job well. I would definitely hire him again.

Excellent -- we have no complaints. The patio is beautiful.