ADP Land Design

We had a mature blue spruce tree at the back of our fenced yard that died, and we needed leaf cleanup in our garden and front yard. I called a few landscape and tree companies, and Alex from ADP was the only one who came over to give me an estimate on the very same day I called. Alex was very friendly, professional and knowledgeable. His price was fair, and we scheduled the work. The ADP crew showed up on the morning as scheduled and got right to work. They took down the dead tree safely, with no damage to our garden, cleaned up the area and hauled away all the wood. Then the crew cleared all the leaves from our garden and front yard and piled them neatly at the curb for collection. The entire job was done in only in a few hours. I was very impressed with their work ethic and the wife and I couldn't be happier with the results. That dangerous tree is gone, and our garden looks beautiful. I highly recommend ADP and we'll definitely be using their services in the future!

Excellent experience. Shortly after placing a request for service Alex contacted me and came to give me an estimate a couple of hours later. Job was completed same day, as requested since I was afraid to have the limbs dangling from the tree. Very satisfied and I will use again. Brush was cleaned up and removed from property.

I just remember their pricing was fair. I don't remember what it was. It was quite a bit of work. They were prompt, knew what they were doing and were professional. They also were not afraid to climb the trees, which, when some people get older they are wary of climbing the trees anymore.

ok, new heads not really providing the right coverage. zone trouble shooting took some time but was resolved

Ok, but not as responsive as I would like.

It was fine. The price was good. They were good.

Having contracted with many snow removal services in the past, I have to say that this experience was the best I've had! I am quite a bit out of their service area, but they still arrived ON TIME and did a great job as well. I would highly recommend this company!!!

Having been hit with 6-7 inches of snow, I needed to find someone for snow removal. I found ADP through Angie's LIst. I called at 10 am and my driveway was clear by 1:30pm that afternoon. Alex from ADP was a pleasure to work with. Although my home is outside of his normal working area, he agreed to do the work and showed up at the time he quoted me on the phone. He and his crew were thorough and did a great job of removing the snow without creating mountains of it alongside my driveway (which had been done by other snow removers in the past). I asked him to add me to his calendar for future snow storms. If you are in the area and need snow removal, by all means, check out ADP!

While scheduling the work took over three weeks, once they begin work it took only a day and half. The half day was finishing touch. We are more than please with the work. We are looking forward to next spring and summer to enjoy in even more. We do recommend them with patience.

Excellent job. The owner sat with us for over an hour to discuss the design. I did it want a lot of plantings, I wanted a design that looked good with very low maintenance on my end. He came up with a great design that I have had for over two years and love. They started the job as scheduled. Everyone was profession and timely. The job took about a week to complete,we had perfect weather. I have three dogs so I had concerns around the yard being a mess. They made sure everything was put away at the end of the day. We were so happy with their professionalism and service we hired them on as our landscapers. I also wanted to note that I called 4 landscapers for proposals on this project, two never showed and the third showed but never gave me a proposal. I like high quality work and ADP delivered.

The owner, Al Pelaez, missed our first appointment and was late for the second. Nonetheless, I contracted with him for lawn maintenance but only because he also promised to do additional landscaping for $135 per hour. After our initial two meetings, I should never have made the contract, but I did. They mowed the lawn but when I asked them to come and plan the additional work, he canceled our appointment and then had the secretary tell me he couldn't do the work for at least 3 weeks maybe longer. I complained and asked her to give him the message if he couldn't fit us in, we might look elsewhere. He never called back. After about a month of waiting to hear, my husband sent him a mail complaining that his guys were throwing the lawn furniture in my flower garden and not leaving things where they found them. So his response (after 2 days of course) was to CANCEL HIS CONTRACT WITH US!!!. Here is his email: Dear Mr. and Mrs. B, I am very sorry to hear that you find the level of service the lawn maintenance crew provides to your residence is unacceptable. The lawn service to our customers is scheduled in a timely and efficient manner, and if we stopped to move furniture off the lawn and back, we would not be able to meet all of our scheduled services. Therefore, with much regret, I am cancelling our contract, and suggest that you find another lawn service company that can meet your needs. Sincerely, Al PelaezADP Land Design609-987-1492 Awful Awful Awful.

They were prompt in their response to call me back. Their pricing of the quotes were excellent. They were great.

An appointment was scheduled for this past Saturday between 10:00 and 11:00 AM. He never showed and didn't call to reschedule or to explain why he couldn't make it. Off my list for sure! Update: I have changed my rating based on the fact that I was eventually contacted and the reason for the missed appointment explained. I appreciate the offer of a discount, but I'm still not sure I would use this company based on this experience.

The phone call was great. The only one I've got back since we started calling companies two days ago!

Alex and his crew were awesome. We had scheduled the work to be done on 11/2/12, which ended up being only 4 days after hurricane Sandy hit. Despite the fact that he was extremely busy Alex stuck to the schedule and arrived promptly on time and did a great job. I will absolutely be using ADP for any landscaping jobs in the future.

We were not happy with both the cost and the quality of work. The work cost me twice the estimate. The estimate for weeding, trimming and cleaning was for 4-6 hours based on an hourly rate of $150. The actual time taken was over 10 hours. He said that his crews works really fast but that was not our experience. Also, the weeding work was very poor, as most of the weeds were back in 2 weeks. The trimming and cleaning work was fine. The application of polymeric sand was very poor. Even though it looked like it was going to rain, they kept apply sand. I had to ask them to stop applying more sand and sure enough it rained shortly thereafter and most of the sand that was applied got spoiled. Moreover, his crew was supposed to come back to finish rest of the patio. Well, they never showed up to finish the work. Overall, very disappointed with both the work and price. Total lie by Al in his response about him trying to contact me to finish the job. Not once did he try to contact me by phone or in person. Also, my wife was home during the day and no one had knocked on the door. Also, I did not include any portion of the backyard that was not in the original estimate. Another lie. He obviously does have any explanation for why he applied the expensive polymeric sand even though the rain was imminent and spoil my whole patio. As one of the earlier reviewer noted, he is fast talking salesman.

Very well, extremely pleased.

All arrived early. Worked very hard and quickly. They were very polite and through.

Have been using ADP Land Design since 2008 and they have been fantastic. Offer great rates and services. The crew is very professional and actually takes the time to cleanup the property at the end of each day after working on a project. Their crew was very professional in executing this project. When we came home after work, it did not even looked like that there any clearing activities conducted. All the landscape related trash was properly removed and the lawns were cleaned of any residual debris. The area that was cleared looked awesome. We didn't realized how much the land area was being left unused because of all the weeds and it has opened up several possibilities for us to redevelop that area into a family friendly outdoors. ADP management team is very approachable and looks for ways to work with you on providing a cost effective solution for your needs. Would definitely recommend them for work in Princeton are

I would not recommend Al. The work his crew did was satisfactory but not worth the money. He over charged for his services and he did not abide by his word. He is a fast talking salesperson - watch out! Once he has a signed contract all the work discussed is no longer relevant. The contract is very basic and has little detail about what will be done. Be very cautious about what you discuss and expect to be done. Prior to signing the contract, I told Al the price was almost double that of another company.The only difference was the other company was backlogged for weeks. I told him he was too expensive. He cut the price by 20% and agreed to provide me a used lawn mower. He stated he had a few lying around and he would be able to get one working for me. I just bought a house so the lawn mower sold me on the price. He said hauling the debris would be extra and I told him it needed to be included since I didn't know the town rules. We agreed to the price based on our discussion of mulching, seeding over a small stump, trimming the hedges, removing the debris, and providing a lawn mower. He said it would be a full days work (8:30-3:30). He showed up an hour late, said he wrote down the wrong address. When i asked about the lawn mower he said he wasn't sure he could get one to work. This is when he started changing the agreement. He said he would only provide one if he could get it to work. What kind of response this that? Why would he even bother to try? Then he said he could loan me one, long term, 5 or 6 years. At the end of the day when the job was done that was not an option either. Then he said he could not haul away the debris and that it was not included in the price. He agreed to take the debris if I purchased additional mulch for under a pine tree. Didn't need the mulch (pine needles worked fine) but agreed for an additional $65. When it was time to pay Al said it was an additional $130. It was $65 per yard not total even though he originally stated $65 total. He constantly complained how long the job was taking even though he told me I was paying by the job not the hour. And even though he showed up an hour late. He then asked if I could pay him cash. I gave him half cash to make him happy and hopefully get my lawn mower. He then stated he needed to leave early and wanted to get paid. His staff would finish up. Again I obliged hopefully getting my lawn mower. When I called the following week to find out when he would be delivering my lawn mower he would not return my messages. I finally got a hold of him several weeks later, he happened to answer his phone. He told me he was too busy to return my calls. He stated he would not provide a lawn mower. He lied about asking for cash, told me that I offered tp pay him cash, just because!! You really can't believe this guy. Full of lies!! I told him his crew never seeded as agreed. He agreed but because of our differences he was not coming back to correct the problem. As for the mulch, he did all the flower beds but did not bother to redo the black paper under the mulch, so I am constantly pulling out weeds. Stay clear of Al and company or you will be very disappointed. My only recourse is to provide my feedback. Trust me, stay away.

Total landscape renovation they did everything they said and more even offered to finance a portion of the job. Al his co-worker never stopped working I can't enough they can do it all they did it all for me.

When I called the owner, Alvaro, called back very quickly. I needed repairs to a raised paver patio. We met that night for an estimate, he was very professional and presented well. He was forthright in giving the estimate telling me he needed to leave it open because he did not know what would be found when they opened it up. We agreed to a start date a few days later and there was some confusion, I'll accept part of the blame, as to start time as I did not emphasize the importance of not being late at all as I had to leave early that day. To his favor, when I called Alvaro he apologized and offered to cancel that day and re-schedule which we did. The next day they were in fact earlier than promised. They appear to have done an excellent job (but really won't know for a year or two if the repair holds up) and came in about 1/3 less than the worst case estimate had been. I am definitely happy with the result and feel very comfortable in recommending them.

I contacted ADP when a previous landscaper kept putting off my job. Alvaro, the owner, was wonderful about stepping in and working with me to take on the project without my having to wait another year. In addition to his helping me plan the project, he had to coordinate his work with my general contractor, who was installing french drains across my entire property. I was pleased that they were able to work together very professionally without (too much) territoriality, and to complete the job as efficiently as possible. The crew was hard-working, pleasant, and incredibly respectful. They cleaned up after themselves 100% every day, and I never had a second thought about their trustworthiness. I get many compliments now on the new "curb appeal",and continue to use ADP for ongoing landscaping additions, yard clean up, etc. I highly recommend them!

The price is fine. I'm going to use him for the rest of the season. He has issues with responsiveness.

Al missed our first scheduled meeting. We had a meeting scheduled for 1pm on a Saturday, but Al didn't show up until 7pm (with no call or other warning). My wife and I were leaving, so we couldn't meet at that time. We rescheduled our meeting for the following week, which Al did show up for (though he was an hour late). During our first meeting, Al said he was very busy and wouldn't be able to start the work for over a month. I was fine with that timeframe, and he promised me a proposal and quotation within 2 weeks. When I didn't hear from him for 3 weeks, I called him to follow up. He apologized for the delay and said he would have a quote for me that afternoon. When that quote hadn't arrived a few days later, I again called him to follow up and received another promised deadline. That pattern continued for a few more weeks, and Al continued to miss several more deadlines. Each time Al would offer sincere apologies and promise me that he would and quot;take care of meand quot; in appreciation of my patience. More than 2 months later, it became abundantly clear that Al was never going to submit the promised proposal/quotation to me, so I decided to pursue another contractor. ADP may do excellent work, but I cannot speak to that because I couldn't even get him to follow through and send me a proposal.