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Druffel Design & Landscape

About us

Since 1970 Druffel Design and Landscape has been striving to create and maintain the most beautiful landscapes in Cincinnati. We have been recognized by being awarded 27 State of Ohio Beatification Awards as well as 20 Civic Beautification Awards. We look forward to working with you to make your landscape our best project yet.

Business highlights

Emergency services offered
55 years of experience

Services we offer

Landscape Design, Landscape Maintenance, Project Management and Installation, Wholesale Nursery.

Amenities

Emergency Services

Yes

Free Estimates

Yes

Reviews
4.911 Reviews
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DOUGLAS D.
Jun 2017
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$34,000
Dan Druffel, Inc. is outstanding in this field. Dan runs a tight ship and his son Brandon Druffen, a landscape architect, is the best designer and general contractor you could ask for. (He juggled five sets of subcontractors, including our decision to add an irrigation system very late in the game.) They listened -- including when we needed to scale back the initial plans -- and they were and are incredibly responsive. We could not be more pleased. We are the third house on our block that they have worked on, and they have three sets of very happy customers. I would use them again without hesitation, and highly recommend their work.

Edward G.
Sep 2014
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$16,000
Branden Druffel, son of Dan Druffel, worked with me over a series of months to select the new plants, type of sod, type of paverstones and overall layout of the entire front of my property.. He used color photos and professionally done drawings to show me exactly how everything would look once completed. I changed several details after work had begun and they accommodated my wishes. All of the sub-contractors were courteous, on time, and outstanding craftsmen. Branden returned my calls promptly and gave me extremely valuable advice as to how to care for the new sod, plants, and trees. The work was slightly delayed, but this was due to the extremely wet weather rather than workers not showing up on time. Every consideration was given to not inconveniencing neighbors due to the heavy equipment used and noise. His after-the-job follow-up has been superb. I also received a call from the owner of the company asking many of the same questions discussed here to be sure I was 100% satisfied.
Branden attended college to learn his trade and learned it very well. He didn't hesitate to tell me when he thought that I had made a bad choice regarding a plant, type of stone, etc. In brief, every detail of the work was top tier.

Nancy R.
Jul 2014
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,000
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Aileen O.
Jul 2014
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro

They were phenomenal. I have no complaints. It was pricey but fair. They had already started taking care of the house before we purchased it, so the previous owners – who we do not know – used them. And we tried to find out who had been taking care of the property, the only person to return a phone call, of five people, were the Druffels. They call you back immediately. They went over stuff with me. He found all the other contractors. He found the guy who does the stone work, the pavers, the plumber… I didn’t have to make any other phone calls. Anything that we had to do, they did it. I would highly recommend them. They are a great company to work with. They’ve been around for a long time. I Googled the company and there were no complaints, nothing at all. They were just easy to work with.


John C.
Nov 2012
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$6,000
This was the best experience of any landscaping--an I have had many job I have ever had. First of all, the bid was about a third less than the next closest bid and I got 4 bids. Secondly, they showed up when they said they would, they were polite, they cleaned up daily and did exactly what they said they would do. They finished a day early. Dan stopped by everyday to make sure all was well. About two weeks after completion, I received a check for $50 in the mail with a note stating that After review of the job, I had overpaid!! In my life, that has never happened! I will definitely use and recommend them again!

Martin M.
Apr 2012
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$9,000
I am excited to know I've found a company I intend to use for more projects in my backyard.

Jessie L.
Jul 2011
4.0
$20,000
.He listened to our ideas our likes and dislikes in terms of creating the plan. The crew that came to do the installation were very polite and did a real good job with the installation and cleaned up each day after their work. What I did not like was that some of the colors of the bushes he put in were installed incorrectly. So instead of having pink azaleas we had white azaleas. We had some problems with the quality of the plantings. I worked really hard following all of his instructions regarding watering and everything. He did replace some of the items but others which were not very obvious he avoided. I just had trouble with him honoring his guarantee of planting materials. It just got to the point where I just stopped calling him because I did not want to beg for what he should have replaced. So it was unresolved and we just moved on. We will not use him in the future. He must have thought that we are asking for too much. But when I had a tree die even though I had watered it as per his specification I thought it needed to be replaced. Though he grudgingly given me my pink azaleas since then three of them have died. It all depends on the amount of sunlight the plants were receiving.
Response from Druffel Design & Landscape
"We installed the origianl plantings the end of October 2008. On 3 occasions (Apr., May, & Dec.) in 2009 we came & replaced numerous plants at our expense. The December visit we corrected the color of Azaleas & replaced a Hemlock that was out of warranty at our expense once the drought was over. We made several site visits after the job was completed to check on the plantings. We found that the homeowners were watering after a rain, and on another visit the plants were very dry. We advised the homeowner again about watering practices upon our discoveries of inadequate water or too much water. Our guarantee states that we are not responsible for over or under watering, but we replaced the plants at our expense anyway."

Neil B.
Oct 2010
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,500
The job went well. It’s a small company but the guy has a lot of experience. He has a website and he passes out a DVD so I know he’s also done some large projects that involve pavers and walls and things.

Robert M.
May 2010
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$800
The whole needed the work badly and they picked up leaves, put down rocks in the front to keep people from driving on the strip in front, and they re-seated some radiance. They were here most of the day. I spent $800 or $900 on that work.

Laura S.
Sep 2009
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,500
We got a total clean up done which included cleaning of all the beds and mulching the beds. It also included trimming, removal of the brush and planting new plants. The landscaper is great and I have been working with him since 1989. He always follows up personally by making a phone call to his customers to see if they are happy with the service. Over the years we have occasionally thought about using other people for landscaping, but since his service is so good, we haven’t looked elsewhere.

CAROL B.
Jul 2009
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$10,000
Dan has a crew but he is usually on site. They clean up after themselves very nicely and I trust them perfectly when they are here. One of the best things is that his staff is very good. The quality of craftsmanship is outstanding and we have been very happy with their work.

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FAQ

Druffel Design & Landscape is currently rated 4.9 overall out of 5.

Yes, Druffel Design & Landscape offers free project estimates.

No, Druffel Design & Landscape does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.

No, Druffel Design & Landscape does not offer a senior discount.

Yes, Druffel Design & Landscape offers emergency services.

No, Druffel Design & Landscape does not offer warranties.