Thompson Landscape Service
About us
We’re a team of highly skilled, dedicated professionals that share a common goal: pleasing our customers. We emphasize creativity and a full range of services which include specialization in mowing, complete landscape design, outdoor structures, lighting and plant installation. A complete list of our services can be found on the Services page. Our team will always respect your property and trust while providing a quality product.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Landscape Design & Installation. Complete Lawn Maintenance.
Amenities
Emergency Services
Yes
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
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There were challenges in getting the work started due to the weather however once the work began, the crews worked very quickly and managed to finish the projects in about a week. Kevin came out a couple of times that week to look at the progress and provide updates as to how everything was going. He went back to double check the crew's work and had them fix anything that wasn't to his specifications.
Overall the project went very smoothly with no surprises. The crews knew exactly what they were doing and were clearly experienced. We would use Thompson Landscaping again for any future landscaping needs.
it started with me being notified that I need to talk to Mr. Thompson regarding the landscaping for our house. I called him a couple of times but never heard back from him. I figured he was busy, but when the builder asked me what the status was on the landscaping I told them I had not heard from Mr. Thompson. The builder called him and he told them he had not heard from me. I called him again and he answered and agreed to meet my wife and myself at the house to discuss our landscaping. It was the middle of winter and we were concerned about the landscaping going into the ground when it was so cold, but he assured us all would be well and there was "1 year warranty" if there were any problems with the plants. he talked to us about the kind of plants that we wanted and he said he knew what we wanted and that he had some suggestions. We have since learned these were very cheap suggestions and not what we really wanted. For instance my wife wanted something large that would be a good screen for around the pool and he suggested emerald arborvitaes. he did not tell us they were very slow growing in our region and that a lot of them needed to be planted for an effective screen. He also neglected to tell us that they are very susceptible to disease and parasites. When we moved in several of the plants were dead and we had to have them replaced. This occurred probably because he planted the plants between two ice storms. He kept telling us they were dormant until finally we made him come over and he agreed they were dead and then replaced them.
When we moved into the house we found that the drainage in the back yard was not done properly and everything was flowing into our pool. After months of talking with him and the builder he finally came back and regarded the yard and then moved the placement of the runoff spout to the middle of the back yard. At least it doesn't flow back into the pool now.
The plants keep dying off and he has been very difficult to get a hold of on the phone. I one time made the mistake of calling him twice in a row (his phone was doing something strange and did not let me leave a message) and when he called back he snapped at me and asked what was so urgent that I needed to call him so much. He then proceeded to chew me out for calling him and not waiting for him to call me back. The next time I called, I waited to see how long it would take him to call me back, and then got tired of waiting after two hours and called him again. He then barked at me again about calling him and that he was "very busy". I decided to go through the builder without talking to him.
On the final time that I talked to him, he told me that the plants which were dead in the backyard were dead due to parasites probably and that his warranty does not cover parasites. He said he would come out and look at the plants and let me know. Two weeks later on a Saturday morning, some people were wandering around the backyard and my wife asked them who they were and they said they were with Kevin Thompson. They told my wife that they were checking the plants and the irrigation to see if they were being watered enough. Then they left without replacing any of the obviously dead plants and we have never seen or heard from them again.
When we moved in they were supposed to go over the irrigation system with us, but that never happened. I downloaded instructions and read the manual and figured some settings out, but nothing more than the basics, and still do not know what is included in my system.
"THOMPSON LANDSCAPE SERVICES WAS NEVER HIRED BY THIS HOME OWNER THROUGH ANGIES LIST. . WE COMPLETED THE WORK FOR THE BUILDER. WE NEVER AGREED TO ANY WARRANTIES OR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE PLANTINGS, TYPE AND OR IRRIGATION SERVICES. AGAIN THIS WAS ALL DISCUSSED WITH THE BUILDER AS TO WHAT HE WANTED US TO INSTALL FOR THIS HOME. I WILL ASK THAT THIS POST BE REMOVED FROM ANGIES LIST."
I got little contact from him and no response to my complaints. I checked AL and contacted Thompson. I got a fair price and he referred me to a great weed control company- another AL member. I have been using him for 2 months now- they are prompt, Kevin responds to my texts or e-mails quickly. And I have no complaints.
His crew was very personable and informative as well. I felt comfortable leaving my house for work, knowing they would be working there all day. The final product ended up using more materials than originally quoted but Kevin stood firm to his original quote. The price he quoted was the price I paid. No hidden fees popped up at the end. I would HIGHLY recommend them to any of my friends and family.
Not only was the quality fantastic, but they beat every other quote I had (all from reputable businesses on Angie's List). Quality, Value and Service all in one company.
After I received the OK from a general contract specializing in basement and foundation waterproofing, I approved of Kevin's plans and pricing. He added me to his list of work and gave me a time frame of which he would be able to start. He was able to complete the project within the time frame mentioned, and the results are professional. He even made the decision to add a channel drain to my project and upgrade the quality of mulch used for the landscaping.
I would definitely recommend him, and I will certainly be working with him on my future landscaping projects!
Very impressed with the work and the company. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend them and I already have to neighbors.
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