Cobblestone Gardening Services

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It went great. Landscape and path look great. I've received compliments. 6 month plant guarantee if anything dies. He stays in touch after work completed to ensure plants take. Very responsive to questions/requests.

Jim (and Brian) have been great in understanding our desire to go as native and organic as possible. They've set up beds, and returned to clean them up when we neglected them. They understand our desire to make the yard a place for our kids to play and learn. Jim surprised us in the kitchen garden with a stone nook with "windows" for the kids to enjoy watching the garden grow. (The cats like it, too.) Specifics? 1.) Numerous flower beds throughout front and back yards. Set up and tweaked over time. 2.) Fabulous raised-bed, dry stack kitchen garden with drip irrigation throughout. Worked with our desire to utilize Square Foot Gardening principles (and build trellises over walkways.) Much oohing and ahhing from visitors. Drip lines allow it to thrive when we vacation, and because we'd never remember to water regularly. Approx.150 sq feet. magnet for kids in neighborhood. Magnet ditto the flower beds, which allow for kids to play IN, not just around. As we wish. 3.) Corrected poorly laid (by someone else) stone borders in front yard. In the beginning we worked in phases, doing a bit in the spring, a bit in the fall. Working around ideas and schedules. We let things grow for a few years, and are now revisiting some more ideas. This Spring, I was stumped on how to arrange a series of square trellises on the back fence. Brian nailed it. Now they are about to help us with an awkward transition between outdoor living area, and back yard. How to approach this area stumped me. They listened to how we use the space and what we'd like, came up with a great idea and will implement this month. Are they the least expensive? Nope. Been there, done that, too. Find that I prefer working with folks who know what they are doing, and letting them do it. What we especially like? Jim and his crew are professionals. We discuss what we like, what is doable, and listen to their advice. No need to hover while Jim's guys work. Go run your errands, when you return... It will Just. Look. Great.

They are on time, professional, do fantastic work, reasonably price and they're just great company to work with.

It went perfect. I highly recommend Jim and Cobblestone Gardening for all your garden needs. They are perfectionist and keep our garden looking beautiful year round. Jim knows everything there is to know about gardens and what to plant in the perfect spot. You will not be disappointed in them! A+++++++

They are so meticulous and so neat with their work. When they leave you have no idea that they had even been there other than everything looking so much better than it was. So they are really careful about the yard and everything around it. They are just fantastic. Jim is the owner. They are so great. They listen exactly to what you want and they are overly accommodating. Their prices are a little bit high, but with the quality of work they do, I think that it is worth it. They did about a $1700 project for us.

Jim Reimann did a great job at first, but then started to overcharge us above and beyond what we had agreed in the proposal. I can't explain why only to say that I assume he took our wealth and status to assume we wouldn't ask questions when being overcharged by $2500. When we asked Jim to explain things he said that he had not overcharged and that the extra week and a half of labor was my responsibility. That had never been discussed and we never received a change order for the extra time nor did we get any heads up that they had gone over. On the contrary when we were chatting he had mentioned that his workers were really dedicated and perfectionists and that they took extra time, and that is sometimes causes him issues if he has another job lined up. So clearly when the job went on for 3 weeks instead of the 1 1/5 we were told I just remembered what he said, that his workers were "perfectionists." Well when we asked Jim to explain why if he calls himself a contractor why he won't stick to his contract or inform us of any overages - because we would not have authorized it. I mean, if I have to pay his labor bill why not just go down to the Home Depot and pick up some migrant workers? It didn't make any sense to us. Especially after paying all our invoices and draws on time and in full. Jim Reimann got really mad at us and said that he would remove the extra charges of $2500. He then sent a revised invoice which we paid. After two weeks and not hearing back and with issues with the work they did (not major, just minor stuff) came up I decided to email him and ask if he was going to come back and fix the issues with the planters and bricks, but he said - and i quote "Not my problem, i don't guarantee anything when it's not paid in full." But we had - he sent the revised invoice and we paid it in full. We have no idea why he is so sensitive other than he anticipated that he could fill a week of work for his guys off our dime - but he has refused to guarantee his work. The interesting thing is the first job we hired Jim Reimann and Cobblestone Gardeners for was for planters - which we paid and full and there was no dispute because he stuck to the contract - but yet he refused to come and take care of the plants that have mites on them. So I am now stuck with loads of dirt that he has yet to remove - which I paid for, and plants that are dying and I have no idea how to fix it. I am forced to have to find a solution elsewhere and can only hope that someone will take the time to read this and and not get duped like we did.

I would recommend them highly to friends and family members. They were pretty reasonably priced compared to other people.

Cobblestone Gardening Services lets you know when they are coming. There is no one better out there. They did an excellent job. His work is worth the price.