Select Landscaping

Contracted to install sod (st Augustine) as well as some stone tree ring and flower bed work. Initial price and communication was great. Install went as planned and lawn looks great months later.

We wanted to give the outside of our 39-year-old house an updated look. We had 4 35-year-old oak trees and overgrown shrubs pretty much hiding the front of the house. We used Angi’s List to find Select Landscaping. Derek came out to look at our current landscaping and made suggestions on what we should change. We removed 3 of the 4 trees, removed all of the shrubs added an irrigation system and completely sodded the front and back yard. New flower beds were added to the front and back yard with attractive stone edging. Stone edging was added to the property line on both sides of the front yard to give our new lawn a defined look along with helping to prevent weeds from growing in our yard from our neighbors’ yards. Derek’s selection of shrubs and annual plants really enhanced the look of our house. Derek also worked with a Lighting contractor to install landscape lighting in the front yard. Derek suggested added steppingstones and landscape rock to cover an area next to the driveway where our trash cans sit. We also added a underground drainage system to redirect rainwater from our roof downspouts to a pop-up drain release closer to the street which has greatly minimized erosion in the yard. Working with a single contractor has made this major landscaping update very easy. Derek would bring the sub-contractors as we worked out details of each phase of the update. The only negative comment we have is the Irrigation contractor did poor work and then filed for bankruptcy when they “finished” our project. Overall, I would recommend Select Landscaping and Derek for your landscaping updates. He has been able to handle our project which I would consider large with no issues.

Great job done by Derek and his crew!

Derek and his workers were prompt, thorough and left my lawn looking beautiful and tidy. The sod is doing so well! Thank you for excellent service.

I contracted Select Landscaping to sod my backyard as well as do some stone work (stone edging around flower bed and tree ring). Everything was transparent and went well. The owner, Derek, is friendly and courteous. The day of the work went well. His crew did a great job on the sod install. The flower bed and tree ring looked great. However, I had noticed that the tree ring and flower bed edging were missing those drainage holes that should be drilled into them and lined with PVC piping to allow proper drainage. When I mentioned it to Derek he was apologetic and said he would fix it. We were also discussing how the sprinkler system should be modified to change the spread of the sprinkler heads to better cover the yard. He mentioned that they also do sprinkler servicing. I agreed to the price he said would do that job for and we agreed he could come out to handle the sprinkler and then fix the drainage on stone edging at the same time sometime in the future since this was getting to be very late in the day. I will explained that I was going to be out of town for a week or so and we could schedule it for when I got back. After I returned from the trip I reached out and we scheduled a time to do the sprinklers. However storms ended up coming in and preventing it from happening. We then communicated several more times and he would give vague timeframes like “late next week” as a possibility. However every time it got closer to “late next week” something would usually come up like bad weather and he would ask to delay it again. Now the last 2-3 times I’ve contacted him he would give a more specific date and then not contact me again as the date got closer. One of those times he mentioned having a family issue arise and he was unable to do it as a result (to which I was sympathetic and fine with). However, we scheduled again since then and he once again did not show up. And when followed up via text he doesn’t respond. I have 6 texts over 4 days and none have been answered. 2 were direct responses to a question he asked, then one was to confirm that he was coming later that day. Then another asking if the day after since he never showed. Then another 2 just asking what happened and when we can reschedule. One thing to note is that I get “read” receipts on my messages and it shows that they have been read. At any rate. The initial install was great, albeit missing drainage on the flower bed and tree ring. But the follow up has been pretty bad.

My yard is beautiful and I am so proud of it. Derek did a great job and came back by to check on the yard to ensure the grass was looking healthy and I was watering. Very personalized service. Couldn’t be happier!

excellent service and work

Friendly, informative, patient and willing to explain. Recommended a partial install to butt up against existing grass. Waited for the right climate circumstances before installing and did a quick, beautiful job.

Derek was awesome! I requested a quote through Angi and he called within minutes and was at our house the same day to give us a quote. We were hoping to start our project asap and have it done by Thanksgiving and he and his crew worked hard to get it done in time. They did an awesome job! His communication was great from start to finish. We had lots of design questions and he was always quick to answer. We appreciate his kindness, quick responses and quality work so much. We will definitely reach out for future projects.

Derek and his crew were awesome! He came out and gave us a quote the same day we requested one. We were hoping to start our project asap and finish before Thanksgiving and he went out of his way to make that happen. Before this project was completed, we had major drainage issues near our backyard patio (it was a super muddy mess!) and his installation of stones and pavers not only looks great, but also solved our muddy mess. We had many design questions throughout the process and he was always quick to answer them. Great quality work and great communication— couldn’t ask for a better experience!