Clint-Co

We are a nonprofit, charitable organization that was fortunate enough to be able to build a new facility. Clint-Co was hired to provide the landscaping, which appeared to be fine until we had been in our new building for a few months. The landscaping was done with a desert-type, water-friendly xeriscape. Almost immediately weeds began popping up through the gravel and mulch. Clint-Co did not put a ground cloth underneath the gravel/mulch. For about 30 days, they came and sprayed the weeds; however, they sprayed grass coming up next to an ornamental grass they planted. Obviously, the ornamental grass died, too. So that money we spent was completely wasted. We have also been told by other landscaping companies that the level of mulch put down was completely insufficient. Then one of the trees died. The landscaping was completed April 2, 2013. On July 30, only - 3-4 months after completion of the landscaping - I contacted the owner of the company about a tree that died. I had to email him three more times before he finally responded in September 2013. His response - the tree was only covered if it was installed improperly and since he installed it properly, it wasn't his covered. During the additional times I emailed him, I also mentioned that we had a leak in the drip irrigation. Even though the controller was turned completely off, water continued to run on one cycle. His response - again, when he finally replied in September, he stated that we must have cut one of the lines with a hoe shovel while weeding. However, I know for a fact that no instruments had been used in weeding; it had all be done by hand. About a year later - in May 2014 - we had another cycle exhibit the same problem. It continued to run a solid stream of water, even though the system was turned off. Coincidentally, this was the cycle for the dead tree, which makes me wonder if it had been malfunctioning all along and whether the tree died as a result of over watering. Regardless, Clint-Co. is a company that refuses to stand behind its work and has cost a charitable organization a great deal of additional money through shoddy workmanship.