Pristine Acres

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Pristine Acres did the stone patio, walls and landscaping for our swimming pool project.  Their work was exemplary.  The project included extensive stacked stone walls, stone pavers, a fountain, curved stairs and walls descending to the pool apron, and two garden areas.
The hard working stone masons were exacting and highly professional.  Steve Waldron, president of the company, is a perfectionist, knowledgeable about construction techniques, and was always available for supervision and consultation.  He had an excellent working relationship with my husband, the architect who designed the pool.
Steve has an impressive knowledge and passion for horticulture and spent an afternoon at Merrifield?s helping me select all the plantings. 
We feel very lucky to have used Pristine Acres because the results are simply beautiful.

I contacted Adam's Pristine Acres after my pool company suggested I get an estimate from them.  The original estimate was over $180,000 but we were looking to spend more in the line of $20,000!  After considerable changes, we settled on plantings in phases.  Phase one was the basic landscaping, to be followed by additional plantings during phase two and three.  The trees and shrubs were planted in November, so it was a good time of year.  
     Over the spring and summer of 2012, I lost six English boxwood, a Korean boxwood and three 6'-7' crepe myrtles.  After numerous emails, they came out and replaced the dead shrubs.  They told me the plants died because I wasn't watering them enough, even though I have an irrigation system set by a professional irrigation company who serviced the system throughout the summer.    
     This spring, I have continued to lose plants including five more English boxwood, several skipjack laurals, a ginko tree, two 8' dogwood trees and two hollys.  I contacted a horticulturalist who came out last week to assess my problem.  It turns out that my shrubs have fungus, mites and aphids.  Now, I live in a VERY rural setting in Fairfax County, with no houses or landscaping within 500'. and it's possible that the fungus, mites & aphids came from the existing flora, however, the horticulturalist strongly suspects that the offenders came from the original landscape plantings.  
     We are in the process of killing the fungus, mites and aphids and will use a different company for the many planting we will need for the fall.
     In addition to the infestation problems, they planted three very large cedar trees in the pool area.  No doubt they were going for a mature look.  The only problem is that these trees are becoming monsters!  They have grown considerably and are beginning to incorporate envelope the fence.  We have inquired about having them moved, but have been told they will probably die.  
     Finally, for some reason, they decided to plant holly bushes that have pickers right in front of a hose bib!  These will need to be moved.  Every time I go to turn on the water, I am reminded of how irritated I am at the money I have wasted.  
     Above all, I am of the opinion that Adam's Pristine Acres is inexperienced.

It went extremely well. The before and after was night and day. And the work was done in a week.
We would definitely hire Steve and Jeff again.

Always exceeded expectations.

The crew worked the entire day to clear out about a 1/4 acre of brush and trees, several being very tall.  They were careful to work around my aluminum fence and existing trees.  They filled two and a half trucks full of tree stumps and brush and left my yard in great condition.  I was very satisfied with their work and plan to get an estimate from them for landscaping services.  The price was fair and reasonable.  I called Tysons Tree Service and they came out to give me an estimate but they never followed through and lost any chance from being hired for the job.

I used them because I bought a Groupon for their service. I would definitely recommend them.  They came out a couple days after they gave me a quote and it was all done.

It was excellent.

They came in and removed a tree for us. They did very good work. A little pricey.

See above.

They give excellent service, high quality landscapers; they do the job right the first time. They are meticulous with details and have been great throughout the whole project.