Please call us for a free estimate at 703-385-1641. Please be aware, this number is an automatic message center. We retrieve our messages several times throughout the day, Monday-Friday. Please leave a message with your first and last name (with spelling), address, phone number, and a brief description of how we can assist you. A Craig's Lawn Care representative will return your call.
Business highlights
40 years of trusted experience
Services we offer
CLC specializes in residential lawn mowing. CLC also provides general yard cleanup of debris, trimming/pruning of shrubbery and/or bushes, bed preparation and mulching, (de)weeding of beds, and leaf removal.
Services we don't offer
Fertilization and weed control but we do have recommendations.
It went well. They did very professional job, completed all the requested tasks within the fixed price.
Description of Work: Trimmed hedges, removed large branch debris, spread 20 bags of mulch, trimmed back ivy
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$169
Marie F.
05/2014
5.0
lawn service
 + -1 more
They have cut our grass twice now and have done a wonderful job. They are fast and efficient with the mowing and trimming. They also allow for an every-other-week contract instead of just a weekly one. I prefer every other week because it is better for our type of grass especially during the hot, dry months. They have done such a good job that we are going to continue using them even after my husband heals.
Description of Work: We hired Craig's Lawn Care to cut our grass after my husband's shoulder surgery. We contacted them after we saw them in our neighborhood and their crew stopped the mowing to allow us and our dogs past. They were friendly and professional so we contacted them.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$45
Jeanne H.
05/2014
2.0
lawn service
 + -1 more
They have done lawn work for me for the last two years but I find them very frustrating to work with. First, they never return phone calls. This season alone I have called three times and left messages with no response. previously, they wouldn't tell me when exactly they were coming and I have a dog that has access to the backyard, so this is very frustrating. They do good work, but the lack of responsiveness has made me look elsewhere.
Description of Work: They have done lawn work for me for the last two years but I find them very frustrating to work with. They've done everything from spring clean up to lawn mowing.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
2.0
Deborah A.
05/2014
5.0
lawn service
 + -1 more
Edged all beds, removed weeds, put down several bags of mulch, removed ALL debris. Left the yard looking BEAUTIFUL!!
Description of Work: Lawn/Garden Service
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$169
JOHN B.
05/2014
5.0
landscaping, lawn service
 + 0 more
I purchased 4 hours with Craig's Lawn Care via the Angie's List Big Deal. While I received an automated email from them when I purchased, I did not hear back from them to schedule until after I reached out, 9 days later, requesting they contact me. I provided information via email and Craig followed up with a phone call, and then a visit to ensure he understood what work I was interested in having his crew complete. It was a thorough walk-through, and Craig was very upfront with what he thought they could accomplish, which provided me the opportunity to establish the priorities. Craig was very knowledgeable regarding the species in my yard and provided some recommendations based on his experience. Work was initially delayed because of weather impacts on his prior-scheduled work, but communication was great in getting me an update with new estimate on time to come out. He confirmed via email before the work, and then gave me a call when he went to the house with the crew in the morning to make sure they all understood everything from his notes of the walk through on what was to be done. All yard work was completed to my specifications and all clippings/debris were hauled away as part of the deal. The yard looked great! Craig's Lawn Care exceeded my expectations by providing a great service, at a great price, for the amount of work that was done.
Description of Work: Trimming and pruning in front and back yard.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$169
Deborah M.
04/2014
4.0
lawn service
 + -1 more
Two workers showed up for at total of 4 hours and the work was actually more than we thought it would be. The owner came to look at the job beforehand and said that it should be completed in the 4 hours but there was really alot to do - they probably completed two thirds of the job so I will need to have them come back for at least 2 more hours. The workers were very efficient but I did have to remind them to do a couple of things before they left. I thought it was unusual though that they did not come with a wheel barrow and luckily I had one, and an extra tarp, to haul away a lot of the debris - they only came with one which they laid on the back of the truck which left them without a tarp. It took several attempts to get the company to come out as the first appointment they forgot and I had to call them. The owner was very apologetic and did send an email the night before with a reminder this go-around.
Description of Work: hauled away excess wood, dug up several dead plants, pull up ivy and cleared out a back corner in my year and started to clean up a very large enclosed area that became overgrown
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
3.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$350
Susan V.
04/2014
5.0
landscaping, lawn service, mulch, tree service
 + 2 more
Excellent service, couldn't ask for a more responsive or quality service. Craig and his team work to provide what is requested and works with the owner to ensure the work is done properly and meets the expectations of the client. I am extremely pleased with their work.
Description of Work: I have had CLC do my lawn service since 1992. In addition, they have done my seasonal mulching and pruning for the past few years.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,000
Pamela C.
04/2014
5.0
lawn service
 + -1 more
excellent. went above and beyond basic service.
Description of Work: general yard clean up
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$149
Holly M.
04/2014
5.0
lawn service
 + -1 more
It went great, just as agreed upon. He ripped out & dug up all the grown over and unruly front flower beds including digging out dead azaleas & camellias, tilled the soil and mulched it all. It looks GREAT. He weeding the entire side beds of years of weeds we could get a handle on. Cut way back the ornamental grasses in back & front. Trimmed the neighbor's trees that over hang in our yard. Just a ton of work. Again, our yard front and back looks great!
Description of Work: He fixed ALL the front, back and side flower beds. Weeding, digging up dead shrubs, tilling the soil & mulching the entire area. He did soooo much work.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$550
Sandy S.
04/2014
5.0
lawn service
 + -1 more
Showed up as promised, did the job, and cleaned up promptly. No complaints.
Description of Work: Cleaned out ivy, weeded, and mulched flower beds.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$279
Nancy S.
04/2014
5.0
lawn service
 + -1 more
Oscar and his colleague arrived and reviewed the planned work with me. They got right to it, divididing the work to accomplish it faster. For the trimming work, they checked with me to see if it was at the correct level. They cleaned up wonderfully and even blew what leaves remained in my beds that I hadn't raked away. I was very pleased and will look to use them again.
Description of Work: Work performed included 1) removing several dead laurel bushes, trimming a variety of shrubs/hedges, trimming branches from a large river birch, re-edging existing landscape beds, and removing grass for a new landscape bed.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$169
Margaret E P.
04/2014
5.0
lawn service
 + -1 more
The owner of the company contacted me very promptly and we discussed the work to be done. He came by my house one day to have a look and determine how much mulch would be needed. I paid extra for purchasing, delivering, and spreading the mulch, which was not part of the Big Deal. Work was dome quickly and professionally. I am.very pleased.
Description of Work: Spring clean up of all flower beds, edging of the beds, trimming where needed, and spreading mulch.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$300
Michelle M.
04/2014
3.0
lawn service
 + -1 more
He wrote the estimate for 6 hours with four hours from the deal going towards the time. We also had agreed he would mow my back yard for $40. He sent 4 men and was only here between 60 and 90 minutes. They didn't tell me when they left and they hadn't even mowed my lawn. He said he had come out to my home and he stated he didn't even know I was there to discuss the work or when he would be back to mow my lawn. He had my cell phone number and I had spoken to his men when they arrived so i'm not sure why he couldn't get in touch with me. The written estimate was for a 6 hour time frame and not for 6 man hours. He told me he would get everything done he possibly could in those six hours and included everything in the written estimate. My yard does look cleaned up, but they were not here for the time the estimate provided for. He also didn't mow my yard and said he would come back to do that at a later date. I feel as though he didn't deliver what was expected. He was very defensive when I brought up my concerns.
Description of Work: He gave me an estimate and cleaned my yard up for a little over an hour.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
3.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
$169
Response from Craig's Lawn Care
I met with the homeowner and we went over the work she wanted to complete within the four labor-hours as stated on the Big Deal. She was very specific on what she wanted to complete and she authorized two additional hours of labor if necessary. We arrived there in the morning as prearranged with a crew of four men. We completed the work that she wanted in five labor-hours and hauled away the debris which was included in the purchase of the Big Deal. There was an area in the far back of her property where she wanted some leaves mulched up that we planned to do the next day when we were doing mowing in the area. We were going to communicate that to her later; however, she contacted us before we could tell her. I believe there was a misunderstanding on what labor-hours mean. As specified in the Big Deal, one labor-hour is one man for one hour (i.e. two men for two hours, three men for one hour and twenty minutes, or four men for one hour).
KRISTI S.
04/2014
5.0
lawn service
 + -1 more
Went well three guys showed up and removed everything I needed , but disposal means throwing things in the woods not hauling away .... and that's what I though removal was. Luckily my husband caught them hauling stuff to the creek and directed them to the fire pit so we could burn the grass. They worked hard and saved me from a weekend of sweating..... that's why I gave them a A..
Description of Work: Removal of ornamental grass
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$169
Jennifer O.
04/2014
5.0
lawn service
 + -1 more
Craig himself stopped by within a couple days of my purchase of the Big Deal, and said that he thought the team could get most of the job done in the time allotted. A week later (which was not a delay - it was due to the weather), his team arrived ahead of schedule, walked through the job with me, and completed the entire job within the time allowed by the Big Deal. Everything looks great and I am very happy. I have already contacted Craig again about some additional work.
Description of Work: The team removed the last of the leaves from our rather large yard, including under the porch and out of the flower beds.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$165
Lawrence R.
09/2013
5.0
lawn service, lawn treatment, leaf removal, mulch, tree service
 + 3 more
It went well as always. We were notified in advance so we could mark our sprinkler system. The guys are on time, do their job, and cleanup neatly.
Description of Work: applied our fall fertilizer, aerated lawn, and seeded lawn
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$115
Christina S.
09/2013
5.0
lawn service
 + -1 more
I have used Craig's for a year now and they are always punctual and quick. They mow and trim and then blow all the debris from my driveway, walkway and deck!
Description of Work: cut lawn, edged, blew debris away
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$100
Tim F.
09/2013
1.0
lawn service
 + -1 more
Very disappointed in this company. I contacted Craigs becuase I was putting my mothers house on the market and needed someone to take care of the lawn on a weekly basis. They were already cutting her neighbors lawn so I thought it would be convenient for both them and me since they were already in the neighborhood. First and foremost, they are TERRIBLE at communication. The only way for a customer to communicate with them is by leaving a voicemail and just hoping they return your call. I had to call twice just to get someone to call me to arrange for a cost estimate. Once I finally did get someone to review the property, they sent me a contract which was signed and returned back to them. We had decided to mow both the front and back, once per week. This was needed as the house was now on the market and needed to look in top shape. I do not live in the general area so I had trust that they would do well. After several weeks, our Realtor had mentioned that the lawn had not yet been cut. I contacted Craigs (again, via voicemail) to follow up and request status. Some time had gone by and I had confirmed that the lawn had STILL not been cut. Did they just not want my business and decided not to accept the contract? I wouldn't know as they do not return calls. Again, I have not received any response to my call made earlier this week so today I left them a message asking them to disregard the contract that was mailed back to them. I am currently searching for someone else who can take care of the work in a more professional way. I understand that with a small business, not everyone can afford to have someone in an office answering phone calls. But if the protocol is to leave a voice mail, then I feel as if they should be doing better to monitor the messages that come in, At minimum several times a day to ensure their existing and future customers are being taken care of. Craigs Lawn service{ If you are reading this and if you do indeed track all calls that come in, my suggestion to you is to do better with your responses. As a customer, we deserve that much. Its unfortunate that this has to end this way as I had several other people in the neighborhood waiting on my recommendation once trying you out. My recommendation to them will be to choose someone else.
Description of Work: Cost estimate to mow and edge both front and back yard.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
value
5.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
$35
Response from Craig's Lawn Care
We respect the gentleman's inquiry. We received his first inquiry in the latter part of July specifying he wanted temporary bi-weekly service. This is the specific message he left on our voicemail "WANTS EST ON SOME LAWN SERVICE. YOU'RE MOWING A NEIGHBOR ACROSS MY MOMS. LOOKING TO DO A TEMPORARY DEAL ON A MONTH TO MONTH BASIS. MOM IS TRYING TO SELL HER HOME. LOOKING TO GET BIWEEKLY MOWING AND EDGING PROBABLY FOR A COUPLE MONTHS". On July 26th we sent him a proposal for the mowing service. On August 8th around 12:00 this gentleman contacted us requesting the lawn service to start. We mowed the grass that day at 6:06 pm. As the original request specified, we returned to the property two weeks later on August 22 and mowed it once again at 5:24 pm. His next scheduled mowing day was yesterday, September 5th but the gentleman cancelled on September 4th. We attempted to call him two times and left messages; however, we have not heard from him. We checked out his lawn on July 26th, and the bi-weekly schedule seemed very adequate for that property because it is a slow growing warm season grass.
phyllis F.
08/2013
1.0
lawn service
 + -1 more
No work was ever done because they never got back with me after calls and an email.
Description of Work: I tried twice to call and never received a return call and sent an email and never received an answer. After waiting for over 2 weeks, I found another company and am very happy.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Graham S.
07/2013
5.0
lawn service
 + -1 more
Was contacted by Allen and he was nothing but professional and pleasant. They did the work as promised, when promised. Very satisfied.
Description of Work: Weeding/trimming
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$600
VL B.
06/2013
2.0
lawn service
 + -1 more
How'd it go? Not well. I sent an e-mail request for an estimate on regular mowing. His company does a beautiful job on my neighbors' lawns and his crew is always pleasant when I see them. I wanted to surprise my husband and arrange for lawn care this summer to give him a break. Problem number one: the surprise was ruined. The guy showed up without making an appointment, my husband answered the door and assumed he was just knocking on doors. Problem number two: I felt he was in a rush, his answers were short, and a little argumentative. I'm sure he knew what he was talking about, but personally I don't like it when contractors treat me this way--the same ones usually go into high gear when they talk to my husband, but I'm the one who takes care of most of the maintenance on the house. In other words, talk to me or don't bother. When he left, he said he'd e-mail me a quote, which I never got, but he probably rightly guessed that it wasn't going to work out. Note: Punctuality is rated an F because he came unannounced and he never sent the quote.
Description of Work: He responded to a request for a quote for regular lawn mowing.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
1.0
Response from Craig's Lawn Care
This is in response to (deleted member name) review. As stated, (deleted member name) sent us a request on May 21st for an estimate on our website. She did not mention in the request that it was a surprise for her husband. Upon receiving the message on that day, I promptly responded by going to (deleted member name) home because I was in the area. If she had requested for us to call in advance we would have done so. During our conversation, (deleted member name) had requested that only her front yard be mowed and I was questioning whether she would also like the back done because most prospective customers usually want both the front and back mowed. She thought I was charging the neighbor one price and I thought it was something different. I then told her that I wanted to charge her the same thing as I charge the neighbor and I would verify it and subsequently forward her a proposal. Our records indicate that an email with the estimate and other literature was sent to the email address provided (which was not returned) on May 24th at 12:36 pm. We never heard another thing from her until this review. Contrary to (deleted member name) review, I felt differently about the conversation. I thought (deleted member name) was friendly and the conversation went well. With the information that was provided, we feel that we proceeded appropriately.
Miray K.
06/2013
1.0
lawn service
 + -1 more
I have contacted the provider a few times and I was told that they would come over to provide a quote but they never did. After few tries I finally gave up. So I am not sure about the quality of their work but responsiveness was terrible.
Description of Work: I ended up not using the provider since they did not even bother to get back with a quote.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
Response from Craig's Lawn Care
I'm sorry this arrangement did not work out. We wanted to follow through with the estimate. However, I talked to (deleted member name) and told him I would go by his property. He told me his wife would be home the next day. I went to the property early the next morning and looked over his landscaping at his townhouse and left a card (which we frequently do) with a note and my cell number on the back to call me to discuss for clarification. I was prepared to share a price with him based on what I thought he needed. We never heard back from him.
Jason W.
06/2013
2.0
lawn service
 + -1 more
I called Craig's Lawn Care on a Friday afternoon around 3pm. I received a call back from Craig about 1.5 hours later and he told me that he would stop by over the weekend so that he could give me an estimate for how much it would cost to mow my lawn. I never heard back from them and ended up going with another lawn service.
Description of Work: I came back from a vacation and my lawn had grown to about a foot long so I called them to find out when they could mow my lawn and how much it would cost.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
responsiveness
2.0
Nancy S.
06/2013
5.0
lawn service
 + -1 more
I've been using them for almost 2 years now. They do a great job and are very reliable.
Description of Work: They cut my grass weekly.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Stephanie W.
06/2013
5.0
lawn service
 + -1 more
I called Craig's after hours and left a message. The very next morning I received a call from Allen, saying he was on his way to do an estimate for the lawncare. I missed him, but he came and left the estimate. It is honestly very close to the price I've received from a few other services, but their coupon allows for a free mow after four. I called them back and asked them to go ahead and mow, but I'd like an estimate on the services mentioned above. Again, Allen called right away and met me at the house the following day. It was raining (he said that was good, so we could see the drainage issues) that day, but we walked around the entire house so I could explain what I was interested in having done. It took him approximately 15 minutes to put together an estimate - three buried drains in our yard, cleaning of the gutters, and tree and bushes trimming. Allen also noticed that we had some erosion under our porch, and said he would be happy to direct the crew to put the clay dirt taken out for the drain pipes and pack it under the porch to stabilize it better. After discussing with my husband, we decided to definitely do the drains and have the gutters cleaned...we'll see how the trimming goes on our own. Allen, we may be calling you back about that one as well... :) We have not had the extra work completed yet, but I have had my first mow. They were supposed to be here on Friday, but due to the crazy rain we have had, it slipped to Saturday. The yard looks fantastic!!! Can't wait to get the rest of the work scheduled and completed.
Description of Work: Weekly mowing service, as well as a proposal for trimming bushes and low tree branches, cleaning gutters and remedying some drainage issues in our yard.
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Service Categories
Lawn and Yard Work,
Mulch and Topsoil,
Landscaping,
Leaf Removal,
Tree Service,
Lawn Fertilization & Treatment,
Gutter Cleaning,
Snow Removal
FAQ
Craig's Lawn Care is currently rated 4.7 overall out of 5.
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Tuesday: 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Wednesday: 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Thursday: 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Friday: 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Saturday: Closed
Craig's Lawn Care accepts the following forms of payment: Check,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
Yes, Craig's Lawn Care offers free project estimates.
No, Craig's Lawn Care does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
Yes, Craig's Lawn Care offers a 5% senior discount.
No, Craig's Lawn Care does not offer emergency services.
Yes, Craig's Lawn Care offers warranties.
Craig's Lawn Care offers the following services: CLC specializes in residential lawn mowing. CLC also provides general yard cleanup of debris, trimming/pruning of shrubbery and/or bushes, bed preparation and mulching, (de)weeding of beds, and leaf removal.
Fertilization and weed control but we do have recommendations.