Founded 1979 • With Angi since October 2011
Founded in 1979, Gardens By Oz, Inc. has built a reputation for inspired design, thorough knowledge and unsurpassed customer service and has provided superior landscaping services to Tidewater, Virginia, businesses and homeowners. Our specialty is beautiful aquatic gardens and ponds. We work with a wide variety of customers, from single family homeowners who want to completely transform their landscapes to large corporate clients that need luxurious entry areas, and deliver the same level of attention to each and every customer we serve. At Gardens By Oz we combine science and art to create landscape masterpieces that are the envy of the neighborhood. We are passionate about what we do and approach each and every landscape design project with creativity and enthusiasm. Additional address - 5541 Iowa Ave., Norfolk, Va 23513. Please include your phone number if you are sending us a message through the Angie's List Message Center.
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2022 Super Service Award
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Christine B.
07/22/2022
The work was well-executed in a timely manner which resulted in providing the expected results for our lawn. Team is really courteous and professional.
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Description of Work
Resod front and side road verges
Category
concrete repair, lawn service
Cost
$1,750
Hire Again?
Yes
Service Provider Response
Appreciate your review. Thank you :)Kathy S.
07/06/2022
Oz and his team were amazing! Our backyard was transformed to a relaxing spa atmosphere with beautiful river rocks, mulch and perennials. Love it!
Description of Work
Landscape design and installation for our backyard pool and fire pit areas.
Category
concrete repair, landscaping, mulch, pavers, gravel
Hire Again?
Yes
Service Provider Response
Glad you are pleased with our work! As we discussed, am looking forward to phase 2 & 3.Trish W.
03/03/2022
Gary is fabulous. Although it was a small job he kept me informed of his schedule. His word was meticulous. Trees are replanted mulched and watered. He even saved my bulbs that were in the way. He also offered to spray weeds and moved brush to the street. Gary did ALLTHIS for an incredibly reasonable fee. I look forward to using his services in the future.
Description of Work
Note 2 cherry trees and lilac
Category
landscaping, lawn service
Cost
$135
Hire Again?
Yes
Service Provider Response
Project was straight forward. Customer had everything ready, including hose to help in the transplanting of her trees. Glad I could be of help.Martha B.
11/16/2021
Excellent. Best gardener/landscaper anywhere. Every garden project is ongoing for him. One of his clients told me they were so impressed that Gary would come back and check on his project periodically after its completion. He is passionate about what he does, shares his knowledge willingly, and takes pride in his beautiful gardens.
Description of Work
Landscaping. Reconfiguration of garden including addition of dry creek bed, lighting and pruning of existing trees and shrubs. Consultation concerning all landscaping and changes, additions/deletions, health issues to be done.
Category
concrete repair, landscaping, fountains, outdoor lighting
Hire Again?
Yes
Service Provider Response
I'm so happy you're pleased. Look forward to working with you on future projects.Cayte B.
11/02/2021
Gary and his team were extremely professional and very responsive. Gary gave me great ideas for an entire new landscape design at my house and worked with me to provide plants/flowers that would work with the sunlight my yard gets. When the work was complete, we did not have rain for nearly a month. A few plants ended up not surviving and Gary replaced the ones that didn't make it. That's customer service right there!! He's also really great about providing tips on how to keep the yard looking it's best.
Description of Work
New Landscaping at new house
Category
landscaping, lawn service, lawn treatment
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Yes
Service Provider Response
Enjoyed working with you & seeing how your garden has progressed over the past 3 months. You had a basic idea of what you wanted. It's not necessary, but helpful when a customer has ideas on how they want their garden to look.Laura A.
11/02/2021
Gardens By Oz was WONDERFUL to work with. Gary came over for an initial consultation and we discussed yard goals and budget. He then presented us with a rendering showing how the yard would look and what plants/bushes he planned to use. The main feature is the fountain he installed for us. HOLY MOLY! He and his crew showed up when promised. We will absolutely use Gardens By Oz again when we renovate our backyard!
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Description of Work
A whole front yard landscape renovation
Category
landscaping, lawn service, mulch, pavers, gravel, fountains, hardscaping, outdoor lighting
Hire Again?
Yes
Service Provider Response
There were many components to this project. Really enjoyed putting the pieces of the puzzle together. Appreciate your understanding as to how this project was going to be developed. We designed & installed several different disciplines into the front garden. Look forward to doing the same in the backyard.Roy M.
04/20/2021
My wife and I couldn't be happier. We were looking for a professional who could update our landscaping that was initially done many years ago. Gary listened to what I was looking for and very quickly made suggestions and offered advice. Once we agreed on a plan, the work was started within a reasonable timeframe, completed quickly and the work that was done was excellent.
Description of Work
Landscaping update
Category
landscaping
Hire Again?
Yes
Service Provider Response
Thank you for your review & looking forward to doing maintenance work in the future.Elizabeth Z.
01/07/2021
Gary was excellent. Polite, professional, friendly. He understood what I wanted, asked questions for clarity during the walk-around, and found a problem I'd missed (a large branch down in the azalea patch) and gave me a price for that as well. He arrived the next day with a team, and the whole job was done in a few hours. His prices were competitive, and they cleaned up the area completely.
Description of Work
Trimmed azalea shrubs around house and sidewalk.
Category
lawn service
Cost
$700
Hire Again?
Yes
Service Provider Response
Appreciate your review & look forward to doing work for you in the future.Neal F.
11/19/2020
Everything went quite well. Gary brought his whole crew. Each person appeared to have a specific task. It was like an orchestra playing as everyone work together and finished in record time.
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Description of Work
Areas in the backyard for plants such as the butterfly garden needed to be cleared of trees, cloth put down, mulch edit, order straightened out, debris removed, and cut down to manageable sizes.
Category
concrete repair, landscaping, lawn service
Hire Again?
Yes
Service Provider Response
Thank you for your review. Look forward to assisting you with your front yard landscaping project.Barb B.
09/28/2020
We’ve used Gary for years and have been very happy with his work, professionalism and ability to get the work done in a timely manner. He is very approachable and gives excellent suggestions on how to upkeep yard maintenance. He is also great with kids, dogs and is very personable.
Description of Work
Landscaping
Category
landscaping, lawn service
Hire Again?
Yes
Service Provider Response
Thank you for your time & appreciate you review. Look forward to working with you in the future.Joye M.
08/26/2020
Jay L.
06/18/2020
Excellent. Gardens by Oz has been doing this and reseeding the lawn in the fall for many years. The results are always excellent: The grass and the plants are always beautiful. They are always punctual and responsive to my requests.
Description of Work
Putting in plants and mulch
Category
concrete repair, landscaping, lawn service, mulch
Cost
$330
Hire Again?
Yes
steven B.
06/12/2020
My wife and I met Gary a couple of weeks ago and we were immediately impressed. He had a great knowledge of all bushes and trees and a great vision of what to do with our front and back yards. He and his team worked for multiple hours on multiple days pruning landscaping and controlling the yard. The end result was fabulous. The job was priced extremely reasonably and it is apparent Gary and his team care about the current job and staying in touch to make sure it stays nice into the future. We are giving the most positive recommendation possible.
Description of Work
Controlling five years of overgrowth in front and back yards. Advice on future steps to improve yard
Category
landscaping, lawn service
Hire Again?
Yes
Service Provider Response
So glad to hear our work efforts were satisfactory. Look forward to future garden projects.Mrs. T.
05/03/2020
Everything went perfectly well. I highly recommend Gardens By Oz. Gary and his crew have been caring for my lawn for seven years now. They are excellent, reliable people with integrity. They also help with clearing leaves from gutter pipes, and removal of some overgrown trees. If Gary sees anything needing attention, he lets me know immediately and takes care of it. Highly professional, pleasant and caring company with attention to detail. Simply the best!
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Description of Work
lawn and yard work
Category
concrete repair, lawn service
Cost
$35
Hire Again?
Yes
Erin M.
05/02/2020
lousy and wouldnt recommend or use them again. They did an awful edging job and left everything between the fence posts looking awful and growing upright which is the point of why we hired them, didnt clean up a pathway like discussed and left trimmings EVERYwhere which stayed dead on the lawn for weeks in clumps, should have just went with someone else. For 400 i expected better and feel like i was gypped.
Description of Work
Yard clean up, edging, mowing, and a barrier installed
Category
landscaping, lawn service
Cost
$400
Service Provider Response
We take a great deal of pride in the quality of our work. The job was clearly outlined by the customer & we performed the work in the morning after 2 days of heavy rainfall. We accomplished all of our objectives except the weeds & grass were very tall & difficult to remove in a clean manner due to the wetness. The yard had not been maintained in several months & some of the clippings & debris stuck to some of the surfaces around the areas where we were edging. We spent extra time blowing these surfaces off & felt that we accomplished leaving the property alot better looking than we found it. However, I can understand from the customer that there was some clippings & debris left on the fences & sidewalk that we could not remove. I wish the customer had spoken up or raised a red flag that the quality wasn't what she expected. I take responsibility & am very sorry the customer was not satisfied.Dee O.
05/01/2020
We are extremely pleased with the work done by the Garden of Oz personnel. From the design phase to the actual installation, everything was done in a professional and friendly manner. Would definitely recommend this company and will use them again in the future.
Description of Work
Backyard landscaping
Category
concrete repair, hardscaping
Hire Again?
Yes
Service Provider Response
Enjoyed working with this customer. We were able to use all of our expertise in providing a finished product that will allow us to assist in future phases.Kat B.
04/10/2020
Gary is wonderful to work with and has great attention to detail. He came over and walked thru the process with me and I could tell this is his passion. He was kind, professional and great to work with! His team was efficient in every way. 10/10 recommend! My front and back garden look incredible.
Description of Work
Front/Back Garden Clean Up/Pruning/Mulch/etc.
Category
landscaping, lawn service, mulch
Hire Again?
Yes
Service Provider Response
I really enjoyed renovating a very unique & vintage garden that someone had planted many years ago & our crew was excited about bringing it back to life. Thank you for the opportunity!Mari K.
04/07/2020
Gary was so friendly and professional. He and his crew came in and completed everything in a timely manner. The yard looks beautiful!
Description of Work
Yard cleared of leaves, hedges trimmed, mulch put down
Category
lawn service, mulch
Hire Again?
Yes
Service Provider Response
Thank you for your confidence in our company! We're looking forward to the second phase of the project which will involve adding some additional plantings.Michelle R.
10/25/2019
He was professional, prompt, honest and knowledgeable. I highly recommend!!!!
Description of Work
We live on the water, we have a completely obstructed view from overgrowth. Gardens by Oz came in, gave great advice and is well versed in Chesapeake Bay Act which governs what you can and cannot due near water without permits.
Category
landscaping
Cost
$600
Hire Again?
Yes
Service Provider Response
Glad you're pleased. Looking forward to moving on in a phased development effort to create a backyard oasis at your home on the Lafayette River.SUSAN F.
10/25/2019
Gary was wonderful to work with. We discussed my ideas for the backyard and it turned out fantastic! It was exactly what I wanted. He is very knowledgeable about plants and designed a beautiful backyard. I highly recommend Gardens by Oz!!! I will co tiniest to use his company for all my gardening needs.
Description of Work
Creating flower beds and landscaping
Category
landscaping, lawn service
Cost
$5,000
Hire Again?
Yes
Service Provider Response
This was a multi-phased project in a residential garden that required alot of input from the homeowner & the partnership worked well to produce the finished product.Janice M W.
08/26/2019
though well out of his normal service zip-code, was very accommodating to adjust his schedule to help bring my yard back to "life"
Description of Work
plant sod -- leaned out several old overgrown planting beds -- re-created dry-stack garden -- provided advise on future projects/drainage issues
Category
landscaping, lawn service, lawn treatment, mulch
Hire Again?
Yes
Service Provider Response
Thank you for your review!Marvin W.
07/08/2019
Then came Gary! Gave him a call at his request and he explained exactly why they are that way. Gave me some advice that I definitely took to heart and will be going to the store in a few minutes to get suggested items and then perform additional “resuscitation” procedures to return them to life. Thank You Gary!!!!
Description of Work
My poor shrubs.....last legs and appeared there was no hope.
Category
lawn service
Hire Again?
Yes
Service Provider Response
Glad I was able to help you!Jennifer R.
04/27/2019
Valerie C.
02/18/2019
The contractor provided an estimate that was not at all like he explained. We were told that we would be able to choose the plants we wanted from a price list provided by him to make up a budget that we were comfortable with. Instead we received an estimate with plants that we did not like. He created the design and pricing. Nor did he even follow up after he sent the estimate so we've chosen to do the work ourselves.
Description of Work
We called the contractor to discuss ideas for landscaping our backyard. During the meeting, he gave a lot of great ideas and suggestions.
Category
landscaping
Service Provider Response
I met with the couple & discussed several ideas. I texted a detailed plan & estimate along with a request to let me know it they needed any additional information. I never heard anything further from them. I wished they had reached out to me to give me their feedback regarding any problems they had with the plan.Renee R.
01/22/2019
First, Gary the owner is very knowledgeable and kind. He listened to my ideas and alerted me to components that were not well suited for the area. He gave me a detailed estimate so that i could adjust to work within my budget. He met promised schedule and delivered a beautiful landscaping project. I wish that i had met Gary before i wasted money on earlier projects. Since the first job, he as been my "go to" company for any investment in curb appeal! Also, he does a great job with weekly lawn maint. I turned my lawn over to Gardens by Oz and the neighbors noticed. Added bonus, when I put the house up for sale, I received great comments about the landscaping and condition of my lawn. Contributed to a quick sale, doesn't get any better than that. Thanks Gary and Team, may God continue to bless you.
Description of Work
install pavers, walkway and general updates to landscaping, then maint of lawn and trees
Category
lawn service
Hire Again?
Yes
Service Provider Response
It has been a pleasure working with this client over the past several years! She has recently moved out of state & hope she's enjoying her new home!Other Information
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Do not provide service for sprinkler systems or lawn irrigation
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