Garden of Weedin'

The crew arrived right on time. My yard had been a bit neglected over the past 2 years and needed major weeding and cleanup. Also, my soil is very hard and rocky and they broke up some specific areas I want to plant in. They didn't do as much as I had originally asked (MY decision) but spent the quoted amount of time to my satisfaction. I will definitely call again.

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Garden of Weedin' is an outstanding company.  Nancy responded to my request quickly and came out to give me an estimate a few days later.  We scheduled a complete service for a few weeks after that.  Leslee and Mark were assigned my job of weeding, general cleanup, and spreading mulch for both the front and back yards. They have done an excellent job.  I can't say enough wonderful things about these two.  I loved their work so much that I'm on a monthly schedule with this company now.

There attention to detail is superb and no task has been too small or too big.  I have asked them to do random tasks like deadhead flowers or place border stones on a few of my backyard flower beds and they have done a fantastic job.  They discuss issues with my plants and make recommendations to take care of the problem.

My neighbors are constantly stopping by and asking me how I maintain such a healthy beautiful yard weed free.  I tell them to call Garden of Weedin'.  My neighbors love all the flowers and so do all my birds, especially the Hummingbirds because everything this company does is organic.  What really stands out about this company and its employees is that they care for my flower beds as much as I do when I took care of it myself, before my injury.  I really appreciate all their effort on my behalf.

Thank you!!

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Very professional and hard working start to finish

They did an excellent, thorough job.  This is the second time I hired them and they do a great job every time.  I highly recommend them.  They listen to what you are going for and check in if there are any questions.  Everything looked great and lasted a long time, so I know they pulled the weeds from the roots.

After completion, I checked and found several places with some small/few weeds remaining. | |They were pleasant and professional. | |

Nancy Morrison, the owner, and her crew are so knowledgeable and hard working.They are efficient and leave the garden looking it's best everytime.

She’s reliable, very knowledgeable, and very eco-friendly.  For example, she doesn’t use pesticides or anything.  I have grass that grows up into the gravel in my parking area, and she flames that instead of treating it with chemicals.  It works just fine! She charges 25 dollars per person per hour. She is very dependable.  She will let you know exactly when she is going to come, and will call you if there is any hitch in that.

They have worked for me a few times per year for about 8 years. I like that fact that they don't tell me to spread poisons all over my yard. They are environmentally responsible.

Her work was been wonderful. Her costs are reasonable as she really knows her flowers. She is also very responsible and has great communication. If she has any questions, she always comes and asks before she does something.

The work turned out fabulous. They really know what they are doing and are very knowledgeable. They are great!

They are all very professional, personable, responsive, and helpful.   I have had them
do work before, and will again I can trust them completely to ask questions when unsure and to work hard while they are here. 
They leave the garden neat and clean.

We hired Garden of Weedin to clear our property of weeds and rocks. During a walk though of the property, the owner gave us a bid of $1,500 for the project and said that it would be completed in one day with her crew. When the owner arrived to do the work, she was alone for about an hour before her "crew" of one employee joined in. The work that was done (less than 20% of what was promised) was not done as agreed.
Rather than removing the rocks and hard soil in our parking strip, they took out only the weeds and then covered the area with awful-looking wood debris. We had specifically told her not to put anything down on the parking strip. The debris (which she first called "wood chips" then much later "arbor chips") was not contained so kept falling into the street, on to the sidewalk and our neighbors' parking strip. We spent many hours sweeping it back onto our property. Adding insult to injury, they covered our water meter access. Had we not removed the debris, this oversight on their part would have resulted in the City of Seattle charging us for having an obstructed meter. Thanks to a knowledgable friend, we dodged that one!
The other weeding that was completed (the very little they got to) was not done well. It was shoddy at best by anyone's standards. There were still quite a few weeds in those areas and most of our friends thought that we had not had any work done (except the unsightly parking strip). In the areas that we asked to have something non toxic put down (she recommended vinegar) to reduce regrowth of weeds over time, they simply weeded - of course the weeds grew back immediately.
The following day we informed the owner that we were unhappy and requested that she remove the unwanted materials.  She refused and explained to us that she had "dismissed" what we asked her to do because she "thought we were kidding". We explained to her that we were not kidding and she still refused to remedy the situation. Her attitude toward us was unbelievable - we have never been so condescended to by a contractor. Though she had agreed to the project, she just kept saying, "that's not what we do". We had no way of knowing what her company does because when she bid the project she consistently agreed to what we were asking her to do. It was not until after the fact that she indicated she couldn't do what we asked - as if it were our fault for asking such a thing.
While we do not, under any circumstances, recommend hiring this company, if you do decide to go this route, GET IT IN WRITING!!! I cannot emphasize this enough! We ended up having to pay for the materials she dumped on our property because we had no written contract. Get everything in writing first, and make sure you are on site during the project. If they don't do the work you asked for, make them fix it then and there - don't wait overnight due to your bewilderedness that it has gone so wrong!
With regard to the company's responses: she did take us to small claims court where she lied. The judge's decision was based on there being no written contract - because of that we were required to pay for the materials she dumped on our property. That is all. She was not awarded the full amount of her claim.

Nancy has been doing my yard work for over 15 years.  She is so pleasant to work with and gives me ideas of plants that will look good in my yard.  She has become a very good friend and I feel so confident knowing that she is making my yard look so nice all year round.  I count on her expertise and know that when she is here that I do not need to worry about anything.

Nancy always has great people working with and for her.   This time (they come 2 or 3 times a year) they got my yard ready for winter by weeding most of the planting areas, cutting back some herbs and perennials, and generally getting the garden cleaned up.   They are dedicated in what they do, they ask if they have questions about what I want done, and I am so glad to have found them.

Before I left, Nancy came over and toured the yard to find out what I wanted her to do. She gave me several helpful suggestions about plant care. She verified our requirements by email and then came over once per week, as we had requested, and pulled all of the weeds that had come up that week. I returned home to a pristine yard. She was very pleasant and responsive.