Reviews of A-1 Lawn & Landscaping (Gardener)

Bryant Thorp

A-1 installed a new backyard patio and fire pit. I love it!! ! I will hire them again for any of my outdoor needs.

Bill Corbett

Went to A1 Landscaping for 3 loads of topsoil. Good price, they were very friendly, got me loaded up right away, and were very generous on the size of the loads. The topsoil is good quality, with no rocks or other junk in it. I would highly recommend A1 Landscaping.

Anita Hernandez

Good job.

Dana Bertolini

From my original phone call to inquire about price, start to finish, these folks did a great job! They quoted the price for a load of topsoil to be delivered which was the best in town, and exactly as they promised, their driver called when he was on his way and delivered it on time. I've bought topsoil several times in my 35 years up here and this was absolutely the "cleanest" ever. A very professional company with very good people working for them. I highly recommend them! They do what they say they're going to do at the price they quote! DB

Jason Porter

Called for an estimate, blew me off 2x Going somewhere else

Roger Sagraves

Last year A-1 Installed a cedar fence for us in Anchorage. The work they did was Amzaing!!! We are very pleased. We are so pleased that this year they are putting in a new driveway, retaining walls, gardens, and front one. They are go so far as to project manage the Asphalt work with another contract for us. We are very pleased with the workers quality and professionalism. We look forward to having other projects (a new deck) done in teh future. Great job guys.

Chris Scharf

Scheduled for an estimate. I raced home from work to meet them. I arrived 5 min past my appt time. I waited thinking they might have been running late. An hour later, I called and was told the landscaper had arrived on time and "waited for quite a while". I am not sure what "quite a while" means as I was only 5 min late to the house. In any event, they are clearly not interested in the business. I have gone elsewhere.

Shan St john

A1 has done several projects for me, for several years and I've received exceptional service. Melody the office manager is fantastic to work with, she is extremely knowledgeable about all projects. All the office staff and every employee I've had the pleasure of dealing with have gone out of there way to explain and complete the projects to my full satisfaction. A1 is the only lawn & landscape business I will use and recommend.

aksnowdevil

Service is OUTSTANDING. Top soil, not so much. Stopped in to get quotes on 2 yards of topsoil. Price was good. And they could deliver that afternoon. They showed on-time and dumped the soil exactly where I wanted it. AWESOME! However, the problem showed up when I was spreading the topsoil. I understand that a certain amount of rocks will be involved. But, I raked over 10 gallons of lawnmower busting rocks out of 2 C.Y. of material. Seems excessive amount of larger rocks/pebbles for only 2 yards of topsoil. Overall, the service is outstanding, but the product is a little weak. Hence the 3 star rating.

Louis Wilson

Great service, good people, the girl at the office very helpful

Keith Casey

A1 landscaping from owner to every employee did an amazing job at an amazing price. Thank you so much, I will use you for all of my landscaping needs. Keith Casey.

Patrick Fitzgerald

Great service, good prices, excellent work.

Keeyon Scott

Great company and great service I recommend them to most people

Cindy Lorang

They suck as an employer and as a company.

David Shaw

I would give them a 3.7 for landscaping they did last summer, price was reasonable but was a little sloppy. I would give them a 1 for construction and communication. Called for a deck remode quote, they came out looked at the job and said would have a quote in a week. Well 2 weeks later no quote, I called and they said they can’t do 2nd floor decks but didn’t bother calling me.

Sherry Gold

Your the best

Blake Anthony

This is the worst landscaping company in Anchorage and the most corrupt company I've ever dealt with. They constructed my patio using a different material than I'd selected. When I came home and found the finished job completed with the wrong material they justified it by saying the material I'd selected was not in stock when they went to purchase it. They should have contacted me rather than choosing a different material. I dug up the patio, purchased and installed the correct material myself (it was back in stock a week later), returned their materials and paid for half the job. They turned me into a collection agency for non-payment and we are in dispute. The owner Brett is dishonest and unethical. I would avoid A-1 Lawn & Landscaping at all cost!

Pete Cyril

These guys take really good care of my lawn. I'd forgotten what a nice lawn looked like until they fixed it for me. Thanks, A1!

Ted Pendagast

I am an estimator/supervisor with A-1 Lawn and Landscaping. I have been in the Green Industry performing lawn care, landscape maintenance, snow and ice control management, building decks patios and outdoor kitchens and fire pits among many other things, for 28 years. This is by far one of the strongest, most organized and financially stable companies I have worked for in that time, including being self employed. The owner holds us accountable for our actions and decisions while giving us enough room to get a sense of ownership of the projects we run. It is a unique and refreshing experience and I believe it shows in our results on the job.

Kitty Zirpolo

We had used a few other top lawn companies in Anchorage for years, A1 is by far the absolute best. Not only do they give you the option to have them mow bi-weekly, which you would think wouldn't be an issue but Nordic Lawns would not allow us to have bi-weekly. Also they take the bags of grass without charging you insane amounts for it! LOVE A1! If you are unsure, go with them, they're nice and efficient and you can cancel at anytime! friendly staff always answers the phone too!

Bagoy Paul

Hey hire convicts

Carol Zerbe

I got two quotes for a backyard landscaping project last fall. With Kelly landscaping and A1 coming in at the same price, I decided to give the “little guys” my business (I hadn’t heard of A1 at the time and figured they were smaller or less known), for no reason other than that I wanted to support the small business and I liked Ted when he met me for the estimate. Well upon further reflection and experience, there’s usually a reason some businesses stay smaller. From reading other reviews it seems that A1 CAN do an outstanding job, but from my experience I wouldn’t count on it. From lack of communications between staff members to rudeness from the office, to doing work that was not requested, to subpar standards-I would recommend another company or being ready to manage the project yourself as a general contractor and be there every minute to insure the work is what you thought you were getting. They just can’t keep it all together on a regular basis. Their staff is obviously quite adept at deflecting and denying any mistakes, from the office all the way up to supervisors. When I would bring up an issue their very first response would be defensively blaming the customer with out an ounce of listening as a company that cares about their work does, as opposed to just wanting the payout. Never once did anyone even hint at an apology for multiple mistakes (missed appointments, no communications on work order changes, work done that wasn’t ordered) and instead I was called twice by the office to pay the bill when I had ready spoken with an office person telling them that I had not received any work order changes reflecting the new price. I emailed or called the supervisor or office when I was scheduled to work out of town telling them to call my husband about the bill, and gave his number, but they never did. When I asked Ted why there was no communication, he acted as if he’d never received these communications (not surprising if the office had to tell him). He then went on to try to “laugh it off” by saying that “well I didn’t know what your status was-you never know these days whether folks are married or not” as of that matters..that said Ted is the only person who seems to know what’s going on. He allowed that some work was done that was never requested, and took $300 off a tree purchase, which was good, but never once from anyone in the company did I sense that the customer may be right. My estimation of A1 is that you may have a nice experience, or you may feel like you dealt with BS artists the whole time like I did. Your company would do well to actually listen to customers when they have a complaint instead of blame them, and a heartfelt apology and humility goes a long way to good will. Next time I’ll go with the big boys.

Steven Cranford

I requested 3 yards of topsoil to be delivered on a Friday and they did exactly what was requested. The topsoil was good with no trash in it. They dropped it right where I had specified and their prices were very good. I would gladly recommend them and will likely do business with them again soon.

Esther Moncivaiz

Very polite receptionist , she was able to answer all my questions and very patience person.

WIlliam Briscoe

Landscaping, Hydroseeding, snow removal, and even BRIDGE DEMOLITION, these guys do it all, and in the case of Demolition, they'll even do it for free! (this is why your drivers should do a walk-around).

Jim O'Neill

I tried A-1 for the first time this year for spring lawn clean up and thatching. The man operating the thatcher was inexperienced and did severe damage by gouging many areas of my lawn. I notified them with pictures and a man came out with a bucket of dirt and a bag of grass seed and didn't come close to repairing the damage. Again I sent pictures and so then they sent out the hydro seed truck and sprayed material over the damaged parts of the lawn, on my house, my shed and fence. Over spray was everywhere. Again I sent pictures and they offered no clean up. All they wanted was to be done with all their botched work , and offered only a reduction in cost that didn't come close to my time to clean the over-spray and the time I spent for 3 weeks having to keep the hydro seed wet. They even added in a fuel surcharge that was not in the origin quote. Now 2 months later the areas that were hydro seeded are all burned by a poor fertilizer/seed mix they used. What a disaster and my lawn won't be good until next summer. I would never let them near my lawn again.

Kim Kee

This company did a great job building a rock wall for us. We were very happy with the quality of the work, and especially happy with the professionalism of the crew who did the work. When they were done with the construction, they took rack, broom and hose to the area (even the grass) to make sure it was clean and tidy! Very impressive. My only complaint is in the waiting to find out 'when' we would be put on the schedule. An estimate of 'next week', or 'two weeks from now' would have been helpful; It turned out I only got one day's warning. Thankfully, I was flexible. I would use them again.

Greg G

This is my 3rd time using them. Each time they have done an excellent job. Now if you ask them how was the yard each time rhey came out different story. Overall i am pleased with their work.

Steve Pierce

Great service!! A1 was very flexible and helpful in working with me on very short notice. Courteous, friendly, and a job very well done. I am thankful. They made it easy for me and I will not hesitate to call them again.

J Ashcraft

All I wanted was a one-time thatching, raking, bagging and hauling away, and hearing their radio ad that A-1 will do any chore without my having to sign up for a minimum or season-long service, I called. Three guys came out and did a fantastic job cleaning up my lawns for a very fair price, so now they are ready for grandchildren to mow for the rest of the summer. Will keep A-1 in my book, and highly recommend them.

andy bartel

Excellent service! On two separate occasions, I called for 2 yards of material, and both times they delivered within hours at a reasonable price. Great company and great employees.

Jeff Benkert

A-1 Lawn and landscape does an awesome job every time from the annual spring cleanup to weekly mowing and landscaping. I highly recommend them.