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Like many other Villagers we decided to invest in landscaping. We spend weeks driving through neighborhoods looking for ideas, asking questions and making notes on what we did and didn't like. Our biggest takeaway is that there is not a lot of variation. So this spring we decided to do it.

We asked the first company we contacted to provide a list of addresses of their previous jobs so we could evaluate their work. That was last year and we still haven't heard back from them. The second, we wanted them to do the ARC approval. Nope, that's your problem, they said. The third, when we researched their customer ratings the negatives vastly outnumbered the positives.

The fourth was Jason Schmidt. We had a list of homes in three days. Part of their service is doing the ARC approval. And their reviews were overwhelmingly positive. We asked for an estimate and received a detailed breakdown of costs and materials. And with the current unpleasantness we were two weeks out instead of their usual two months. Their estimate was very close to what we had calculated and we accepted.

It has been quite a long time since I have seen the level of customer service we received. From the very first day when they took out the existing plants until the final plant was placed, they took care to avoid showing the magnitude of the job. At the end of each day they hauled away whatever they had taken out and minimized the impact of materials waiting for installation. The roadway was always open, their equipment stowed away. We requested a design change after some of the blocks had been installed and they were able to meet our request without delaying completion. And when it was done the only sign they had ever been there was a smudge on the road where they had delivered the dirt for the flower beds, and that washed away with the first rain.

If you are shopping for landscaping, be sure to put Jason Schmidt on your list. Get addresses to see the type of results you can expect. Service like no other.