Southern Scape, LLC

We contracted Southern Scape for flower bed, turf grass and tree treatments. Gerard was a great Project Manager. He communicated well and addressed any 'snags' which came up. The turf company was a bit delayed but Gerard was able to handle it and keep us informed. Once everything went into place, the work was quick and the quality was awesome. Gerard went out of his way to make us happy and to ensure all subs were working in sync with us and Southern Scape. Couldn't ask for a better Project Manager. Well done!

We hired Southern Scape LLC to design and build a stone paved patio with a fire pit, seating wall and a water feature in our back yard. Also they built stone paved walkways connecting this to our house, and re-did the planting beds and edging in that area. They also re-routed and re-worked our irrigation system and did some planting. All the work they did was top notch, and we are delighted with the results. The project took a bit longer than planned, but it was not an issue for us and they communicated clearly and were very easy to work with throughout the process. We highly recommend them, especially our project manager Sloan.

UPDATED: Had a chance to speak with Denny after his response to my review below. He was great to talk with and apologized for not meeting our expectations on the project and offered to reimburse us for the tree and sprinkler repair. I really appreciate him reaching out and offering to try to make things right! First I want to say that the office staff in Madison were all very nice people and were great to work with. Unfortunately I can't say the rest of our experience was quite as good. It all started off pretty well, they were responsive to calls and questions and Greg, the owner, spoke with me and came out to try to understand what we wanted early on. The problems started after they began running behind on our relatively large and what I considered expensive project. We could tell they started rushing to complete the work and it started showing toward the end. We were supposed to get a specified amount of mulch in all of the new beds, which never happened despite having them come back out three additional times to add more. It was also clear they had a few workers on their crew who weren't as diligent at planting plants as the rest since at least 20-25% of the plants died within a 6 month period. They did come out to replace the dead plants after about 9 months; unfortunately the gentleman who came out replaced two living trees that were trees we really wanted, with two trees we didn't want, and left some of the dead plants in place. Finally, after a year passed, they came back to replace the remaining dead plants and the two incorrect trees. Two weeks after replacing one of the trees, it was dead again and despite sending text messages to the project manager, I never got a response. After looking at how the plants/trees that died were planted, I wasn't surprised as they were half buried in holes that were too small with mulch pushed up against them to make it look like they were planted correctly. We wound up replacing the trees at our own cost and they seem to be thriving now. Lastly, they added a few new zones to my sprinkler system but when they put the box into the front yard, they pushed it too far down which flattened out the PVC pipes and caused a crack in the pipe by the solenoid, which I didn't find until months later.

Great experience working with Ms Jennifer and Southern Scape this summer in a total landscaping job including design, removal of existing plants, bed prep and conditioning, planting, installation of new beds, and mulching. Team was prompt and through all the way thru the job. Communication was excellent and cleanup through. Great looking job. We are glad to have had them help us renew the look of our home.

After having a pool installed, I had several contractors come out to assess how I should place coping and concrete around the pool. Every contractor that came out noticed that the pool company had installed the pool lower than it needed to be. But Southern Scapes proposed a cool design that provided a short retaining wall/seating around 3 sides of the pool. Yes, weather is always getting in the way of construction, so of course it didnt go as fast as I had hoped, but the crew was very talented (bricks, cement, pavers, stone and sod) and got the work done. I had a few changes along the way, but they were accommodating and helpful. Sloan was the project manager and he came out himself on the last day to ensure the final details were completed to my satisfaction. Now....I just need warm weather! These pictures taken prior to cleaning the pool or concrete!

Southern Scape turned our boring backyard into a cozy oasis! Micah listened carefully to what we wanted from day one, working hard to create a design that would turn our vision into reality. And Luke and his team could not have been more professional or responsive. They left everything neat and tidy, allowing us to enjoy our new backyard immediately. We love it so much and can't wait to spend the summer grilling and sitting by our fire pit!