Best Driveway Construction in Phoenix AZ

I requested a quote from Ruben and about a dozen other landscaping companies. Ruben was not the most expensive or the least expensive but he seemed to understand what I was trying to accomplish. That said, his rate was reasonable. The job that I had for him was multifaceted and involved both hard and soft landscaping as well as irrigation and sod installation. The finished product is exactly what I wanted and the workmanship is excellent. In any project there are going to be changes and alterations along the way. Ruben was reasonable when each change or challenge came up. He did not nickel and dime me when we had an alteration. He also did not accept payment until he knew that I was completely satisfied. I would highly recommend Nico's landscaping.

Manny was very friendly, but I had some problems once we got things started. First, they were not super communicative once we paid our deposit.

Second, on the day of the final installation, they did not listen to our directions for the small plants in front of our house.  Planting four small shrubs rather than a variety.

Third, and by far the worst, was the bougainvilleas. We had ordered 4 of the same color. When they arrived there were 2 pink, 1 purple, and one that they said was purple, but there were no flowers currently blooming. They assured me it was purple, and installed them alternating. When the flowers bloomed, the last one was white. It's clear that the installers (who were not accompanied by Manny), ripped the flowers off and lied to me so I wouldn't force them to go back and get what we actually ordered. That lack of integrity was extremely disappointing.

Plusses- Manny is very friendly and accommodating, they responded quickly, and the work quality seems pretty good so far. Price was fair, although not fantastic.

Minuses- Nobody seems to communicate very well, they don't listen (or communicate to staff) about what you want installed, and then to top it off, they lie to you.

I won't be using them again.

Wonderful experience... we had a huge willow acacia that needed to be removed from our backyard. Paul and team were friendly, responsive, arrived on time, and did an awesome job removing and cleaning up the tree.

Raul and crew showed up, replaced and tested new valve on our drip irrigation system and cleaned up spic & spam. Great job, good service and recommend as excellen.

It was a pleasure to work with Naji.  He was very easy to communicate with and very professional.  We were very impressed with the quick turnaround time on our project:  Just a week between ordering the materials to installing our new turf backyard.  We're pleased with our experience with JNK Landscaping and our children are pleased with their new yard to run around on!  ;)

This company is incredible to work with! Lili is the absolute sweetest person and her customer service is amazing. Lili and Jesse went above and beyond at the job I hired them for and I couldn't be more happy with their crew. I will certainly be using them for future jobs and highly recommend them to anyone looking. What a great experience! Thanks Lili and Jesse!!

Juan came out for an estimate.  Very nice and prompt, however we never received a follow up with an estimate.  It's been about 2 months.  
You never get a second chance to make a good first impression.

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Update to Original Review

I received the quote from Juan this morning (a few hours after original post).   Looks like he did send the quote mid-December 2021, however I never received the quote.   I'm changing my rating and will update if we chose this contractor for our project.

We wanted to extend our driveway and create a path with embedded glass block lighting from the driveway to the backyard door. I solicited multiple call requests, send pictures, measurements, architectural drawings to everyone. Testa came in with a good value, and a commitment they would be able to get this done before our backyard housewarming party.

Due to everybody having a very busy schedule, they committed to me they would come by earlier if there is a cancellation. Sure enough they did. I had pre-ordered all of the paving stones and solar light inserts and they arrived at 7 o'clock in the morning and we're done by 12:30 in the afternoon. Very efficient, pricing exactly as quoted, left the work area clean and even took the pallets that the paving stones came on with them. Very happy with their service, respectful of property, good communication. At the end, extremely happy with the service provided.

My yard had two huge problems. We have flood irrigation and the berms had washed out causing big grade shifts...causing flooding!
Secondly...I am unfortunately next door to a cat hoarders colony. My front landscape has been used as a litter box and was destroyed by the cats. I finally decided...this is now too big of a job for me.

I needed all kinds of random gravel/dirt/rock/boulders hauled to the dump or moved from here to there and graded...I didn't need perfection, just a lot of help!

After meeting with Bob, I had no more worries! He understood exactly what I needed done and quoted me a fair and reasonable price. I learned that he also did other types of work like removing trees or concrete.

They showed up on time, took great care not to damage our new concrete, and had professional attitudes and fun personalities. They worked for two days and cleaned everything when the job was finished.

I've always done my own yard work, but summer is approaching too fast. I am so happy to have found this company because now I can relax and enjoy creating my new (hopefully more cat proof) landscaping!

Many Thanks!

I requested a quote from Innovative Pools on Yelp.  They responded a few days later and we set up an appointment for Monday, Nov 15 from 10AM to 12PM.  This appointment was confirmed by a Marty M on Nov 9th.  So far so good, right?  Nope.  My husband took time off and I cleared my schedule for this appointment only to have no one show up.  No one called to let us know if there was a delay, emergency, etc.  No one.  This was a complete waste of our time.  So very unprofessional.  So very uncool.  I cannot, in good conscience recommend this company.

I highly recommend Paseo Hardscapes! Robert responded quickly to my inquiry about fixing my block wall and fence. He gave me an excellent price, was on time, and the finish product was much more than expected!! I will definitely reach out to him again for further projects! Thank you Robert!

Nick was super responsive to help immediately with our landscaping needs and knew exactly what to do to help with our lawn issues.

Replaced an outside irrigation valve that didn't need replacing, because it's never used! Charged me $260. anyway. Never again.

Isaiah and crew are top notch and so glad I found them!  They raised a back wall with block and stucco and did a pro job.  So much so my neighbors are looking to them for new projects and they'll be my first choice for new work to be done.  Super impressed by the work, professionalism, price and timelessness and friendliness of this crew.  Isaiah is a pleasure to work with, honest, creative, responsive and all around wonderful guy.  Hire them you'll be pleased!

Jason remodeled my backyard completely after dealing with previous landscapers and there high prices. I am very pleased with the professionalism as well as the work. I am now ready to enjoy bbq and play with my kids under my beautiful pergola.. Thank you.

Completed a backyard renovation with new artificial turf, new pavers, and landscaping rocks. Also did a driveway extension. Great communication with Oscar, he kept me updated with status of materials and progression of project. Employees kept area clean and tidy during project so we could continue to use the space while project was being done. Great price. Amazing outcome. Highly recommend!

Scott was very professional and helpful with coming up with a design that we would love and be happy with. When I called if he didn't answer he would call me back in a reasonable amount of time nor did miss an appointment. His workers were always prompt and did an excellent job they also didn't mind if I'd stop them with question, they were very helpful. I'm glad we went with them and the pricing was very reasonable.

Juan is responsive and did a good job on my yard without any direction from me in person.  We only exchanged photos and texts.  He completed work on time for a fair price in this market.

sent a responses and set up quote appointment. Never called or texted for quote.

Just coming on here as a heads up to you all. Whatever you do. Do NOT hire Anthony Diaz (TreeTop landscaping) for any landscaping work. We hired him in December to complete our yard as we just bought our first home. We were so excited and he was eager to start. We paid for the materials ourselves and we paid him for the work through Venmo. He is super nice and replied to me quickly in the beginning. I have pavers and 5 tons of gravel sitting in my driveway since January. He started the job but has not finished and just keeps promising to come and never shows up. Uses every excuse in the book. at this point we have the HOA on our buts and are probably out $4,800. We just want our $$ back but he has stopped replying to us. He is just a scamming people at this point as we are not the first he does this too. I really wish I would have done more research as I found a couple other reviews. Take our experience as a lesson and save yourself some money, headache, and stress by not hiring him.