D K Landscape & Design - Oswego, Illinois

Tom P.

I had a garden wall project in the front of my house. I was very happy with the end result the wall looks great and the landscaping that Dave the owner helped design also looks great. A couple of the plants died after the project was done. I emailed Dave that the plants had died and a couple days later they were replaced, I would use this company again

Brian M.

We had DK Landscaping & Design do work for us this year, and the whole process turned out perfect. We bought the house last year, and wanted to upgrade the landscaping coming into this spring. I emailed asking for a quote, my email was answered right away. We met with Dave and talked through the stonework we were wanting, new bushes and layout for the front and the sides. They drew up a quote and mapped out the visual, and the project kicked off right on time.

The stonework turned out amazing and the upgrade in bushes, along with the updated layout really improved the curb appeal of the whole front yard. Communication was great, the workers were very professional & courteous, we’ll be reaching out again for additional projects as they come up for sure.

Paul N.

Terrible company to work with. Highly overpriced for the value of the work. Dave uses sub par sub contractors and does NOT stand behind his work. No value engineering just constant change orders for more money due to material costs, then uses low quality materials thinking the homeowner is ignorant. I would NOT recommend this company or the owner on my worst enemy. Crew does not clean up after themselves and are not professional. Owner uses foul language and is what we call a "hot head" when confronted about issues. Stay far away from this company and their bad ethics. I now have another company out fixing their mistakes.

J.D. R.

We just had a house built and didn't have any landscaping or grass for that matter at the time we called Dave over to look at our 'dirt' and get an estimate on 'our' ideas for landscaping and a patio. He listened to everything my wife had to say and to all our ideas regarding the patio. When we were done talking, he pulled out a can of spray paint and began outlining our ideas on the dirt. It was immediately obvious, we had not idea what we wanted and if we would have done what we wanted it would have been a mega disaster. He knew that, and I think that's why he spray painted our 'design' in the dirt, so not to offend us (my opinion).

We agreed to let Dave design something from scratch and meet back at the house in a week.
I'll fast forward ......................

The patio layout dropped my jaw and the landscape design is the most beautiful in the neighborhood. We're still receiving compliments to this day and it's been over a year since it was completed.
The design, the flow, the touches and the craftsmanship are just absolutely amazing,

We had the following built by DK:
700 sq ft paver patio
Paver walkway from driveway to backyard patio
Serving Table with Granite
Outside bar with Beer Tapper and Granite top
Grill nook
Fire pit in the patio
12x12 Cedar Pergola
Full front and back landscaping
Sprinkler System for entire lawn and flower beds

I'd recommend, and have recommended them to everybody that mentions their landscape needs.

Melissa L.

We worked with Dave as we were building our home. At first Dave seemed to be on board with everything we requested. As the job began, that is when all the nickel and diming started. He has had to come back 2 times alone to fix the front pathway from falling in, he had to repair the backyard by our built in grill for standing water, and drilled holes in our bricks to release water holding by the fire pit. We asked him if he does anything under the built in grill and he put stone in it and tried to charge us $50 (no price upfront does the job and then over charges - I could of bought a bag of stone for way cheaper), He tried to charge us over $100 to put a electric box in the brick grill ( did not run the electric) and to install doors under the grill. We spoke to our builder and we were advised NOT to pay those extra charges......WELL now the granite for the built in grill is separating (its only been 2.5 mths) and we have reached out to him, and all we get back is whats the problem He has not looked at it, nor has he contacted the company that installed it, nor will not give me the number so I can call them. I will say Dave does a great design, Dave's guys do decent work, but just wait for the final bill - that is not great! Very frustrating actually!

derek S.

We purchased trees, sod, paver and irrigation system from DK. Some of the sod they laid down looked dead, but the owner of DK insisted it will blend in soon. 3 years later we still have the same large area of discolored grass going diagonally across our lawn...
DK planted our trees too deep and with the irrigation hitting the trees, we started loosing the trees to root rot. DK would not do anything to rectify the problem, nor would he honor the tree warranty, because the trees didn't look dead enough. We ended up replacing the trees ourselves.
Do I have something good to say about DK? Their paver work is good, but the warranty offered was only 1 year.

Darrell V.

Never used their services, but have observed their results with several neighbors’ yards. I would call them if I needed a landscape designed and installed.

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