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X S Kevins Landscaping

4317 Prescott Ave
Lyons, IL 60534 708-447-7200

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Charles Fischer

507 Willowcreek Ct
Clarendon Hills, IL 60514 630-734-8279

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Hired Charles to do a very ambitious redesign of our front yard. He started... - Nov 21, 2018

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M & P Associates

451 S Lakeshore Dr
Mundelein, IL 60060 224-766-1512

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Taylor Made Landscape Design

3933 N Tripp Ave
Chicago, IL 60641 773-255-2789

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Maureen does outstanding work. She is very creative. - Jun 16, 2025

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TruGreen Lawn Care

1075 Carolina Dr
West Chicago, IL 60185 630-231-8770

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We're terrible and I will never use agsin - Apr 18, 2024

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Yorkville Hill Landscaping

8591 Rte 126
Yorkville, IL 60560 630-553-0922

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While we only received an estimate from Kyle Burkhart, he was trying to sell... - Feb 14, 2016

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Chalet Landscape Division

3132 Lake Ave
Wilmette, IL 60091 847-688-0561

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They were overpriced and the quality and size of their plants was inadequate... - Mar 18, 2019

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Greenwise Organic Lawncare

2215 Main St
Evanston, IL 60201 847-866-1930

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Had work done 2 or 3 yrs ago. Presentation was impressive. Design is just... - Jul 15, 2017

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Home Landscape Materials

751 N Bolingbrook Dr #2
Bolingbrook, IL 60440 630-759-1205

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Wasco Nursery & Garden Center

41W781 Rte 64
St Charles, IL 60175 630-584-4424

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Zeiter Landscaping

16765 Hanson Rd
Minooka, IL 60447 815-467-2982

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A & G Landscaping

413 N Elmhurst Rd
Prospect Heights, IL 60070 847-392-5495

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Anne Roberts Gardens

4414 N Kenneth Ave
Chicago, IL 60630 773-777-7064

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Excellent work and creative insights for yard - Jan 18, 2023

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Architerra

239 US Hwy 45
Indian Creek, IL 60061 847-949-6576

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Exorbitant prices. Does unauthorized work that customer did not request and... - Apr 12, 2016

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D & M Landscaping Service

PO Box 104
Gurnee, IL 60031 847-599-9743

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We had to ask him a couple times to redo something - Jun 17, 2025

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Father & Son Landscaping

8249 W 91st St
Hickory Hills, IL 60457 708-430-4746

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They did an excellent job or updating the landscaping on our front lawn - Sep 24, 2020

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Hinsdale Nurseries

7200 S Madison St
Willowbrook, IL 60527 630-323-1411

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Good work, fast and reasonable. - Oct 03, 2020

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J & J Flores Landscaping

1 Rte 31
Algonquin, IL 60102 847-561-7028

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JGS Landscape Architects

7751 W McCarthy Rd
Palos Park, IL 60464 708-361-5124

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J.G.S. offers fair prices and is totally responsive to the customers needs... - Aug 19, 2020

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Jose & Sons Landscaping

12920 W Wadsworth Rd
Beach Park, IL 60087 847-662-2232

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