Quiet Village Landscaping

Quiet Village remade our entire front yard and back.
It looks absolutely amazing and the cost was much less than we anticipated!
Great friendly, hard working staff!
Great work!

After several interviews with other companies, we decided to grant Quiet Village the work for our project. Their obvious concern for our home rather than how much money they would make was what made us decide to go with Quiet Village. We had about 12 very large yews surrounding our back patio that needed removed. I had been putting the process off for several reasons but mainly because I didn’t think it could be done on a weekday without us being home. Quiet Village made the process so painless and pleasant, I wish I had done it sooner. I left for work in the morning and came home to a beautiful back yard, yew free! Instructions for care and what had been done was left in a bag on our front door. From start to finish, our experience was without a doubt, wonderful. We will be using Quiet Village for future projects!

I had high hopes that the finished product would be as beautiful as the landscape design for my front yard that Rebecca presented to me late last summer. But in early November of 2014 when the initial install took place I was shocked that the puny and sparely placed plants in my beds were primarily one gallon golden arborvitae and green spindly shrubs neither of which were suitable for prestigious homes in my area. For that matter eight homes and 35 years ago the plants in the yard of my first and very modest home were healthy boxwoods, yews and rhododendrons of substantially larger size!
I was assured by Rebecca that many more plants would be arriving soon with several more in the Spring. The only transformation that Spring’s arrival brought to my newly landscaped beds were a bevy of dead or dying arborvitae and a hydrangea or two. The unsightly appearance of my front yard was embarrassing to me when I had visitors. But as I’m an optimist by nature I waited for the additional plants to arrive that had been shown on the landscape design … Hoping that through my patience and the passage of time that the plants would become lush and large. By June my yard plants were supplemented by more ugly Arborvitae and a few scraggly perennials which were planted by a nice young man at Quiet Village. Despite my watering, fertilizing and tender care for the plants I finally recognized that the beds would remain only as desirable as red headed step children if I didn’t tweak them.
Six tons of designer river rock, a gorgeous Japanese maple and several exotic pines and attractive larger plants later (all purchased and installed by a rival nursery) it has become apparent that until 14 of the Quiet Village unsightly shrubs and sundry perennials are eradicated from the beds that my front yard’s appearance will not be acceptable.
I came to the above conclusion after absorbing a few comments from the plant installer today. For example: I’ve never seen these selections of plants installed before… I didn’t even know that quality nurseries had them in their inventory … They should have never used any size less than 3 gallons here … these perennials are for planting in full sun not the shade.“
I didn’t disclose the Quiet Village Identity to him despite his curiosity. But I heeded his advice to post this review. The angst and expense I’ve experienced seems to merit it.

Quiet Village Landscaping was an absolute delight to work with! I was looking to do a full renovation for my front and back yard and they brought gorgeous and practical ideas for me to choose from. I look forward to working with them on my next project!

I wanted «something» done to my front yard but really wasn’t sure what. Something pretty but low maintenance. I interviewed 3 companies, including Quiet Village. The first company was nice to work with but when they showed me their designs — I just wasn’t wowed. The second company was a pain from the beginning so I ultimately didn’t even consider their design. Then there was Quiet Village.
Rebecca scheduled a visit to my house. We walked around to see the space and then chatted for a while. I had some pictures of «pretty» I found on Pintrest to give her an idea of what I liked and she asked me some follow up questions as well. We talked it through and when I agreed that I wanted her to draw me up a design plan, she was very clear that it was a $ 100 fee for that. That makes sense! A plan is a valuable thing to have even if the work isn’t done, it takes a lot of time to complete and it just isn’t fair for a customer to ask for all of that without any commitment. They $ 100 is applied to your work if you decide to go ahead with it.
It took a couple weeks for Rebecca to get back to me — by the far the longest amount of time. But when she did… WOW! I was just blown away at how much she had pulled my fairytale image out of my head and put it in my yard. She had all the right (low maintenance!) plants in the right colors, paying attention to the nice smells that I like. She also incorporated a lot of what I had already to try and stay within budget. She did a presentation with me and while the other company could talk about how the chosen plants fit within my general style (cottage garden), Rebecca could talk specifically about how that plant was chosen exactly for me because of everything I had said during the presentation. It wasn’t a template that had been tweaked for me — it was my very own plan, fully customized.
The work itself was interesting! I’d have liked to have had more contact where they actually scheduled the people to be there but instead, the company chose the day and they showed up to do the work and my presence wasn’t needed. That’s fine, I don’t need to supervise, but I did need to order watering equipment and such so some planning was needed. But again… WOW! the work. Everything was done perfectly. All the little plants started thriving immediately. The beds looked immaculate. There was two beds already in place; they were modifying one and adding a third. I was a little worried about that because the bed in the middle that they were not going to work on was going to stick out like a sore thumb. But no! They went through that bed too and even though there was no plant work done there, they cleaned it up and remulched it so that it looked just like the rest. There was 1 type of plant that they were missing in the first go around so when a few things popped up in the meantime (some lillies that were not properly removed, a few areas where the mulch was too thin) they kept notes and when they came back to finish the job, also touched up on those areas as well.
All and all — definitely my new go to landscaping company! I would have liked just a touch more communication but the work they did, at the price that they came in at, cannot be beat!

Two weeks ago these guys quoted me less than half what their competitors quoted, but I guess you get what you pay for. They were to remove six shrubs along the house plus a large azalea along the garage. With the cold weather coming in I asked if I should wait until spring but they said it wouldn’t be an issue.
After they ignored several of my e mails trying to schedule a day to do the work, I came home on Friday to find the shrubs gone. I thought it strange that they didn’t call or e mail to let me know they were coming, but the work was done finally, so I didn’t complain. They did leave a lot of roots and debris behind. That’s when I noticed that the azalea had not been touched. I e mailed Dennis back and he replied promptly, asking for a picture of it and saying they would come back the following week.
Today (Monday) I arrived home to find the azalea trimmed, but the trunk mainly still intact. Unbeknownst to me, the crew left my back gate open and my dog had escaped while I was photographing the remains of the azalea to send to Dennis to ask for an explanation. After 40 minutes of chasing her around the neighborhood in single-​digit weather, I finally caught up with her. I find it very unprofessional and careless that these guys didn’t clean up after themselves. Especially since the work hadn’t even been completed yet. I will update on what Dennis has to say about the gate and the unfinished removal of the azalea.

After a couple years of fantastic turf management I looked to Quiet Village to redesign the area around my patio. The enthusiasm they showed during the design process was proof enough that we selected the right company. They designed a great extension to the patio and were even able to match the existing stone which I was told by other companies this would be impossible. The crew that showed up to execute the plan were friendly and respectful. Now our peaceful nights on the patio sharing beers are even more soothing with the addition of the incredible fountain they design specifically for us. Thanks guys!

Last summer I had Quiet Village do my landscaping my back and front yard. Dennis let me know about the Rainscape rebates available through the Deer Creek Watershed Alliance. They designed a rain garden with all native plants in my back yard, we diverted water from my driveway to the rain garden instead of down the sewer as well as rain barrels to collect water from my roof which I now use to water my tomatoes and basil. The design was selected by the Deer Creed Watershed Alliance and I got a $ 2k rebate check a few months later!
I couldn’t be more thrilled with my experience and now my plants are well established and starting to flourish, it has been fun this year to watch everything bloom.

Called and requested a quote on tree trimming from a pleasant lady on the phone. She took my information and said they would be in touch. Two weeks later, still no call. I am looking elsewhere for a company that isn’t so busy. Disappointed since their other reviews were so good.

They re-​hauled my landscaping — coming up with a landscaping design that included taking out a massive wall of honeysuckle, planting new trees and shrubs with a butterfly garden that wraps around my patio in the backyard. My neighbors are jealous and my friends and family all now insist that I host the BBQ parties. I’m are so popular now lol… Thanks Quiet Village!!!

I cannot say enough great things about Quiet Village. They have been servicing my yard for about 3 years now. I was impressed with them from the moment I intiated an interest in their services. They were able to come check out «the lay of the land» promptly and were flexible with my schedule. Not to mention, I met with two other companies in the STL area and Quiet Village offered the lowest bid. In addition to extraordinary customer service and friendly staff, their landscaping services have been top notch. I have a fairly small yard and a busy work schedule, yet they were able to recommend the greenery that fit my needs. I would definitely recommend Quiet Village Landscaping!

I chose Quiet Village because of the raving reviews on here. However, I am greatly disappointed in the company and service. Prior to the job being done, we had a lot of rain — and I noticed that it was causing my yard to pool water. Slopes in the yard that would cause this were never mentioned when Dennis came to give an estimate. I told him that I noticed this, and asked that the land be graded to allow proper drainage during heavy/​consistent rains. He assured me that it would be done. I left a note for the crew stating this as well, because a few crew members came out for a different project a few days prior and Dennis never told them what needed to be done; so I knew there was a disconnect of information between him and the crew. After the project was done, I noticed that after the sprinklers being on for only 6 minutes, the yard was pooling water. It obviously had not been sufficiently graded to prevent this, as we had agreed would be done. In addition, a pipe in the yard had been broken. Dennis came back out to look at the problem… and I never heard from him about his findings/​thoughts on the issues. I called the office, and a crew member came out. He confirmed that the land was not graded and pointed out several times that the water was pooling (which I obviously knew). After several emails with Dennis, he refuses to stand by his word (he actually told me that there may be more work to be done, like putting in drains, or that they could come grade it but there may be additional cost… and also inferred that *I* should’ve told him the land was sloping when he came to give an estimate… I’m not a landscaper, nor do I have experience of any kind in the field, so I assumed things like that were his job to divulge, what a concept!) So, I’m done. All I wanted was for the crew to come out and fix the land so that the job would be what was agreed upon; I let the broken pipe issue go — but with the resistance to make this right and stand behind the project, and with being condescended by Dennis, I’ve chosen to pay the bill for the job done wrong and be done with this company.

QVL has been servicing my yard for over 8 years. I’ve moved twice in the St. Louis area and have kept them as my service provider because they are great! The locally owned company hires professional, polite workers whom I’ve gotten to know quite well over the years! Dennis Evans, at the helm, provides impecable customer service returning phone calls and emails VERY promptly.
If an issue comes up, I’m always confident that a mutually-​agreeable solution will be found. I really appreciate their work! Thanks QVL!

I have had nothing but fantastic work done by Quiet Village Landscaping. I love the fact that they are privately owned and our a small yet vastly growing landscaping company.
They do great work and our willing to work around any needs you may have. Dennis is also willing to help you with question and concerns that other places may give you the run around on. They help budget just around the price you are willing to spend and give you the yard you have always wanted. Thank you so much for everything.

I recently purchased my first home and the yard needed some work. Dennis was able to provide a very affordable plan to meet all of my needs. Quiet Village took care of the work in a timely hassle free manner. I would certainly recommend them for any of your landscaping projects