Sandy's Nursery & Landscaping Services
Goodspeed, Tillamook, OR

Sandy's Nursery & Landscaping Services Reviews

4.5 stars based on 13 reviews

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  Cynthia Farren

  5.0

  So pleased! Justin and team made this so easy for us and did the job really fast. Was impressed with their clean-up too as they left the street clean of our debris. Had our corner hill covered into some form of persistent dead grass and also needed a large pampas grass removed. They did the removal, consulted with us on our thoughts regarding plants and ground covered and completed the planting and mulching very quickly (but not "rushed" so it was done right). I highly recommend!

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  j e state

  1.0

  I should start by saying that part of the responsibility for the problems we encountered may have been avoided. I knew that Sandy’s Nursery was a well-established, long-standing business in Tillamook, OR. Based on that, I unfortunately & erroneously assumed, that in such a small town, I could take the man at his word. I did not require a contract with Justin Howard until it became too late. Justin Howard went out to our property and ga¬¬ve us a bid to install a chain link fence. His bid (by text) was very high. He provided us with separate estimate of “$60/hour per guy” for clearing the fence line. Justine indicated (by text) that he thought the guys could do it in a day or 2, and that it would run us between “$1200-$1500” “plus dump fees”. We happily made the arrangements for his guys to start the following Monday. Justin was aware that we had a fast approaching deadline to meet. When his guys came out, Justin hadn’t told them what the job entailed. After looking at the job themselves, they said that it would take at least 3½-4 ½ days. I contacted Justin and let him know that the guys were doing a very good job. And I wanted to be sure that they had updated him with their estimate for completing the job. I let him know that I was “hoping that the final bill will remain in close vicinity to your estimate of $1500.00”. And then the real problems began. Justin stated that his guys would be busy doing another job for the next few days. After a very long and heated phone conversation, Justin stated that the estimate he provided was “just a guess” & that he didn’t really know how long the job would take. He refused to keep his word, to stand by the estimate. He stated that in order to complete the job, we would need to settle-up by paying the agreed upon hourly rate at the end of each day. I agreed & asked Justin to provide us with an actual contract. Finally, he acquiesced to the guys returning the next day to complete the job in the required timeline. When I received the “contract”, the number of hours listed were inaccurate and Justin had added additional fees that he had never mentioned or discussed. I paid the guys at the end of their 2nd day & asked that Justin revise the “contract” in order to accurately reflect our conversation. He again became very agitated as evidenced by a text sent stating that he had decided he no longer wanted to work for “anyone that doesn’t value us”. His guys didn’t show up the following day. Justin refused to return any further texts or calls. It took him 2 full days just to provide a receipt for the cash payment. In my opinion, when someone gives you their word, you should be able to have confidence that they will follow through with what they have agreed upon. Unfortunately, Justin Howard can not be trusted to keep his word. This review does not and should not reflect the work done by the two gentlemen that came out and worked to clear the fence line. They are very hard workers and were extremely reliable. I would strongly recommend them for a work project. I wish I could say the same for Justin Howard and Sandy's Nursery & Landscaping.

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  Response from the owner

  Out of hundreds of happy homeowners that we work with, once in awhile we encounter someone special, such as this person above. They degrade people and are disgusting humans that like to take advantage of people. Then once someone like us calls them out on their actions, they like to write false stories such as the one above. We stopped working for this homeowner because they do not believe in paying their bills and treated our time like we were less than them. Just a terrible person. Im sure, we are not the first or last of how this person takes advantage of people.

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  Gabriele Schuster

  5.0

  Justin is amazing! We had a very tight timeline, a newly constructed house that needed to be posted as a vacation rental. Not only did Justin do the work in 2 days, he also made sure that the curb appeal was right. The landscaping looks beautiful and presentable for a vacation rental. Justin also did a great job consulting us on selecting the right plants and landscape material including the right gravel for our driveway. We want to do more landscaping work with Justin. He's the only guy we'll work with in the future. Excellent work. Excellent consultation and service!

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