Garden maintenance while overseas
We needed someone to look after our gardens while we were overseas for four months this summer. I contacted a number of companies on Homestars. Darla was very quick to respond, happy to be flexible with number of visits, amount of time spent in the garden, what to prioritize, etc. She was more than happy to try to work within a prearranged budget, and the hourly rate was very competitive. We hired The Garden Girls and went away. I was a bit nervous to leave the gardens because we landscaped the front in 2011 and it is still getting established. There is a lot of bindweed in the front and we really needed it to be kept at bay. I really shouldn't have worried at all. Darla kept in contact with me, sent us photos of the garden after some of their visits, and was extremely understanding when due to our not-entirely-observant house sitter I thought they had missed a visit. The garden looked immaculate upon our return- better than it ever had when we're in charge! Darla also managed to keep under budget, which was greatly appreciated, even while waging war on the bindweed (and it is really bad). I can say with confidence that we would recommend The Garden Girls to everyone we know, and we're already planning to enlist their help for when we're overseas again (for a shorter time) next summer. Thank you so much, Darla and the other Girls!
- Approximate cost of services:
- $1,200.00
- Company Response
Thank You Angela for such a wonderful and thoughtful review. We are so glad you took the time to mention how we calmed your worries, how we kept up communication with you so you knew how your gardens looked and how we attained and achieved a budget ( and coming under)! You do have a difficult situation with the binder weed. We are so glad you felt taken care of, and we always like to leave things better than how we found it. We loved when you asked on behalf of your husband what kind of fertilizer we had used to make your gardens grow. Of course we just used our knowledge and regular visits and the garden responded with growing in healthy and happy! We will await your next trip and our return to your garden. Hopefully we will have a cure for binder weed!!