BioGardener

I hired Jeremy about a year ago. He stared with pretty much a blank slate and I hired him to draw up some plans and install everything, limestone ground cover, plants, irrigation, etc. After a year, I had hoped to have a fairly mature yard. The front yard came out pretty nicely with a few exceptions however the backyard is still basically just dirt. None of the ground cover plants have taken after several attempts. I had some issues with the irrigation system, communication problems and still don’t have the yard that I hoped for based on the plans. Jeremy did come out and try to use some different plants but nothing has really worked. I don’t think it is the land as it was covered with plants when I bought the lot and plants are growing like crazy all over this area of east Austin. I realize that landscaping is not an exact science but given that they did everything and had complete control over the result, I expected a better result.

Jeremy just left our house to do an hour consultation to help us kick start our front yard redesign. Well worth the small fee! My husband and I both had a lot of (conflicting) ideas and Jeremy helped put a realistic and environmental view on the ideas we had to come up with a great compromise. We’re taking a DIY mixed with a professional steel installation approach. Even though Jeremy doesn’t have the time to do the full scope of work for us now, he saved us a lot of money by offering a price range for the steel work so that we can feel confident about the estimates we will be gathering. He also helped us decide on several native plants that would fulfill our goal of a mixed prairie xeriscape style for a modern house. We plan on using him in the future once the steel installation is complete to help guide us on the DIY pieces. To sum it up, you should call Jeremy for 4 reasons:
–He will save you money by armimg you with the knowledge to do it yourself
–He will serve as a scientific/​environmental mediator between spouses with conflicting design ideas to help you compromise
–He will save you money by giving you an idea of how much services or materials should cost
–He will save you money by helping you work with what you already have in place

Last summer I hired BioGardener to do basic maintenance on my lawn. The previous homeowner was a landscaper, and did quite a bit of work on this lawn… which I was completely unprepared to maintain.
During the drought I discontinued lawn service and decided I would try to keep it up myself to save some cash. Big mistake.
A few days ago, the BioGardener crew came back and my house went from looking abandoned to looking great in just the first session. I can’t say enough good things about they work they do.

Jeremy and his team were amazing. Friendly, professional, great prices, and earth friendly. Our yard had once been a jungle of unruly bamboo, volunteer trees, crab grass and many other uninvited greenery until he and his crew went to town. Now our yard is more native, manageable, and darn right pleasing to look at. He even had good advice for my chicken coop adventures. All in all great service and great people.

My mother warned me of all the «yard people» never calling her back and/​or not completing a job correctly, so I was pretty apprehensive about calling ANYONE to help with our pre-​wedding yard beautification.
But, Unilocal led me to BioGardener, and I am pleased. Perhaps now I can soothe my mother’s bitterness. (I love you mom!)
Overall: friendly, professional people, reasonable prices, good work, *no extra stress for me*

Jeremy is totally awesome. Over the last year, he’s helped us with our plan to turn our lot into an edible estate, and just been a pleasure to work with. He and his crew are putting in some fruit trees next month, and we can’t wait.

Jeremy is simply the best– knowledgeable, helpful, and hardworking.
I cannot say enough good things about biogardener, so suffice to say that your little plot of earth no matter how grand or humble is in great hands and will be tended sustainably & thoughtfully!

Jeremy, Rich and the crew have been handling all our yard stuff for three years now, and it has been a fantically good experience. First, I feel great about the products they are using on our lawn — all non toxic. Second, whenever I need something done they are quick to jump to it. Finally, they are simply nice people whom I like writing checks to. Looking forward to their work this spring!

They do our lawn, made miracles happen in our backyard transforming our ENTIRE YARD of scary grass into soft, amazing grass! I have been impressed over the last year with their passion and professionalism.
Also, when they replanted our lawn, their whole family came over to see the finished product. The fact that it was a family affair made me feel even better about choosing their au natural products & services. They are just very nice folks!

Our backyard was awful: we eradicated the poison ivy and huge stand of tassel-​topped cane with associated rhizome mat and were left with… east Austin clay thats births fabulous stands of ragweed, cow thistle, rampant invasive trees like Tree of Heaven, crazy-​ass spined vines. Totally overwhelming.
Jeremy admitted to being overwhelmed too as he looked at our pie-​shaped lot – how to transform this mess into something useable, native, beautiful?
I gave him a list of native plants that I liked, picked from the city’s list of plants recommended for Blackland Prairie (deep clay). He took measurements and my list and produced a landscape design that included crushed-​granite paths and seating area, worked with existing plantings, and would grow into a lush oasis of native under-​story trees with berries for birds, seasonal flowers and color, evergreen screening, more.
His design also included a breakdown of the yard by «areas», the price of the plants and hardscaping materials (line-​itemed!), and the labor costs to implement same. That’s amazing integrity right there.
We picked which areas we would implement – and where we could spare costs by putting in the plantings ourself (guided by Jeremy). We saved hundreds and hundreds this way.
Total design is gorgeous, completely native and in-​balance with soil type, sun requirements, size, spacing — all installed without herbicides or petrochemicals.
We’ve used his yard maintenance services too and have been very satisfied: they use electric blowers, zero chemicals and propane– and bio-​fuel-​powered mowers.