Fertile Ground Gardens

Alexa is a very likable person. Unfortunately, it takes forever for her to return e-​mails and phone calls. She NEVER answers her phone. There are so many delays with just about everything and endless excuses. The actual work is good. However, be prepared to open up your pocketbook as this firm is very expensive. Also, beware of having them do any irrigation work. Her sprinkler guy has no clue what he is doing.

Alexa delivered plans today, and we are extremely satisfied with her design for our drought-​stressed lawn. Every detail is beautifully drawn and we plan to frame and display the drawing. She has provided a lovely vision for our front and back yard
, thorough descriptions, and a line-​item budget to assist with planning. She has selected plants that will endure Austin’s cold and heat. We look forward to working with Alexa and her crew.

I contacted Alexa on February 1 this year to get some landscaping work started for the new season. She got back to me very quickly, and we scheduled time on February 10^th for her to come by and discuss what we had in mind, start planning out what we might do, etc. in expectation of the spring season to come.
When she came, I found her to be very professional, knowledgeable and helpful. We seemed to have a good rapport and I felt like she understood exactly what we were looking for. She committed to drawing up some plans and getting back to us within 2 weeks. We were very excited and put off some early work on the lawn and beds in expectation of what she was working on. And frankly, we were happy to spend the money — the yard certainly needed it!
It is now 41 days later, and after calling her again two weeks ago to check on progress, we’ve not heard a peep from Alexa or any of her colleagues.
I have every belief that this is a 5-​star experience for existing clients, but on the new business side, this is simply not the behavior of a professional operation.

Fertile Ground has been an excellent go-​to resource for me. I don’t have a lawn — just a collection of beds at front — and Fertile Ground was one of the very few companies in Austin that would come take care of my beds for me (weeding, trimming, etc.) on a regular basis. They do an excellent job every time, and are very proactive — e-​mailing me in advance of each visit to find out if there are any additional requests I have, and letting me know if there’s a plant that needs replacing. Highly recommended!

Alexa and the crew from Fertile Ground Gardens have performed numerous projects around our house. From simple things like clearing out some bushes and weeds, to laying a flagstone patio, all the way up to a major xeriscaping project in our front yard because a yard full of grass just can’t cut it any more after the extreme heat and drought of the Summer of 2011.
The best part? The design work. We’re able to tell Alexa what we want, but then we just let her go with it to come up with the final design. The results are always fantastic. They consider local conditions (e.g. weather, water, use of native plants, wildlife, etc.), they consider your particular setup and situation, and they also consider your budget and certainly work within whatever means you have. They listen to feedback, they make revisions, offer suggestions, and certainly work with you to arrive at a landscaping solution that is beautiful and works for you.
Being organic isn’t a huge deal in my book, but that Fertile Ground Gardens go organic is a big plus because many times the solutions come out better because you have to put a little more thought into things, you can’t just cookie cutter out solutions.
We trust them fully and Fertile Ground Gardens our first choice for our landscaping needs.

Fertile Ground is amazing! These ladies do beautiful work and are extremely knowledgeable and creative when it comes to landscape design. They have been awarded the Chronicle’s Best of Austin two years in a row for Green Landscape Company for a reason. I will often recommend this crew to anyone I know that needs any sort of landscape design or maintenance in the Austin area.

A two-​time winner (2009, 2010) of the Austin Chronicle Reader’s poll for «Best Landscape Services», Fertile Ground does organic gardening for homeowners all over Austin.