Home Services reviews in Anchorage, Alaska

I think it’s a given that when a landscaper has completed a project, the work will look good. What is not a given is how long that appearance will last. Ground Effects stood out to me in their diligence addressing drainage and frost susceptible material. Where a previous landscaper had used dirt for similar work, Ground Effects used crushed gravel and compaction, where the previous landscaper had not used drainage tubing, Ground Effects used a lot, and where the previous landscaper didn’t use geotextile and geogrid it seemed Ground Effects covered everything exposed to dirt. The work of the previous landscaper quickly failed. The work Ground Effects did for me looks beautiful, and seeing how they did it leads me to believe it will continue to look that way for a long time.

Ground Effects Landscaping put my lawn in after a septic replacement and did a fantastic job! I would work with them again. The are professional, honest and completed the job in a timely manner.

Ground effects did a lovely job on the landscaping at the entry to our house. The stairs are not only very attractive, they are very robust!!! The stone work is well executed and looks great. Todd, Juan and Salvador were a pleasure to work with.

Ground Effects did a wonderful job of helping us finish our yard. We removed several rock beds from our yard and wanted to replace with grass. They were very prompt, reasonably priced, did wonderful work with grading and hydroseeding, and we have a beautiful yard to show for it. Highly recommend them.

Ground Effects (American Landscaping) was the only business that responded to phone calls after I'd spent considerable time and money preparing our landscape by bringing in dozens of dump loads of topsoil and spreading it with heavy equipment. The crew they sent were top notch. Even with equipment breakdown they returned to complete the project. A year later the new lawn looks incredible. My Labs love it, too.

Highly recommend.

The Ground Effects team has been great to work with. I interacted a bit with the office staff and they were friendly. The work crews have been courteous and do great work. The shining star though has to be Todd. He's been on top of all the details and interpreting what we want to help produce an amazing final product. A few bumps along the way but Todd listened to our input and got things corrected. Scope of a project often changes but the team handled every change we made in stride. We're waiting on the spray grass, but I would work with them again.

Not very helpful and suggestions and placement but they do have a large selection. Prices seem high but not that much higher than other places

Great plant selection with a wonderful layout for walking around to find your perfect plant. Love the return policy too!

NOT PET FRIENDLY!!!

Harsh chemicals were the excuse given... "no honey bees welcome from there plants"

The prices were way over market average to, I'd look elsewhere or even order off line and still save big $ even with shipping you'll still save!!!

Ps. Staff was less then friendly...

Kara at Faltz is absolutely the BEST. She really knows her plants and was SO helpful to me in making my selections! You won't regret working with her!

Most of the plants I bought from them died. When I bought them they told me they guaranteed their plants for a year. When I tried to get my money back they refused because I had them planted by a professional landscaper, instead of doing it myself.

They had a wide range of landscaping products and cool trees but none of the ones listed on their site that I was looking for. They do have some super impressive 10ft tall column apple trees but they were definitely priced accordingly.

We are disappointed with them. We went for an estimate and said we would be on waiting list and will call us asap. The girl that was in reception seems like she doesn’t know what she’s doing even with simple question. In Short, after a year of waiting, still nothing from them. We even called them 3times and yet zero email. We have a big project for them but we’d rather spend our money with other company. I don’t think a simple answer weather you can do the job or not is hard.

I have placed 3 phone calls asking for a quote on some landscaping...first was almost 4 weeks ago..no one has returned a call. Per the receptionist they are "busy". It's 2016, last I knew an email or text could be placed to management. My money is just as good as the next person. Guess you don't want my business. Very disappointed as you came recommend.

Faltz Landscaping, Inc. was the best thing about my adding an in-laws addition to my home. Kidding aside, the person they sent out to estimate the job and deal with my father-in-laws vision while keeping to a budget, was Kaitlin. She was very professional, a great listener, and delivered exactly what we wanted in a time frame that was imposed by the city to get permitting completed. She's a superstar and Faltz Landscaping, Inc. is great. The guys who came out to do the work were very good at what they do and kept the worksite very clean. The landscaping was beautiful and should last a long time. I would recommend Faltz Landscaping to anyone that needs this type of work done; they are the best!

Very disappointed with this company. I contacted them mid August 2020 and was told that I’d be placed on a list and an estimator would contact me. No response. Another call was placed weeks later. Again, no response. A third call... no response or word from an estimator. Emailed now in spring 2021, and yet again...no response. They seem to do quality work from photos on their website, but their integrity and professionalism are seriously lacking. My money is best spent elsewhere for a landscaping company who at least returns messages.

Outstanding service - helpful from initial planning through perfect execution of a yard for my dog, with rock work, dog-friendly shrubs and trees, sod, and tying it all together in a well-laid-out plan. Every employee I've been helped by has been outstanding. The workers who installed the rock, trees, and sod were careful, skilled and very hardworking, and the project supervisor checked in daily until it was done. I will use them again, definitely.

They provided excellent service at a reasonable price.

In 2020 we had an estimator schedule to give us an estimate on landscaping and water feature and the estimator never showed - no call, no show. This year we thought we would try to give them another shot at estimating a retaining wall job and we were told that the estimators were booked out until beginning of June and to call back then. That doesn't make sense. If I call back then, the estimators could be booked out until the end of June - a neverending cycle of call and be pushed back. We will never do business with Faltz again. "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." My trusting in this company was its Faltz, not my faults!

Staff was friendly, knowledgable, took the time to work with us and provide advice. Talked us out of an expensive purchase because it would not have worked well. Manager misquoted us on a tree we intended to buy. When it turned out the price was $150 more than quoted she honored the quoted price. Faltz also has the best selection of higher end landscaping products directly available to consumers my wife and I have found in Anchorage.

Having purchased a small tree for a new house asked the staff if they could plant 7 1gallon peonies for me. I said yes to the fee of $400as I am not a local resident and have no tools here. Seemed pretty steep to dig 7 one gallon holes but I needed the help. After planting I asked the two workers to spread 6 sacks of mulch around the 3 x 6 planter bed. They did. It took less than 10 minutes. I removed the trash to their truck as the mulch was spread. NO more than 10 minutes. Maybe even 5 minutes

So I get a call that says the workers did more work than was expected and they wanted another $170 to cover extra work.
$85/ hour for 2 men.

I know prices are high everywhere. But this gouge is really just too much. Really? $170 for les than 10 minute?

I will never shop here again. The greed is just too much