Reviews of local pros in Minneola, Florida

We had purchased a number of trees and shrubs from Rigo.
Two of the trees (both topiary) came to us with a fungus and they both died. All of the other plants/shrubs etc that were installed were fine. No neighbors have any fungus issues. The trees died about 2 weeks after install. Called Rigo to let him know the issue and we followed his instructions to try and save the trees. It didn't work. He said he would pay for one replacement and we would pay for the other. After a number of calls we keep getting brushed off and still don't have our new trees. If anything goes wrong, don't hold out much hope for him to fix the issue.

They were amazing! My landscape was horrible and Rigo helped me select beautiful plants. He immediately sent his team over to remove and install my new plants. The next day they returned with mulch. Now my house looks like it could be in a magazine. I appreciated the professionalism and caring attitude of Rigo and his Team.

Had a very great experience with J&R, very professional and knowledgeable, rigo did a great job in taking good care of us at the nursery and his son Fernando did an excellent job installing my palm trees, highly recommend!

I needed some trees transplanted and they came out early the day after I called and moved all 3 trees in less than an hour. They offered us advice on how to care for the trees moving forward as well. Would definitely use them again.

Rigo and his whole team have been phenomenal to work with! They are so helpful in guiding you to the right palms, trees, plants or bushes that fit your needs, space and request. We did our front yard with them and were so pleased we had them back to landscape our backyard and new pool area! We could not be happier! They are so friendly and really wonderful people to work with! Not only were they very quick to get out and plant everything but when we had changes, they so sweetly accommodated and tried to find ways to help us save money. We could not be happier with our choice to work with Rigo, his son and the rest of his team! We are grateful for our backyard oasis and highly recommend them for any of your landscape oasis needs!! 😊

Rigo and his son recently designed my landscaping for my new home. They did a beautiful job! They have a great selection of plants and trees and have fantastic prices. Their service is wonderful too. They do excellent work and really go the extra mile for their customers.I would highly recommend.

My electrician Alex told me about this nursery. They are friendly and professional. The owner Rigo and his son Fernando they are awesome. We bought 2 Sylvester palm and 1 foxtail that they delivered and plant the next day. Their plants are healthy and the prices are good. Recommend 100%.

Had to buy from Lowe's instead. Their sign said back by 1pm. It was 1:40 and no one was there

Fernando was very professional and friendly. He and his crew came out and did everything we'd agreed on, and even added a little extra something at no extra charge. The landscaping looks top-notch, and I'm happy to recommend them!

An absolutely wonderful place to do business with. We walked in this past Saturday with a mission to buy a palm tree. Rigo was very friendly and professional. After making a selection he scheduled to have it planted the next day…Sunday! Sure enough he was there early Sunday morning and removed a young undesired tree, dug a larger hole to have our Sylvester Palm planted. Done within an hour. He gave us instructions for care and said he would come out at a later date to trim the palm and check in to see that the tree is doing well. We couldn’t have asked for a better experience! I highly recommend them.

They are an easy company to work with. They did a great job of planning and delivering on our landscaping needs!

Love this place! Super friendly, great products and excellent customer service. Very happy with J&R! Thanks Rigo and Fernando!

I have bought multiple plants and bushes from J&R Palms. They have multiple options for heat tolerant plants which is a must for these endless summers. Highly recommend checking them out!!

We got our landscaping done with this company. They got us scheduled quickly and completed the work within a week after. Rigo was very accommodating and listened to everything we wanted. If we didn’t like something, they changed it out without issue. I think their pricing was fair and our place looks so beautiful now that the work is done. The company doesn’t do edging, but Rigo hooked us up with someone who did it for us. Everything just came out so beautifully and we could not be more satisfied. Thank you!

I had an amazing experience at J&R Palms in Minneola, Florida! Rigo was incredibly knowledgeable and really took the time to understand my needs. His recommendations were spot on, and I’m thrilled with what I brought home. The selection of agaves and other stunning plants for home or office is fantastic! I highly recommend J&R Palms to anyone looking to enhance their space with beautiful greenery. I’ll definitely be coming back for more agaves. Thank you, J&R Palms!

Fernando and his team are incredible. Very professional. My wife and I are very happy with the design/project. Fernando and the crew arrived early in the morning and was done by the early afternoon. I highly recommend J&R for all landscaping needs.

UPDATE (11/2/24): I've adjusted my review from 1 star to 3 stars after the job was completed a day after my initial review. The team does good work and I'm sure it would've been a 5 star experience if there was communication that kept us in the loop about delays or issues throughout the process. There's no reason why we shouldn't have been contacted about the appointment the first week of October, when the hurricane occured the week after (that it would need to be rescheduled). It felt as though we fell off the schedule and were trying to be fit in when there was availability because of this. Does my lighting look good now, yes. Was the sod replaced well, yes. Should I have to follow-up every week on where things are at or if the schedule will be followed, no.

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I'm writing this because my fiance is too nice to cause waves. Redoing the lawn and exterior lighting has been a project he's been looking to have done since August. After seeing the reviews for Advancescape he ended up having the company come out on 8/30/24 to get a quote. We received a quote on 9/3 and had questions that weren't answered till 9/13 (but accepted the quote in good faith on 9/5 - this probably should've been a red flag). Call was received to schedule everything on 9/6, with the lawn set to be sprayed the first week of October. This is where issues started, nobody showed up to spray the first week and the hurricane formed the second week (no communication on the delay). We ended up with a text message a week after on 10/16 that the company would be out on Monday 10/21. Nobody shows up on Monday so an email is received saying they'll be out to spray on Wednesday (lawn was finally sprayed on 10/23) after explaining that we were at the end of our patience with the delays. This week the crew shows up to remove the existing sod on Tuesday 10/29 and the one highlight was at least how personable Chris was. Unfortunately, during the process our fence post is damaged (which Advancescape at least owned and said would be fixed). The backyard was partially sodded before dark and tools were left so we assumed the team would be out today. NOPE, my fiance had to contact them to get an idea of when they'd be back and asked for instructions for the sod installed. Only communication was that they'd be out tomorrow morning, never instructions for the sod so he ended up just watering it for the time available online.

Long winded post, but it helps to outline why we currently would not recommend Advancescape despite all the positive reviews. Our project was ~$10k and we feel as though it's been ignored and put on the back burner multiple times from September to now. Unfortunately, after the lawn was sprayed it was too late to cancel the project, but it's very hard to have a positive outlook for the work when the company hasn't been reliable or good with communication. Being proactive with delays or communicating where things are at goes a long way and sets up a good experience.

Cory and his crew have been taking care of our landscaping for several years. We recently needed to re set the pavers in our walkway due to tree roots and the work needed to be done as soon as possible. Cory was able to accommodate our needs within a couple of days. Brandon, Chris and Omar did a great job. Pavers are now nice and smooth.

December 2024 - 6 month update

We have now had the new ProVista St. Augustine lawn for 6 month so I wanted to provide an update. As a part of the contractors work AdvanceScape to assess and modify the existing sprinkler system. Two additional irrigation zones were installed. As a result I am downgrading my 5 star rating to 2 stars based on the lawn condition presently and the amount of work I am now faced with doing to get it back to an acceptable standard. They did a good job with the landscaping aspect however they fell short on the irrigation part.

The modifications made resulted in one rather large area receiving overlapping spray from different zones and has caused fungus at the grass root level. At the same time there are a couple of smaller areas that are not adequately covered and results in stressed grass. I cannot make adjustments to the run times because of the way the zones are laid out. As I have recently learned what should have been done was a better assessment of the spray patterns and the rotor nozzles swapped out to ensure a matched precipitation rate across all sprinklers for specific areas. Instead, all of the rotors were installed with the default 3 GPM nozzles regardless of the spray arch they were set at.

While the AdvanceScape team did a great job in the other areas they we contracted to perform I can no longer recommend them to install irrigation systems. They simply did not do their due diligence when designing spray pattern coverage and they do not follow up to see how the work is holding up.

June 2024
We bought a new home about a year ago and the lawn the developer installed was pretty much a failed effort so we contracted AdvanceScape to come out and remove the existing “crapgrass” with something we’d be proud to have seen. We worked with Cory to come up with a plan that included not only installing ProVista St. Augustine sod but also some foxtail palm trees and hardscape work that included a couple of planters and a paver stone walkway.

The team, under the careful and meticulous eye of Chris, did a fantastic job. Sadly, but of no surprise, they recommended a revamping of the in-ground sprinkler system due to it not providing adequate and even water coverage. While this was a significant undertaking, the AdvanceScape team was able to accomplish everything in about a week and words cannot adequately convey the difference. We now have property that is not an eyesore and have received numerous comments by neighbors that are also unhappy with quality of the lawns they were left with from the developer.

I strongly recommend and endorse AdvanceScape for all your land and hardscape work. The demonstrated pride, patience, and dedication is admirable from Cory to the office staff to the guys working long hard hours to make sure everything is perfect.

Call them… you’ll be happy you did.

We decided to remove some landscaping and trees and replace with some palms and bottlebrush plants near and around our pool area to give us more privacy. Cory and his company came in with detailed suggestions for what we needed and a speedy quote. Date was set quickly for the job. Christopher, and crew came early, worked hard and did an amazing job! They made suggestions and completed the work in just a few hours. We are thrilled with the results. AdvanceScape also does our weekly yard mowing, trimming, and spraying for weeds. They do a great job and we couldn't be more pleased!

Corey and Courtney are excellent to work with and they have a great landscape crew as well! They work at several of our HOA’s and we couldn’t be more satisfied! They are prompt with emergencies, contact, proposals etc. they also do irrigation and repairs. Extremely satisfied and highly recommend them and advancescape!