Home Services reviews in Evanston, Illinois

We have used Greenwise for 3 years, and we have the most beautiful and healthy lawn on our street. Marc and the entire Greenwise team are always so responsive, and I trust their judgments and opinions. They are extremely knowledgeable and very honest. I really can't fathom why people would choose to put their health and the health of others in jeopardy by using toxic chemicals on their yards, if they have the ability to use non-toxic organic products. We also use their mosquito spray service, which works incredibly well. I highly recommend Greenwise and their services.

Greenwise created a stone-walk and native plantings garden on one side of the house. The work is beautiful! We absolutely love the outcome and the design. Gannon and Pedro and the rest of the team were professional, kind, patient, punctual and very thorough in their work. I appreciated the communication received from Heather letting us know when the project would occur and the different updates that were given. The whole experience was positive from start to finish and I would highly recommend Greenwise for this kind of project.

I had Greenwise landscape my entire yard. Now I have a beautiful yard to enjoy full of native plants and I am excited to see all the pollinators in it next year. They did a great job: good communication, creative landscaping and excellent execution!

We have used Greenwise for years for many services including weekly lawn care, landscaping and seasonal clean ups and cannot recommend them highly enough. They do a beautiful job with so much attention to detail, their crew members are friendly, hard working and reliable and I love that I know my kids are safe playing in the yard because they are so committed to using only the safest, most environmentally friendly products. When I have called into the office about anything everyone I have talked with has been incredibly kind, courteous and knowledgeable as well.

While the work that was done looked great, it was often frustrating trying to get the project idea together and implemented. The landscape designer was very nice, but I felt like she did not listen to anything that we discussed during our initial consult. Then any communication we had over changing the plan ideas always took several days to change, and even then I felt like I wasn’t listened to. Ultimately, the landscape design was beautiful and the actual work took only a couple of days, but I wish the initial planning was a lot smoother and faster.

When we moved from our condominium into a single family home, we wanted some help with care of the lawn and landscaping that came with the house. The company we originally retained was a corporate spray/pray/walk away operation that would show up at random times, douse the lawn and the plants with the same liquid from their tanker truck and move on.

We fired them after a month and brought on Greenwise. The first thing their representative did was identify all of the plants on our property, as well as every plant in the dog's dinner that was our lawn. Over the next year and a half, Greenwise methodically fed and treated our lawn, increasing the overall percentage and health of our grass while scaling back or eliminating unwanted ground cover. Their annual care plan includes periodic, seasonal fertilization, electric or conventionally powered seasonal clean-ups, and an organic grub treatment. When the grub treatment proved only marginally effective, they arranged for a partner to treat our lawn conventionally, which worked well.

When our home underwent a renovation/addition project, we asked Greenwise to replace the previous landscaping with plants of our choosing, as well as the turf that had been largely destroyed by construction. They came up with a comprehensive design of native plants, a Flo-well system to mitigate flooding at the back of our yard, a gravel section for our container garden and a patio of drainage pavers to replace the unruly swamp behind our garage.

We are completely satisfied with both the lawn care and landscaping services offered by Greenwise, and would recommend them unreservedly.

Greenwise did an excellent job replacing landscaping on our property with a nice new design and efficient installation. It has been over two years and it looks terrific. On top of this, I feel they did it for a very fair price.

What I also like is they stand behind their work - they ensure you are completely satisfied. We had a few yews that did not do so well, and although it may have been our fault in how we watered them, they replaced them under warranty with no questions asked. Followed up with us a year later to see how everything was doing.

I would recommend them highly - many companies out there to choose from - Greenwise is outstanding.

Greenwise (esp. Brian Baillie) did a great job for us. They made it clear what we needed, were always on-time and professional, and went the extra mile to let us know when they would be coming by the house. Our yard and trees look great - and I never even have to think about what's needed next. Would definitely recommend.

We used Greenwise's services several times in the past. The projects always went smoothly. For our last project in June 2022, they again were professional and attentive. It was a pleasure to work with our landscaping designer, Gannon. He listened to what we wanted and came up with a nice design. The communication was always timely and he was with us throughout the project attending to any problems or questions. They even followed up with us a few months after the job to check on our new plants. Definitely recommended.

I want to be objective so here are the facts:

-This was our 2nd season with Greenwise
-Here is a photo of our lawn
-I have since switched lawn care providers

Greenwise did an excellent job with our landscaping project. Marcos oversaw the planning of the project and had great suggestions, and the team who did the work, led by Pedro, were very professional and accomplished the work in excellent time. We look forward to working with them again in the future.

Great people. Very helpful. They listen to the customer and pay attention to all of the details. We received rave reviews from MANY of our neighbors on the final result. I highly recommend them.

I am so pleased with Greenwise. I've been with them for several years for a multitude of reasons. 1) they provide earth-friendly maintenance with mower blades at an appropriate height, 2) they use natural deterrents or growth promoters, 3) the level is service is unparalleled -- I can rely on which day of the week they'll come and they accommodate the busy summer gathering season and can reschedule me if need be. They also let me know when they're coming for special treatments like fertilization so I can be sure to have my dog inside, not roaming the yard to possibly escape.
They've recommended beautiful landscape plans which we're implementing incrementally. Native plants are all doing great and thriving here. They also put in some underground outlets for our downspouts and that keeps water away from my foundation.
Couldn't be more satisfied.

I have been a Greenwise customer for 3 years and they have done great landscaping work in my yard. They have been responsive and knowledgeable.

In addition, they even came out to help our PTA with a forklift for a fundraiser at no cost. We were so grateful for their responsiveness and their support of our community!!

Greenwise is amazing, very detailed orientated and they know what they are doing. We moved into a new home that had an amazing garden that we could not keep up ourselves. A rep from Greenwise came by for a consultation and put together a plan for the year. They executed it wonderfully, before every visit I'd get an email notification, online invoicing, and the team was always nice, on time, and professional. Yeah it's a bit expensive, but it is well worth it. Excited to renew services for this next year.

We recently used Greenwise for a rather large residential landscape/garden installation (as well as using them for our weekly mowing and landscape maintenance needs). Brennan from Greenwise was great to work with throughout the design and installation process. He really understood our vision from the very first meeting and made sure that the end result was exactly what we wanted. He continually offered helpful suggestions and recommendations as we progressed through the design and installation process. He and his team communicated throughout and made sure both that we knew what was going on and that the work was completed within our goal timeframe. The installation crew was also fantastic to work with. They were professional, efficient, knowledgeable, willing to offer suggestions based on their experience when we needed them, and left the yard clean after the work was completed. Overall we are very pleased with the project and with Greenwise overall. We can't wait to see how the garden fills in as the summer progresses.

I have been working with Greenwise for 2 years now. They are reliable, responsive, good listeners, excellent follow through and easy to work with. Not only all that, but their work is exceptional! I love working with Greenwise😁

I had a great experience with Greenwise. They put in a beautiful new patio and walkway. I worked with Heather and she came up with a stunning design and coordinating pavers. The customer service was excellent, and the crew that did the job were skilled and hard-working. The office staff were helpful and friendly on the phone. I am super-happy with the results. Thank-you Heather and thank-you Greenwise.

Greenwise is always excellent. Heather is highly knowledgeable and responsive—so helpful in terms of providing guidance and offering ideas to realize your landscaping goals. After we lost several trees to storms and fungus, she helped us figure out what replacement trees would be a good fit and could be sourced at the large sizes we were looking for. The crew is always friendly and careful in their work. We had a lot of landscaping work done last year (with Christophe), and several days a week passersby comment on how gorgeous the plantings are. Just spectacular work!

I worked with Brian Baillie who came up with a great design for my front yard. The Greenwise crew did incredible work and completed the project in two days. I was amazed. I highly recommend Greenwise and will continue to work with them on other projects! Very happy with the results!

Great Survice best lawn on the block they take care of everything I never have any weeds and they fertilize. I highly recommend.and safe for the environment!