Home Services reviews in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I have been a customer of McFarland Tree and Landscape Services for over thirty years. They have been invaluable in helping maintain the large trees on my property, and I am impressed with Peter's expertise and judgement. His crews are well-trained and very pleasant to work with.

McFarland has maintained my Center City patio for 15+ years. It is not a hospitable environment for greenery. The company provides seasonal care and replacement, when needed, of trees, shrubs and hardscape. Peter McFarland is a knowledgeable professional and willing problem solver. He is readily available if I have a concern. The men who do the work are friendly, courteous and prompt. The company also maintains the trees and landscape within my townhouse complex. These greatly enhances it's appearance. I strongly recommend McFarland.

At the beginning of summer I had bamboo removed from my back patio. Unfortunately, many of the roots were retained and new shoots repopulated. Nick came and assessed the issue and provided a fair and competitive estimate.
Nick and his team’s performance was outstanding. The project was about a day and half, the crew provided me with updates and brought in additional equipment to ensure all roots were removed. They hardscaped the area and also resealed the flagstone, which had come loose. The patio now looks better than ever.
Nick and his team completed the work on time and truly went beyond expectations at removing all the bamboo and retained roots. Overall, a tremendous job completed and would highly recommend them.

Nick and company have helped with a number of projects in my little city courtyard. They have helped with ivy trimming, removed wisteria stumps, mended my brick wall and patched my back steps. Nick is always easy to communicate with, and the team is always friendly, professional, and do great work. I highly recommend them and look forward to using their services again.

Nick and his crew did a fantastic job for my homeowners association. We’ve used McFarland for years to maintain our trees. They recently completed hardscaping work to re-level bricks that were disrupted by tree roots, and a separate project to improve our drainage. Nick came up with a design that expanded the drainage path and area around our drain. The crew re-leveled the whole area so rain water flows properly toward the drain, laid an expanded brick pathway, modified the surrounding garden bed and stone border to accommodate the new drainage area, and installed a new drain cover. We no longer have inches of sitting water during heavy rain storms. I highly recommend McFarland and would use them for future hardscaping projects.

McFarland's has done outstanding work for me. I appreciate Peter McFarland's expertise and the meticulous work done by his crews. This week's wind storm irreparably damaged the big Bradford pear tree in my tiny Center City backyard. Peter came the afternoon of the storm to assess the situation, and had a crew at my house the next morning. I will always appreciate the prompt attention to my serious problem, and the care with which the tree was removed. The crew also did a great job cleaning up both my backyard and the street in front of my house. Thank you, McFarland's!

I was lucky enough to stumble upon McFarland after several attempts trying to get other companies on board to do the work. Nick from McFarland came out to my home the day I called, he understood what I wanted and told me.he could see it. My expectations of the end product and his vision was/is perfect! My front and backyard are amazing....Thanks Nick!

My center city front tree and backyard have been expertly cared for and nurtured to beauty for decades. I have nothing but the highest praise to say about them. My back yard faces north and is shaded by neighboring trees. It is difficult to maintain trees, bushes, and a garden under these conditions. Likewise my now very tall and beautiful front tree, challenged by all manner of urban dangers. McFarland has not only consistently given accurate expert advice but the care has allowed all I mentioned to absolutely flourish through the years. Several of my neighbors began to use McFarland services after they saw the lovely results outside my home. Further, the workers arrive absolutely promptly, leave everything totally neat and swept clean. The office person is friendly and efficient. Peter McFarland runs a terrific business!

The McFarland Landscapers Company met every commitment to me from the initial estimate to completion on the job. The work was professionally completed. One would never know the trees waste was ever on the lawn or pavement. The area was clean. I had a question about a stump that had intertwined with my fence and a full explanation was provided with recommendations for the next pruning of two trees. The cost of the work was great. I highly recommend this company to take care of tree work. I probably would say the same about lawn care it they did that work. I can’t say enough about patience either. The company has a compassionate manager. Dr. Logan.

This is my third time using McFarland Tree & Landscape Services, and each time has been awesome!

They are true professionals!
I’m talking about from the moment I called and spoke to the customer service rep, to the moment Peter came to my home to survey what I needed done, to the moment that the job was actually started and completed— it’s been amazing!

I had my trees trimmed, shrubs trimmed, yard mulched. It all looks great!

I appreciate their expertise and their willingness to work with my budget.

I will continue to use them and recommend them again and again!

-B. Garnett

I would highly recommend Macfarland Tree and Landscape Services for all your tree needs. Nick is the arborist that gave us an estimate. He was timely in providing the estimate on the spot and was very reasonable. He outlined the work that would be completed. After the deposit was made, the work was completed within the week in one day for 3 trees that needed lot of pruning. Eric did the work with his work partner and they ensured we were satisfied with the work in real time. They cleaned up the area and left the three trees in great looking pruned state. Multiple neighbors complimented the work as well. Highly recommended!

Had an appointment. I called the office 5 minutes before the appointment to ensure that person I was meeting with would be on time or if they would be delayed. I was then told that he should be there soon and they would call him so he could call me directly. Appointment time came and went. I waited 30 minutes in my car and no one showed up. No one ever called me back. Next morning I called the same office to get an explanation. Perhaps they came later? Maybe they did the survey without me and had a quote? Nope. I was put on hold for several minutes and I just gave up. Granted I only talked to the person that answers phones and not the workers in the field. So I don’t know internally what is/was the issue.

I know I didn’t feel valued as a potential customer and I gave them or her, the office worker, a chance to get it together.

I’m a project manager that deals with vendors all the time. This interaction was disappointing. Hopefully management sees this and at least apologizes.

Nick and his team are great. We had consistent flooding in our basement after a stone patio was put in, even after having drains replaced, lines cleared, etc. Nick drew up a plan to add drainage off the patio, drew it up, and had it installed in two days. The team was great - on time, polite, and professional. Nick followed up regularly when it rained to make sure everything was good - we haven’t had a drop in the basement since. Highly, highly recommend.

The McFarland team was outstanding with the work provided across the board. Nick came out on a Monday for an estimate and his team was at my house in two days to do the work. I live in Fairmount and had a few branches trimmed down from a big tree in another yard. I also had landscaping done in my small backyard. Two different McFarland teams came out and were top notch. I also might add it was the week of the hurricane rains and flooding that came through Philly. The McFarland team did not miss a beat and was a well oiled machine. I can not begin to express how great my yard looks now as well as seeing the the Philly skyline much better. I called a few other landscape companies as well to get some quotes and the experience was miserable and a waste of time. If you are looking for a reasonable and fair quote for work done in a timely manner look no further than the McFarland team. Outstanding!

I had damage due to a large felled tree from a recent storm. The situation was complicated by fallen limbs pressing against several other healthy trees and my neighbor's fence. The felled tree also brought down masses of invasive vines which dropped like large, heavy bushes all over the yard. Despite a difficult job, my experience with McFarland was excellent. A prompt quote, competitive price, stellar customer service, a job completed quickly, safely and exactly as described. Clean up was meticulous and immaculate. Couldn't have asked for anything more! . The crew that performed the labor were first-rate. They carried out physically dangerous and difficult work with great efficiency, skill and professionalism. They were meticulous and stressed safety as a priority during the process and clean up. I highly recommend McFarland; a friendly, reliable, knowledgeable and responsive service.

Nick and his team did an amazing job. They were always punctual, responsive and neat. I didn’t have to do any cleaning up after the job was completed and Nick was flexible and easy to work with during the design and quoting process. We changed numerous things and it was never an issue. I would recommend Mcfarland to any of my neighbors and friends that are looking for a reliable landscaper to work with long term.

McFarland was a great find for us. We have a lot of house with a lot of yard that had some real gaps. Peter was incredibly quick to respond, envision and counsel. Within a day we had a plan, and his crew showed up the following week - every day, on time, constantly working - with great attention to detail. Incredibly polite, friendly and knowledgeable (and also great with our dogs!). They came in under budget and beyond service. Our needs ranged from horticultural design to installation to various hard scape repairs. Every completed component exceeded our expectations. Highly recommend and will continue to work with them as our design needs grow and evolve with their help. I should add that this all took place within the eye of the Pandemic. Peter not only met our needs - and safely - but also kept his crew working and safe as well.

I used McFarland for two jobs: to repair our sidewalk, which had been disrupted by tree roots; and to re-attach a large ivy vine that blown off our garden wall. In both cases they did a very thorough and professional job for a fair price. I'm delighted with the results and found Nick and the team very pleasant to work with. Definitely a five star rating.

We hired McFarland Landscape for a major project at our bed and breakfast. We had a short timeline due to a scheduled wedding in April. We are delighted with the results. McFarland installed about 400 square feet of brick to expand our outdoor dining and created a beautiful garden path and firepit area. Nick added additional team members to accommodate our tight schedule and completed the project in time. He even spruced up the rest of the property with new mulch and weeding so that our property was picture perfect for the event. Neighbors are raving and everyone walking by is stopping to appreciate the lovely gardens and patio. We are thrilled with the finished project and will certainly higher this company again.

Nick and McFarland were great! Beautiful workmanship. They found hard-to-find, large bluestone slabs that matched well with our sidewalk. They expanded and dramatically improved our tree pit. They fixed our serious sidewalk safety hazard from tree roots uplifting sidewalk. Maybe most important, Nick was easy to work with —he made a challenging sidewalk issue easy to deal with.

McFarland Tree Service did some major tree work for us a few years back. We chose them after getting a few quotes and consulting with other companies b/c Peter McFarland was very knowledgeable and interested in preserving the character of our beautiful trees just like we were. He continues to be a great source of support when in comes to hardscaping and landscaping. They were competitive on price, respectful, courteous and on time. I continue to recommend them to others.