Fauntleroy Gardening Co., LLC

Jan 2024

Jason unexpectedly ghosted after the design was paid for and it was time to install, so it was a waste of hundreds of dollars and many months of my time. I understand that getting installation subcontractors can take time and I was willing to wait as long as necessary because he was lovely to work with, but he just stopped communicating entirely, so I never got any further status or timeline updates. He didn't even give me the courtesy of some kind of notification that the install wouldn't be possible, I just had to wait and wait until finally making the call that I was being forced to find a different landscape company. I even delayed writing a review in case he did...read full review

Sep 2020

Heads up....do not use Jason Kibbey of Kibbey Landscape Design During the Spring of 2020 we reached out to a number of landscapers to revamp our backyard. The project scope included a small hardscape patio, a small retaining wall so that the lawn area would be level, some fresh soil and plants to supplement what already existing. As we were getting ready to rent out the house, we needed this work to be completed quickly and with the minimal expense possible. We ended up selecting Jason Kibbey of Kibbey Design to prepare a sketch and submit a bid offer. Initially, at our on-site meeting Jason was very forthcoming and offered several great suggestions. A sketch was prepared and we asked that he prepare a bid. Our experience went downhill from there. There were long periods where we did not hear back from Jason and email messages where not returned. Eventually we received his bid of over $50,000 to complete this work and a multi-page contract document that was full of errors which we had to point out to him. One such error in Jason's contact document included his expired L&I insurance information. As Jason's bid broke our budget, we found someone else to do the hardscape work for a fraction of what Jason had offered. We set up an on-site meeting with both contractors where we explained the scope of work for each party and encouraged that they work together to coordinate the project schedule. Jason was amenable to this arraignment but soon was again not responsive to our phone and emails as well as the attempts by the other contractor to coordinate the project schedule. At one point, he and his crew showed up install the plant material (without speaking to us or the other contractor) and within an hour left stating that he could not install the landscaping with the hardscape still being installed. Again, his lack of communication. Once the hardscape was completed, we informed Jason and he brought his crew over to complete the installation of the landscape. Soils were not properly amended, landscape material that was to remain was relocated, and existing plant material that was not to be used was placed into the landscape. This I believe was done because Jason underestimated the quantity of landscape needed for this project. Finally, there was no final walk-through with Jason, no phone call, no email....he just left the job site and sent the invoice. In summary, I cannot recommend Jason Kibbey for any landscape residential projects. We found him to be very expensive, non-responsive to our phone and email attempts to contact him, he did not work well with the other contractor, and he did not follow planting instructions.

May 2020

We had Jason and his crew (three total) come - several years ago - and help with our large yard. The reason I gave him 4 stars instead of 5 is the price ($60. each) and the time it took them to weed. Their real talent is pruning and also designing. They (Jason) pruned two of our Japanese Maples and they are both still beautiful. They are show stoppers! I will have them back to do pruning but have to find a cheaper alternative for weeding. They are all really nice, fun guys and I think very creative.