J R Landscaping Service

A townhouse complex hired JR Landscaping to replace some wood walkways with stone pavers in a center courtyard. The crew did the job in 2 days as promised. They came and finished on time (if not early), and worked hard while they were here. The end result looks fantastic! They cleaned up after themselves, including picking up all the leaves that were there before they started the job. I was home most of the time they were working, and the crew was friendly and responsive to all my questions and concerns. I am by nature a worrier, but Juan put all my concerns to rest and was not bothered by my questions. He could not have been nicer about explaining what was going on. I would happily have this crew back again.

I’ve only written a handful of Unilocal reviews, all of them positive. When I experience bad service, I generally choose to avoid the business future and don’t spend another minute of my time on it. But this situation was so shady, I feel the need to share. We listed our house for sale in August and had trouble scheduling our former landscaping service. I contacted JR Landscaping on a Thursday night requesting spring cleanup and weekly maintenance. The next morning, I ended up mowing the lawn myself and doing some light cleanup in preparation for an open house on Sunday. JR responded to my message late morning saying they drove by and could definitely do the spring cleanup that same day. Even though I had just done the lawn, I was anxious to get on the weekly schedule and get a much more thorough cleanup, so I happily agreed. I was home the entire day with my sons, and JR never showed up. The next day, I received an email saying they had been to my house and did the cleanup. I double checked outside; absolutely nothing had been done other than my previous work. I responded saying I did not notice that they has been there, and asked if they could send me a list of the cleanup items that had been done. No response, never heard from them again. To be fair, I never paid them for any work, but this seems extremely unprofessional. There’s a ton of lawn care companies operating in Chicago… go elsewhere.

Godd guys work hard, but the business end lacks professionalism. Never knew when they decided to change days, kept charging me the same thing every week, when they did not do our back yard. I leave the back yard gate unlocked if I know they are coming. If they jut show up then the backyard did not get done. They charged the same. I have n o problem paying, I just had problem with paying for something I did not get and the constant changing of days.

hardworking dudes who get the yard clean up done fast and very reasonably priced. I am in Lincoln Sq and they do a lot of work in my area.
The only downside is that scheduling the work can be a hassle as the owner doesn’t always send the guys on the day he says he will and isn’t great about communicating that to you.

I just moved to Portage Park and needed someone to mow/​edge, clear out overgrown areas, weed flower and plant beds, and apply weed killer to lawn. I called Raul and he showed up promptly at my house for a free estimate. His estimate blew my other quote out of the water. His crew arrived early the next morning and did an excellent job. I plan to continue using them for upkeep and reseeding some areas. Turns out that Raul lives in my neighborhood… Even better! Very happy with JR Landscaping thus far.

I’ve had J R do spring, summer and fall «clean-​ups» to my front and back yards for about two or three years. I do most of the weekly yard work myself (I see them landscaping weekly for some of my neighbors), but it looks so much better after J R has been there. They trim, weed and clean meticulously, and they’re really quick, too! I’ve never had a problem scheduling and they have always showed up when they promise. Great service!

Trouble-​free, never had to call them again, once the initial setup was made.
They have been coming weekly for 2 years without issues, lawn, shrubs, back yard always clean and neat.