Antine Landscape

Reviews

• KH

  Kevin He

  5 days ago
  1.0
  We worked with Joe last year to redo our front yard and walkway and unfortunately I can not recommend him as a landscaper. The biggest problem is that Joe quoted our project at around $20,000 but we ended up being charged around $30,000. $2000 of this came from Joe discovering that he needed to re-lay a foundation for our front landing and we were fine with that. Another 700 was tax which is also fine. The other ~$7000 came from things that we weren't consulted on, which was not fine. The worst of the bunch was our rock wall. In the quote we agreed to pay $2500 for a new rock wall. After Joe installed it he realized that he made a mistake and used a more expensive kind of rock. Instead of doing the honourable thing and offering to cover the difference, he insisted that we pay an extra $1500 for the wall that we didn't ask for. We also gave Joe a budget of $2000 for new plants for the front planter beds and he bought $3000 worth of plants without consulting us. He also charged us $825 for mulch and $1800 for regrading our front lawn, both of which weren't in the original quote, and the yews he got us cost $1300 more than originally quoted. I believe in paying a fair price for work done and that work often costs more than expected, but so many of these are unforced errors... Forgetting to include mulch in the quote seems like it really shouldn't happen. We're also lucky that we had the means to cover this extra expense, but this could've easily forced a family to take on debt. Also, the success rate of the plants that Joe planted/moved has been relatively poor. The red bud that he planted didn't make it through the winter, some of the new shrubs aren't doing great, one of the yew plants isn't doing well and is starting to die back, the big spruce that he transplanted died, and we lost 2 boxwoods. This doesn't seem right given that we've been taking care of the plants as instructed... To Joe's credit he did replace the red bud, and even replaced the spruce even though his guarantee only technically includes new shrubs, not transplants. Also, his design sense for planter beds is quite good and the walkway he put in for us is really nice. I contemplated making this a 2 star review in light of this, but were just too many other hiccups along the way. We asked Joe to choose only plants native to NJ for our front yard, and he even confirmed that the plants were native after we double checked with him. But last I checked a dwarf Japanese maple isn't native to NJ... Also, he would never give us a heads up when coming to replace the plants that had died, which made us feel uncomfortable.
• VG

  Vitaly Gelman

  Dec 4, 2025
  5.0
  Very knowledgeable. Fast response.Great quality. Nice crew. I am very happy. Thank you Joe Antine.
• FG

  felix g

  Apr 14, 2022
  3.0
  Revised review in a year after project completion from 5 to 3. Grading turned out to be problematic. Water runs on the patio instead of away. Definetely needs a redo. At least one step broke due to foundation movement. I'll ask them to come back to fix the issues and update this review accordingly.
• CV

  Carl Vee

  Sep 4, 2018
  5.0
  Highly recommended! This is by far the best experience I’ve had with a landscape contractor. Joe and his crew did a great job of transforming my drab backyard into a beautiful space that I will enjoy for years to come. It started at his first visit when he revised my draft plans and came up with a better layout. Then he improved my drainage issues to keep storm water away from my house foundation. His crew was hard working and very respectful of my property and Joe was sooo easy to work with. I’ll be the first to admit that I can be picky and when I asked for changes, Joe never argued or challenged my requests, he just asked a few questions so he understood what I wanted and then did them. I’ve worked with 4 other landscape contractors in the past and would never recommend them. I would recommend Joe Antine Landscaping to anyone.
• DK

  Debbie Knoeller

  Apr 18, 2017
  5.0
  Had several landscaping projects done by Antine Landscaping Design and have not been disappointed! Joe and his crew are top notch. Work is impeccable and completely transformed the look of our home. Would highly recommend!

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