Phil came out within a week of receiving my phone information from Angie's Listto discuss the work I wanted done. In fact he came by the house and left his card in my mailbox because I had an old phone number listed with Angie that no longer worked.  I had some drawings and ideas, and Phil offered suggestions. I had several trees that needed removed before any work could be completed. Phil was very professional when a tree service he uses came to do an estimate and it turned out that I had called them for an estimate also. I hired the tree company separately, and Phil waited to finalize his work until the trees were done. After several rounds of drawings and estimates (because I kept changing my mind based on what I really wanted/needed once I knew costs), we landed on the work that would be completed. Phil's crew came out on time each day, and cleaned up each day. The main work took about a week, then the fence, then the fence painters. Along the way, Phil recommended that I consider sprinklers for the area with the sod and flower beds. He suggested a system that is controlled in a box in the yard and he completed that work for $700 - which I thought was very fair. Every time I needed to discuss the work with Phil, he was more than willing to work with me to come to a satisfactory result. I had concerns that the terrace walls would not be high enough - he made it perfect. I had concerns that the garden soil in the planting bed was not deep enough, he came out and fixed it.
Gardening is my hobby, so I wanted to plant my numerous perennials that were in pots, and Phil's crew helped me by digging up several roses that I wanted to move. He offered to have his crew plant for me, but I wanted to do it myself. The flower bed is looking great. Many of my neighbors have come by and told me how much they like the yard and how they are looking forward to seeing the flowers in the spring and summer next year.
Phil also gave me a discount for being an  Angie's List customer.