Virginia Grounds

Corey is not professional at all. He promises the sun and moon and lies through his teeth. My grass wound up with very heavy thatch and he would not respond to my calls directly to him or through his office. Also the girl he has in the office is another liar. But I guess she learns that from Corey. Had to hire another company to take care of the thatch even though I was still under contract with Corey. Needless to say, I quickly canceled the contract and stopped paying Virginia Grounds.

We used them for years and for the most part, they were great (see my review from 2018), but when things go wrong, they go very wrong. Recently, they became unreliable in terms of turning on our sprinkler system (and some other things) and when I complained about the worker not showing up (it happened 2 times and we waited at home for him), Corey canceled our contract.

I wanted to stick with them, but Corey made that impossible. I heard he had a bad reputation, but I had never seen it until today. I'd rather give my money to a more relatable company anyway.

Corey and his team took my backyard from moss covered to a gorgeous new lawn from last fall to this spring. Reasonable priced and top quality execution. I continue to be a satisfied customer and use his services on a regular basis. David Lee Windsor Forest

Historically a great comapny and we've used them for years at two different houses. We've had issues every so often, but never to the point where it is now. However, the past month has been a nightmare. They contracted with someone for irrigation systems who got information wrong, scheduled appointments and didn't show, and when I complained about the service (or lack of service), Corey canceled our contract.

I've heard he was unprofessional before but I only saw it recently. We already planned to find a new service, and now we'll have to do it sooner. While I wouldn't say to avoid this company entirely, I would go in knowing that they have a bad reputation for being unprofessional, especially the office staff.

We have been using VA Grounds for many years with outstanding service from Corey. He has extensive knowledge in landscaping and knows what will work well in our area. His recommendations are always well thought out, and the end result has never been a disappointment. We have recommended him to our neighbors who have been equally pleased.

Love Corey and his crew. Did several jobs for us this past year. Finally have a lawn to be proud of. Always on time, did professional work, cleaned up and checked back to be sure we were happy. Already planning this years projects.

I have been a customer of Virginia Grounds since Hurricance Irene in 2003, when they lifted the tree off our home and did an excellent cleanup job of our yard. Since then every year I have used them for a mulching and other jobs around the premises requiring their services. They have always given a reasonable estimate and done the job in a timely fashion. I value them very highly!

The mowing crew showed up today for our first mowing of the season and our yard now looks fantastic! Mark and his crew did an excellent job. We used Virginia Grounds for our mowing last year along with other services including lawn chemicals, mulching, irrigation system maintenance and fall/winter bed clean up and were very pleased. The mowing crew really takes extra care to make our lawn and beds look just great. Thank you!

This has to be the worst company ever. No organization at all. The owner has no sense of business. The crew shows up to job sites smoking marijuana. Very inexperienced services. I would never recommend them to anyone.

I just read some of the reviews and I have to say, my experience was excellent. Corey and his company are top notch; his crew is courteous, polite and knowledgeable. Corey really knows the business. We are very very pleased with the redo of our landscape. Very appropriate healthy lush plantings, excellent sod, well installed! Our community, The Mews, also uses Virginia Grounds and there is great enthusiasm among owners for the work they have done. Tremendous improvement. I would recommend Corey and his business to anyone, even my boss! He will come through on time and as promised.

We hired Corey and the crew of Virginia Grounds for major work on our newly constructed Williamsburg home. Large project consisting of installing in-ground irrigation system for the yard, and building our bluestone patio in the back yard. Service was terrific. The irrigation system is flawless, and is designed and built by Brett to be expandable at a later date - a great feature Brett recommended.

The bluestone patio is amazing - please see photo. Note the attention to detail: properly sloped for runoff; stone cutting is flawless (look at the round edge); the sitting wall and fire pit are perfectly built, solid and gorgeous (note the built-in wall lights, on a control box and timer); and the final touches include edge bed shaping, mulch and boulders - yes, Corey and his crew added 3 boulders that are the perfect final detail (2 are visible in the photo).

Before starting, Virginia Grounds had to excavate a ton of soil under the deck in order to bring it to grade with the rest of the back yard. All work was professional and meticulous; all his crews were respectful and polite.

If they had negative stars I would have given them that, but you can only rate so low. Has to be the worst company in Williamsburg, the owner is a joke, and they have absolutely no customer service. I paid over 3000 for something that looked like sod from weed factory, and then the way the owner wanted to fix it was by sending someone out to throw seed on top of the weeds.

I would not recommend them to my worst enemy. Took one month to finally get through to someone who actually worked there, and she said, sorry I promise I give the owner your calls. If you want it done shabby by all means call this company, and if you want it done right call another.