Customer reviews
This business has 35 Google reviews. We show up to five of them below - read the full listing on Google before deciding.
Tyler McLellan
Good quality product reasonably priced. Quick service.
Penny Rajpaul
Called the store to inquire about dirt for a project. Dan was most helpful amd was a pleasure to deal with. Purchase was quick and easy. Delivery was on time and done with ease and grace. Even my son was impressed by how easy and neat it was. Thank you so much.
BigBoy Moussa
Great landscape yard, the guys there are awesome. Also well priced compared to other yards I’ve been to.
Brian
Great service. Amazing interactions very polite. Great prices highly recommend. They just delivered 16 yards to us for our driveway. Keep up what your doing.
Karen Leonard
Buyer Beware! We live in a new development in the St. Thomas area, and I live next door to my mother. Last year, we both had fresh sod laid down. To keep our lawns looking great, my mother purchased top soil from Ryckman Contractors Ltd to use in seeding both of our lawns. She made it clear that this was the purpose of her purchase.Unfortunately, Tom from Ryckman Contractors delivered soil that resulted in weeds growing in our lawns. When she contacted them, Tom dismissively told her that weeds usually grow out of the soil. Now, both of our lawns are infested with weeds. This has been incredibly frustrating and disappointing.
Before you hire a landscaper in Ontario
No general licence, but specific activities are regulated: tree work near hydro lines, pesticide application, and retaining walls above a certain height.
General liability insurance and WSIB clearance
Particularly important for tree work and any job using excavators or skid steers near a structure.
ISA Certified Arborist, for tree work
A recognised certification indicating training in tree health and safe removal. Worth insisting on for any mature tree near a building.
Verify with: The International Society of Arboriculture maintains a public certification directory.
Check Ryckman Landscape Supplies on the official registerOntario pesticide applicator licence
Required for anyone applying pesticides commercially. Ontario also restricts cosmetic pesticide use, so be sceptical of anyone offering broad chemical lawn treatment.
Permit and engineering for retaining walls
Most Ontario municipalities require a permit for retaining walls above roughly one metre, and engineered drawings above that. A failed retaining wall is expensive and can involve your neighbour.
Verify with: Your municipal building department.
Questions worth asking
- Is there a design fee, and is it credited against the build if I go ahead?
- How deep is the base under any hardscaping, and what material is it?
- How will this change where water goes? Where does it drain to now, and after?
- Is there a plant warranty, how long does it run, and what voids it?
- Is disposal of excavated material and old sod included?
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