By The Blade, Kansas City's Ambassadors of Outdoor Living, have been designing, building and maintaining landscapes for over 20 years. The company specializes in custom landscape construction, including swimming pools & swim spas, decks, patios, outdoor lighting, roof structures, fire & water features, as well as traditional lawn care and irrigation. By The Blade also offers a Total Exterior Management service for your complete outdoor needs, and a Home Maintenance Service for home construction related projects....

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landscaping (10)lawn care (10)mulch delivering (2)rototilling (1)gutter cleaning (1)irrigation system (1)

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03/09/2020

They were lovely. They were nice to work with and I trust them at my home. I like working with them and I would not stop using them.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK
They took care of my sprinkler system.

CATEGORY irrigation systems

SERVICES PERFORMED? Yes

HIRE AGAIN? Yes

WORK COMPLETED ON 02/10/2020

SERVICE PROVIDER RESPONSE

Thank you - we'll be reaching out soon to schedule this season's start-up - looking forward to another great year!

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03/09/2020

It was good. They do a very good job and high quality work.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK
They've done tree removal, grass cutting, landscape plans, and maintenance.

CATEGORY landscaper

SERVICES PERFORMED? Yes

HIRE AGAIN? Yes

WORK COMPLETED ON 03/02/2020

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03/09/2020

The work was B, because they missed some spots where my lawn needed to seeded.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK
They did lawn aeration and seeding.

CATEGORY landscaper

SERVICES PERFORMED? Yes

HIRE AGAIN? Yes

WORK COMPLETED ON 10/22/2019

SERVICE PROVIDER RESPONSE

Hi [Member Name Removed], thank you for letting us know. Please call our office any time and we'll get you taken care of!

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08/17/2017

They mow my yard, they do spring clean up, they do my irrigation, they winterize my irrigation, they do my back flow test and they have a handyman service and I use them for that too.? They clean my gutters and my french drains.? They do everything.? They're my go-to people.? I've been living here for eleven years and they saw me moving out of my house and they stopped by and they thanked me for a...

DESCRIPTION OF WORK
For landscaping, I use By The Blade and they are fabulous. I've used them for 11 years. They come every week. The last visit they just mowed.

CATEGORY gutter cleaning, landscaper, lawn service

COST $40

SERVICES PERFORMED? Yes

HIRE AGAIN? Yes

WORK COMPLETED ON 08/14/2017

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12/02/2016

They are great. They did a nice job. They are a little slow to respond. Some things that they planted died and they come back out and they replace it. They got around it eventually.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK
We used By The Blade for landscaping.

CATEGORY landscaper

SERVICES PERFORMED? Yes

HIRE AGAIN? Yes

WORK COMPLETED ON 12/02/2014

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11/15/2016

Extremely low quality. They hire very unskilled workers that just try to finish a lawn as quickly as possible. They tore up my lawn pretty good. I was constantly calling asking for their guys to slow down, but it didn't do any good. Very poor customer service, even worse quality. I called twice in June of 2016 to complain to have them slow down because they were flying through with large commercia...

DESCRIPTION OF WORK
I hired them as a weekly lawn service

CATEGORY lawn service

SERVICES PERFORMED? Yes

WORK COMPLETED ON 09/20/2016

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06/24/2015

The guys at BTB got in and out quickly, doing a good job on our mulch removal as they usually do. We've used BTB for mulch replacement and removal, bed improvements, yard care, water systems, and more since moving to Parkville a few years back. They do good work at a fair price, and our neighbors have used them as well. The only hit on them at times is communication - I've had several instances...

DESCRIPTION OF WORK
Mulch removal and replacement.

CATEGORY landscaper, mulch

COST $2,000

SERVICES PERFORMED? Yes

WORK COMPLETED ON 04/15/2015

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07/28/2014

By the Blade was hired by my townhouse association approximately 5 years ago. During this time they have destroyed flower, vegetables, newly planted grass and seed. They have promised reimbursement but never followed thru. Last year and this year so far they are mowing with equipment that is ineffective. The blades obviously are not sharpened and the mowers are not level. Consequently the lawn...

DESCRIPTION OF WORK
Consistently does sloppy work

CATEGORY landscaper

COST $30,000

SERVICES PERFORMED? Yes

WORK COMPLETED ON 06/01/2014

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09/12/2013

Patrick was very professional and informative when I received the quote for the sprinkler system. It was easily the most affordable and I was looking to install rotary sprinkler heads so I chose By the Blade to perform the installation. I was on the schedule within two weeks which was wonderful, however communication was sometimes spotty and I was not sure which days the installers would be at m...

DESCRIPTION OF WORK
Sprinkler System Installation

CATEGORY lawn service

COST $3,180

SERVICES PERFORMED? Yes

HIRE AGAIN? Yes

WORK COMPLETED ON 08/15/2013

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05/09/2012

I went to Cripple Creek Rock Company to look at materials for building a retaining wall to prevent an erosion issue in my front yard. At first I was going to do the work myself... but I've already got too many projects and too little time, so I asked them for a landscape contractor recommendation. By The Blade Landscaping was the name of the contractor that they recommended highly for completing...

DESCRIPTION OF WORK
Installation of a stone retaining wall and stone steps on my property, including materials and labor.

CATEGORY landscaper

COST $3,500

SERVICES PERFORMED? Yes

HIRE AGAIN? Yes

WORK COMPLETED ON 03/05/2012

Services Offered

Landscape Design & Construction, Custom Swimming Pools & Spas, Outdoor Lighting & Sound Systems, Decks, Pergolas, Roof Structures, Fire Pits, Water Features, Outdoor Kitchens & Grill Stations, Mowing, Planting, Mulch, Seasonal Cleanup, Fertilization, Lawn Applications, Irrigation Design/Installation/Repair, Total Exterior Management, Home Construction Repair, "Handyman" Services

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