Verne Pershing The Art of Gardening

Verne Pershing has an uncommon ability to create landscaping environments that easily blend into and enhance natural settings. He and his wonderful crew created for us stepped waterfalls and adjacent plantings that aesthetically far exceeded anything we have seen from others who do this kind of work -- and at a very reasonable price for the work performed. Verne and his crew spent several days excavating by hand and maneuvering large rocks weighing many hundreds of pounds in an area that precluded use of heavy equipment. There was no easy way to do this work, and it would be an understatement to say that my wife and I are pleased with the result.

Believe me, you will not go wrong with this guy.

Verne is an artist when it comes to landscaping. He has done a major landscape job for us and still has more work to do. To look at what he has done is only half the story. Unless you saw the place before he started it is difficult to appreciate the end product. The major job was the steep hills. They had be cleared of weeds, and bush. One hill is on the up side of our house and visible from the street. The other hill is on the down side of our house. Each hill is approximately 200 yards long and 50 to 100 feet high with 45 to 60 degree slopes. Not only did they have to clear them, but they put a watering system underground and then planted trees and bushes. It was so steep that it was very difficult to walk and work on. So steep that most plants required rock retaining walls to be built, which are in themselves art work, to hold them in place and stop ground erosion. We are looking forward to the completion of the job.

Verne Pershing and his crew are my gardeners for life!! They have coordinated my plants, cleaned large acreage and designed garden spaces in two homes over the last few years. The most recent project entailed putting in French drains on two side of my current home and placing a lovely flagstone walkway with cement stairs and a cement wall colored and textured to match the flagstones. I am very happy with the results. All of Verne's work has been done in a timely and professional manner. He has an artists eye and is a pleasure to work with.

Earlier this year hired Vern Pershing Landscaping to give our front lawn a total make over. We gave him a rough description of what we wanted and with photos of other projects he made it easy for us to envision what the final project will look like and the rest as they say is history. Mr. Pershing has a pretty vivid imagination, that's plain to see in his projects, and seems to know what you want. When he called to tell us he was ready to start, we set up a date and that day, his entire crew showed up early, ready to go to work. It's rare to watch people working on a project like this and not see anyone standing around. Every day they were here, every person on his crew was busy doing something pertinent to the project, from the moment they arrived till time to quit for the day. Mr. Pershing treats his workers well and they work hard for him. When the project was completed, it looked very much as we envisioned. Mr. Pershing's imagination worked very well with our ideas and suggestions and he and his crew did a fantastic job of putting it all together, even going beyond what was needed. We highly recommend Vern Pershing and his crew for any size project.

Verne was hired to shore up our back hillside that supports our deck and previously completed landscaping. I was extremely impressed with all the extra steps he took to insure that the job was done properly. He consulted with our engineer and even brought in his own specialists to come up with the best way to handle our degrading slope. He and his crew completed the work as scheduled and to our complete satisfation. Verne continues to check on the status of his work even now - weeks after it was completed to make sure that everything is growing, watering cycles are correct, etc. I am so pleased to recommend Verne to anyone with simple or complex landscaping projects. He really knows his stuff. I wouldn't consider using anyone else for any of our future projects.

We had a landscape that was suffering from lack of water and nutrients in the soil. Even the best landscape design does not look good when not properly cared for, in spite of our efforts. Verne Pershing and his crew were hired to bring back the health of our landscape. They installed new drip irrigation and fertilized the plants with organic fertilizer which the plants thrive on. Our landscape has never looked better! We have also had Verne install new bark mulch and we continue to work with him for ongoing maintenance, when needed. Verne and his crew are a pleasure to work with. We would recommend them to anyone!

It has been a pleasure to have worked with Verne Pershing and his exceptional "Art of Gardening" crew for a period of approximately four to five months. My landscaping project involved transforming an existing uncontrollable, very large plot of undeveloped ground into a natural wildlife habitat garden that now blends beautifully into the woodland natural setting I call my home. An eroding hillside was transformed into a true work of art by the incorporation of cobblestone retaining walls, a dry creek bed and native plantings. Verne and his crew transformed an ordinary dog pen into a now existing garden within a garden. I want to emphasize that Verne and his crew exhibited true professionalism and expertise every step of the way throughout my project. The completed outcome was far and above any expectation I had anticipated and I would highly recommend "The Art of Gardening" for your special project. The many compliments I have received from others and the true pleasure I experience every day from my new garden far surpass any ordinary landscape project. The special artistic approach and natural philosophy exhibited by Verne and his crew created something indeed very special.

Verne Pershing and his talented crew took land that we have lived on for 25 years and transformed it from top to bottom. His creativity and the incredible work ethic of all his employees worked magic and makes us feel as though we have moved to a delightfully beautiful new wooded retreat. We all have our special talents and creating beauty is the forte of this landscape business.

We have been very happy with the quality of design and the quality of work from Verne. We moved into a house with no landscaping and he took steep inclines and dirt and turned them into a work of art. If you want quality work by someone with an artistic eye, you need to contact Verne.