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A Garden Guy Landscaping logoHow the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%79+43.1Reliability 24%70+17Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%20+1.4Craft & service penalty65−3.5Experts Score= 72Grade B: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.72SCORE

A Garden Guy Landscaping

River Forest, IL · Grade BLetter from the Experts Score: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39, F = under 20. · #48Position by Experts Score among all companies we track in this category. of 69 gardeners · 4.8★ from 60 Google reviews

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Percentile vs other gardeners (100 = best)Each factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (star average, share of 1–2★ reviews, price verdicts…); standing within the category can only raise it, never lower it.. Strongest: value and momentum; weakest: replies to reviews.

SatisfactionSatisfaction · 54% of the scoreRecency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.A Garden Guy Landscaping is better than 79% of gardeners.B
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ReliabilityReliability · 24% of the scoreHow rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.A Garden Guy Landscaping is better than 70% of gardeners.B
70
Craft & serviceCraft & service · 0% of the scoreGoogle review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.A Garden Guy Landscaping is better than 65% of gardeners.B
65
ValueValue · 14% of the scoreCustomers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.A Garden Guy Landscaping is better than 100% of gardeners.A
100
MomentumMomentum · 0% of the scorePenalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.A Garden Guy Landscaping is better than 100% of gardeners.A
100
Replies to reviewsReplies to reviews · 7% of the scoreHow often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.A Garden Guy Landscaping is better than 20% of gardeners.D
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Customers hired A Garden Guy Landscaping for 8 kinds of job.

A Garden Guy Landscaping for hardscaping

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Jobs reviewedHow many Google reviews are tagged with this job.5
★ on this jobAverage stars on the reviews where the customer tagged this exact job (Google’s “Services” field).5.00
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Rank for this jobPosition of this company in the Job match ranking for this job among the companies we track.Its Job match: 84/100.How Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Hardscaping”:Stars on this job 55%Number of such jobs 25%Overall Experts Score 20%Stars are pulled toward the category average when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.#3 / 3

All 5 Google reviews tagged “Hardscaping”

Adrianna1 reviewTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 3 years ago★★★★★

A Garden Guy Landscaping is the best! They recently came out to transform our backyard. It was damaged from a seasonal pool and lacked appeal. Matt designed a revamp and his team (Jose and Lalo) made that vision a reality. They did a soft regrade, put down new sod, installed a beautiful 13 foot diameter patio, and…

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Grading & reslopingGreen landscapingHardscaping+ Responsiveness+ Punctuality+ Quality
MikeLocal Guide · 15 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 3 years ago★★★★★

Garden Guy has transformed our entire back yard with two retaining wall raised planting beds, a heart shaped garden with retaining wall a firepit with patio and sitting wall, re-graded and re-sodded much of our back yard, as well as rock and hardscape along a walking path from the front leading into the back yard.…

Garden designGrading & reslopingGreen landscaping+ Quality+ Professionalism+ Value
Daniel1 reviewTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 3 years ago★★★★★

A Garden was awesome! Great experience from start to finish

Green landscapingHardscapingYard drainage+ Responsiveness+ Punctuality+ Quality
Goran3 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 3 years ago★★★★★

Matt and crew were great. Didn't skip a beat. On time and on point everyday. New sod, new shrubs and trees, new gas firepit, rain water control. It was all perfection. We would definitely use them again.

Concrete masonryGarden decoratingGardening services+ Responsiveness+ Punctuality+ Quality
MichaelLocal Guide · 8 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 4 years ago★★★★★

We really love our new stonework from Matt The Garden Guy! The driveway retaining wall and steps look great, and are incredibly sturdy – they will outlast us all. Matt paid a lot of attention to details like installing a drainage system and geo-grid reinforcement to make them so. The front walkway is a work of…

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Driveway or walkway pavingHardscapingOutdoor step construction+ Quality+ Professionalism+ Value

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Jobs customers hired them for

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Green landscaping8—
Gardening services8—
Garden design7—
Grass seeding6—
Stone landscaping6—
Landscape installations5—
Grading & resloping5—
Hardscaping5—

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