Testimonials

Our landscape contractor has to be the 'director of first impressions' and live oak helps us wow our guests. Their crews have an owner's mentality and take care of the details without being asked. Other landscape contractors I have worked with did the essential functions but never followed through. We recently began a landscape renovation project with a very short deadline that was vital to a huge business opportunity. The COO personally supervised the project to ensure it was completed on time and to our specifications. That is the kind of responsiveness that keeps our loyalty.

Jason Reader
General Manager - The Doubletree Hotel

In an industry that is often filled with "more sizzle than steak", the Live Oak Landscape Company has met our every expectation and their every promise. We have recently extended our contract with Live Oak to ensure this great service into the future.

Brian O'Gibney,
General Manager - Fairway Mews Community

Well our property looks great now. Your crew cuts, edges, weeds, cleans up and genuinely cares about the work they do. It is a pleasure to deal with a true professional and quality company. So I felt compelled to say, "Thank You".

Michael Kauffman

Live Oak did an outstanding job of designing the patio and landscaping at my former home on Bailey Court. You also provided excellent recommendations on enhancing the landscaping at my present home on Alden Ave. I have recieved many compliments on our landscaping from my new neighbors. I also want you to know I am delighted with Live Oak's landscape and snow removal services. The members of your crew are professional and courteous. My property always looks fantastic after Live Oak makes a weekly visit.

Richard J. Nisivoccia

Live Oak has been a partner for 6 years with various extensive projects. They designed and refurbished our entire yard including a lighting and irragation system. We just added a customized designed paver patio with expansion opportunities. The work has been excellent and if any questions arose, they were addressed "in person" immediately.

Live Oak Landscaping Contractors delivers a great product for a great value. There proactive approach is what every company should follow.

Thomas Parsekian

April Showers is wonderful. The people who work there are polite, professional and very easy to work with. They do a great job and I would highly recommend them.

Nancy Maguire

Alan,

I am writing this letter to thank you for taking such good care of the property around our house in Westfield.

It has been more than ten years since Live Oak first designed and installed our rear landscape and now two years have passed since the front landscape was completed. We have developed quite a relationship and we are pleased that Live Oak continues to be creative, innovative and more importantly reliable and responsive to our needs.

We have been living in Westfield for almost 25 years and the lawn and landscape has never looked better.

Sincerely,

Mike and Marjorie

Dear Mr. Milstein,

Winston Churchill once said, "We make a living by what we get, We make a life by what we give." It is evident that you understand the value of helping the community. Thank you for your generous donation to our school. The new garden is thriving and the children are respecting its space. It already has enhanced the school grounds and will remain as a place of beauty for our McKinley School community to enjoy.

Thank you also for your informative talk about plants and their care. Andrew was a huge help, too! My students returned to their classrooms and enthusiastically shared what they had learned with their classmates. Your visit was most appreciated and your generosity will never be forgotten.

Yours truly,

Claudia J. Andreski
Principal
McKinley School
500 First Street
Westfield, NJ

Dear Mr Milstein,

The McKinley School community owes you and Live Oak Landscaping a very big thank you. We truly appreciate you generous donation of a centennial commemorative garden for the grounds of McKinley School. You and your men worked so hard to make this special area come to like. You made it look so easy! Thank you for your expertise and generosity.

Your contribution to our school goes above and beyond. Because of your efforts, we will enjoy the wonderful garden area for years to come. It is our good fortune to have you as part of our school community.

Yours truly,

Claudi J. Andreski
Principal
McKinley School
Westfield, NJ

Dear Alan,

I am sending you a long overdue testimonial about all the fabulous work the team at Live Oak Landscape Contractors has done over the years at my residence. Part of the consideration for the location for our new house was getting a sufficient amount of sunlight. Once that was achieved, I knew that I could really have some spectacular gardens. The trick was finding the right people with the right vision and expertise. I found it.

When we purchased the property in June 1998, Michael Sidlowski was invaluable in multiple different ways. The house went from traditional colonial in the front to a modern design in the back. He unified these two very different styles into a completely harmonious space. He made frequent visits to the job site examining the drainage issues from the new construction, and met the design challenges of the large new addition by completely balancing and softening some of those harder features. Our architect, Michael Farewell of Ford Farewell Mills and Gatch was really impressed at Michael's handling of the design challenges.

The house, while large and in a very nice neighborhood of historic homes, never had the curb appeal I thought it deserved. Michael totally changed that and built a beautiful bluestone landing and front walkway that really allowed the house to make a statement. He then augmented this with with wonderful beds, anchor plants, and perennial gardens. Michael's treatment of space and depth is unparalleled of any landscape designer I have ever seen, bar none. The secret garden he created on the far side of the house, an area which had been completely underutilized, provided a wonderful flow to the house and was a classic touch.

Privacy for my husband was an issue, however the neighbors objected to a fencing option. Michael came up with an amazing design solution that would allow for plantings to provide the "fence" and added a few staggered wood panels to ensure our privacy from the neighbors until the trees grew in. Additionally, it allowed for great plant, flower and shrubs to be added to augment the gardens.

After the original design and installation phase, I was fortunate enough to have you and your crews for maintenance and upkeep. I truly believe that you and your staff have maintained my gardens at my home as "best in class" in town. Your crews are prompt and courteous and always take special care to attend to things (like my dog ripping up my lawn) without asking. The yard care is unparalleled and my neighbors have always commented to me on what great work your guys are doing. Your crews should know that.

I really loved your flowerpot designs and seasonal flower choices and I look forward to our discussion on new color and designs. The flowers have made the house stand out, a tribute to your talents. I really look forward to many more years of wonderful gardens and color.

Once again many thanks,

Elisa Mazen

We can't speak highly enough about our experience with Alan Milstein and Live Oak Landscape Contractors. Live Oak maintained our property for the previous homeowner so they welcomed us to our new home with a coffee meeting. Live Oak has been taking impeccable care of all our landscaping needs ever since.

They have been attentive, patient, knowledgeable, efficient, creative, flexible, and pleasant to work with at every turn. They have installed flowers, landscape screening, landscape lighting, and an irrigation system and have worked diligently to be sure that what they delivered was exactly what we wanted.

Most important of all, we have learned that in a pinch we can call Alan with any need. He has made himself available early in the morning, late in the evening, on weekends and on a moment's notice. Even if we have a problem that he can't fix, he will try to find the person who can.

When we deal with Alan Milstein, we know we are dealing with a person who cares not just about his job but about his clients and community. We never thought we would place such a value on our relationship with our landscaper, but we never knew we would have a landscaper like Alan. We wouldn't even consider anyone else.

Sincerely,

Stacey and Scott Gordon