"We are so pleased with Renaissance that not only do they maintain our residence, but we have hired them to service our business and our lake cottage. We have received so many compliments on our landscaping that we have referred several friends to Renaissance who have been just as pleased.

     You might be able to save a few dollars by using another company, but you will NEVER get the quality and professionalism of Renaissance."

     -Chuck and Lisa Surack, Sweetwater

     "We have been Renaissance Landscapes clients for years and have no plans of ever changing. They always perform superb service, are fair in their pricing, and are quite ingenious in their landscape design. We did a large project 4 years ago with the installation of a waterfall and stream. They integrated the design with our new decks, and the results were incredible. It has created an environment that we enjoy each day. This year they did 2 new areas of redesign in the front of our home. The results demonstrate their creativity and have greatly enhanced the appearance of our home. Lastly, after a near disaster with my John Deere tractor, they were there within a half hour and saved my tractor with timely repair.

     We appreciate their professionalism and consider them friends. We highly recommend them to anyone wanting to work with trustworthy people who provide excellent service and great creativity for your home and landscaping needs."

    -Fred L Rasp, MD

     "As the Facilities Manager for Sweetwater, it is my responsibility to ensure that the overall operation of the building mechanics, repairs and grounds are maintained at the highest standards. To achieve this I rely on the professionalism and the dependability of some of the best service providers in town.

     Renaissance has always provided outstanding service with a friendly and professional crew to keep our property and landscaping looking great. On top of that, whenever I need extra assistance for hosting special events or functions, I can always count on Renaissance to provide services outside the normal scope of just a landscaping company. From mowing the grass and landscape design to valet parking and special events, I can always count on Renaissance."

     -Doug Strahm, Director of Customer Service/ Facilities Manager

     "To celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary, Mike and I decided to gift ourselves with a complete backyard and side yard makeover. Bill listened to our ideas and offered some suggestions of his own to make our woodsy outdoor living space a place where we now want to spend every leisure moment. The entire Renaissance team were so great to work with. The crew showed up when they were supposed to, were extremely hardworking, diligent and courteous.

     We mentioned to Bill that we would like to have everything completed before a June 24th party we were hosting. He and the crew worked long days and sometimes well into the early evening to make sure everything was ready for the party. Bill even had floating candles and tiki lights delivered to enhance the atmosphere for our gathering! The new patio, landscape, and side yard patio look amazing. I think the best compliment came from one of our friends who told us "it looks like it has always been here." Renaissance certainly went above and beyond to make us happy and we will not hesitate to recommend them to anyone."

     -Nancy and Mike McClaskey

     "We have been clients of Renaissance since very early on; first for landscape maintenance, and progressively on to include household maintenance, electrical, and plumbing work, and as a resource for locating sub contractors to take on various projects in the house, garage, and around the property. Eventually we moved to include all our outdoor projects to Renaissance, particularly the decorative annual plantings and storage of large landscape items, as well as all of our routine outside maintenance that had formerly been handled by others.

    When we first built our home, we knew there was an underground stream that flowed through the property; we had to divert this stream when the foundation was constructed! For years we were preoccupied with other projects but we always knew that eventually we wanted to incorporate this natural feature in the outdoor architecture of our home. Finally we began to formulate how we would get this done. We consulted with Bill and he offered to show us examples of waterscapes that he had designed and built for other clients. We were very impressed and asked Bill to design and bid on such a project for us. This project would also serve to correct some other deficiencies in our overall landscape design that would most easily dealt with in conjunction with a major project such as this.

     Bill returned to us with a complete architectural design for the entire project including the pond, stream, waterfall, decorative plantings for around the pond as well as in the water, and options in terms of vegetation to surround and compliment the design. We were very impressed and made plans to start the project in the latter part of the summer of 2009.

     In the meantime our home heating and air conditioning system gave final evidence that the time had come to replace it. Eventually we determined that it would be best to go with a geothermal system. Unfortunately this project would have to be undertaken simultaneously with the waterscaping project! Renaissance was very accommodating and was able to work around the geothermal digging and trenching that were required.

     The entire finished project was more than we could have hoped for. The water features were much more dramatic than we had expected and includes an island at the base of the waterfall that incorporates a large tree. The waterfall itself was much larger than at least I expected and took great advantage of the existing topography. The pond is quite extensive and inviting. In fact we are already being colonized by large numbers of frogs, endangered salamanders, and small crustaceans all attracted by the clean pure water that issues from the ground here. The pond still incorporates an overflow leading into the forest that eventually leads into the Wabash watershed!

     We could not be more pleased with our waterscape project and with Renaissance' design and execution. We are planning to utilize the beauty of the water for outdoor entertaining in the coming years and look forward to seeing the maturation of the ornamental plantings!"

     - Greg Somerville, MD