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Chris James
Chris James Landscaping
Chris James Landscaping
201-670-9000
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- Commercial Maintenance
Landscape Services:
Whether you're looking to increase your curb appeal, add value to your home or business, or create that extra living and entertaining area with unique outdoor spaces, Chris James Landscaping (CJL) has the services and dedication to meet your needs. We serve both residential and commercial clients, and offer a full menu of services to tailor a plan that is right for you. Let our in-house professionals and our fully-insured subcontractors make your next project a success.
With over 25 years in business, we stand behind what we do. View our warranties on all the services we provide. Hear what our customers have to say on the Testimonials and Portfolio section. Or you can review our Frequently Asked Questions page.
We offer many services to meet your landscape needs and most budgets. Full service clients come first as their loyalty has built our company.
Spring and Fall Clean-Ups
Silver Seasonal Grounds Maintenance: Includes mowing, weed whacking and blowing off hardscapes
Gold Seasonal Grounds Maintenance: Includes all sliver services plus alternating weeks of power-edging walks, curbs and gardens and light-hand weeding
Basic Lawn Care: Synthetic fertilizers with basic weed and insect control
Premium Lawn Care: Featuring organic based fertilizers. Also includes core area insect control, specialty weed control, application good for the environment and will improve soil quality for the lawn
Platinum Garden Maintenance: For those who love ornamental shrubs and trees and have lots of perennials and annuals but do not have the time to prune and deadhead.
Platinum Care: Don’t wear yourself out pulling weeds — We will do the work so that you can enjoy your garden.
Ornamental Shrub and Tree Pruning: (Download Form) Hand Pruning — That’s right this is one of our most sought after services. We specialize in hand pruning of ornamental shrubs and trees whether it’s for natural shape, size or plant health, seasonal pruning or rejuvenation. This service can be incorporated with our platinum garden program. Yes, we will shear shrubs, but only when you ask.
Lawn Seeding/Sod and Hydro Seeding: We also do complete lawn renovation, slit seeding and core aeration.
Seasonal Color: Spring bulbs, pansies, summer annuals, mums and kale cabbage, containers and pots. Ask about our seasonal color program.
Mulching Service: (Download Form) The types of mulch we offer are Hemlock, Cedar, Pine Bark, Hammermill and Licorice Root Mulch. We never use dyed mulch.Referrals We have a very good relationship with excellent craftsmen and trades people who provide tall-tree pruning and removal, ornamental spraying and IPM programs. We can also refer driveway asphalt pavers, plumbers, electricians and carpenters.
For our commercial and full-service residential clients, our focus is snow and ice services during the winter months. Chris James is a Certified Snow Professional (CSP) and our work has been featured in Snow Pro Magazine, as well as, many other national publications. Chris James Landscaping has also won the prestigious "Excellence in Business Award from SIMA". When safety, productivity and accessibility really matter, CJL is your best choice. (View Slideshow)
We can provide the following contracts: Seasonal — Per-Inch, Per-Storm — Per-Push, Per-Visit, or your best value, Landscape and Snow Removal All Inclusive.
We provide anti-icing and de-icing services, liquid or granular applications.
For parking structures, we use poly blades and low corrosive de-icing applications.
We have all the specialty equipment: Wheel loaders, Bobcats and Box Plows.
Sidewalk snow services.
For 27 consecutive years, our clients have never had a slip and fall lawsuit
We can apply Liquid Ice Ban, Magnesium Chloride and Calciium Chloride. <
Loader to relocate snow.
Ice watch services - Snow Removal
Snow & Ice Solutions
For Snow & Ice Consulting, expert written opinion, site analysis and snow & ice seminars, contact Snow and Ice Solutions 201-670-0501.
We will work with you from concept to completion. Our landscape design team has almost 50 years of experience. Design fees apply.
The benefit of a "to-scale-design" allows you to set expectations and lets you envision your investment. It also allows us to help you prioritize each phase of the project and allow for changes and/or additions. We can enhance existing landscapes or start with a fresh new canvas. Our design team works closely with our in-house planting, irrigation and lighting crews. We manage all subcontractors on the project, such as a pool, fencing, carpentry, etc. We address all permits, engineering and utility markouts. We can provide service and maintenance for everyting that we install. (View Slideshow)Pricing may change without notice
We can provide low voltage lighting services as part of landscape design/build, stand alone, separate installation, garden enhancement and planting project or per-service visit. We can service almost any brand name system.
Spring inspection of fixtures, transformers and bulb replacement. Set controllers for spring/summer hours.
Fall inspection of fixtures, transformers and bulb replacement. A $65.00 service call charge will apply plus $59.00 per man-hour plus parts. (Spring and Fall visits)
We provide free lighting demonstration kits with complete set up for all our design/build clients on a project-by-project basis
For full time CJL clients, demonstration set up is $75.00 per kit. For non-clients, the fee is $125.00 per kit. All demonstration kit set-up charges are credited back after installation.
Save money by having CJL check your Irrigation System at the same visit. Minimum average savings of $65.00. Ask our staff for a double appointment.
Pricing may change without noticeWe can provide irrigation services as part of landscape design/build; garden enhancement and planting project or per service visit. We can service almost any system, residential or commercial.
Spring start ups and adjustments.(Download Form)
Service calls for maintenance, inspection or repair, $65.00 service call fee applies plus $59.00 per-man-hour plus parts.
Late spring/late summer adjustments
Fall winterizations(Download Form)
Installation of high quality irrigation systems, we only use brand name components
Have CJL check your low voltage lighting at the same time and save a minimum of $65.00. Ask our staff for a double appointment.
Pricing may change without noticeFall is a great time for family fun. There's that crisp, clean fall smell in the air. Go for a hike or long drive in the mountains while CJL does the heavy raking and lifting. Fall clean up includes:
Leaf clean up can include clean up of lawn, garden, hardscape and woodline buffer.
If your town has a leaf pickup program, we will place the leaves by the street. After your last scheduled town pick-up, remaining leaves will be vacuumed by CJL.
Mowing of turf, if needed.
Fall Curbside Vacuum services for the towns in our area without a leaf pickup program, or for the client tired of watching the leaves blow back onto their property.
(Download Form)Pricing may change without notice
Spring is a magical time in the garden, and you don’t want to spend it cleaning your lawn and garden's winter debris. We can provide a one-time, spring-cleanup service, or as part of the core maintenance services. Spring Clean-Up includes:Clean out leaves and sticks from gardens
Light pruning of winter injury on shrubs (dead or damaged branches)
Spade edging all gardens
Thatching and/or clean up of lawn area
Clean up of buffer zone along wooded areas (as needed)
Blowing off hardscapes
Mowing of turf, if neededOptional services include spot seeding, pre-emergence weed control, aeration of turf and mulching. (Download Form)
Pricing may change without notice
- Residential MaintenanceResidential Landscape Services: Your home is your haven. It’s also a major investment. As with anything precious to you, keeping it maintained and looking its very best is a priority. Helping you to achieve that is our prioritiy. Personal service, employees who are trained in their field and office staff who have worked for our firm for years, are all part of what Chris James Landscaping offers its residential clients. Because it’s not just a yard, it’s your home. For our residential clients, we offer Landscape Design and Construction, Irrigation, Low Voltage Lighting and Property Maintenance Services. For more detail on individual offerings, please see our Services section.
About Chris James Landscaping
about us: Founded in 1981, Chris James Landscaping (CJL) has continued to provide Full-Service Landscape, Design & Construction, Irrigation and Maintenance Services to residential, commercial and condominium clients for over 25 years. Serving the towns of Allendale, Ridgewood, Wyckoff, Waldwick, Upper Saddle River, Franklin Lakes, Ramsey, Ho-Ho-Kus and Oakland. CJL is proud to be a part of these and other fine towns. Community Projects Because we are a locally owned company, being part of the community is an important part of CJL’s philosophy. From community projects to keeping Bergen County green, CJL is commited to giving back to the area we have been a part of for all these years. Project Evergreen Project Evergreen sponsors Green Care for Troops. Project Evergreen can be contacted through the following link www.projectevergreen.com The goal of Project Evergreen is to provide support for our military families when a family's major breadwinner is on active duty. Presently we are providing Full Maintenance and Lawn Care Services, at NO Charge, for two service members and their families in Hawthorne and Waldwick, NJ. We feel this is the least we can do for these families that have a loved one in harms way. Katrina Volunteer Mission in Mississippi Chris James Landscaping and Hurricane Rita arrived at the Gulf Coast on the same day. As Americans we were saddened by what we saw on the news and wanted to help. (View Slideshow) Our mission started the day after Katrina hit. We called some sixty Landscape Companies, through a National Association, before finally reaching one company in North Mississippi. They welcomed our help but said, “you can’t come now, there’s no way to get within 50 miles of the coastâ€. The logistics of moving equipment for multiple crews 1,100 miles safely, with all the support gear including fuel, enough food and water to be self-contained for two weeks, was in itself a project. We had overwhelming support from vendors and clients, without whose help and understanding it would not have been possible. We worked out of a nursery facility just north of Gulf Port in Wiggins, MS. The 15-hour days, 7 days a week were physically exhausting and mentally thrilling. The all-volunteer work was lined up by a local nurseryman who put us in touch with senior citizens unable to physically or financially handle cleaning upward of 250 cubic yards of debris per day. We repaired wells for potable water, removed 60 ft. trees from homes. The men and women of Chris James Landscaping back home, not only kept our clients and vendors informed, they also kept service on track even though 25% of the company’s manpower was in the Gulf. All in all, we felt we received far more then we gave. The fine Americans we met will forever be in our thoughts and prayers.Services
Testimonials
tesimonials:
Commercial Services
Here are just what a few of our clients had to say. We also won State awards for landscape grounds management commercial landscape enhancement. On the snow side we have been awarded the very coveted Excellence in Business Award. Chris James Landscaping has also been featured in many business magazines and newspapers.
Shiseido Sr. Facility Supervisor
June 8, 1998
I take pleasure in writing this letter of reference for Chris James Landscaping Inc. Shiseido America Inc. and Chris James Landscaping Inc. have a two year affiliation in which Chris James Landscaping is responsible for all our landscaping and snow removal requirements.In the two winters past, Chris James monitored our facility continuously and kept our parking lots and sidewalks snow and ice-free. In the occasions we had spot problems, such as icing, his company responded promptly when notified and rectified problems completely.Our landscaping and mowing needs are handled in a professional manner. Chris James monitors the condition of our grounds, plants, shrubs and trees continuously and makes repairs or recommendations when required.Chris James Landscaping, Inc. has fulfilled every expectation that I had. I am so pleased with his efforts I have entered into a multi year agreement for all our snow removal and lawn care needs. I do not hesitate in recommending his company to anyone in need of his professional services.Should you desire any further information please request my contact information from Chris.
Chris James Landscaping and Shiseido are still working together 10 years later. They provide us with a fair budget and long term agreement and we provide them with great curb appeal in the landscape season and accessibility and a safe environment in the winter.
Facilities EngineeringAramis, Inc.
Chris James Landscaping has been handling the landscaping and snow removal at our facility for the past eleven years.You will find that his response time and thoroughness to be very good. The past three years we have used an all-inclusive contract to cover the landscaping and snow removal. This arrangement has worked out very well especially from the snow removal standpoint. As severe as this past winter, our lot was cleared and salted in a timely manner.Our landscaping care has been handled with the same care. The lawn and gardens are one of the nicest in the industrial park.If you have any other questions concerning Chris James Landscapint feel free to contact myself, Chris has my number.
Aramis is still a very happy client. We have serviced them for over 25 years and we are still going. How many of your vendors have met your expectations for over 25 years.
Residential Services
Here are some recent and not so recent testimonials since longevity is a big part of providing a consistent quality product or service. Please also feel free to check the BBB and our excellent rating on Angie’s List.
Midland Park, NJ
Dear Chris: I haven’t spoken to you since we first met in March so I want to startby telling you how happy I am that I decided to use your company for my landscapingneeds. Your customer service is especially outstanding when considering today’sservice business environment in which most companies have forgotten the meaning ofthe phrase. My contact with the two ladies who answer your phones, with Nelson, andwith Daryl and Esteban who maintain my property weekly, has been met with universalprofessionalism, courtesy, friendliness, respect and responsiveness. Most importantto me is that they all do exactly what they tell you they are going to do and thendo it when they tell you it will be done.
Ramsey, NJ
Chris: The landscape team did a great job yesterday with making the property look party ready! The mulch looks great and they did a fantastic job!
Ridgewood, NJ
You have the very best people, how do you find them? They are pleasant and professional. The guys in the field and their supervisors are the best!
Pink Ribbon Committee
We wanted to let you know how much we value your partnership and appreciate your generous contribution to the 2008 Pink Ribbon Open benefiting The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.Our mission to bring awareness and to find a cure for breast cancer in our lifetime would not be possible without you and your organization’s support. On behalf of the Northtec Pink Ribbon Committee and the Estee Lauder Companies, we thank you.
Midland Park, NJ
I haven’t spoken to you since we first met in March so I want to start by telling you how happy I am that I decided to use your company for my landscaping needs. Your customer service is especially outstanding when considering today’s service business environment in which most companies have forgotten the meaning of the phrase. My contact with the two ladies who answer your phones, with Nelson, and with Daryl and Esteban who maintain my property weekly, has been met with universal professionalism, courtesy, friendliness, respect and responsiveness. Most important to me is that they all do exactly what they tell you they are going to do and then do it when they tell you it will be done.
Ramsey, NJ
The landscape team did a great job yesterday with making the property look party ready! The mulch looks great and they did a fantastic job!
Ridgewood, NJ
You have the very best people, how do you find them? They are pleasant and professional. The guys in the field and their supervisors are the best!
