The Cutting Edge Landscaping

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Reviews

• Ava NelsonGoogleJune 2026

  After moving to Sparta about two years ago, we were overwhelmed trying to find a landscaping company we could trust for both larger projects and routine lawn maintenance. Finding Cutting Edge has been one of the best decisions we’ve made. From the very beginning, Mike was incredible to work with. He was friendly, knowledgeable, and took the time to come out and provide estimates for all of the projects we had in mind. We ultimately moved forward with a paver patio, cleanup and gravel installation around our new pool, and a horseshoe driveway with Belgian block. The quality of the work exceeded our expectations. I truly believe the pricing was fair, and the craftsmanship was unmatched. What stood out most was Mike’s communication. He kept us informed throughout every step of the process and always made sure we were happy with the results. It’s rare to find someone who takes such pride in their work and genuinely cares about their customers. In addition, Nick was wonderful in helping us establish a lawn maintenance plan that fit our needs. He also provided quotes for mulching, which we decided to move forward with as well. We continue to be extremely satisfied with all of their services. What started as a lucky Google search has turned into so much more. Since then, I’ve gotten to know Mike better through our involvement with the Sussex County Chamber of Commerce. Hearing the story of how he built this business and seeing where they are today only makes me appreciate and support them even more. I am incredibly grateful we found Cutting Edge and would highly recommend them to anyone looking for quality landscaping, excellent customer service, and a company that truly cares about its customers. We look forward to using them for many years to come!

• Michele PierreGoogleJanuary 2026

  The Cutting Edge is far from being a 5 star establishment. I was fooled by the other 5 star ratings left for small scale jobs and have the responsibility to alert anyone considering this firm for a large project to run the other way. I had the misfortune of hiring Michael Karl and The Cutting Edge Landscaping for our backyard transformation project in 2025. We were putting a pool in and hired this firm to complete the hardscaping and landscaping parts of the job. After years of doing business with a competitive firm in the area, we also made the mistake of transferring our recurring grass maintenance service to The Cutting Edge to consolidate all our outdoor service needs under a single umbrella. Michael Karl talked a good game for months and appeared knowledgeable until it came time to execute. Based on our experience, he is the true definition of “fake it till you make it”. The first red flags appeared when he brought a third party excavator to preview rough grading work we had hired The Cutting Edge to do and when Michael Karl was faced with our pool professionals at our pre-install alignment meeting. Both firms immediately knew that Michael Karl had zero knowledge on excavation or pool hardscaping matters. They alerted us but unfortunately, by then, we had already given The Cutting Edge our initial $25K deposit and were stuck honoring the commitment in fear of losing such a large amount of money. Execution phase started: The Cutting Edge crew did a terrible job installing our silt fence, not following the measurements that were provided on our Township approved engineering plans, which caused confusion to the other professionals who were following the newly created yard limitations. The Cutting Edge then proceeded to remove trees and came to do the job with hand saws instead of professional tree cutting equipment. Needless to say that they were only able to cut the smallest ones, which amounted to 8 out of 28, left all the stumps, and still invoiced us the full contracted amount of over $5K for a job partially done. In the midst, I had a conversation with our pool contractor about 7” lip copings that Michael Karl instructed us to purchase, just to find out that they were never consulted, although they had a direct line of communication. The coping was incompatible with a liner pool as it would hide the tracks. Unfortunately for us, the coping material was custom and non-refundable. Another $8K wasted due to incompetence. As we were unnecessarily bleeding money left and right due to misguidance provided by Michael Karl and The Cutting Edge, I informed Michael Karl that I would hold off on doing 2 small optional portions of the project until 2026. Without having a single conversation, Michael Karl from The Cutting Edge emailed us a termination of contract due to “service change” that week and was a no show for our weekly lawn maintenance service, which was on a separate agreement, paid, and unrelated to the hardscaping contract. Seriously? Who does that!? The Cutting Edge’s termination of contract notice came on Father’s Day weekend. Needless to say that by mid-June, most hardscapers and landscapers were already booked for the season. We were left in a pickle and were only refunded a portion of our initial deposit, after deductions for a tree cutting job partially done, silt fence install improperly done, + tax, which shouldn’t apply on home improvement projects and were not part of our initial agreement. We were fortunate to find another firm who promptly took over our hardscaping project and did an amazing job in our backyard. Another tree cutting professional and landscaping firm, which we had existing relationships with, also came to the rescue and took care of the 20 trees that remained to be cut and the weekly lawn maintenance for the remainder of the season. All thanks to our connections and the fact that we are well respected and upright individuals. We spent a lot more than we originally expected because we initially contracted the wrong firm: The Cutting Edge Landscaping. I urge you to stay away.

• Kathy KwasnikGoogleSeptember 2025

  What an amazing experience it has been working with Michael and the whole team at Cutting Edge. We called because we had multiple projects we needed help with. From the very beginning I could tell this was a company that was far and above any others out there. In this day and age it is so rare to find a company and owner that delivers what they say, responds to each and every inquiry (and we've had a lot lol!), gets back in such a timely manner, offers multiple suggestions at different price points, has the hardest workers I've ever seen. I could go on and on. I can't recommend this company highly enough. They are creative, helpful, honest and hard working. I've attached photos of our deck that was a wreck and the amazing after photos. They are in the midst of some other repairs and I will add those photos later but wanted to get these up now because the transformation was nothing short of a miracle! And we've had the deck to enjoy all summer. Thank you Cutting Edge and crew for all your hard work.

• Tom TGoogleAugust 2025

  I had several damaged fieldstone pavers in an addition to an antiquated landscape lighting system. Cutting Edge expanded and enhanced my walkway, installed new lighting and then added some soft scape. It was done professionally and on time. Really happy how it turned out.

• P TGoogleSeptember 2024

  We had a vision for our backyard and Mike and his team delivered! The Cutting Edge team worked hard to make our dreams come true and now we can enjoy our backyard throughout the seasons. You won't be disappointed in hiring them for your next landscaping project!

Selected excerpts from reviews published on Google and Yelp, not reviews collected by this site.