Review response guide

How to respond to a negative review for a Landscaping Company

Landscaping reviews hinge on results, cleanup, and showing up — specific replies reassure homeowners spending real money.

A negative review is public, and it's read by far more people than the one who wrote it. Your reply isn't really for the upset customer — it's for the next hundred people deciding whether to trust you. Handle it well and a bad review can actually win you business.

Use four beats: acknowledge the specific problem, apologize without making excuses, say what you're doing about it, and invite them to continue offline. Keep it to a few sentences, stay warm, and never get defensive.

Example

The review

“Left ruts in the lawn and never came back to fix it.”

A reply that works

Leaving ruts and not circling back isn't how we work, and I'm sorry. I'd like to send a crew to make it right at no charge — please reach out to me directly.

Tip: Offer to send a crew back. For outdoor work, a concrete fix beats an apology.

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