Best for Landscaping and Pool Installation
For years, we’ve been creating beautiful outdoor spaces for homeowners and businesses across Richmond Hill, Vaughan and across The GTA. Action Home Services delivers expert landscaping, pool installation, and outdoor construction with a focus on craftsmanship and customer satisfaction. Our team designs and builds everything from heated driveways and retaining walls to custom decks and pools. With detailed planning, quality materials, and professional care, we transform properties into functional, elegant spaces you can enjoy year-round. Our landscaping services include but aren't limited to residential and commercial landscaping, pond building, outdoor kitchen design, sports courts, heated driveways, and landscape lighting
- Free consultation and 3D design before construction starts
- One team for design, permits, engineering approvals and construction
- Interlock, driveways, retaining walls, decks, pools and outdoor lighting under one contract
- A dedicated project manager on each job, praised by name in several reviews
- Construction continues through the winter months
- Member of Landscape Ontario, bonded, insured and covered by WSIB
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Best for Cleanups, native plantings & full-yard refreshes
An East Toronto company whose owner, Eric, scopes and estimates every project himself. It handles cleanups, sod, perennial and native plantings, and deck and fence repairs, with many clients staying on year after year.
- Owner estimates every job
- Native and perennial plantings
- Deck and fence builds and repairs
- Long-term repeat clients
Watch out: A recent reviewer mentioned slow replies to texts.
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Best for Interlock, decks & 3D design
A Landscape Ontario member offering 3D landscape design along with interlock driveways and patios, decks, retaining walls, rooftop patios and lighting. It carries $5 million in liability coverage.
- 3D design consultations
- Landscape Ontario member
- $5M liability coverage
- Rooftop patios and decks
Watch out: One serious negative review alleges grading problems and an unresponsive owner on a large job.
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Best for Established design-build since 1997
One of the longer-running companies on this list, operating since 1997 across Toronto and much of the GTA. It offers landscape design and construction, decks and fences, tree work, irrigation and lighting, plus ongoing maintenance.
- In business since 1997
- Design, build and maintenance
- Decks, fences and carpentry
- Irrigation and landscape lighting
Watch out: Some clients reported late arrivals for snow removal in past seasons.
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Best for Custom decks & stonework design
A design-build firm that combines landscape design, stonework and custom carpentry, taking projects from concept through to cleanup. Customers note the team adapts plans on site and is upfront when budgets change.
- Design, build and maintenance under one roof
- Custom carpentry and decks
- Adjusts plans on site
- Transparent about budget changes
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Best for Gazebos, pergolas & outdoor structures
A builder of outdoor structures — gazebos, pergolas, decks, fences, sheds and cabanas — that also does landscaping and interlock. Rob is hands-on and the company offers a five-year workmanship warranty.
- 5-year workmanship warranty
- Gazebos, pergolas and cabanas
- Decks, fences and sheds
- Hands-on owner
Watch out: One reviewer reported a long delay and a lost deposit — get timelines and payment terms in writing.
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Best for Established design-led maintenance
A full-service firm in business since 1992, covering landscape design, hardscaping, decks and fences, lighting, commercial landscaping and snow management. Designers Markus and Laura are named in reviews.
- In business since 1992
- Design, construction and maintenance
- Residential and commercial
- Landscape lighting and custom fences
Watch out: Some found it hard to reach initially; winter service relies on salting more than shovelling.
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Best for Owner-led garden design & pergolas
A design firm where David McEldon personally leads both design and construction. Work spans garden design, stonework, cedar fences, decks, pergolas and trellises.
- Owner leads design and build
- Custom carpentry and pergolas
- Cedar fences and privacy screens
- Planting and stonework
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Best for Outdoor Spaces
Green Side Up Contracting is York Region’s #1 landscape construction company. With 25 years of experience, we help homeowners reimagine their outdoor spaces through our professional and innovative landscape design and maintenance services.
- York Region & Toronto’s award winning deck and landscape construction contractor. If you can dream it, we will build with the highest attention to detail. Put our 26 year experience and customer satisfaction to the test. Green Side Up Contracting Inc. is a professional member of Landscape Ontario.
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Best for Front & backyard makeovers
A design-build company handling front- and backyard transformations, interlock, flagstone, masonry and decks, plus winter snow removal. Snow clients mention photo confirmation after each visit.
- Full exterior redesigns
- Interlock, flagstone and masonry
- Decks and outdoor structures
- Photo confirmation after snow clearing
Watch out: Very few reviews so far.
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