Testimonials

Excellent on-time project execution for complex basalt block staircase to street as safety improvement. High quality of building materials and install team expertise combined for a flawless process. Bonus support resolved unconstrained retaining wall junction. Impressive was the team leader’s proactive instruction of team for install strategy and best known methods. My high valuation of supplier quality is confirmed.

Shovel & Thumb delivered my order of 10 yds of compost when and where agreed. Good quality product at a fair price. The whole process was easy and smooth. One little glitch on delivery timing was handled with good communication from S and T. I look forward to working with them again, soon.

Amazing selection of plants and landscape supplies. And not just a few. I counted at least 200 blueberry plants in 5 gallon pots. Cute artsy stuff available to spice up your garden too. Located on the corner of 10th and 199th near Ridgefield, WA.

I purchased bark dust for my back yard. I had a in-person visit & one phone call. Both times the staff was professional & helpful. Quickly handled my request & provided multiple e-mail & text follow-up. Excellent customer service.

So, I really hate to write reviews, I always have so much going on lately. However, Shovel and Thumb, especially Anthony and Nico, have gone out of their way to hook me up and deserve the highest of praise! Anthony first helped me to order sod and then later set me up with Nico to have him come out and look at an issue on my property. The sod quality and delivery was stellar. Anthony was so helpful, working with me to decide what sod would best grow best in my backyard. He nailed it! Nico came out weeks later, to ascertain whether or not there was an issue with drainage on a poorly built paver patio done by a crooked "contractor" we unfortunately hired. They did not have to come out here and look at something they had nothing to do with, but they did. The customer service is beyond exceptional! I wish I had hired them to do the landscaping/hardscaping! I knew our budget was too depleted because of all the work we had to do before we even moved in. Hindsight is 20/20 though, now we know. Anyway, Nico also helped out with other issues on the same property that he also didn't have to address, but did! If you're on the fence about hiring them for ANYTHING, just do it. You're going to get what you pay for. Quality products/installations and excellent customer service, period! Thank you Shovel and Thumb, I will always be grateful and recommend you to anyone needing top-notch, high-end landscaping/hardscaping services!

We had an excellent experience with Shovel & Thumb! They delivered rock, dirt, and bark dust for our landscaping project, and the entire process was smooth from start to finish.

Brian was especially outstanding. His knowledge and expertise were incredibly helpful as we planned our project. He took the time to answer questions, provide recommendations, and ensure we ordered the right materials for our needs. It’s clear he genuinely cares about helping customers succeed with their landscaping projects.

The delivery was prompt, the materials were high quality, and every member of the staff we interacted with was professional, friendly, and helpful. Great customer service can be hard to find these days, and Shovel & Thumb exceeded our expectations.

We highly recommend Shovel & Thumb to anyone looking for landscaping materials and exceptional service. We’ll definitely be using them again for future projects!

I can't say enough of how I appreciate this company. Shovel and Thumb did a side yard and front yard landscape design that I am sooo pleased and proud of.

The crew that was sent out were so polite and professional. They kept me informed every step of the way.

Cohan brought out the plants and trees for the project and did not plant them until I saw the placements. He even moved some at my request.

My neighbors still comment on this wonderful job today! The project was done in June 2025. We did lose a few plants to the heat and Cohan immediately said he would replace these. They will do that this spring.

I have two other projects that I will be doing next fall and will certainly contact this company again.

I have only pictures of the side yard.

Thank you so much team for your knowledge and professionalism!

We wanted to make a major transformation of our very bland backyard and Shovel & Thumb came highly recommended. Cohan came out and helped us visualize and create the perfect solution for our yard. We were able to get on the schedule very quickly and they completed the project in less than a week. Nick and his crew were amazing and kept us updated throughout the project. They were prompt, friendly, professional, patient, and left our property completely clean upon finishing. Nick's attention to detail and determination to complete everything to the highest standard was greatly appreciated and valued. We would highly recommend this company to anyone looking to improve their property.

Shovel & Thumb replaced our broken front walkway with pavers. They did a fantastic job and it looks great. The crew was super friendly and professional and our dog loved greeting them each morning. I will definitely have them bid on future projects if needed. Highly recommend!

I’ve purchased bark twice from Shovel & Thumb and have been very pleased with their staff and friendly and professional business practices. They also have an excellent line of landscaping products, including a variety of bark and pavers. I’ll continue to purchase my bark in the future from Shovel & Thumb.

Joseph and his crew were timely and did a fantastic job! Joseph communicated with us throughout the project to make sure we were happy.

It turned out gorgeous!

Shovel and thumb was amazing to work with, and Brian helped educate me on how to properly plant certain types of plants to help them survive in my clay based soil. I appreciate all the help and the ease of working with everyone there.

Shovel & Thumb not only built our retaining wall but improved on our vision or having a usable side yard. Now our house foundation is more secure and we gained valuable usable outdoor space. Oh yea, and i'm pretty pickey about the fit and finish of a project like this and they knocked it out of the park. Very Highly recommended!

I bought a hydrangea from Lowe's, but couldn't find another one in the color I wanted, so I tried S&T. I drive past them every day and wanted to check it out and I'm so glad I did. The photo attached – on the left is the hydrangea from Lowe's… And on the right is from S&T. Obviously, their plant quality is top-tier and soon I'm gonna be buying another plant from them for the front of my house! Every time I've stopped in Cohen and his team have been incredibly friendly and helpful. I've even called them a few times for help/advice with my plants and they always deliver! Highly recommend!

Very professional. Quick, easy, reliable. Stayed on my job, did not leave to work on other jobs. Throughout the process they always communicated with us to ensure satisfaction. I love my yard and will work with them again.

We recently contracted with Shovel and Thumb to extend our patio, and we are more than pleased with the result. Starting with Nico, who worked very patiently with us to layout our new space and continuing with Koda and the gentleman that worked with him ( unfortunately I don’t know his name ) who worked tirelessly to get the work done - making suggestions along the way and always getting our approval for any changes made. Their pricing was comparable to other quotes that we got. We will definitely use them again in the future.

Sooooo I stopped here on my way to Ridgefield today and bought a few Lil starts. The staff person was very kind, he turned me onto a variety of species of every thing I asked him about. I'm anxious to try the "Mortgage Raiser tomato" and a type of Daphne that sounds beautifully fragrant. They mostly/as much as possible, sell organic. Super sweet plant spot!!! Also I bought a gorgeous plant exploding with little white bells.

We used Shovel and Thumb for our front yard landscaping project. Nico and Durant were friendly, knowledgable, and professional. They recommended low-maintenance plants for our consideration, and created a beautiful yard. We've received lots of compliments from our neighbors, and I have recommeneded them several times.

We ordered 1000 sq-ft of sod. It arrived the next day as promised in great condition. We rolled it out and we have an instant, weed-free lawn. We followed all recommended instructions and are very happy. Would definitely order from them again.

I received excellent service from start to finish. The day after I contacted Shovel and thumb I had a bid. The next day Cohan came out to mark the site. Two days later I have a beautiful fence. This company takes pride in their work.

They did what they said they would do. You don’t always find that these days. They were on time, both for the estimate and the installation. They cleaned up after the installation — and they were nice people!

I wish I could give a higher rating. I recommend them highly. They were here the day after we hired them and installed beautiful sod in both our front and back yards in two days, They are both professional and friendly and their rates are very reasonable. GREAT JOB AND EXPERIENCE!

They were great! Friendly, professional and did a great job and just what I wanted. I would use them again.

The father, son team was everything we could have asked for. Prompt, professional, and courteous. They even came back to do a decorative detail to our gate. Thanks guys!

Father and son landscapers. So much fun to work with. I gave them free reign to map out my backyard for me. I was in tears when they finished. It is more than I could of imagined. I am going to hire them to landscape my front yard soon. I highly recommend this landscaping duo. Highly.

Helping my two daughters complete back yard in new home. Started with the sod then on to putting in a paver patio. The help I got was fantastic, giving me suggestions what to do and use. I bought all my products here. The knowledge they shared with me was would $$$$ In time savings and quality of my work. They are a wonder addition to our community. Thanks so much.

We were out of the house most of Saturday, so when we got home, I went to the basement to do some laundry. I found a trail of water running from the wall where the main water line enters the house, through the family room, and into the laundry room floor drain. I told my husband, Kim, about the problem, then went outside to shut off the water at the irrigation boxes. Upon opening them, I found them full of water, with the water still rushing out. Kim tried to turn off the water at the street, and managed to slow it down, but we called the water department to get it fully shut off.

Since Shovel & Thumb had just finished landscaping our front yard, including modifications to the irrigation boxes, I contacted Nico via text and emailed Durant about what was going on. The pipe fitting that joined modern pex tubing to the old galvanized pipe had broken. Nico called immediately, but I missed his call because I’d left my phone in another part of the house. When I picked it up, I had a voicemail and a text from Nico asking me to call back. When I did, he told me that Durant should be arriving at any time, and he’d be coming later because he was going to get parts for the repair.

Well, I certainly didn’t expect that. I was hoping that maybe someone could come out on Sunday afternoon, but thought it was more likely to be Monday, if we were lucky. But they came as soon as they could on Saturday night. And they fixed the pipe. And they were here until after 9:30 pm. On the night of a daughter’s birthday. Customer service? Oh, yes! Honestly, I was in awe. I am so grateful for their immediate response to my communications, and their hard work to get our water pipe repaired on a Saturday night.

Thank you, Nico and Durant. Because of you, Sunday, my only workday of the week, was relaxed and stress-free.

Really hard to contact them. Phone calls kept getting dropped. Finally had to go in and order product to be delivered. Friendly staff at the store. Delivery driver also friendly. Placed the product where I wanted it.

Very helpful with bark information and delivery was on time and delivery driver was very pleasant and professional

My company works with Shovel & Thumb on a regular basis. I have to say the crew is always so nice and some of the hardest working people that i have met. When i see that i will be working with them that day i always know i will be in the presence of excellence!

I ordered gravel online for delivery. Communication was prompt and precise and I received exactly what I ordered. I will always support local. Love Shovel & Thumb!

This is my go-to place for landscape products, especially soils of all sorts, of which they have some of the best quality I have ever seen. You would think their “landscape soil”, the cheapest product, is like normal dirt based on the …

Amazing company. The owners truly care about the services they provide. Five stars all the way.!!!!Highly recommend, can't say enough!

Good people to meet your needs. Always pleasant and helpful. I really like their garden soil (25 yds and counting).

Love this place! Very knowledge and friendly staff!

We can’t thank Shovel and Thumb enough for helping us. From assessing the situation to figuring out a plan, we knew we were in good care. Coda led his team with innovative problem-solving.

Shovel and Thumb came through with great skills and wonderful attitudes. We are very thankful for them and they will have our business in the future!

I’ve always had a great experience with them for all my landscaping needs. Well run and friendly staff.

They were right on time and put the gravel on the tarp. Fast and efficient. Thank you.👍 …

From my experience the owner Bryan was very honest, fair and reliable & helpful. His boys work for him. Seems like a really great family doing honest work. I buy from a lot of places & wont skip over shovel and thumb when I’m hunting for what I need.

Very helpful--give great suggestions when I wasn't sure what I wanted. Kept us up-to-date on what would be done when and did beautiful work. We are very happy with the results.

Bought screened topsoil and they were incredibly helpful and responsive when I needed 2 loads with short notice. This is my new landscape supply place.

Great product, great price, on time delivey. What's not to like? Highly recommend.

I’ve been going to Shovel & Thumb for 4 years now and have always loved the experience, selection and family staff. Everyone is extremely knowledgeable and friendly. My projects have always been fantastic! Their hanging baskets are gorgeous and last way into fall with regular watering. And they are local!!!

This is the second time we have used Shovel and Thumb for a project and for a second time we are extremely happy with the results. For this project they removed dead/dying grass, weeds and cardboard mulch, added new topsoil and planted a …

They did a fantastic job on a pathway on the side of my house. The workers were wonderful! Thank you so much.

Transformation of a slope in front of our home from a 10 year disaster of weeds, vermin, and flooding was performed without flaw in 3 days by a professional crew from Shovel & Thumb. After removal of the mess down to fresh soil a beautiful …

Wanted a full remodel of our backyard.

Main reason was for proper drainage/grading due to a swampy area and removal of unwanted sod and plants.

Chose S&T because of their varied selection of materials and previous experience with relatives.

Cohan made a visit for measurements and rough outline of the work to be done.

Scheduling the job was simple and about one month out.

Payment is easily done through email/portal link.

Work was performed promptly each day during normal business hours.

The foreman, Joseph, was flexible and adaptable.

We worked with the labor to get things placed the way we wanted and changed our minds on including/removing certain items.

Job was completed in 6 working days.

Communication (across the board) was fine, but could have been better.

Ex: Start of the job was delayed by one day, with no notice.

I'd suggest having a good idea of what you want to have done before starting the project. S&T make good suggestions, but you should have a good foundation of what to start with.

Overall a good experience.

Costs about standard.

Quality people.

Quality materials.

Quality work.

Pleased with the outcome.

I’ve had two projects done by Shovel and Thumb, and couldn’t be happier.

Im very pleased with the retaining wall. It was exactly what I wanted. Everyone worked every hard in the extreme heat to get this done in just 2 days. Thank you all for the great job.

Always good service. Calls to update and product was good

Our experience with Shovel & Thumb throughout the entire process was exceptiona (from offering suggestions on how we might best utilize the space with which we were working... to getting estimates... to the expert workmanship done... to …

The team was super helpful giving me plenty of advice on my project and even fitting in last-minute deliveries for me. I will definitely use Shovel and Thumb for future projects.

On time delivery. Quality of product was everything I expected

We have used the delivery service twice for a large amount of dirt and both experiences were professional and timely. Their products are quality! We highly recommend!

Great company to work with. They accommodate to customers needs. I will continue to use them and highly suggest this company.

Ours was a relatively small project, so they made the effort to fit us in as soon as possible. All the people who came to our house were pleasant, thorough, efficient and did exactly what we needed.

A friendly, family run business with fair prices and responsive staff. A hidden gem nursery that offers hardscaping services and more in Ridgefield and for greater Clark County. I will definitely be back!

Delivery of 12 yards of mulch was awesome. Great quality soil amendment that will keep me busy for some time. Service is great!

Very easy to work with. Will be back.

Showed what the finished product would look like before I had to commit to the project. When the project was complete it was just as they had shown. Super nice crew and worked with me regarding questions and even gave new ideas for the area I needed work on for next year. I will definitely be using them for my next years project!!

They did a great job of putting in stairs in the backyard to make it much easier to safely reach the bottom of the steep hill. They also did an exceptional job of cleaning up after themselves!

We had a great experience with Shovel and Thumb. Our project was well organized, and Coda did an excellent job communicating throughout the entire process. He FaceTimed me multiple times with updates and to answer questions in real time, …

It was a pleasure working with S&T. I had questions about the most appropriate soil product for my job, they answered them, and then they delivered a load promptly. I will definitely be calling on them again.

Great price

Great service

Super cool people …

Best customer service. They delivered so fast and they have the sweetest & most humble owners. Will be back again soon for more orders!

It started with a visit to the office…. met with a smile from the owner. She was friendly and experienced, explaining each kind and type of barkdust. Ordered our delivery and it showed up as planned. Young man deposited 6 yards of …

I highly recommend Shovel & Thumb for any landscaping needs you may have. I recently hired them to install turf in my front yard, and they did an amazing job from start to finish. …

We ordered 15 yards of compost, cedar chips, and raised bed soil and delivery was great! My plants seem to be thriving!

Great and friendly I’d recommend to all. Thanks again

Always a 5 star! My go to everytime! Wonderful and helpful team members - 1 and all.

Appreciate the great service every year 🙂 …

I love these guys.

They're extremely knowledgeable, helpful, and easy to talk to. Every time I've been in, they've either had what I needed, or didn't hesitate to recommend other places I could go to get it even if it was from other local competition.

10/10 I'd recommend them to anyone looking to get work done or just needing landscaping products.

We are very pleased with the quality and attention to detail that Koda and his crew exibited in building our patio. We can definitely recommend Shovel and Thumb.

Great service! Knowledgeable staff. Good selection of rock, plants, and bark. Delivery was quick, easy, and painless.

Shovel & Thumb was easy to work with. Their website had good pictures of what I was looking for and made the whole order process simple. Prices were lower than other landscape supply locations. I’ll use them again. Delivery was right on time and efficient.

We had a pleasant and reliable transaction. Delivery was prompt and done exactly how we needed it. We will definitely return!

Shovel & Thumb did a great job install hydroseed over our new drainfield.

I had a really good experience with the company. I enjoyed the drivers and just talking with them and how great they were putting it barked where I wanted it and when I wanted it, thank you guys so much.

We’ve had two truckloads of material delivered to our house. Great people to work with. Great products.

Got a great patio and outdoor space designed by these guys. They were very friendly and did exceptional work that I couldn't be more happy about.

S&T has done a new yard for me and it looks great. The new sprinkler heads are the kind I've always wanted. I sure like the new French drain. I'll use them on my next project

Friendly staff, super helpful. Added to an order last minute and still got it delivered.

Family business that is well run. They have grown and now offer a full spectrum for any of your gardening needs. I highly recommend this business. …

Very satisfied with their service. The prices were fair, the grass rolls were good quality, and the delivery was on time. Professional and reliable company — highly recommended!