In 2022, we celebrate 39 years of planting and maintaining beautiful gardens in Charlottesville and across Virginia! With a personal touch and a commitment to complete customer satisfaction, we continue to make people smile about their landscapes. Our original mission statement says it best: "Our goal is to satisfy our customers so completely with the quality of our work, our commitment to service, and our professionalism, that they will deliberately seek us out again."From bed preparation to meadows we offer a variety of services to fit your specific needs.
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Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, J.W. Townsend, Inc. began in 1983 specializing in garden installation with a specific focus on-site analysis, bed preparation, and plant installation. Today, as professional horticulturalists, while we continue to install landscapes and provide fine gardening services, we also install meadows (of all types), maintain beautiful commercial landscapes, mow and manage turf grass with exceptional care.
At J.W. Townsend, our people make all the difference. We seek out the most qualified, passionate professionals in our field. Take a moment to meet our team and explore what literally defines "The Townsend Way":our people. Jay is the Founder and former President of J. W. Townsend Landscapes and holds a B.S. degree in accounting from Virginia Tech.
The Townsend Way is the manner in which JWT employees conduct themselves with clients, coworkers, family, and friends. It embodies the Core Values of JW Townsend: integrity, teamwork, safety, community, client focus, and excellence. The Townsend Way Award is given monthly to the individual who goes above and beyond their responsibilities to help others or the company as a whole.
At J.W. Townsend, we seek to create the most qualified and passionate professionals in our field through continuous training and education. We have over 900 cumulative years of horticultural experience with 29 Virginia Certified Horticulturists, 27 Registered Pesticide Technicians, 32 College Graduates, 1 Advanced Certified Horticulturist, and 7 ISA Certified Arborists with more and more of our staff completing courses and benchmark exams each year.
Reviews (10)
Dan Hogan
Apr 07, 2022
This company sent me a bill for services I never asked for and never received. To add insult to injury it was for $5k for labor only to lay mulch provided by supposedly me. Not sure where they get off, but my property isn't even close to be large enough that it needs $5k in labor to drop mulch. I left them a message to dispute it, we'll see where it goes but regardless it shows some sketchy business practices to bill people for services never rendered. 4/18/2022 Increased the number of stars due to the quick response to get the issue corrected in their system so the right person is billed.
David Schmitt
Jan 04, 2021
Brandon Oishi and his two colleagues were methodical, precise, thorough, and unobtrusive working on our boxwoods. When finished, the hedges and specimens looked better than ever. Brandon's attention to the metabolic needs and insect/disease condition of the plants was impressive and reassuring. We are very pleased with their work.
Lizzie Daniels
Mar 03, 2020
Sierra
Apr 06, 2019
Tracy Tanner Bond
Feb 14, 2019
Leigh Townsend and his staff will take good care of all your gardening needs. I wish I could afford their services every week; but if you even need them to come out and install a few trees and do some Fall cleanup they will schedule you in. We have been blessed with more rain this year than usual, and my gardens have become more overgrown than I could handle on my own. Call Lynn @ 973-1154 and get on their calendar~!
Kimberly Cutshaw
Mar 04, 2017
After a windy winter and long hours at work my yard and garden was a mess and I had no time to attend to it. J W Townsend came over to my house (on time!), gave a reasonable estimate and performed the work quickly and efficiently, making my garden look better than it did even before winter. They gave me additional estimates to remove a couple of dead trees and to provide some plantings to liven up my perennials. I am very satisfied with their service.
T. R.
Jun 24, 2016
Rian Chandler
Jan 16, 2014
Michael Alston
May 24, 2013
J.W. Townsend provided us a beautiful array of plants and flowers -- what they call a Hot Pot -- which adorns our front steps. It complements our other landscaping, and provides a nice contrast to the blue stone and driveway pavers. They offer Hot Pots in many styles and sizes -- it was hard to choose. But if you are trying to dress up a space with a portable selection of plants, this is a great idea. They also come in many sizes and varieties to fit any budget. I highly recommend this creative and reputable landscaping company.
Ben Davis
May 14, 2013
I needed to enhance the curb appeal of my home before listing it for sale. Knowing that I needed a professional look, I called J.W. Townsend. Their project manager came up with some really great ideas that were completed by the end of that week, as promised. I sold my home to the first person that came to the open house before it was even on the market.
One person commented on how well the mulch beds had been edged.out of all of the things they did. What really stood out to me was that the Project Manager called me the following week to see how the open house went. I've now recommended J.W. Townsend to my Grandmother who also couldn't be happier.
One person commented on how well the mulch beds had been edged.out of all of the things they did. What really stood out to me was that the Project Manager called me the following week to see how the open house went. I've now recommended J.W. Townsend to my Grandmother who also couldn't be happier.
