Landscaping

We currently need some landscaping and hardscaping done in the front of our townhome.Everything has died. It looks awful. The company that did this told us they stand behind their plantings and if something should die they will replace free of charge.

Now what you need to know is that the front of our home never sees sun. NEVER. Not even a teeny tiny bit of sun. The back of our home is loaded with nothing but sun all day long. So when they came out here to lay out the design we went over the information of no sun.  We went over this so many times it was like a broken record. They promised shade hearty plantings. We watered and fed and did all that as we do in the back of the house. Died, died, died.
Then the winter finished off the laurel. So right now I have a couple of rows of weeds and a few dozen dead things and a two-tiered stone wall of nothing but weeds and old mulch. 

It's that time of year when the HOA comes around and gives out the nasty grams telling you to fix this or that or be fined or worse publically flogged. 
I saw a neighbor getting hardscaping and landscaping done while Izzy and I were out on our lunchtime marathon walk. I stopped and asked him to give me a card. He gave me a card and walked over to our home with me. He gave me an idea of what he would be doing, suggestions since no sun and said I'd have a written estimate in 24 hrs. It's been 240 hours. I wrote an email and he said he'd have it soon. I think we both have different definitions of soon.

I called 8 companies.
Company 1 - Located about 5 blocks from me. He won't work in this area, only a town 22 miles away from me. Odd since he lives and his office is just a few blocks from me. The person on the phone was abrasive and I wondered what that is about?
Company 2 - They charge $149 for an estimate. No thank you.
Company 3 - made an appointment and he/she never showed up.
Company 4 - made an appointment and he/she never showed up
Company 5 - name given to me by someone on NextDoor (are you familiar with this app?) I called this person and they barely spoke English, didn't understand what I said I wanted. I tried to explain several times slowly. Didn't help. Then he asked where this was located and he didn't know where I lived. I thanked him for his time and hung up. It was too difficult.
Company 6 - made an appointment for today at 3. I will let you know if he shows up. I have a feeling this man will. But I also have a feeling he will be unable to do what we need him to do. 
Company 7 - refuses to work with townhomes ( I am assuming they are too small, why make 3-4K when you can make 10K+)
Company 8  -  same as company 7.

So there ya go. I was hoping this would be completed before the HOA witches start doing their rounds. Doesn't look like that will happen.
I think it's great that everyone has so much money and business they don't need to call people back or show up for appointments. I wish we had that problem.

If it wasn't such backbreaking work for my old man and me we'd do it ourselves. We know our limits. The ground here mostly rocks as well. We need some young backs on this project.

I'll keep you posted to see if Company 6 shows up today.
He may just get the job because of that reason.