Dear Mark and Employees,

Thank you so much for the beautiful waterfall and pond you and your staff built. It is exactly what my wife and I pictured in the difficult location that we have on our property.

Thanks so much for the on site stoneto enhance the natural look we wanted.

You and your employees always kept the site clean during and at the completion of the project and we were pleased that you started and completed the job when you said.

Do not hesitate to use our name as a referral.

Thank you.
Michael and Paula
From Cromwell, CT

June 4, 2007

Dear Mark,

As I said on the phone, I couldn’t be happier with the work that was provided. You’re a true professional who cares about quality and is willing to take the time to make everything right. It’s a delight to sit by the pool, hear the babbling water breaking over the rocks and falling into the pool, as it appears to emerge from the hillside.

Thanks again

Larry
From Southwick, MA

August 18, 2004

To whom it May Concern:

I am writing in praise of Mark of Action Construction who installed a beautiful 2000 gallon Aquascape water garden for me last September.

Mark designed a pond that far surpassed my expectations and made optimal use of my property. He made landscaping suggestions and saw the job through to create a virtual paradise in my back yard. I feel comfortable calling him anytime with questions or just to tell him how much I love my pond! He is a wealth of knowledge both from being an installer and from having his own pond.

He and his crew were professional, reliable and expedient. Mark returned in the spring for a clean upand mulching to help me get started for my first full pond season.

Mark believes firmly in the Aquascape system and products. I am sure he will be valuable and a loyal asset to your company.

Sincerely,
Jill
From Vernon, Ct

September 14, 2004

It is with great pleasure that I provide this letter of recommendation for Mark Sousa of Action Construction & Landscaping Services. I have been acquainted with Mark for many years and can unequivocally attest to his enthusiasm and integrity.

Mark had done other landscaping work for me in the past, so he was naturally the landscaper of choice. Mark has impressed me with his high quality of work and standards. He is a professional, reliable and very knowledgeable person.

Mark helped transform my existing water garden that was built in 1995, from a large black hole to a natural looking paradise almost maintenance free. My previous filtering system was very high maintenance. Mark presents the Aquascape system and products with highest regards. The day of transformation was a participative “build a pond day” with family and friends. Mark made it a pleasurable experience for all.

Please accept my recommendation of Mark without reservation. He would be a great asset to any company.

Sincerely,
Rosalie
From Willington

August 22, 2004

When the liner of my in-ground swimming pool ripped beyond repair I decided to try to convert the space into a water garden. In Connecticut you are lucky to get 3 months of use from a swimming pool, while a pond can be enjoyed all year.

I met Mark Sousa of Action Landscaping in Vernon, Connecticut at the Connecticut Garden show in Hartford last January. I showed him photographs of the empty in-ground swimming pool I had started to work on but never finished and asked him if he could create a water garden in that area. On the spot he came up with ideas of how to create a pond plus a stream and waterfall plus a bog, which would be an 8’ by 10’ biological filter. Mark was the first person who was immediately positive about the possibilities of turning the old pool into a water garden. I enjoyed the way he talked to me and didn’t act like he knew more than me about building a pond.

The project was more expensive than most because he first had to fill in the old pool 18’36’ pool with dirt compacting it layer by layer to create a stable soil that could be cut into a pond and a stream and a bog without collapsing.

Mark was very accommodating to my ideas before starting work making a drawing to show me what he planned and then during construction he encouraged my ideas. I showed him pictures of other ponds in books that I liked and a couple that I didn’t like and he worked those ideas into his plan for my pond.

A month before starting construction we went boulder shopping because I wanted several large boulders to help avoid the necklace look I sometimes saw in books and online. Mark patiently positioned each of the four large boulders using the front-loader with a sling to move each one while I decided where and how I wanted each one positioned.

It was like watching an artist working to see Mark laying out the pond (16’ x 20’) and 12’ stream and bog (8’x 10’) and then positioning each stone in and around the pond and the stream to create a natural look similar to the pictures I had showed him earlier in the year.

Mark was always courteous, professional and careful not to damage the rest of my yard while building the water garden. I will recommend him to anyone who sees my pond and wants one of their own.