More readers need help finding local service providers for particular services:
Debi needs to good mechanic/shop that works on Volkswagen cars and is reasonable!
Rebecca’s sister is getting married here in the Springs in December and needs a good wedding florist.
And, Laura is trying to find someone who is decently priced to blow-out her sprinkler system.
Can you help out these requests with recommendations for service providers here in Colorado Springs? Please leave as much detail as you wish, including prices, opinions on quality, etc. – and don’t forget to put contact information for the business you’re recommending if they can’t easily be found on Google!
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$1.25 for Lucerne (half gallon) at Safeway, Fri-Sun Only
I do wedding flowers….Here is my email: perfectlypicked@hotmail.com and then I can direct her to some of the work I've done.
For Sprinkler Blowout I've used Gerry with TurfSurfers.net and been very satisfied.
http://www.turfsurfers.net/home_page.php
He's got a monstrous compressor to insure water is actually expelled from the system, and has combination specials such as
Sprinkler Blowout/winterization $45.00
Aeration + Fertilizer $50.00
Aeration + Fertilization + Sprinkler blowout $80
He's Gerry Barr at Turf Surfers Lawn and Sprinkler
719-460-1728
Spinklers, Inc. did a great job, stuck to the scheduled time. I paid $40 for a 4-zone system. Very coureous. 481-1216
Greg Bunch and the gang at Aspen Auto Clinic have treated us very well for the last 5 years or so. We have an Audi station wagon (which uses the same parts as VW) so I imagine they work on VWs as well. They now have two locations: 1619 N. Union Blvd., 80909 (near the corner of Palmer Park and Union) and 4401 Mark Dabling Blvd., Unit 40, 80907. The Union location's # is 719-634-4257 and the Mark Dabling location is 719-227-1315.
We use an independent guy for our sprinkler and lawn care. He is a really wonderful man, very reliable, friendly and honest. We recently had our yard aerated, mowed, fertilized and sprinklers blown out for $105. I think just a blow out is $35. Please consider him as he does this as a second job and relies on it to support his family. His name is Abel and his number is 359-7370. We just love him!
I am a wedding coordinator and my favorite florist is town in Dawn with Hillside Consultants. She is amazing!
Flowers: Rich Designs
They do beautiful work!
http://www.gonzopro.com/RichDesignsFloral.htm
I used Dawn with Hillside for my wedding a few years ago and loved her work! And it was very affordable!!
You can try my brother at Fisk Lawnscapes – 495-6300 and see what he's charging, I have no idea, but I would sure trust him! :-)
I'm a wedding photographer here in the springs and I've worked with Dawn from Hillside Consultants, Inc. for a few weddings. I love her work and her great personality. Here's her website: http://www.hillside-consultants.com
VW work – I have yet to find a good one but I can tell you not to take it to Jiffy Lube for an oil change. They drained the transmission fluid on my Passat instead of the oil. They had to tow it to the dealer and pay for the $500 service to replace the transmission fluid. Don't take it to Al Serra VW either. They installed a recall part wrong a year ago, which caused our Passat to catch on fire in July of this year.
My husband is great at working on any car. He has taken apart engines on Honda's and Ford's. He has never worked on Volkswagons but he is very good at learning and teaching himself. What work needs to be done and I can see what he thinks and maybe what he would charge? Maybe you could just call him and talk to him so I don't have to be the middle man. His number is 719-761-6621and his name is Corey. He is off work today and is bored and looking for a car to work on.
Transylvania Landscape did our sprinkler blow out and aeration this year. I highly recommend them. Call Valentin @ 917-742-0133
For Sprinkler Blowout- We've used Gerry Barr of Turf Surfers and are quite satisfied.
http://www.turfsurfers.net/
Sprinkler Blowout/winterization $45.00
Aeration $35.00, Aeration + Fertilizer Combo $50.00
Or Aeration + Fertilization + Sprinkler Blowout $80
Turf Surfers 460-1728. E-Mail: lawnplugger@comcast.net
I have a 2004 VW Passat and we go to Import Auto 719-260-0992 They are very honest and reasonable.
Alpine sprinklers can blow out sprinklers. and from when i was getting quotes he had the best prices. YOu can find him in the dex phone book or on dex knows.
I would second Aspen Auto Clinic for VW's. I took my Beetle there to get the radiator replaced and they did a great job. They did replace my oil filter with the wrong one but were apologetic and gave me a free oil change in addition to fixing it. My husband has an air compressor and could probably blow out your sprinkler for a good price.