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(9)Lawn Care Plus, Inc. specializes in Roslindale landscaping, construction, and snow plowing for both residential and commercial customers. Some of the team’s specific services include lawn care, gardening, spring and fall cleanups, excavation, and more. Lawn Care Plus is accredited by the Better Business Bureau.
Medford Landscape caters to residences and business establishments in Boston and its surrounding areas in Massachusetts. It designs and constructs hardscape and exterior structures such as retaining walls, patios, brick pavers, and stone walkways, as well as planters and outdoor fireplaces. It also provides lawn maintenance and renovation services, including mowing and pest control, and seasonal cleanups. Throughout their 30 years of experience, the company's workers have completed at least 500 projects and served a similar number of customers.
GreenOp is a landscape management company that serves both residential and commercial clients from Boston and the surrounding areas. The company provides landscape design and installation services for a variety of outdoor features, including patios, retaining walls, and fences. It also offers irrigation systems installation, property leveling, and planting services. Additionally, the company offers landscape maintenance services such as mulching, pruning, edging, and weed control. GreenOp has been in operation for more than a decade.
MAS Landscaping & Snow Removal offers its services to the Boston community. Its team handles landscape design and installation projects. Part of the crew's landscaping services is installing new lawns, plantings, decorative or crushed stones, patios, walkways, and walls. Spring and fall cleanups, commercial snow management, mulching, and edging are also available. It takes on major work orders requiring Bobcat machinery. The company has been serving the landscaping needs of home and business owners for over 15 years.
Done Right Landscape & Construction provides outdoor living space improvement solutions in Boston. It accepts various types of jobs from designing and installing landscapes to upgrading some garden components. Its builders work on retaining walls, walkways, and natural stone walls. They also work with property owners to determine which varieties of plants and flowers to install in the yard. In addition, they handle irrigation and lawn installation tasks. Its team of landscapers has been working in the industry for over 30 years.
(24)(1)For the past 20 years, Steve’s Services has served customers in Everett, MA and the surrounding areas. Steve’s Services specializes in lawn care, landscape maintenance, masonry, general contracting, and snow management services. The team earned an A+ rating with the BBB and a 5-star rating on HomeAdvisor.
(8)Highlands Landscape Construction & Tree has been caring for the lawns and gardens of Holliston, MA residents and businesses for more than a decade. The team provides services in residential and commercial landscaping, masonry, and tree care, removal, and management. Highlands Landscape operates in Wellesley, Weston, Natick, Holliston, Ashland, and the surrounding Massachusetts communities.
(6)Connolly Bros Landscaping serves the property owners of Boston and the surrounding areas. The company provides home and business owners with a variety of landscaping services. These include lawn sodding, plowing and sanding, and excavating. Its team of workers handles projects involving French drains, rain bird irrigation systems, walls and walkways, patios, and water gardens. They also provide lawn care services such as hydroseeding, maintenance, and tree removal. Connolly Bros Landscaping's offerings include spring and fall cleanup.
Omar Masonry And Painting LLC is a full-service landscaping company that serves residential and commercial property owners in Boston and the surrounding areas. For more than 25 years, it has been offering a wide range of landscaping services, including landscape design and construction, as well as installation of retaining walls, patios and walkways, fire pits, and other hardscaping elements. Its team also handles related works like masonry, carpentry, painting, snow and ice removal, and fence repair.
Affordable Landscapers by J & R is a company that helps clients maintain the appearance of their properties in the Boston metro. It offers a wide range of services, including landscape design, flower planting, hedge and tree trimming, and garden cultivation. It also performs other services, such as masonry, snow removal, irrigation, and fencing. The company also helps commercial clients grow their business by rendering services, like hard surface cleaning, parking lot maintenance, and leaf blowing.
(6)JA Bullock Landscaping offers different types of services that enhance the exterior spaces of homes and businesses in Boston. Its team helps clients with landscape design and installation. It installs patios, walkways, walls, outdoor kitchens, and lighting to the landscape. It also provides clients with lawn care services available on a weekly or bi-weekly schedule. Installations and repairs of irrigation systems are also available. The landscaping contractor has been providing the community its services since 2003.
AMR Landscape Associates is a contracting firm that creates outdoor spaces for clients in the Boston area. It handles landscape design and architecture, covering planting and horticulture services. It offers lawn installation and site grading and yard maintenance, gardening, fertilization programs, and seasonal planters. The company also installs fences, patios, terraces, stone retaining walls, pool decks, and walkways. Tree removal and pruning options are available. The AMR Landscape Associates team is composed of local horticulturists.
Greenspan Landscaping, LLC is a Newton, MA landscaping company specializing in maintenance, design, and construction. A few of the team’s specific areas of expertise include lawn care, fertilization, retaining walls, demolition, firewood delivery and stacking, and junk hauling. Greenspan Landscaping was founded in 2008 and serves Newton and the surrounding metro areas.
(3)The Urban Gardener is a family-owned and locally operated exterior enhancement contractor that serves both residential and commercial property owners from Boston and the surrounding areas. Its crew members provide a wide range of landscaping solutions, including garden design and construction, shrub and hedge planting, mowing, and xeriscaping. They also offer lawn care and maintenance services such as watering, fertilization, and weed control. The Urban Gardener has been in operation for more than a decade.
(17)LCM PLUS is a licensed builder and landscaping firm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The team offers more than 25 years of combined experience and specializes in landscaping, masonry, and irrigation. Some services include outdoor lighting and audio, landscaping, tree work, irrigation, drainage, masonry, and more. LCM PLUS also provides holiday lighting, design, installation, maintenance, removal, and storage.
Offshoots serves residential and public properties in Boston. Established in 2004, the business offers landscape planning and architecture, and productive landscape construction. Its team designs and installs playgrounds, parks, edible home landscapes, and urban green infrastructures. It is focused on creating sustainable landscapes through organic land care and local plant materials. The team is composed of a MassDOT-approved landscape architect and organic land care professionals certified by the New England Organic Farming Association. It was awarded Best of Boston 2022 by Boston Magazine.
Landscaping is the practice of increasing the visual appeal of a property by changing the existing layout, installing features for decoration, or planting gardens, trees, or bushes. Landscaping also includes managing the look and health of the lawn on the property.
Many landscape artists choose to spend some time in their chosen setting before getting started, immersing themselves in the subject matter and becoming more familiar with the colors and features. Start simple, with large shapes and forms before adding shading and detail as the drawing develops.
To start a landscaping business, you'll need to make sure you have the financial resources, create a business plan, choose a name, and invest in the equipment needed to start taking on clients. In order to provide landscaping services, you will need to undergo training or coursework.
The average homeowner with a 1/4-acre property spends a minimum of $3,000 on new landscaping. The cost includes materials, planting, and grass seeding, but may increase with professional designs, new gardens, and design and construction of additional features on the property.
The median hourly pay for a landscaper is about $17.03 per hour and $35,401 annually, according to Career Explorer. This can vary from state to state. For example, In Ohio, the average landscaper makes over $47,000 per year, while in Pennsylvania, they make just over $30,000 per year.
To install landscape edging, you'll need to dig a trench around the edges of the beds where it will be installed. Insert the edging, trimming to fit the walls of the bed, and cut off any excess. Secure edging with stakes, and backfill so the edging is flush.
