I had a wonderful experience with Stefano's. They planned and installed a new patio, fencing and…read morelandscaping throughtout my yard. Jesse Shrewsbury came up with a very nice plan for my project and made great suggestions as we went along. I was very pleased that I got to personally select the shrubs along with Jesse at the nursery. Additonally, I'm sure they would have made the right selections for me if I didn't want that level of participation. Jesse was on-sight everyday and communicated with the team throughout the day to make sure no detail went unchecked. The team was truly a pleasure to work with. Everything was as promised, done in the timeframe that was stated, and surpassed my expectations.

The tenants emailed me to tell me that Stefano's was showing up at the property and basically…read moredriving around on their riding mower over a dead lawn. I received no phone call or notification from Stefano's about the fact that they have been for over a month "mowing" a dead lawn, or even that my lawn was dead in the first place and might need to be reseeded. To be fair, the tenants should have told me about it earlier, but it isn't their job. Stefano's is the company that I pay thousands of dollars a year to specifically to take care of this lawn!!!! For context, I have been using Stefano's landscaping since 2015, so 7 to 8 years now. Initially, when the company was smaller, they offered a customer friendly service that was attentive to individual customer needs. I live in the Montreal area and have relied on Stefano's landscaping to take care of the lawn for my property in Wakefield, MA, year after year. When I contacted them to ask why they had not advised me of the problem with the dead lawn, they blamed me for not watering the lawn, and that weekly mowings were a take it or leave it proposition whether or not the lawn is dead. They were completely insensitive to the fact I didn't know the lawn was dead, and that THEY DID KNOW and didn't advise me. Because they forced me to choose between weekly mowings or nothing, this left me no choice but to cancel the service. However, I thought it would be fair that they take responsibility for the many weeks they have now spent giving the lawn "services" consisting of driving to the property then driving around on a dead lawn without notifying me. Their response was to accuse me of being dissatisfied for wanting bi-weekly instead of weekly mowings (which was NOT the issue), accuse me of being inconsiderate for taking up other customers' time slots, and that they had after all "done things" on the property. Baffled by this response, I pointed out that this would result in a negative review online, after which they accused me of threatening to leave a negative review in retaliation for not receiving free "services" and that the owner of the company would contact their lawyer to sue me over this. IF IT IS NOT CLEAR FROM THE ABOVE, TO AVOID A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE, I WOULD RECOMMEND STAYING AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY!

Highly, highly recommend! Working with Wollaston Development was an absolute delight. They took my…read moretired-looking home and gave it a major glow-up: beautiful landscaping, a smart irrigation system, and a functional & stunning paver patio that's perfect for get-togethers or relaxing. They also applied white stucco, which turned out phenomenal and instantly modernized the exterior and made it feel charming. From the very first meeting to the final walkthrough, the team was friendly, communicative, and professional. Every crew member--whether planting shrubs, laying patio pavers, putting down sod, installing irrigation lines, or applying stucco--showed genuine care and impeccable attention to detail. If you're looking for top-notch landscaping, hardscaping, or a full exterior renovation, Wollaston Development is the crew you want on your side. They made the whole process easy, fun, and the results speak for themselves!

I am beyond pleased with the beautiful new patio Wollaston Development created for me. From the…read moreinitial design phase to completion, Mike and his team were professional, courteous and very receptive to any questions or ideas I presented making it feel like a collaborative project I am very pleased with the quality of Wollaston's workmanship and would definitely recommend them for your new project. Thank you Mike and crew!!

If you need any masonry or landscaping work done these are your guys! They built a beautiful patio,…read morea new walkway, stairs and installed turf. There work is absolutely beautiful and done rather quickly. Our yard was a mess, half dirt, have concrete some rocks and they completely changed our backyard to a place where we want to spend all of our time. These are your guys for any masonry or landscaping work! Oh and the price - you won't find anyone's price better! Highly recommend M&E!

M&E redesigned a formal garden area in my yard by removing outgrown plants with newly purchased…read moreperennials. They also replaced the existing asphalt with beautiful pavers on two walkways in the front of my house. The results are terrific. They are prompt, hard working and reasonably priced. I highly recommend M&E Construction and Landscaping.

Nick was incredibly responsive, knowledgable, flexible, and friendly. He and his colleague did a…read morewonderful job that exceeded expectations. Would absolutely recommend, and will be using again in the future.

I want to thank Nick and his crew for an amazing job cleaning out our yard and old shed. Nick added…read moremulch and soil where it was needed, Nick took it upon himself and added rocks from around our yard to the perimeter of our yard, making the yard so finished looking. I highly recommend Nick. N.Dacey

Eduardo is excellent: On time, superb workmanship and quality, fair price. Don't hesitate to hire…read moreEduardo for your driveway work.

These guys are real professionals, they did my driveway and the communication was great they had…read moreall the right equipment and did exactly what we discussed. I would use them again. Excellent job!

I contacted Mow and Grow for a spring cleanup, mowing, aerating and reseeding after purchasing a…read morehouse in the area. Gleison, one of the owners, came out the next day to take a look at the property and give a free consultation during which he was very nice, helpful and clearly passionate about his craft. His crew did the work the day after with Gleison working alongside. They were efficient, professional and did quality work in just a few hours cleaning up the entire front and backyard of pine needles and leaves and then mowing, aerating and seeding at a very reasonable price. They even quoted a gutter cleanup at 2x less than what I paid in the past. I will continue to use Mow and Grow in the future.

Extremely happy with the overall experience . They were prompt with responses and estimate. The…read morework was completed quickly and I am very happy with the results. Definitely will use them again.

We didn't actually use these guys for our landscaping job, but only because the company we chose…read morewas able to offer us extensive landscape design services. But having dealt with many contractors over the years I wanted to leave a review anyway because these guys did everything right, even though they didn't win the bid. Orli missed my call but called back within half an hour. He was easy to work with, he showed up early for our appointment, he wore a mask, and he had a written quote to me within 48 hours. As far as pricing, he was very competitive vs the company we went with, priced about the same on some items and as much as 20% cheaper on others. I would have no hesitancy using him in the future. If you know what you want done and don't need a full blown landscape design, give him a call!

Update- his team did come to replace the dead plants after I posted this review, the ones he put in…read moredo look in much better shape.

Working with Masonworks has been a roller coaster. They are very, very good at the masonry aspect,…read morebut we had a negative experience with everything outside of the excellent stone walls and patio they built for us. They have built beautiful flat stone walls for us in our front and back yards. We were very impressed with them after the first job they did for us in our front yard a few years ago, so we did not even look at other companies when we wanted to spruce up our backyard this year. The garden walls they built in the backyard were once again beautiful. However, as a gardener, I was disappointed and frustrated by the following things: - Our contract included 50/50 loam compost for the new garden beds. During the job, we caught them filling the beds with the grass they had pulled up from our old lawn and asked them to stop doing that. - When I went to start planting, I found that the garden beds had only a layer of new soil but that my shovel quickly hit a lot of big rocks and uncovered old soil, debris, and trash. - They completely trampled and destroyed my established perennial garden, which was located in a garden bed above where the new beds were built. They also broke several pavers in a little garden path I had and removed them without replacing them. - They recommended microclover for my lawn and seeded it for us as part of the contract, but it grew in quite spotty despite us maintaining it properly with daily waterings. I contacted them about the first issue and their initial response was to tell me that the stones I was finding were part of the wall construction - this was not the case. They had someone come out to take a look and concluded that the soil did need to be replaced, which they finally did. It is much better now, though I still have found some large stones in it. However, in the process of solving that issue, they caused the second one - many of the perennials that my mother and I had worked to plant over the past four years were totally destroyed. They offered me a credit to compensate for the loss, or the option to have them reinstall new flowers, but by that point I just didn't want them near my garden anymore so accepted the credit. I didn't bother contacting them about the spotty lawn - I threw down some grass seeds yesterday to try and fill in the gaps. While I appreciated that they did eventually take steps to resolve the issues, I found it quite frustrating to have to keep reaching out just to get them to do what they really should have done in the first place. They never did a final walkthrough as I've seen other contractors do. No apology for destroying my garden. They have a Benjamin Franklin quote, "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten" - I definitely felt some of that bitterness throughout this process. My conclusion is that they are really excellent masons but do not understand or respect gardens. If you hire them, be prepared to have to deal with that.

We searched a long time for the right contractor for our front railings. Jeff and Riccardo were…read morefantastic. They provided detailed estimates and were able to answer all our questions. They also adjusted on the fly and we able to make a custom solution for us with beautiful wood railings with aluminum balusters. We've gotten multiple compliments from friends how sharp it looks. We have two small kids and were very concerned to be going into winter without railings (we are 33 steps from the street). Jeff was able to squeeze us in before the end of season. Riccardo and his team were out in the freezing temps finishing the railings. Everything came out great; communications were smooth throughout; and cleanup was perfect. I'd highly recommend this company - we plan to use them for home improvement projects in the future.