We hired Monge's landscaping to help clean up and refresh my yard, and honestly, I'm really…read moreimpressed with how everything turned out. From the start, they were super easy to talk to--no pressure, just good, honest advice. I had a rough idea of what I wanted, and they helped me figure out the rest with some great suggestions. They clearly know their stuff, and it shows in the work. They handled everything--cleanup, planting, edging, some light stonework--and they did it all with care and attention to detail. You can tell they actually take pride in their work. The crew was friendly, respectful of the space, and left everything neat and tidy when they were done. Now the yard looks 100x better. It's clean, well-shaped, and just feels more put together. Even my neighbors have complimented it, which never happens. If you're looking for someone reliable, down-to-earth, and really good at what they do, I'd definitely recommend giving Christian a call. I'll be reaching out again when I'm ready for the next phase.

The Prostone team did a great job with our walkway, front and back patio, installed really nice…read morestone columns for the front and back landing, as well as the front landing. We initially only contacted them for the walkway, but they did such a great job, we decided to have them help us with the rest of the projects we had on our list as well. It was easy to communicate with Tom, his dad John, from the beginning all the way to the end. Everyone is courteous and responsible. They worked really hard, did a really nice job, and took away all the waste when they were done. We've had lots of compliments on the new walkway, the landings, and the columns from the neighbors. They would be our go-to stone / paving contractor, and we would certainly recommend them to our friends!

We contacted several contractors for a lot of masonry work - retaining wall repair (lots), concrete…read morewalk replacement, sealing the foundation wall from leaking and patching a small and budding sinkhole in our asphalt pavement. The team, led by John, did the job with great efficiency and expertise, finishing in just two days. Everything was thoroughly cleaned up and the finished work looks great. John and his guys did a terrific job all around and he also fed our little chipmunk population with peanuts! Talk about good customer service!

Ryan and his crew were enthusiastic and very professional, they did an outstanding job repaving my…read moredrive. Highly recommend.

Aztec Paving and Masonry was hired to pave our driveway. The quality of the work was less than…read moreexpected. There are various low spots, dents and tripping hazards throughout the driveway. I was told by Ryan Delaney that they would be returning to correct the deficiencies. It has been two (2) weeks. No contact or sign of his crew. The driveway was poorly installed because of what I feel was the lack of attention. Attention was directed to other projects and not focused on completing our job. The roller was diverted to other projects when it should have been used to complete our driveway. There were secondary issues. Concrete was spilled on a wall that will now have to be chipped away. Debris (drink bottles and cups) were left scattered about by the workers. The crew didn't have sufficient tools to perform the work and "borrowed" some of ours, some without permission. I wish I could but I can't recommend them.

"Urban Garden Design" their ad in Boston Homes proclaimed this spring, and is exactly what they do…read more They are landscape architects but are foremost gardeners who know plants and horticulture. They can turn your roof deck into a garden, or your urban yard into a garden room. Botanica bostonia is the rare confluence of a garden designer and a horticulturist who knows what will grow in your soil, your light conditions, and what it will look like in a year and 5 years from now. This South End based business first helped me with winter planting for my condo association's street side containers, and then next my own garden. Not offended by small jobs, they can also handle building a pergola, and complete redesign and planting of a yard. They've built flagstone walks and granite topped brick planters. Owner-designer Dan LaBarre knows his plants, and delivers gardens that look great the day he finishes up, and even better months later.

Dan from Botanica Bostonia just re-did our South End patio. He's got a great eye for design, and…read moreis extremely knlowedgable about plants and horticulture. He's reasonably expensive, but you can't argue with the work. He even added a few "extras" for us at no charge. All in all, BB delivered on what they promised. Definitely recommended.

When the contractors rebuilt the back of our house, they put the precast stairs up on a concrete…read morepad that was about two inches higher than the rest of the surrounding yard. This meant that the final step was a much steeper drop off than the rest of the stairs. After futzing around with concrete pavers, we figured out what we wanted, and called Nauak to come and do the work of turning our kitbashed solution into something that would withstand New England winter. At the same time, we also needed to modify and improve the existing railing to make some mobility-impaired folks feel a lot more comfortable on the stairs while still allowing us to get snow off the steps. We wanted a pipe railing with no sharp corners and easy purchase to grab. At the same time, we asked them to put in a shelf next to the stairs for boxes, purses, etc, when going in and out of the door. They did a beautiful job. And once the concrete was set on the railing, they tested it, pronounced it excessively mobile, and came back to redo the anchors. My kids now swing through the space of the railing and it *does* *not* *move*. The shelf has been pronounced, "Brilliant!" by the person most in need of it. The splinters are gone from the original railing. And we will still be able to shovel snow off the steps without banging into the railing in the winter. Nauak does fantastic work, and they have pride in it to make sure they do it *right*. We will be hiring them again.

We needed a rebuild of our front stairs. Nauak Able Hands got us an estimate in a timely fashion,…read moreand was able to start quite promptly. They were good about staying in touch with us over email during the week we were on vacation, so we knew what was up, which we appreciated a LOT - far too many contractors treat email like it's poisonous and communication like it's an afterthought. They were also nicely flexible when bluestone treads proved scarce (other contractors we'd contacted also had trouble getting firm quotes for them) and we asked about switching to granite in order to minimize delays. They did really good work - the new stairs are solidly built, to the plan we asked for, and look fantastic. The new railings haven't gone in yet (waiting on the company making them), but based on their work so far I have high confidence that they'll do a great job with the installation.

My wife and I absolutely LOVED working with DS landscaping! Our back yard was a rock graveyard! It…read morewas uneven and full of weeds, stumps and large boulders we had worked hard to try and dig out to no avail. We never thought we'd be able to have a yard without breaking the bank until D.S. landscaping gave us a quote and talked about what they would be able to do with the space. John and Dimitri are warm and welcoming and they are incredibly skilled and invested in their work. They brought in machines and removed all our rocks, stumps and debris from our yard. They evened out the ground, layed down fresh loam and hydro seeded. Dimitri offered to put in a natural rock fire pit using the machines and it looks phenomenal! We can't say enough good things about this company. We will surely work with them again when we are ready to tackle the front slope!

Dimitri and his guys were recommended to me for a pool repair and I couldnt be happier with their…read morework. I had a previous extimate for pool repair of over $8000. Facing the possibility of not being able to open the pool this year, Dimitri and his guys were able to repair the pool for less than $2000. They were immendiately available for any questions and performed the work a week after giving me the quote.The quality of the work and the savings are the main reasons why i would recommend them to a friend

They are prompt, professional and reasonable. Very satisfied with the clean-up of storm damage.read more

Value service. Employees were very friendly and explained all services . Showed up on time and…read morecleaned up.

We used Gomez Landscaping to rip out our existing hot topped walkway that had buckled from tree…read moreroots and replace it with stone. They did an amazing job! We also used them to dig up a section of our rear walkway where pavers had sunk over the years and were no longer level. Again they did a great job, however after they had completed the work and left we noticed there were a few stones that we were not happy with how they were placed due to coloring. We reached out to Miguel to let him know, he was there the next day to take a look at it, and sent his crew back the following day to fix it. No arguments, very professional, took the time to make sure we were completely happy with the job! We will definitely be using Gomez Landscaping for future landscaping needs.