Remarkable design and implementation. Offshoots delivers great design, estimating and working…read morewithin budget and schedule framework. Friendly and professional owners and staff. Giambastiani Design, for Friends of the John Harvard Mall, Charlestown, Ma.

The garden has been a work in progress since we moved into our 1950 remodeled ranch-style house in…read moreNewton, MA. Offshoots has been instrumental in designing, suggesting, and implementing everything from a new patio in the back to enhanced curb appeal for the front of the house and everything in between, including building an enclosed raised bed vegetable garden. Everyone from the principal to the newest hire has been friendly, knowledgeable, and full of great ideas. Outstanding service.

After several failed attempt to fix up our pudding-stone-filled garden with mixed elevation, my…read morewife and I were introduced to Noah and the Restoring Roots crew. We have seen their previous project at the Old Oak Dojo and really liked the idea of a functional landscape that meet aesthetic purpose, yield edibles as well as fitting in the native eco system. Noah is very knowledgeable of different plants and flowers so conversation with him has always been very educational for us amateur gardeners. He has also been very accommodating from the consultation. He listened to our needs and concerns before coming up with a customized plan that fits our property and budget. The project includes a low dry-stack retaining wall, plants that would help stabilizing the soils since we live on a hill, perennial flowers/plants that support each other and blooms at different time, and irrigation etc. The installation was under a short deadline so that we can have our wish of throwing a post-wedding party in our yard. Noah, Cheryl, and Karen moved very efficiently and accomplished the project before the deadline and within budget. The project also includes post-installation maintenance as the first year is crucial for the garden to survive. We are very happy to find Restoring Roots and will definitely consider using them for future projects.

We bought a condo in the Woodburne neigborhood of Jamaica Plain a year ago. One of our first…read morepriorties after we moved in was to deal with the backyard landscape, which consisted of some scraggly grass patches and a few hostas. There wasn't a lot of space to work with but I was sure that a little patio would fit between the house and the garage. I started contacting landscape design and build firms in March 2015. Most larger firms were already booked for spring, and when a couple of firms came out in June, they indicated that our job was too small for them to consider. Our realtor recommended Restoring Roots. From the first visit Karen was enthusiastic about the possibilities for our little space. She listened to our concerns and needs--one of the biggest concerns being that as new home owners facing a lot of projects, we wanted to consider a design plan that we could implement in stages. Karen came back to us with a detailed and comprehensive plan for our little space. After multiple negotiations with our condo association, we decided to move ahead with the patio construction in the fall and put the planting and construction of a sitting wall on hold until Spring. The bluestone patio was completed right before Thanksgiving. We are very impressed with the quality of the work and we think the patio looks great! We hope to have Restoring Roots back in the Spring for the next phase of the project.

"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.

Kosko landscaping was great to work with, very flexible and responsive! We did massive landscaping…read morework (tree planting, rebuild walkway, stone wall, stone veneer, irrigation installation, landscape lighting) and the project manager went above and beyond to meet my needs (going to different nurseries to find a specific type of tree, sending me photos of various stone and plants, the communication was seamless), stellar customer service! They are reasonably priced and do quality work. I highly recommend them for landscaping, irrigation and pavers.

These guys have been the best. I've been relying on them ever since I bought my first house in the…read morearea. I they are always thorough, and clean up after themselves. The place always looks magnificent afterwards. They are great for winter jobs too. I definitely recommend them to all my friends.

Ben came to do a consultation and we agreed upon a budget and rough timeline for when they could do…read morethe work. I appreciated Ben's vision, which included a lot of fruit plants and bee friendly plants. There were some aspects of the execution that could have been improved. A breakdown of the budget would have been helpful. I got a sense that it was tight for them but it's objectively a lot of money, and it would help to see where the money was going. Some more instruction/education on how to care for the new plants would have been helpful to support the success of the garden. In the original consultation I thought that would be part of the installation. They offer training as a separate service, and during the installation was told it wouldn't be included as part of the installation. It's completely fair to charge money for services such as education and training, but I thought that some of it would be part of the installation so as to ensure the success of the new landscape. There were some small touches that they didn't do that we did ourselves after the installation to give it a more complete feel, which would have been nice to have been included. For example they didn't line the planting area and a few inches of mulch extended into the sidewalk. We ended up getting plastic garden liner and rocks to make a boundary, both for it to look nice and stay contained within my property and also to prevent runoff. We staked the raspberries because the new fruit were growing white fuzz where they were touching the ground. While there were some misunderstandings about some aspects of the installation, I do like the edible plants and the layout looks nice. I hope as they continue to grow they don't lose sight of the customer service and communication that are raved about in some previous reviews.

Ben came for a consult and we made plans, discussing my priorities and vision. Then, I never saw…read morehim again. His employees had no idea the plan we made. They were delays in sourcing evergreens. They put in the ugliest Yews, which were total ineffective as a hedge or for privacy, which was my priority. The made stone walkway below grade. It's is under water and covered in mud every time it rains. He put in Asain pear trees when local pears would have been better. Paw-paw trees which serve no purpose, and they look bad. Most of the planting they did is dead and gone. It was a waste of time and money (+$30k). He seemed nice, but did an awful job, had no professional courtesy, never followed up, never thanked the person that referred me. Don't waste your time.

Karen has worked for us over the past 3 years from designing and executing a full scale makeover of…read morebackyard (which was a mud pit when we moved in) to 3x/year cleanup and maintenance. Her designs are beautiful and the prep-work has allowed our garden to flourish even in the absence of green thumbs. She has worked within our budget. Communication can be slow at times but given the results we have recommended KC to several friends and will continue to work work with her.

We use KC as a mentor, as we learn how to care for a garden we inherited when our downstairs…read moreneighbor moved. KC has been super helpful in teaching us how to care for our flowers and how to properly treat common plant health issues like infections and pests. Just today KC spent over an hour teaching me to how to properly prune rhododendrons and yews in part of our garden. My partner and I really like working with her as a mentor and always learn how to do more of the garden maintenance ourselves every time KC visits. I highly recommend working with KC (even if you don't want mentoring but just need garden care, but especially if you want to learn more about gardening!)

I've used Yarkworks for a few things over the past 2-3 years: Spring cleaning, mulch, defining…read moreflower beds, and also repair of an ailing paved driveway. I am a big fan. Here's why: 1. Tom is great at communication. He gets back to you with a quote very quickly. 2. The job is done in a timely manner. 3. The job is done fully, completely, satisfactorily..done well! 4. The price is fair. I find this is a professional, quality business. This isn't something always found in "the trades." I am impressed with the consistency, the commuincation, the quality. Tom Curry runs is a good businessman. I can appreciate that. I will look to him for future projects!

Snow removal service was poor. Plowed snow up against the cars in the driveway and then did not…read morereturn for over 40hrs. They claimed they had returned because it was checked off on a log but I can guarantee they did not since I had to shovel 20" of snow to get my car out to go to work. Would not recommend.

Jocelyn Jones transformed the landscape around our home!…read more She delivered a showstopper. So knowledgeable about appropriate plants and their maintenance. Enthusiastic recommendation from us. You know she did a great job if even the fussy neighbors complimented her work.

Hired Jocelyn for a design and planting of a front yard. Very disappointed. From grass to garden to…read moreWEEDS WEEDS WEEDS. No weed block fabric. Hardly any mulch They came out 1 month after planting and it took 3 men, 4 hours to weed. Comments from crew said it must've been the mulch. When they left there was no more mulch. The weeds came back, of course, and it looked TERRIBLE! Called and waited and waited. No show. I went out and spent 2 1/2 days weeding. When they finally came they weeded the smaller garden. They said it needed weed block and mulch. The response from Jocelyn was I must've removed the mulch when I weeded! Tho the side the crew weeded didn't have mulch either! So no remedy. I will have to lay fabric and mulch myself. So much for hiring someone and have them leave property worse than they found it