Conference 7.286::home_work

    For once, I'd like to enter a referral for services, instead of
    complaining!  Recently, we and our neighbors had a significant amount
    of excavation and landscaping done in our back yards.  I am located
    in Manchester, NH and had a huge hill for a back yard and definitely
    not functional for a play area.  It is now a green, level area ready
    for badminton, volleyball, or whatever!
    
    TED BANTIS LANDSCAPING, Manchester, NH was responsible.  They took
    out several loads of tree stumps, hauled out trucks full of dirt,
    built a retaining wall of landscaping timbers, loomed and seeded
    the upper area above the wall, and put sod down on the lower part
    of the yard.  It is absolutely beautiful!  Ted really cares about
    the customer-I watched them put up part of the wall, and they took
    the time to do it right!  His prices are reasonable for quality
    work.  (wow that's unusual)  His phone number is 603-627-8519 for
    those interested.
    
    If you need more info feel free to send me mail at SCENIC::SMITH.
    					Donna 
    

    For anyone in the Burlington/Billerica/Chelmsford/Wilmington area
    I would recommend "Rich's Landscaping" --- located in Billerica,
    run by Bob (?) Rich. 
    I had him do a brick patio, walkway, retaining wall, and lawn for
    me last fall.  He does excellent work, is efficient, on-time, and
    I thought reasonable.  
    I believe is phone is 667-4158, but I will double-check tonight.
    
    Debbie
    

David George in Sudbury - a former computer salesman who started his 
own landscaping business a few years ago because he decided he enjoyed 
his hobby more than his job.  He's consciencious (sp?), has reasonable 
rates, and best of all  <he shows up when promised>.

Help a newcomer build his business....

			/j

443 - 5232

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MENTOR::HOPEWELL "Mark Hopewell"                      4 lines  23-MAR-1987 09:06
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    I bought some fencing from Miller Fence on Rt 20 in Worcester, but
    I installed it myself. I have a friend who used them to install
    a fence and he liked their work. They are at 333 Southwest Cutoff
    (Rt 20) near the Worcester Millbury line.

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3D::BOOTH "Stephen Booth"                             5 lines  23-MAR-1987 11:51
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    I have had 4 fences installed in the past 5 years from ACE fence
    company. They do real good work at a fair price and there fences
    are straight as an arrow !
    

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BRUTWO::PAKKILA                                       5 lines  24-APR-1987 14:38
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    Landscaping by Anderson.  Located in Lunenburg 582-4231.  I've seen
    work done by them and it looked real good.  I don't know how their
    prices are, but the results are great.
    
    

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    I noticed on the truck of H & B Excavating that they also do bark
    mulch, loam, etc...
    
    They did an *excellent* job at my place on a couple of things and
    I plan to use them again in the fall for some landscaping.
    
    I think they're in Nashua and will post the number tomorrow -- if
    I remember.
    

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    The number is 882-8080
    

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REGENT::GETTYS "Bob Gettys N1BRM"                    11 lines  29-MAY-1987 07:57
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                Try Baker Landscape of Holliston. I have used them and
        have been very pleased with the results. They do a variety of
        types of work, from residential to commercial (they did the
        landscaping at the main DCU office on Parker St.). Their phone
        number is 429-7189. Early morning (8:00) is the best time to
        reach them. It is a small business, so if you don't get an
        answer sometime, call back later. They will return your call,
        but it might need to be in the evening, so give out both numbers
        if possible.
                
                /s/     Bob

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DESTAR::HENRY                                         8 lines   6-JUL-1987 15:31
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I had some fencing done by Carl Winchester he charges $20
a hole, your cost may be cheaper since my costs included 
putting the fence up. He can be reached at Somerville
Lumber, Westboro 366-8700 just ask for him. Or leave a 
message at his home, the number is 234-5508. He digs as 
a side job he has a couple of workers and seem to handle 
rocks ok.

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    Ken Hamilton who works for DEC in MRO and lives in Ashburnham has
    a small tractor with a post hole digger. 

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STRATA::DESHARNAIS                                   28 lines  10-AUG-1987 12:19
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    RE .2
    Thanks!  I contacted Ken Hamilton and he came down to look over the 
    sight.  He has a small diesel tractor with a variety of attachments,
    including a back hoe.  After looking over the sight, Ken decided
    that the power auger wouldn't do the job because of all the bowling
    ball size rocks.  He offered to try the job with the back hoe
    attachment.
    
    This past saturday, Ken came over with the tractor and started digging.
    It took about 20 minutes a hole, which is sure a lot faster then
    I could do manually!  He was able to do 35 holes in one day.  
    
    His set up, although smaller then construction grade equipment, was
    certainly nothing to sneeze at.  I was impressed with Ken's skill
    on that machine, and his effort to do the best job possible.  He
    certainly knew how to handle those rocks.  At one point, he pulled
    out a rock over 2 feet in diameter; more then twice the width of
    the shovel!
    
    If I have any more landscaping work, I will definitely contact Ken
    again.  He does a nice job and charges a good price.  
    
    What a great feeling it is to see those fence posts finally sticking
    out of the ground!
    
    Regards,
    Denis
         

    
    
    You might want to try Elite Fence in Wakefield (they do Billerica,
    Burlington).
    
    Last year they did a QUALITY job for me (150' of 6' slightly scalloped
    cedar on gothic PT posts, plus 100' of post and rail). The bill was
    $3200 (slightly more than the "Reliable" and  "Expert" fence people
    estimated), but they were fast and did a great job. I have real rocky
    soil, and although I'm an avid DIY'er, this job was not for me.
    
    
    Oh yea, I needed a fence survey also. If you need a recommendation for
    that, I used Middlesex Survey (N. Andover). $450 for a 5250 sq ft plot.

    
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    Quality and promptness best describe Valley Fence! I had repairs
    and a new installation done over 300 feet. They did a great job and were
    the lowest estimate I recieved. Jim had no problem traveling a good
    distance to the job.
    
    
    CALL JIMMY or SANDI.................(617)682-8435             

    
    I had 200' of stockade and picket fence installed by American Fence
    on Rte 3A.  They came to the house to discuss plans, arrived and
    finished when they said they would. I recommend them to you.

    Now that the work has been completed, I can throw in an "official"
    recommendation for Gate City Fence, in Nashua, NH.  They came out
    on the day they were scheduled, and were more than willing to
    work with me on post and gate location.  Once we settled to the
    final location of the posts, etc, they went to work putting all
    the posts in and cementing them in place.  They let the posts sit
    over night, and came the next day and put all of the fence fabric
    and other hardware in.  The fence is straight as an arrow, and tight
    as a drum (by the way, they did CHAIN LINK for our yard).  I went
    over their work with a fine tooth comb and couldn't find anything
    I was unhappy with.  They cleaned up  after themselves, and did
    an extremely professional job.  I recommend them highly.
    
    Andy
    

I've had some landscape designs done by Neil Jorgensen of Harvard.  456-8733.
Basically there's the overall design and then the implementation (planting, 
etc).  As for the plan, the starting point is a scale drawing of your property
including as many trees, rocks or other interesting pieces of the existing
landscape.  Since this part involves a lot of labor, I drew up my own and saved
a few bucks.

Neil can get as creative as you want to get as far as working with you.  He can
simply draw up the plan and walk away, implement the entire thing for you (big 
$$$'s for big plans) or consult on an as needed basis.

If you need any other references, give KO a call.  Neil did his landscaping a
few years ago.

-mark

  Arbor Landscaping is based in Clinton.  Their number is 365-9382.
  You can expect to get a answering machine and they are very good
  at returning your call.
 
  I've seen some of there work, and i understand their rates are
  very reasonable.  

  They do Roto-tilling, lawn installations (seed or sod), shrubs,
  and Lawn Maintenance...

  Bill

    I highly recommend Landscaping by Dave Dionne in Mason, NH.  His
    workers are very professional and work very quickly.  The results
    are beautiful and his prices are very reasonable.
    
    Terri
    

You might try ALL KINDS FENCE, Clinton, Mass.
They did a great job for me, with a lot of woods to contend with.

The major disadvantage is post holes in frozen terra firma,
especially if you going to DIY.

Bob

    Try Rutland Nursery.  They're on the road (Route 56?) between
    Rutland center and Paxton center, near the border line.  
    No, I don't have a phone book, and can't get one where I
    am at 0400.  Sorry.....
    
    I haven't used them personally, but I have seen their 
    results at several places.  As best I can tell, they do
    good work.  
    
    I would suggest you ask them about some jobs they've done
    (similar to your mom's lawn) in the area.  Then go look...
    and maybe talk to the owners.  
    
                                     - Ed -

	Another excellent service is:   APPLE VALLEY LAWN & GARDEN
					 
                                              897-3179  ask for Greg


	A friend of mine has them do her yard regularly and she is very
        happy with their service.

        They don't do my yard, but, Greg's partner, Ron, does carpentry
        and did my roof two weeks ago.  He was very organized and 
        efficient and did an excellent job.  There were torrential downpours 
        a day after it was done and no leaks.   

	They give free estimates and are doing fall cleanups now.

    I'd like to recommend Lang's in Nashua.  The person I dealt with was
    Matt Lang.  He drew up a plan which matched various colors and time 
    of blooming, etc.  
    
    We had them do the work and so far things have been great.  That is "so
    far" because now we wait to see if everything that was planted grows
    next spring.  In any case, all plantings are guaranteed for 1 year.
    
    Initially we wanted granite for a curved stairway, but that proved too
    expensive ( > $4500 just for that).  Matt suggested railroad ties, but
    we weren't thrilled about that.  He went out and found some "flat
    rocks" that he built into the embankment to form steps.  I've never
    seen anything like it before (although I'm sure someone has done it)
    and thought it looked quite different and distinctive.  Matt liked it
    too.  He's a stickler for "having the right look" and he likes to have
    the freedom to move stuff around from the plan if he thinks it'll look
    better.
    
    We pretty much gave him carte blanche in terms of arrangement once we
    had settled on a basic plan and price range.  He did end up making what
    would be considered major deviations from the original plan, but I
    think he did a super job.
    
    They're not cheap, but I was pleased with the attention to detail and
    the quality of the work.  Matt came out and replaced 3 plantings that
    we didn't take to...2 red-twig dogwood were replaced with something
    else, and a sickly quince (?) was replaced.
    
    Anyone who wants to check it out can send me mail.  Matt does have a
    photo album of several jobs they have done. He wanted to add ours to
    the album since the "flat rocks" was a new touch.
    
    	Ted

    We would like some advice about landscaping - specifically a reference
    in the Chelmsford area.
    What we'd like is to have a landscape 'consultant' work with us to
    develop a landscape plan which we could then work with over the
    following years - we plan to do most of the work ourselves.
    
    Ideally the plan would be a professional sketch of the lot, with
    plantings identified and properly placed on the sketch, estimates for
    the individual stages etc.
    
    Any references?  Also - what should we expect to pay for this service?
    

    We've recently been using Dave's Landscape Co. and have been VERY
    satisfied.  Dave's an enthusiastic young man who is in the business
    to stay (not just a summer job).  In addition to weekly mowing we
    have had his crews perform some clean up in a wooded area of our
    yard and also weed/edge/mulch our flower beds.  In each instance he
    called back to ensure we were happy with the jobs - which ended up
    costing considerably less than the original estimates.  He's also
    good about returning calls and shows up when he said he would.
    
    I recommend his company highly:  Dave's Landscape Co.
                                     68 Nob Hill Dr.
                                     Framingham, MA 01701
                                     508/877-0877
                                     David Rykbost, President
    
    In addition to regular maintenance they also do plowing, design and
    construction.
    
    Evelyn

    Any recommendations for  underground sprinkler installers in the
    Framingham/Holliston area?
    
    Thanks,
    JBS

The mail on my system is all screwed up this morning, so I couldn't send mail
to the author of this note.  It previously included a bit of a dig at the lawn
service he was currently using.  Rather than just delete his note and not send
mail, I'm reposting it here without the dig.

Paul

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BNCHMK::CREAN                                        16 lines  28-AUG-1990 18:05
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I've scanned the replies to this topic, and can't tell if any of them is
right for me...  But this seemed like the best place for my question,
anyway.

I'm looking for somebody (professional, or private citizen) just to cut
my grass periodically.  I'm not that fussy, and my lawn doesn't look
that great anyway; I just don't want it to become overgrown. 

I live in Northboro, MA.  Can anybody recommend a nice guy/gal with a
lawnmower who's reliable and reasonable?

Thanks!

  KC

    As the new president of my small condo assoc., I've now got the task of
    finding someone do the plowing this winter.  Does anyone know of a
    reasonably priced, reliable snow removal contractor in the NASHUA area.
    What are the going rates?  Ideally, I would like to negotiate a fee for
    the whole winter, rather than a "per storm" rate.  Any references would
    be appreciated.
    
    	Greg Sullivan

    I recommend Eugene Doherty & Associates. Very thorough, reliable,
    dependable, and competitively priced. Call Gene at 888-3450. Tell 
    him I referred you.
    
    Mike Philbrook

    
    	I've looked for a note on this subject with no luck.
        Does anyone have information on a person/firm who
    	can repair a large retaining wall built of railroad
     	ties?  This wall holds up our driveway so we are
     	concerned about rotting ties & other evidence of
    	degeneration.  We are looking for someone in eastern
    	MA or the greater Maynard area.
    
    	Any help or hints would be appreciated.

 I want to recommend Robert D. Christian from Athol Mass.
 He did some landscaping and sidewalk work for us, and we are
 very happy with the result.

	the name of his company  is: CHRISTIAN DESIGNS
				Phone: 508-249-5887

    Greg Harrod of Harrod Landscaping in Harvard MA does all types of 
    lawn work, mowing, seeding, tree removal and pruning, walkways etc.
    He works mostly in the Harvard, Bolton, Littleton, Ayer etc area.
    Gregs number is 456-8838.  His prices are reasonable and he is
    very reliable.  He has worked for us and many others we know.

This is another recommendation for Lang's Landscaping, Nashua, NH.

We just had extensive work done by Lang's, and Matthew Lang in particular.
Our yard looked like a minefield after having a dozen trees removed.  The
grading was all wrong, and the back yard had never had any kind of grass
established.

I didn't have any grandiose plans - I asked that the lawns be graded properly
and enough loam provided to support a "real" lawn.  The first place I called
gave me a very high quote to do exactly that.

Then Matthew Lang came over, and with his experienced eye suggested how we
could turn what seemed like a motley assortment of trees and bushes into
an unusual, beautiful and low-maintenance lawn, replete with curving raised
and mulched beds around the trees.  And for this, his quote was 30% lower
than the first company.

He suggested some additional plantings and moving some of our existing plants
to better locations, and we agreed to a very reasonable additional charge
for that.

The end result far exceeded our wildest expectations.  We had neighbors 
bringing other neighbors by to look.  Everything was now tied together
and gave us lots of opportunities for further enhancement.  Lang's even
included fertilizing and reseeding the lawn in the original quote! 

There's only one problem... My wife now says that the landscaping is so nice
it makes our house look frumpy by comparison!

We fully intend to consult with Matthew Lang for future landscaping work,
and give him and his family crew our highest recommendation.

					Steve

Hi,
    	I'M looked for a GOOD Landscaper in the Auburn Worcester area, 
	I live in Auburn Mass.

	What I need done is;

	o Remove Old cement sidewalk. 

	o Dig out area on side of house for Two width driveway.

	o Level off lawn.

	o Make a 4 or 5 foot high retaining wall on one side of driveway.
	  (With 6x6 pressure treated wood.
    
    	Any help or hints would be appreciated.              Thanks John 

    Anybody have any comments/recommendations/disputes regarding T&D
    Landscaping out of Merrimac??
    
    
    Thnx,
    Jim

              Pioneer Excavation Spencer Ma. (508)885-9044
    
           We just completed landscaping my new house with Pioneer and
    are extremely pleased with the results. Owen Weagle (the owner) was
    very helpful and was willing to let us work along with him building
    a retaining wall (which cut down on the cost).. He has a small Ford
    tractor with a backhoe, bucket, and york rake. 
    
           If your looking for someone in the Worcester area give Owen
    a call...
    
    If you have any questions or want more info. give me a call.
    
    Dave Julien
    DTN 225-5708

    I would be interested in hearing from anyone who has had recent
    experience with the landscape architect, Ed Colby (of Maine and/or
    Florida).
    
    Please send mail (WILBRY::WASSERMAN).
    

	Does anyone know of someone I can hire with a post hole digger ?
I don't want a backhoe but one of those screw machines to do the job. I 
live in Lunenburg Mass.

	Thanks,
	-Steve-

Rent one from a local Rent-All place and do it yourself!

    Does anyone have experience with Damico (sp?) Landscaping on Sprague
    Rd. in Clinton?
    
    Please send mail to this node.
    
    thanks.

Does anyone know of any PC programs that assist you in laying out a landscaping
project -- one that knows the heights of flowers and shrubs and trees and can
identify the zones they grow best in, etc.

    I'm looking for a landscape architect.  Any recommendations?

    Thanks,
    Phil

    vaxwrk::oxenberg

    I'm looking for someone to do mowing, edging, etc. yard work in
    the Marlboro, MA area for reasonable rates.  Can anyone recommend?
    
    Please send mail to BUSY::LBEAUCHESNE  or post reply.
    
    Thanks

    Hi,
    
    My next door neighbor might be of service.  The name of his company
    escapes me at the moment (you wouldn't mind, but I have one of the
    company t-shirts and wear it all the time and still can't remember)
    but you might give him a call.  His name is George Lynch, and he
    lives on White Terrace in Marlboro.  I'm sure he is listed in the
    phone book.  Tell him I said hi.
    
    Nancy

    
    I'm looking for recommendations for someone to do some grading 
    in Littleton. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
    
    							-Mac
    

    I'm looking for recommendations for someone reliable to do 
    lawnmowing in the Milford, MA area.
    

    Does anyone know of an affordable landscaper that does good work in
    the Manchester NH area?
    
    I would like to get some estimates for a ~100' evergreen hedge/screen in a
    4' wide mulch bed. I'm looking for someone that is dependable, affordable 
    and pays attention to detail. 
    
    Thanks,
    Marc      (SALEM::FLAMAND)
    

Nature's Way Landscaping (Tim Fresh) installed a brick
walkway for me. It came out very well. He did the work
when he said he would, and the price was competitive.

Tim does lawncare as well as landscape contruction. I 
believe that he has an organic lawn care program, as
well the normal chemical one.

Nature's Way Landscaping.
65 Lakeshore Drive
Holliston, Ma. 01746

508/429-7896

    We just enlarged our driveway and needed to have some accompaning 
    landscaping done. We used Lang's Landscaping in Nashua to do the work.  
    Matt Lang was very professional and did a great job.  
    
    The work included a retaining wall with landscape ties, a flower box, 
    a brick walkway from the front door to the steps down to the driveway, 
    landscape tie steps on both sides of the driveway, plants including
    a miniature japanese maple tree, and bark mulch.
    
    But it was somewhat expensive... in the neighborhood of $3000.
    
    I think it was worth it though.  It looks great.  Matt provided 
    good service and answered all of our phone calls promptly!
    
    - Cathy

    Im getting an estimate on removing a crappy 4 foot stone(wet) wall
    excavation of about 100 cubic yard, removal of old asphalt
    drive with replacement with star pack gravel and rebuilding
    of the retaining wall with stone and/or timber from
    John Bonica Landscaping of Acton.
    
    Any experience with this landscaper, he was recommended
    to me by Nashoba Paving.
    
    Also any recommedation for other landscapers to give me
    a bid on the project?

    John Bonica did an extensive landscape reconstruction at our
    neighborhood pool in Acton (located on Musket Dr.). We had numerous 
    sink holes in the hard top, which required removal of the hardtop, 
    filling sink holes, and reseeding (hydroseed). This was all done last 
    summer and this summer the grounds look terrific. The lawn came in very 
    well and has withstood the drought well. No further problems with
    sink holes. And the concrete areas for shuffleboard, 4-square, etc.
    have shown no cracks or settling.

    Dick L'Abbe of Merrimac, Mass. (508-346-9842) brought over his own
    cherry-picker and chipper over to our house in Melrose, Mass. to do a
    good job trimming our trees. He was very experienced and his price was
    reasonable.

    Need Lawncrae in Chelmsford, MA - Raking, mowing, seeding, mulch etc.
    on regular basis through summer. Who do you recommend?

    
    I'm calling landscapers for quotes and I'd be interested in any
    comments any of you might have on Morin's Garden and Landscaping
    center on route 111/111A in Nashua, NH.  
    
    Carol

It depends on what you want done.  If you know exactly what you want, they
will do it for you.  If you want them to design something, they're not
terribly imaginative - most of their work is in commercial landscaping.

Their submitted plan for my landscape redesign was rectangles of this,
rectangles of that, flat, boring and expensive.  Matthew Lang came up with
an elegant and attractive design at a lower bid.

I have used Morin's for replacing a tree and some other minor work (digging
out a plant bed and refilling it with loam.)  I had to watch carefully and
get after them to do the job as specified, but they eventually did it ok.
They weren't as careful as I would have liked when they had to temporarily
remove a shrub for access and then replant it - they put it in backwards
and had not protected the soil against compaction so the replaced shrub has
not done as well as others nearby (it will eventually recover).

					Steve

    A new year - anyone in the Chelmsford/Lowell/Westford area who does
    lawn care reasonably $? Need some sodding, regular mowing, spring
    cleanup
    
    

    A family member is looking for someone to do yardwork, some minor type
    landscaping ... nothing really major, just some sprucing up.  This
    would be for the Littleton/Ayer area.  

    
    I have had great success with Sesonal Services of Marlboro.  They
    travel all over this area.  I found their prices to get great also.
    I have the owners home number with me - he takes calls there as well as
    in the office
    
    (508) 485-8829 ask for Al Burke

    Any recent recommendations in the Littleton/Westford MA area? I need
    someone to put in a complete lawn (grading, topsoil, seeding, etc),
    terrace or build rock gardens with flowers, herbs, etc. in another
    yard, recommend and plant both property lines with shrubs, install
    low-wattage lights and do general care and feeding of the existing
    lawn. So far we've had 3 landscape contractors come over to do an
    estimate and we've never heard back from any of them (over 4 weeks
    ago)! Apparently they weren't interested in the business. There must be
    someone out there who will give us a quote and is reliable.
    
    Any suggestions?
    
    Debbie
     

    re -.1
    
    Did you try John Bonica of Bonica Landscape in Acton?
    I'd recommend him.  He will be real busy this time
    of year so it will help to have written up as much
    of what you want done before he comes over to give you
    a quote. With landscapers especially I find it useful to
    exhaustively list what you want done and with what materials.
    
    

You could also try Kennedy in Acton.  They were prompt, responsive and 
reasonably priced.

    Manning Tree and Landscape 
    Acton, MA
    
    They did a lousy job installing a brick walkway for us (1.5 years ago)
    and we've been trying to get them back to fix it ever since.  
    
    /Phil

    I know someone in the process of having a picket fence installed by
    Mr Fence in Milford. She would appreciate any info anyone has in
    regards to quality and service form someone who has dealt with them.
    Please contact Jean Brown at USCTR1::JBROWN.
    
    Thank you for your help.
    
    Joyce Swett
    DTN: 297-5198
    

    
    I just had a fence put in.  Have Jean call me.
    
    276-9487
    
    Cal

    
    	I would like to get some recommendations for a landscaper, in
    the Gardner area.  I believe I need my backyard rototilled, before
    I can regrow grass where the dogs trampled it.  Now that the dogs
    only have 1/2 of the backyard I would like to reclaim the other 1/2
    for recreation.  How much should I pay for this type of service and
    what should I expect from a landscaper?    Thanks    Sue Fleck
    						WMOIS::FLECK_S

    Fred Guertin, Winchendon.  Small operation and he shoudl be able to
    regrade or whatever you need to have done to re-do your lawn. 
    Ex-Deccie BTW.
    
    Brian

I'm looking for a landscape designer in the Westford area to help me come up
with a plan that I can immplement myself over a period of a few years.  Any
reccomendation would be greatly appreciated.

    Try....
    
    Kenedy Landscaping & Nursery
    Main St. (Rt 27)
    Acton, MA.
    
    They provide design/consulting services as well as full
    sale/installation of nursery stock.
    
    They just finished a large landscape design/installation at my
    next door neigbors in Acton. They are happy.....and so are we:-)
    
    Jonathan

    I second the suggestion for Kennedy's.  I just signed a contract with
    them, and they will be working on my property in the next two weeks.  
    
    They are highly professional, and have excellent follow-through.  They
    called if they were going to be late to appointments, followed up with
    an estimate (written, and very detailed), and then follow-up with a
    phone call to ensure that I understood the plan, and was ok with the
    estimate.
    
    What I especially liked was that there are alot of things I would like
    to do, but I can't afford them all at once.  I had them price out each
    job, and then I picked what they would do now, and what they'll do
    later.  I made it clear that I was looking for a vendor who I could
    have as a partner to help make my property look the way I wanted over
    time.  They were very comfortable with that, and followed all my 
    requests.
    
    I have been to their nursery, and think their stock is very nice.  I
    also think their prices are reasonable.  I dealt with the partner (if
    you can believe it...his name is Rob Nixon!).
    
    ****andrea****

    Henry Zelent
    Dtn 237-2790
    Babagi::Zelent
    
    I'm looking for recommendations for a Landscape Contractor in the
    Clinton Ma. area. Anyone suggestions would be appreciated.
    
    Thanks

    Rick Tagg (ex-deccie), Arbor Landscaping, 508-365-9382.
    
    The phone number's old but probably still valid.  Rick is a good friend
    from the old days.  He left before things went sour and has been in the
    business long enough to be well established.  He used to be big on wood
    chips and has a kindling business as well.  Rick is a Clinton resident
    from day 1, a family man, hard working, and honest.
    
    Dick
    

    Add another family to the fans of Lang's Landscape Service - (603)882-6962. 
    Matthew Lang's work is top shelf and his "eye" for creating an optimum 
    visual outcome is amazing.
    
    Due solely to the comments in this notesfile from people like Steve
    Lionel and others, we went with Matthew.  Could not be happier.
    
    As background, we had over 70 (large pine) trees removed last fall from a 
    house that we bought last year.  House never had a yard, much less a 
    landscaped finish.  Overgrown shrubs, lousy planting placement, poor
    land contour, etc.  You get the picture - a mess.
    
    I gave Matthew carte blanche latitude to do whatever he felt was
    appropriate.  Three days later, they were completed and the place looks 
    amazing.  Went from the worst property in the neighborhood to one of
    the best.  The neighborhood "observers" were all highly approving :^),
    with one of them already inquiring on Matt's phone # for discussing their 
    yard project.
    
    For those people in the SE part of NH, do yourself a favor and bring in
    Lang's Landscape Service.  You won't regret it.

    Anybody have any recommendations for a landscaper who designs and
    installs irrigation systems in southern NH? I'm going to be putting in
    an irrigation system in my yard, and I'm looking for someone who knows
    what he's doing but isn't prohibitively expensive.

    I'm looking for feedback on Weston Nurseries (Hopkinton, Ma.) Landscape
    Department. They offer landscape design and construction services,
    mainly limited to clearing and planting. I'm considering their
    services, but I don't know much about their quality of work, quality of
    design and creativity, and price competitiveness. Any info most
    welcome. 

    Landesign, Merrimack, NH
    Doug Miller, Owner
    603-429-1383
    
    We had these folks do some major brick and retaining wall work
    to our yard this week.  Brick walkway with granite risers, 
    rough-cut granite stairs, mauve-colored retaining walls of
    stackable, rough-cut blocks, a brick patio, peastone walkway,
    and minor bed/mulching work.  They got the job done ahead
    of schedule, kept following up with us to make sure we were 
    happy at each step, and basically said "send us a check when
    you're happy with the results".  We were, so the check goes in
    the mail tomorrow.  Doug and crew have done many houses in 
    our area of Merrimack, so we had quite a few reference sites to
    check out.  Definitely a thumbs up.
    
    andy