A. Bonadio & Sons Landscaping

A. Bonadio & Sons is a Waltham landscaping company with roots going back to 1963, when Anthony Bonadio bought the small landscape outfit where he'd learned the trade; his son Michael took over in 2012 and still runs it today. The company says its staff carry Massachusetts Certified Horticulturist and Certified Landscape Professional credentials. The 2025 reviews describe substantial full-yard work: grading and reseeding a lawn alongside a new sprinkler system, a front walkway and back patio coordinated with an irrigation company ahead of a house party deadline, three new pathways, and a patio installation where the crew walked the homeowner through material selection start to finish. Jake, a project manager, and Michael, the owner, both get named directly and repeatedly for being responsive and easy to reach. One longtime client describes relying on the company for years, saying any extras always get handled as requested. The record isn't spotless. A 2021 Houzz review described a different experience — high pricing, no follow-up to check on sod and plantings after installation, corners cut on the work, and real difficulty getting the company on the phone. That's the one detailed complaint on file, dated now but worth asking about directly: how follow-up and punch-list items get handled once a project wraps. Google shows a 4.4-star rating from 18 reviews; Houzz shows 3.0 from just two, one of them the 2021 complaint above and the other a strongly positive 2014 review — a small enough sample that it shouldn't be read as a second, conflicting track record. For landscape design, hardscaping and full-yard installs around Waltham and the western suburbs, the 2025 activity is consistent and detailed; the 2021 review is the one thing worth raising before signing a bigger contract.