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Verified record
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- A+ BBB ratingAccredited business
- 2 reviews in the last 6 monthsNo negatives
- 72 work photos
Highlights
- Long, clean record — eleven reviews since 2013, all five stars
- Attentive design — clients cite unmatched attention to detail
- Peer respect — fellow trade professionals vouch for his expertise
Bartsch Landscape Architecture is a one-person Boston firm led by David Bartsch, who says he's been designing residential and commercial landscapes across New England since 1999. Houzz lists him as a licensed landscape architect in both Massachusetts and New Hampshire, plus a Massachusetts Construction Supervisor license marked as former — none of these are independently verified against a state registry here, though the Better Business Bureau, which gives the firm an A+ and has accredited it since 2021, points readers directly to the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Landscape Architects to check. The written record, though thin at eleven reviews, is entirely positive and spans over a decade. The more recent reviews, from homeowner clients in 2023 and 2026, describe careful, detail-oriented design work — one client specifically credits David with helping them get contractor bids and manage the handoff from design to construction, another calls his attention to detail "unmatched" even on a project that felt small. An architect's 2023 review calls his design work outstanding and says it resolved every site issue. Worth knowing: three of the six Houzz reviews, dating to 2013-2018, come from trade professionals who worked alongside him on Nantucket projects — an installer, an ironwork fabricator, and a landscaping contractor — rather than from the homeowners whose yards were designed. That's a different kind of endorsement than a client testimonial, though professional respect from people who've seen his work up close is its own credible signal. For a full-service landscape design, from planning and permitting through construction oversight, on a high-end residential or commercial property in Greater Boston or Northern New England, Bartsch's track record is consistently strong — just verify the licensing directly given the age of some of the credential listings.
What does landscaping cost in Greater Boston?
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Bartsch Landscape Architecture. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Estimated range
$50 – $70
Typical landscaping service around $60
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