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Garden beds, seashell paths, and stone steps feature in dated customer accounts of Blue Claw Associates. The Osterville company says it provides landscape construction, stone work, and estate maintenance across Cape Cod, Nantucket, the Southcoast, and the South Shore. Its website identifies founder Ian McCarthy as president and CEO. In an August 2025 Google review, a repeat customer described a crew weeding, edging, and mulching garden beds, creating a seashell path, and trimming bushes. The customer praised their thoroughness and quick work despite the heat. A May 2024 reviewer said they had used Blue Claw since spring 2023 and praised that year's spring cleanup, the teams' coordination under manager Bob Deasy, and Kevin's irrigation knowledge. Landscape designers have also described working with the company. In a November 2021 Houzz review, one designer praised Ian's communication, patience with clients, explanations of the process, fair pricing, and delivery on budget and on time. A February 2020 designer's review praised masonry work and follow-through on a job. An older Houzz review, from November 2018, described blue stone steps and praised the crew's courtesy, hard work, and timeliness. Google shows a 5-star average from seven ratings, while Houzz shows 4.9 stars from eight. Houzz also displays 35 projects and lists Cape Cod Landscape Association membership and a Stoneyard.com thin-stone-veneer installer certification. Lawn & Landscape has covered the business's landscape construction and maintenance work and its expansion into pool and sports court services.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Blue Claw Associates Inc.. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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$50 – $70
Typical landscaping service around $60
“And, we interviewed Blue Claw Associates in Massachusetts, which is now tending to sports properties as a way of diversifying its services.”
“Blue Claw Associates was able to surpass $2.5 million in its second year by focusing on forming long-term partnerships with independent landscape architects and designers.”
“Blue Claw Associates, a Massachusetts-based landscape construction and maintenance company, expanded into pools and sports court services to diversify its business and strengthen growth across the green industry.”
The team at Blue Claw recently came to spruce up our yard and did an amazing job. They weeded, edged, and mulched our garden beds, created a beautiful seashell path, and trimmed the bushes. The crew was professional, thorough, and worked quickly, all with smiles on their faces despite the hot weather. We have used them multiple times and they always deliver an A+ job. Highly recommend!
I began using Blue Claw Landscape Services since the Spring of 2023. They are professional, friendly, personable, and work together to get the job done! They are well informed by their manager, Bob Deasy to ensure services are completed by their teams. After they finished Spring Clean in our yard this year, I feel like it could be pictured in a landscape magazine. I also want to mention Kevin in the irrigation department, he is knowledgeable, and can fix it all.
I have had the pleasure of working with Ian and his crews at Blue Claw Associates and I have the highest praise for him and his company. As a professional landscape designer, I rely on professional, communicative and creative contractors to install my designs. Ian gets five stars on all counts. He is patient with clients, explains the process, is responsive, prices quality work fairly, and delivers on budget in a timely fashion.
A landscape designer hired Blue Claw for a unique job and praised their skill, exceptional masonry work, consistent follow-through, and planned to use them again.
Ian and his team provide clients a top-notch product and service from start to finish; the reviewer described them as professional, dependable, and reliable.
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