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$50 – $70
Typical landscaping service around $60
A backyard that its owner called "a graveyard of buried hopes" — seven years of shade killing everything planted in it — was finally sorted out by Ryan Wikman in a June 2026 project. That is the kind of problem this Winchester studio takes on: the yard that has already defeated somebody. Chestnut Grove Design Group is a husband-and-wife firm. Ryan Wikman is the principal landscape designer, Christina Wikman handles interiors, and the two merged their separate practices into one studio. Both halves turn up in what customers write — planting beds, stone walls and pools from some, a living room and a daughter's bedroom from others. Christina had opened her own residential design firm in 2009, and Ryan had run a landscape company for a decade before the merger. The landscape work runs from plan to planted. A December 2023 client had a complete rework that went from stone walls and perennial gardens to a new pool, with the wooded part of the property preserved and bee hives added along the way. In September 2025 another had trees and meadows designed and installed and said the one problem that came up was dealt with promptly. A March 2024 customer building a new house interviewed several landscape architects before picking the firm. In October 2025 a client was given a few plans to choose between, and the front-yard planting was executed on time and within budget. Decks come up as well: a September 2025 customer replaced an outdated deck with a much larger one after being walked through design, materials and contractor options, and another that month had a basketball court and deck built. A few practical notes. The written history is small — 16 Google ratings and three on Houzz across eight years — so ask for references from a project like yours. The Houzz profile places the firm in Woburn while the studio's own site and this listing say Winchester, so confirm where you are meeting. And although reviews under the Chestnut Grove name go back to 2018, a Winchester News item reported the studio's grand opening on 17 April 2026, and the company's own site gives no founding year for the merged practice — worth asking how long the combined firm has been running. If you want the landscape designed and the installation managed by the same person, or the yard and the inside of the house handled by one small team, this is that kind of studio. Settle the plan, the plant schedule and who manages the installing crews before the work starts.
“Chestnut Grove Design Group, a full-service interior design and landscape architecture studio specializing in traditional and historic homes, proudly celebrated its grand opening on April 17”
It was an absolute joy working with Ryan Wikman of Chestnut Grove Design on our backyard landscaping. We have lived in our home for seven years and our backyard has been a graveyard of buried hopes. Nothing seemed to thrive in the shade so we had only mulch and a few plants to look at. Our backyard is now an oasis! Ryan unlocked potential in the shade I didn't know could exist. Year-round color, a huge variety of colors and variegations and various height all add to the visual feast! From our first introduction, I was drawn to Ryan's warmth. He cares deeply about his clients and tailors every project to their unique needs. He not only has a talent for choosing plants, he knows how to choose people when it comes to subcontracting work. The mason, landscape, and irrigation crews were meticulous and great to work with. Of course, Ryan was on site every day hand placing over 300 potted plants, shrubs and a tree for us. Our project even finished a day ahead of schedule! Ryan is an artist in every sense of the word. We highly recommend him for your landscaping/hardscaping project!
Ryan has been very considerate and thoughtful through out the design, installation, and management. We’re very happy and excited to see that even our small yard can be turned into a much better, colorful, and pleasing garden! We look forward to seeing all the blossom, and definitely would recommend Chestnut Grove and work with them in the future👍
From start to finish Ryan and his crew were truly professional. Ryan drafted up a few plans for us to consider and then executed the plan on time and within budget. The new front yard plantings look terrific.
When you work with Chestnut Grove Design, you get the real deal. From design and planning to project management and execution, they deliver exactly what you’ve envisioned and, in our case, even improved on it. Ryan is responsive, listens carefully, and brings creative ideas that elevate the project. His team leveled our sloped yard, extended our outdoor living space by cutting into a hillside, built a beautiful patio, and rebuilt an aging retaining wall. They even installed large cisterns to handle lawn drainage issues, then wrapped it all up with thoughtful plantings, fencing around the property, and a host of finishing touches. It’s hard to think of anything they couldn’t tackle. Highly recommended.
Ryan did a fantastic job building our basketball court and deck! He is a wonderful designer, manager and very professional, and we couldn’t be happier with the outcome. Highly recommend!
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