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Cole Landscaping & Irrigation is a Rowley, MA landscaping and irrigation company run by president Greg Cole, BBB-accredited since 1999 with an A+ grade, and self-reporting 36 years in business. Houzz lists installer certifications from RainBird, Unilock and Techo Block, along with services spanning landscape design, hardscaping, pools and water features, and irrigation. The written review record is dated — the ten reviews on file all run from 2006 to 2009. In that window, several customers described prompt, professional crews: a 2008 review recounted a technician showing up on time and explaining how to restart the irrigation system each spring, and another from the same year praised the whole team, including the project manager, for keeping costs to the estimate and finishing on schedule. Two accounts from that same period were less positive. A 2009 review said a job was left about three-quarters finished, with the company promising to come back and never doing so. A 2008 review described a miscommunication that added an unexpected $1,500 to the final bill, with the customer specifically warning others to 'beware.' Given how old the written record is, it's worth asking directly about current crews, pricing practices, and how the company handles unfinished work before booking.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Cole Landscaping & Irrigation 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
The house looks awesome and the service was prompt and professional. I will contact Cole agian next year!
They did not do 3/4 the job and when I called them to finish the job the person told me that they would come back. Needless to say they never came back to finish the job.
They showed up right on time!! They performed the work expediously!! I was very pleased with the contractor!! He explained thoroughly and showed me how to restart the system this spring. I plan to have them to perform the work on a yearly basis!! Also, the price to perform the work was very reasonable!!
Our overall experience with Cole Landscaping has been very positive. I had the pleasure of interacting with several staff members including Roger, Adam, Mike and Juan. Each was a consummate professional and took the time to ensure a successful engagement. We would be remiss if we didn't mention Tony Foust, Cole's Project Manager and primary contact. Tony provided tremendous insight and offered several great ideas during the course of the project. The final costs matched the estimate to the penny and the work was completed on schedule. I would strongly recommend Cole Landscaping for your next project. Bernie and Lisa Baker, Reading, MA
They did a good job but seemed to be pricy, we had a miscommunication that ended costing me an extra 1500.00 in which other landscapers had estimated much less. Just beware.
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