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In a 2020 Angi review, a customer whose small yard had gone to weeds described the whole thing redesigned from Kristin's sketches: the deck torn out, a big new patio, a new fence, irrigation, plant beds and a sod lawn. When the patio was fully laid, Ivan noticed one area was not quite level and had the crew pull up about a third of it and redo it. Compass Landscapes is a Watertown, MA design-build landscape company that says it is owned and run by Ivan Ruano and Kristin Ruano, a landscape designer, offering stonework, irrigation, structures, plantings and lighting. It holds 5.0 from 14 ratings on Angi and on HomeAdvisor, and its BBB grade is A+. The written reviews run from 2017 to 2024. In May 2023, one Angi customer had two retaining walls with drainage installed and a run-down parking area turned into a front yard, and said it was the fourth time they had hired the company. Another that month wanted a tree for the front garden; Kristin went to the wholesaler to photograph the exact tree before they committed. A third 2023 reviewer had a lawn, pathway and drainage gravel designed and installed, and noted clear communication about the estimate and the after-care for the new lawn. Older 2017 Angi reviews describe a pond and waterfall, two sets of stairs with new timbers around a brick walk, and sod cut to fit around stone walls.
II am so pleased with the work performed and so grateful for the wonderful customer service provided !'
Our small backyard was in desperate need of a makeover after our back deck was rebuilt last year. Kristin and the Compass team did an outstanding job of recommending a design for the lawn, pathway and gravel for drainage and installing it. I appreciated the clear communication about the estimate and scheduling as well as the after-care for my new lawn. Compass was great to work with!
Compass was a pleasure to deal with from start to finish. We wanted a tree installed in our front garden. They helped us figure out what type of tree would thrive in that spot, worked within our budget to find a wonderful tree and had it installed in no time. Kristin was super responsive via email and text and even went to the tree wholesaler to take a picture of the exact tree before we pulled the trigger on the project. I would wholeheartedly recommend Compass to anyone and I look forward to using them for our next landscaping project!
Compass just installed two retaining walls (with drainage systems), and transformed an incredibly decrepit and ugly parking area into a beautiful front yard. This is the fourth time I have hired them and would not even consider hiring another company. Their work is professional, creative and beautiful and most importantly, they are not only kind and talented people, they treat their customers properties as if they are their own.
Our yard is small (0.1 acre), but we had neglected it for years, leaving us with nothing but runaway weeds, a falling-down fence, and a deck in rough shape. We hired Compass to redesign the whole yard. Kristin did an outstanding job with the design. Once we saw her sketches, we were sold. They tore out the deck, installed a big new patio, replaced the fence, installed irrigation, put in new plant beds and a new lawn from sod. In addition, they made some repairs to a stone retaining wall in front of our property. The transformation was completely amazing. Ivan and his crew were thorough and skilled with the installation, especially the patio area. At one point, the patio was fully laid. but Ivan noticed that an area wasn't quite level. He had the crew pull up about a third of the area and redo it. His attention to detail made all the difference. We have recommended Compass to several friends already, and would definitely hire them again.
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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Compass Landscapes. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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$50 – $70
Typical landscaping service around $60
