Cuzner W.H.I.P. Landscaping

Forty-four years is the number that defines this one. BBB puts the start of Dean Cuzner's Marblehead landscaping business at 1982 and opened its file on it in 1991, which makes W.H.I.P. Landscaping older than most of the lawns it cuts. It is still a sole proprietorship with four employees working out of a Marblehead PO box. The work is the full seasonal cycle rather than a niche: design and installation at one end, then weekly mowing, fertilizing, hedge and shrub trimming, spring and fall cleanups, tree work, and snow plowing when the season turns. BBB lists it as taking on both residential and commercial projects. Its BBB grade is A+, which reflects an absence of complaints on file rather than praise from customers, and the company is not BBB accredited. Beyond that, nobody has written anything down: there are no customer reviews on file anywhere, so the four-decade run is the only track record on offer. Massachusetts does not require home improvement contractor registration for landscaping-only work, so nothing is missing there. If the job you have in mind drifts into hardscape, walls or structures, ask how that is registered and insured before work starts. A long-standing local crew for seasonal maintenance and plowing on the North Shore. With no written customer history to read, ask for a few Marblehead-area references and confirm the current insurance certificate before booking.