D&D Mulch and Landscape

D&D Mulch and Landscape is a Massachusetts and Rhode Island bulk-materials and landscaping company that says it was founded in 1989 and is run by its president, Paul Doherty, with 12 retail locations selling mulch, loam, stone and firewood alongside residential and commercial landscaping, hardscape, masonry and snow-removal work. The bulk of what customers describe now is the retail yard experience: buying and having mulch or stone delivered. Reviewers from 2022 through mid-2026 repeatedly single out staff by name — Rob, Dave, and yard managers Mike and Michael — for quick loading, fair prices, and on-time delivery, with several describing themselves as repeat customers. That pattern goes back further too: in a 2023 review, one customer said they'd used D&D for mulch and landscape supplies "for a number of years." The written record also includes a distinct, earlier chapter of full landscaping project work. In several 2015–2018 Angi reviews, customers describe Paul Doherty personally scoping and managing installation projects, with crews they called responsive, prompt and thorough. But that same period holds two of the company's more serious project complaints: a 2017 review described a landscaping job that ran long, went well over budget, and was left unfinished after the foreman disappeared, and another 2017 review described roughly 15 pine trees planted in 2016 that later died, with the company declining warranty coverage because the area lacked irrigation. On the materials side, a June 2026 review flagged that ordering two different bulk products (pea stone and mulch) triggered a $100 delivery charge because the company's 3-yard free-delivery minimum applies separately to each material — worth asking about before ordering a mixed load. A November 2023 review described a stone order the customer says was never delivered despite being marked as delivered. Two older, dated items are worth knowing about too. A mass.gov posting says Massachusetts officials cited the company and Paul Doherty in 2015 for wage and hour violations, including unpaid overtime, worker misclassification and recordkeeping issues. Separately, a 2015 court case summary describes a Franklin, Massachusetts couple's lawsuit alleging the company spread construction and other debris across their property. A local news outlet also reported a mulch fire at the company's Franklin yard in April 2025. Across it all, the company holds an A+ Better Business Bureau grade and a 4.8 rating from 86 Angi reviews. Anyone hiring for a landscaping project, rather than a mulch or stone pickup, should ask for specifics on scope, timeline and warranty coverage given the history above.