D & L Landscaping, LLC

Thirteen reviews in the past six months, and twelve of them are five stars — but the newest one is the one worth reading first. D & L Landscaping runs out of Haverhill and Bradford, and by the company's own account has been doing landscape design and lawn care since 1986, better than 35 years across the Merrimack Valley and into southern New Hampshire. The site lists Haverhill, Groveland, West Newbury and North Andover in Massachusetts, plus Plaistow, Newton, Atkinson, Kingston and Salem across the New Hampshire line. Brian runs the crews now, and his name is in nearly every recent review. Longtime customers mention Dory before him, which tells you something about how long these accounts have been on the books. The work spans lawn care and seasonal cleanups, plantings, hardscape construction — patios, walls, walkways — and snow plowing once the weather turns. The through-line in what homeowners describe is speed on short notice. One customer needed the yard ready before hosting an event and says the crew answered quickly, arrived on time and worked through it. Another reached out for a spring cleanup at a relative's house after a hard winter, got a clear written estimate within a day, and had the work finished three days later. A first-time customer who normally dethatches his own lawn got a quote from Brian and had a crew member, Keegan, do the job. In February, a caregiver thanked the crew for plowing, shoveling and salting an elderly couple's driveway, walkways and handicap ramp after every storm — the kind of repeat winter work people don't write about unless it actually happened. The thing to raise before you book is seeding. The most recent review, and the only low one in months, is a two-star account of a loam and hydroseed job that came in with rocks and bare spots. That's a materially different job from mowing, mulching and cleanups, which is where nearly all the praise sits. If you're hiring for a new lawn install rather than maintenance, ask directly about grade prep, screened loam, and what the company does if the seed comes in thin. For recurring maintenance, spring and fall cleanups, plantings, walkway and patio work, and a winter plowing contract, this is a well-established crew with a deep, consistent history — 55 reviews going back to 2022 and a 4.8 average across 67 Google ratings. Get the scope in writing on anything involving loam or seed, and the rest of the record speaks for itself.