D Marcello Landscaping

D Marcello Landscaping is a one-man landscaping outfit run out of 43 Perley St in Methuen, and almost everything known about it comes from a single page: its Better Business Bureau listing, opened in May 2022. That listing puts the start date at 15 May 2021, names David Marcello Sr. as owner, and counts one employee. The BBB categorises it under landscape contractors and describes the business as specialising in landscaping services. There is no customer history to weigh here. The BBB has not issued a rating, saying it lacks enough information to do so, and the profile is not accredited — the BBB notes that businesses are under no obligation to seek accreditation, so that is a neutral fact rather than a mark against them. No complaints appear on the file either. So this is a call-and-ask situation rather than a read-the-reviews one. Ask David Marcello Sr. directly for addresses of recent work nearby and for proof of liability insurance, and get the scope and price in writing before anything starts. Massachusetts exempts landscaping-only work from home improvement contractor registration, so the absence of an HIC number tells you nothing either way — but if the job creeps into patios, walls or paving, that exemption stops applying and the registration question becomes a real one.