Dana Landscaping

Dana Landscaping is a Methuen water-feature and landscape contractor — its own site describes it as a Massachusetts pond contractor specializing in koi ponds, waterfalls, and poolside water design, alongside landscape lighting, hardscaping, and general residential and commercial landscaping, citing a project for Bass Pro Shops at Patriot Place in Foxboro. BBB lists the legal name as Dana Landscaping, Inc., owner Tom Busta — though the trading name "Dana" doesn't match his own, suggesting the business may trade under an older or acquired name. There isn't a customer review to draw on anywhere in this record. BBB shows none and lists the company as Not Rated because it says it lacks sufficient information to assess it — an absence of information, not a grade or a mark against them. The company's own site calls itself an "award-winning" pond contractor without naming the award. How long the company has actually operated is unclear: BBB's file gives a 1986 start (40 years as of 2026), while the company's own site claims "serving clients since 1961" — a 65-year claim, 25 years older, with nothing on the site backing it up. The site is also dated, carrying a 2018 copyright footer with no visible updates since, so current staffing, capacity or pricing shouldn't be assumed from it. Separately, BBB records the business as a Sole Proprietorship even though it trades as "Inc." No license or registration number appears anywhere in this record, and because the company advertises hardscaping work — not just planting and lawn care — it likely isn't covered by the landscaping-only exemption that lets pure lawn-care businesses skip Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration. For pond and water-feature work specifically, this looks like a genuine specialty worth a look; given the unresolved tenure claim, the stale site, and no license on file, it's worth confirming current registration and getting recent references directly before hiring.