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Earth Stone and Water, LLC is a landscape design, construction and maintenance company based in North Reading, Massachusetts, serving towns north of Boston from Andover and Boxford down through Reading, Stoneham, Medford and Lexington. Reviewers name Chris as the person running the crews. People who hired them describe hardscape work done quickly and cleanly. In July 2025 a homeowner had a stone walkway and patio finished in three days and praised the care in the planning down to the topsoil and grass; April 2025 reviewers described a new walkway with front gardens and easy communication. A December 2024 reviewer with a small urban yard torn up by renovations and a large dog called the company amazing; a June 2024 reviewer noted crews cleaning up nightly and finishing on the promised schedule. Earlier accounts from 2022 and 2023 cover a retaining wall and lawn rehab that transformed a wasted corner of a yard, a driveway and retaining wall project that moved fast once permits cleared, an overgrown-landscape removal for first-time homeowners with a quick quote, and a rebuilt back-yard retaining wall done punctually. Google shows 4.8 stars from 18 ratings; the one complaint, from April 2024, is a caller who left messages over two days and never heard back. Two matters deserve a direct conversation before you sign. Violation Tracker, compiled by Good Jobs First, lists a wage and hour violation against Earth Stone and Water LLC in 2019 with a penalty of $156,602, a substantial enforcement action about how workers were paid; the excerpt does not name the agency. Separately, the Massachusetts registry shows Home Improvement Contractor registration 192549, held by the company, as expired, so confirm current registration and insurance with the state. For a North Shore homeowner wanting a patio, walkway, retaining wall or a full yard rebuild, the finished work draws consistent praise for quality, speed and cleanup. Ask about the 2019 wage case, verify registration, and put the timeline and scope in writing.
“Earth Stone and Water LLC | wage and hour violation | 2019 | $ 156,602”
We now have a stone walkway and patio that we've been wanting for a long time, and it only took three days from start to finish. Chris and his crew did a fantastic job and it looks beautiful. It was clear that the planning and work were done carefully, down to top soil and grass seed around the perimeter. The price was fair and we highly recommend them.
Phenomenal work and communication by great people! I will continue to use Earth Stone & Water for all my landscaping needs and highly recommend them.
Chris and his team did a great job! Beautiful new walkway, new front gardens. Easy communication, quality work, highly recommend!!
We have a small yard in an urban setting right near Boston. It was a dump due to renovations we have been doing for the last 2 years. And then we have a 65lb dog that has a lot of zoomies and tore up the lawn basically. This company is simply amazing. I don't usually go with someone unless I have done exhaustive research. Still, they were working on our next-door neighbor's yard who said she got their name from another neighbor, and well, since they were already there, and our yards are adjacent and the neighbor's fencing would be moved closer to my yard after stone walls were put up... and you can see the complexity here... so I decided to go with them after meeting Chris. First of all, Chris is really down to earth, I trusted him immediately. He also likes to text (my preferred method of communication) and he also followed up with emails. He was super responsive and when we went back and forth a few times, he did not show any impatience. He offered options and suggestions, and when I asked for a recommendation he would pick an option and tell me why. I loved thatWhen I got confused about something, he explained until I had that "ahah! moment." His crew is amazing. When they are here to work, they WORK. The complete cleanup of our year, the building of our wall, the filling in with gravel and topping off with stone, the laying in of the cobbles, the creation of an overflow for our sump in the front lawn, etc...too like 5 days. FIVE. I could not be happier! They were quick, efficient, and did quality work. He didn't spring any surprises on me, he was on site daily, and made time for me when I had questions. They are a joy to work with and I recommend them to the WORLD! I feel that their prices were very reasonable and Chris was very transparent about the cost of materials. So I could do a quick calculation in my head, and I know that the pricing was fair. If you need any kind of work done, run to the phone or computer and call or email him! You won't got wrong!!
These guys are first class. Beautiful work! Quality, price, and work done in the time they said. These guys are first class. They even cleaned up nightly like they weren’t coming back the next day. Can’t say enough about the quality.
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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from earth stone and water, llc. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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$50 – $70
Typical landscaping service around $60
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Detailed craftsmanship5.0
Custom sheds5.0
Fence & carpentry work5.0
Wood and block retaining walls4.9
