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Gold Landscaping Service is a Newton, Massachusetts outfit homeowners call for the bigger jobs — new plantings, hardscape, and full-grown trees that need to come down safely. The two written reviews on file, nine years apart, tell a consistent story about owner Steve Gold. In a 2024 review, a homeowner described him planting roughly 20 trees and 30-plus shrubs and personally operating a crane to remove a large catalpa tree from the yard, calling the price for the work good compared with other companies. In a 2015 review, another homeowner credited Steve and his crew with a paver walkway and planting design detailed enough to compare to a finished piece of work, plus close coordination throughout the project. Both reviewers point to the same things: Steve runs the crew himself, plans jobs personally, and is a licensed arborist — useful to know if a project involves mature trees rather than routine planting. Only two reviews are on file online, separated by nearly a decade, so there isn't much recent, independent word on current pricing or scheduling. Worth asking directly about availability and lead times before booking, especially for larger tree or hardscape work.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from GOLD LANDSCAPING SVC. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Estimated range
$50 – $70
Typical landscaping service around $60
Steve Gold and Gold Landscaping Service are fantastic - I recommend him to everyone I know who wants to do landscaping. Steve is incredibly experienced, knowledgeable (he is a licensed arborist), helpful, and patient in the planning stage, and his team was very professional and easy to work with when planting approximately 20 medium- to large-sized trees and 30+ plants. The quality of the trees was extremely good (and they still look perfect a year later). He and his team also took down a huge catalpa tree in our yard. Steve operated the crane himself, and he and his team took down the tree quickly and with absolutely no issues. Additionally, the price for all aspects of all jobs was really good compared with other companies, especially given the incredible quality of the work. Finally, Steve is a really nice person and fun to work with.
We contracted Steve Gold to do a landscape do-over around our property which entailed installing a paver walkway and planting a series of shrubs and flowers for an eye catching design. My wife and I could not have been more pleased with the results Steve and his team delivered and were genuinely impressed with Steve's professionalism and excellent coordination throughout the course of the project. The walkway did not turn out to be just a practical addition to the property but could easily pride itself on looking like a work of art, thanks to the tasteful pattern design, particular attention to detail, and all the incredibly hard work invested by everyone in Steve's crew. As for the new plantings they really helped our property stand out and made the landscape feel complete significantly enhancing its curb appeal ! We also really appreciated Steve's continuous monitoring of the progress at each stage, making sure any desired adjustments were readily accommodated and the final result precisely matched our visions! Highest accolades to Steve and his company Gold Landscaping for turning our tired landscape into a sought-after dream scape !
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