Ground Care Landscaping

Ground Care Landscaping is a North Andover crew whose name shows up over and over in local reviews for the unglamorous, recurring work — spring and fall cleanups, lawn aeration, and keeping properties looking maintained year to year. The company's own site adds hardscaping, planting, irrigation, drainage and 24/7 commercial snow and ice removal across the Merrimack Valley and into southern New Hampshire, and it's a member of the North Andover Chamber of Commerce. The written record leans heavily positive and specific. In 2023 reviews, customers described full backyard turnarounds — one couple said the crew reworked a massive, weed- and vine-choked yard into a maintained lawn after buying a neglected property, and another described the crew's Jovin designing and building a walkway and front stairs around an awkward elevation change, later returning to add granite steps off the back slider. A separate 2023 review credits the team with rebuilding a stone wall, calling the crew pleasant and efficient. Into 2025, reviewers kept citing the same pattern — a fall cleanup done with real attention to detail and respect for the gardens, and a lawn maintained through repeat visits for core aeration and overseeding at fair pricing. One customer described using the company across several of their own properties for three years running. The one real complaint worth knowing about is also from 2025: a homeowner in Atkinson, New Hampshire said an estimator quoted $1,500 to brush-hog a backyard, worked out to $375 an hour, then dropped the price to $895 when questioned — the customer called it price gouging and warned others to get a firm number up front. A separate 2024 review just calls the service horrible with no detail behind it. The company carries an A+ Better Business Bureau rating; BBB's own profile notes it has fielded one negative customer review. There's a wrinkle worth asking about on history: BBB dates the business to 2012 (14 years), while the company's own site claims 20 years — worth a quick question if longevity matters to your decision. For yard maintenance and hardscape work, this looks like a crew people call back; for a bigger estimate, it's worth locking in the number before the crew shows up.