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Guaranteed Seed is a Quincy-based lawn-care company specializing in hydro-seeding, sodding, and irrigation, run by Matt Nicholls, who holds an associate's degree in landscape contracting from UMass Amherst's Stockbridge School of Agriculture; the business traces back to 1996 as M.J. Nicholls Landscaping before becoming an LLC in 2005. The written record is short and split. A May 2024 review, from someone who watched the crew work near a local park on multiple occasions, described them as professional and friendly and praised their process for setting up a job site. But two other 2024 reviews raise concerns that have nothing to do with the quality of the finished lawn work: one described being run off the road on Main Street in Hingham by a vehicle associated with the business, and another said a driver repeatedly parked in a handicap spot for lunch without displaying a permit. Because two of the three written accounts here are about driving and parking behavior rather than landscaping craftsmanship, it's hard to say much about the work itself beyond the one favorable account — but the driving complaint in particular is serious enough to ask about directly before hiring. This company offers hydro-seeding, sodding, and irrigation work, but the online record leans heavily on concerns about vehicle conduct rather than the landscaping itself — worth a direct conversation before booking.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Guaranteed Seed. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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$50 – $70
Typical landscaping service around $60
This guy ran me off the road on main Street in Hingham this morning. There's no way that he did not see my SUV because I was slightly ahead of him when he came barreling out of a side street and when I moved right to avoid him clipping my car, he sped up until he was neck and neck with me and I had to pull off onto somebody's lawn to avoid him hitting me. Why anybody would do this in general, never mind in their company vehicle, is mind-blowing. While I was still pulled over on the grass. I looked him up and the first thing that came up was other people talking about him driving dangerously and parking in handicap spots... I would never recommend using a contractor of any type who handles themselves like this and represents their business this way.
drives like to park in handicap spot for lunch and not place any permit on window
I walk through my neighborhood& up to Ames Nowell Park most mornings & have had the opportunity to see this company in action, multiple times & during every stage of their job. Aside from conducting themselves in a professional & friendly manner, their process of setting up to start their job appeared to be in an organized & efficient manner. On the walk back home, I noticed they had made significant progress & were moving together with a systemic approach, each person having a specific job to do & focused on the task at hand. On day 2 they continued to keep that same energy & the finished product came out beautiful. After that job was finished, it was great to see that 2 more neighbors hired G.Seed too. With that level of precision, attention to detail & hard work, G.Seed should be your first & your last call- you won't be disappointed!
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