J and R Fine Landscaping

J and R Fine Landscaping is a family-run outfit in Andover led by owner Jim Goddard, doing hardscape-heavy landscaping work — paver patios, walkways, stonework, water features and outdoor lighting — alongside grading, lawn installation and tree removal. BBB records put it at a sole proprietorship dating to January 2004, with ten employees. The written record is thin but genuinely mixed. In a 2022 Angi review, a customer said Jim and his crew did a great job turning an unusable spot under their deck into a patio the family now enjoys. A 2023 review tells a rougher story: a patio installed incorrectly and a wait of nearly three months before a fix that still left the customer unsatisfied — the owner posted a public response to that complaint on Angi and HomeAdvisor. An older 2011 review is similarly split: the tree work itself was fine, but the customer said heavy objects weren't put back and felt they'd overpaid. A 2010 magazine piece on North Shore landscaping named the company as one of the few in the area working with Goshen stone, a material native to western Massachusetts — and Houzz lists ten years as a Unilock Certified Contractor, pointing to real hardscaping expertise. Business listings don't fully agree on where the company is based — BBB and Houzz show an Andover address, while Angi and HomeAdvisor list one in Tewksbury — worth a quick confirmation before booking.