Jim's Affordable Landscaping

Ninety-six ratings on Google, and every single one is five stars — that's the first number worth knowing about Jim's Affordable Landscaping. Working out of Beverly since 2005 by its own account, the company (one longtime customer's review names the owner as Jim Broadbent) covers the North Shore for lawn care, seasonal cleanups, and yard-scale hardscape work; its own site adds handyman jobs and fencing to the list, though the reviews collected here are almost entirely about landscaping. The last few months of reviews back the rating with actual specifics, not just stars. One customer describes a full back-yard regrade this spring — brush and small trees cleared, new grass installed — done quickly after an initial walkthrough. Another had the crew build out a patio and landscaping design, working through the layout together before construction. A third squeezed in tree trimming on short notice, and a fourth reported a quoted price that never moved from the first estimate to the last day of work, with Jim checking in regularly along the way. Reviews stretching back to 2021 describe the same core work — mulching, leaf removal, rock removal, weekly lawn mowing — from customers who've stuck around for years; one says eight straight seasons. There's no bad review to point to. The last six months alone produced nine five-star write-ups without a single complaint among them, and looking back across the multi-year history, none turns up either. The only thing worth flagging before calling: a couple of the search results for this business — excellentcontractor.com and reputablelandscapers.com — carry near-identical "premier full-service landscaping company" boilerplate, which reads like syndicated directory copy rather than an independent write-up. The real substance is on Google. For North Shore homeowners after a standing mowing-and-cleanup arrangement, or a one-off patio or regrading job, the recent run of specific, consistent praise makes a straightforward case. Given how many reviewers describe years-long relationships with this crew, it's worth asking about scheduling early — a company this booked by repeat customers may not have next week open.