John's Landscape Service, Inc

Snow removal is what John's Landscape Service is best known for. Years of Google reviews — many from customers who say they've used the crew for a decade or more — describe them clearing long driveways, walkways, steps and decks through major storms without being asked twice, and several name the same two crew members, Dave and PJ, as reliable points of contact. The Arlington-based company says on its own site that it has worked as a landscape contractor for about 28 years, covering design, installation and maintenance from Arlington across Cambridge, Lexington, Newton, Winchester and Concord. Beyond winter work, reviewers describe larger landscape and hardscaping projects. A 2023 Google review recounts clearing and hydroseeding more than 10,000 square feet of overgrowth in two days; another from the same year describes a backyard rebuild that ran three to four months against a six-week estimate but came out well. On Angi, reviewers praise the company's landscape design work and comparable pricing. It carries an A+ accredited rating with the Better Business Bureau, a 4-star rating from 81 Google reviews, 4.4 stars from 125 on Angi, and 5.0 from a small sample on Houzz. What's worth asking about: a recurring set of reviews, some from people who say they aren't customers, describe friction with neighbors — backup alarms running constantly near residential houses, a 2023 review describing snowplow trucks working loudly overnight, and a 2025 review alleging a crew piled snow onto a handicap ramp. A 2024 review says the crew kept using gasoline leaf blowers after Arlington banned them, despite already having been fined. A smaller number of actual customers describe billing issues: a 2024 review says they were charged more than double a quote for cleanup work, and a 2022 review describes a $150 sprinkler start-up that left a planter box leaking instead of fixing it. For someone who wants a crew with a long track record clearing snow or handling bigger landscape projects, the history here runs deep. Given the recurring neighbor complaints, it's worth confirming directly how a job will be scheduled and run, especially on a street with noise or equipment restrictions.