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Lawn & Beyond Organic Landscaping is a Dorchester lawn-care and landscaping company built around a chemical-free approach — native-plant garden design, organic pest management, seasonal clean-ups and non-synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. It's certified by the Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office as a Minority Business Enterprise, active through June 2027, and lists a membership with the Urban Farmers Institute. Its written record is entirely from 2016 and 2017 Angi reviews under owner Barriffe. Several describe strong results — a November 2016 review said dead spots were healed and the yard 'looks great' after a seeding, fertilizing and tree-trim job, and another from the same period called the cleanup and patio debris removal excellent. But a recurring theme in the negative reviews from that same 2016-2017 window is missed follow-through: multiple reviewers say a twice-a-month maintenance visit stopped after the first appointment, with texts and calls going unanswered, and one described a damaged shed that wasn't addressed. One reviewer, who accounts for four of the nine reviews on file, both complained and then posted a follow-up 'rephrase' noting the actual completed work was good even as the communication broke down. The company replied publicly to the complaints, saying it had gotten behind on its list but had texted back and completed the work. Given how often the same maintenance-scheduling issue comes up across this dated record, it's worth confirming a visit schedule and communication expectations in writing before signing on for ongoing service.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Lawn & Beyond Organic Landscaping, LLC. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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$50 – $70
Typical landscaping service around $60
We hired Barriffe to do the job for the Spring and summer maintenance. He came for one job and was suppose to come back twice a month for maintenance as agreed on the quote provided by him and as of today he hasn't been back. We've tried to get in touch with him and no response. Not a good way to do business. Very unprofessional. Please don't hire him or anyone that works along side with him.
To be fair, I'd like to rephrase my comments from an earlier post regarding Barriffe's work. He did a great job at the beginning (2016 fall clean up and 2017 Spring clean up and preparation). Some how, the communication between us was not great. Sent a few texts and never heard back from him until most recent. As a customer we felt that we were ignored. It's unfortunate that it didn't work out as planned. His work is great, however communication needs improvement. With that being said, hire them but make sure the communication is received on both ends so there are no mishaps.
My front and back yard looks excellent. He was hired to do the lawn but also cleared debris from the patio.
They really know their stuff and I was pleased with the outcome.
Terribly unreliable and unprofessional. We hired them over the summer to do some clean up in our yard. Initially, they were great. Bariffe came by to discuss the project and was very responsive. But after the first time they came by, things went down hill. They showed up very sporadically, even though it was agreed upon that they would come twice a month. Damaged our shed and did not take responsibility about it. We have been waiting for a month for them to come back now, sent several emails and got vague responses as to when they would finally take care of the work they were hired to do. They obviously don't care about their customers. Don't hire them!
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Detailed craftsmanship5.0
Custom sheds5.0
Fence & carpentry work5.0
Wood and block retaining walls4.9