# Lisa Swansey Landscape Architecture

**Trade:** Landscaping · **Address:** 537 Upper County Rd, South Dennis, MA 02660 · **Phone:** (508) 548-9960 · **Languages:** English

**Rating: 3.6/5** (low confidence) — from 0 reviews across 2 sources. A 0–5 star rating built from what customers and the public say (every review and mention weighted by where it was posted, how old, how detailed and how credible it is, shrunk toward a 3.5★ baseline when evidence is thin) plus what the record shows (Reddit recommendations or warnings, a registry-verified licence, how recently they were reviewed, customer work photos, BBB grade, negative news, a revoked licence). Positive record counts only as far as the reviews have earned it; penalties count in full. Confidence describes how much weighted evidence stands behind the number, never the number itself: low when fewer than about five normal reviews' worth of weight (or mentions only) support it, medium up to about twenty, high beyond that across at least two sources. An operator flag for a suspicious review pattern caps a rating at 3.5★ and marks it low.

## The honest read

Lisa Swansey Landscape Architecture is a Cape Cod landscape design practice based in Dennis and trading under the name of its principal. Its Houzz profile describes Lisa Swansey as a licensed landscape architect with more than twenty years in the industry, and the work it lists is design work — consultation, planting and landscape plans, site planning and drafting — rather than mowing and maintenance contracts.

The strongest independent signal is word of mouth. In a January 2024 r/CapeCod thread from a homeowner asking for mid-Cape "specialists who design and plant" rather than a lawn company, a commenter recommended her by name and called her "personable, easy to work with, professional, smart designer" — an unprompted answer to a direct request for a designer.

Beyond that, the visible record is her own listings. The Houzz profile carries five portfolio projects and a services list running from garden design and hardscaping through patio, pool, deck and outdoor-lighting design, with a stated service area covering 26 Cape Cod towns and villages from Falmouth and Sandwich east to Orleans and Eastham.

Worth confirming before you book: Houzz shows a licence number (1232) for the practice, but that is the directory's own claim rather than a registry check, so ask her directly for the licence and the board that issued it. She is the right call for a homeowner who wants a designed garden — drawings, plant selection and a plan a contractor can build from — rather than a crew to maintain one.

**Strengths:**
- Garden design — a Cape Cod Reddit thread recommended her by name
- Client rapport — one recommender called her personable and easy to work with
- Cape Cod focus — Houzz lists 26 Cape towns and villages served

**Concerns:**
- Licence verification — Houzz lists a number; confirm it with the state

## Claims & citations

Every claim below is backed by real evidence rows — uncited claims are dropped in code before publication.

- Houzz describes the business as a licensed landscape architect with more than 20 years in the industry, based in Dennis, MA 02660. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/lisa-swansey-landscape-architecture-pfvwus-pf~1200822880) — “A Houzz professional profile for Lisa Swansey Landscape Architecture of Dennis, MA 02660, phone (508) 548-9960, describing a licensed landsc…”
- Houzz lists a licence number (1232) for the business. This is a directory-supplied claim rather than a registry-verified licence. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/lisa-swansey-landscape-architecture-pfvwus-pf~1200822880) — “Licence listed on Houzz: License Number 1232”
- In a January 2024 r/CapeCod thread asking for mid-Cape garden designers rather than lawn companies, a commenter recommended Lisa Swansey Landscape Architecture by name, calling her "personable, easy to work with, professional, smart designer". _(confidence: medium)_
  - [reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/CapeCod/comments/13daesj/garden_design_planting_maintenance/ki3fm0n/) — “r/CapeCod — I recommend Lisa Swansey Landscape Architecture... personable, easy to work with, professional, smart designer.”
- Houzz lists landscape design, garden design, landscape plans, site planning, hardscaping, patio design, pool landscaping, deck design, outdoor lighting design and drafting among the services offered. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/lisa-swansey-landscape-architecture-pfvwus-pf~1200822880) — “Services offered (Houzz): Landscape Design, Garden Design, Hardscaping, Landscape Plans, Patio Design, Site Planning, Pool Landscaping, Cust…”
- Five portfolio projects are shown on the Houzz profile. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/lisa-swansey-landscape-architecture-pfvwus-pf~1200822880) — “5 project(s) shown on Houzz”
- Houzz states a service area of 26 Cape Cod towns and villages, including Dennis, Barnstable, Yarmouth, Falmouth, Sandwich, Mashpee, Brewster, Orleans and Eastham. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/lisa-swansey-landscape-architecture-pfvwus-pf~1200822880) — “A Houzz professional profile for Lisa Swansey Landscape Architecture of Dennis, MA 02660, phone (508) 548-9960, describing a licensed landsc…”
- The only first-hand customer comment in the record is a single January 2024 Reddit recommendation; the remaining sources are directory listings whose text is generated rather than written by customers. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/CapeCod/comments/13daesj/garden_design_planting_maintenance/ki3fm0n/) — “r/CapeCod — I recommend Lisa Swansey Landscape Architecture... personable, easy to work with, professional, smart designer.”
  - [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/in/lisa-swansey-21849b7) — “linkedin.com — directory listing for Lisa Swansey Landscape Architecture (generated listing text, not a customer account)”
  - [openingtimes.co](https://www.openingtimes.co/viburnum-landscape-design-east-falmouth-ma) — “openingtimes.co — directory listing for Lisa Swansey Landscape Architecture (generated listing text, not a customer account)”
- Specializes in Landscaping _(confidence: medium)_
  - [reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/CapeCod/comments/13daesj/garden_design_planting_maintenance/ki3fm0n/) — “r/CapeCod — I recommend Lisa Swansey Landscape Architecture... personable, easy to work with, professional, smart designer.”
  - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/lisa-swansey-landscape-architecture-pfvwus-pf~1200822880) — “Services offered (Houzz): Landscape Design, Garden Design, Hardscaping, Landscape Plans, Patio Design, Site Planning, Pool Landscaping, Cust…”
  - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/lisa-swansey-landscape-architecture-pfvwus-pf~1200822880) — “A Houzz professional profile for Lisa Swansey Landscape Architecture of Dennis, MA 02660, phone (508) 548-9960, describing a licensed landsc…”

## License

Status: **not_found** — verified against the official MA state registry, never self-reported.
Re-check at the official registry: https://contractorhub.mass.gov/s/hic-contractor-search

## Sources

- [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/lisa-swansey-landscape-architecture-pfvwus-pf~1200822880): Listed on this source
- [Exa](https://linkedin.com/in/lisa-swansey-21849b7): 0 web mentions across the open web (each linked to its source)

## Mentions

Unverified third-party mentions found on the open web — relay with attribution ("a Reddit commenter said…"), never as Tavlee's own finding.

- “I recommend Lisa Swansey Landscape Architecture... personable, easy to work with, professional, smart designer.” — u/GardenVariety222 in r/CapeCod (2024-01-16) — https://www.reddit.com/r/CapeCod/comments/13daesj/garden_design_planting_maintenance/ki3fm0n/

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