# Magma Design Group, Inc.

**Trade:** Landscaping · **Address:** 10 Winthrop St, Rehoboth, MA 02769, USA · **Phone:** (401) 722-1652 · **Website:** http://www.magmadesigngroup.com/contact · **Languages:** English

**Rating: 3.1/5** (medium confidence) — from 7 reviews across 3 sources.
100% of sentiment-scored reviews read net-positive. Last 6 months: 0 reviews, 0 negative.

## The honest read

Magma Design Group is a Rehoboth landscape architecture and construction studio run by the husband-and-wife team of Neil and Samantha Best, designing and building the outdoor spaces themselves rather than handing off to a separate contractor.

Every review on file dates from 2016 to 2020, but they describe consistently ambitious, detailed work: a 1.25-acre historic property redone with water features, a Japanese garden, a stone labyrinth, brick patios and archways; a yard overhaul with a rebuilt retaining wall, goshen stone steps, flagstone, a deck, a water feature, a fire pit and a sandbox; an outdoor kitchen, pool area, and backyard patio for another client. One 2016 reviewer, describing a decade of hiring the firm for multiple projects, said their work had won awards and that schedules and budgets were consistently honored. Neil is repeatedly credited with the stonework and hardscape, Samantha with the design vision.

Houzz lists a Rhode Island landscape architect license (RI LA 452) for the firm — a different state's registry than where the business is based — so it's worth asking directly which licenses cover the specific work being planned.

For an ambitious, design-driven backyard project — stonework, water features, a real transformation rather than a standard install — this is a firm with a real, if now dated, track record; worth confirming the same team and level of attention still applies today.

**Strengths:**
- Owner-led design-build — Neil and Samantha Best handle design and construction together
- Large-scale transformations — historic-property and full-yard overhauls with stonework and water features
- Repeat clients — one reviewer hired the firm across a decade of projects

## Claims & citations

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

- Run by husband-and-wife team Neil and Samantha Best, who design and build outdoor spaces in-house _(confidence: high)_
  - [Official Website](http://www.magmadesigngroup.com) — “A landscape architecture and construction studio that designs and builds residential outdoor spaces.”
  - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/magma-design-group-inc-pfvwus-pf~722183762) — “5★ I have hired Magma Design for several significant landscape design and installation projects over the last decade. There design ideas are…”
- In a 2016 review, a customer described a 1.25-acre historic property redesigned with water features, a Japanese garden, a stone labyrinth, brick patios and archways _(confidence: high)_
  - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/magma-design-group-inc-pfvwus-pf~722183762) — “5★ Completed landscape and stonework design and installation for entire 1.25 acre historic property, including water features, Japanese Gard…”
- In a 2016 review, a customer described a yard overhaul with a rebuilt retaining wall, goshen stone steps, flagstone, a deck, a water feature, a fire pit, and a sandbox _(confidence: high)_
  - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/magma-design-group-inc-pfvwus-pf~722183762) — “5★ Neil and Samantha did a phenomenal job designing and building our yard. Their ideas and workmanship created a space that created so much …”
- A 2016 review from a decade-long repeat client says the firm's work has won awards _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/magma-design-group-inc-pfvwus-pf~722183762) — “5★ I have hired Magma Design for several significant landscape design and installation projects over the last decade. There design ideas are…”
- Houzz lists a Rhode Island landscape architect license (RI LA 452) for the firm _(confidence: low)_
  - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/magma-design-group-inc-pfvwus-pf~722183762) — “Licence listed on Houzz: RI LA 452”
- Specializes in Landscaping _(confidence: high)_
  - [Official Website](http://www.magmadesigngroup.com) — “A landscape architecture and construction studio that designs and builds residential outdoor spaces.”
  - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/magma-design-group-inc-pfvwus-pf~722183762) — “Services offered (Houzz): Landscape Design, Garden Design, Hardscaping, Landscape Plans, Patio Design, Drought Tolerant Landscaping, Site Pl…”

## License

No license record has been checked yet for this contractor.

## Sources

- [Official Website](http://www.magmadesigngroup.com): Self-reported profile and service details
- [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Magma%20Design%20Group%2C%20Inc.&query_place_id=ChIJM0H2ZWVf5IkR_UEkpc0F4XQ): Listed on this source
- [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/magma-design-group-inc-pfvwus-pf~722183762): Listed on this source

## Recent reviews

- **5/5 · Houzz · Tracey Pereira-Baker · 2020-05-01**: We had the pleasure of working with Samantha and Neil Best from Magma Design back in 2016. This husband, wife team are not only amazing people but also creative perfectionist. They listened to our requests and were able to design and build an outdoor kitchen, pool area, and backyard patio that we en…
- **5/5 · Houzz · lawson561 · 2016-03-06**: Completed landscape and stonework design and installation for entire 1.25 acre historic property, including water features, Japanese Garden, stone labyrinth, brick patios, archways and sidewalks. Also included creative plantings for all parts of the property. Work was completed in a timely and profe…
- **5/5 · Houzz · gmn645 · 2016-03-04**: After viewing photos by Magma Design Group, Inc. on their website, I was immediately drawn to their unique landscape design and custom stone work. I was living in a new development at the time and had decided that my cookie-cutter yard needed an attention-grabbing makeover. After spending time with …
- **5/5 · Houzz · vicarjoan · 2016-03-03**: Magma Design is an amazing company. Their design was built around our concept and the space, and they made whatever adjustments we needed until we had the perfect design. The work was done in a very timely matter, workers cleaned up as they went along, and the project went off without a hitch ... an…
- **5/5 · Houzz · msutila · 2016-03-02**: Interviewed 3 landscape architect firms. Magma Design Group provided the most interesting and comprehensive design concept. Very natural looking as if it had always existed. Working with Neil and Samantha was wonderful. Schedules and budgets were adhered to as promised. The execution of the project …
- **5/5 · Houzz · jnagle56 · 2016-03-02**: I have hired Magma Design for several significant landscape design and installation projects over the last decade. There design ideas are inspiring. They easily accommodate input from the owners as to personal preferences but also stretch your thinking. And the execution of the plans has been flawle…
- **5/5 · Houzz · Arron Carroll · 2016-03-01**: Neil and Samantha did a phenomenal job designing and building our yard. Their ideas and workmanship created a space that created so much more than what we had in mind. We had a yard overhaul which consisted of rebuilt retaining wall, goshen stone steps and flagstone, deck, water feature, fire pit an…

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