MDLA Landscape Architecture

MDLA is not a company you'd call to install a paver patio or mow the lawn. It's a landscape architecture practice, run by principal Michael D'Angelo out of Boston since 2014, that designs outdoor spaces for multifamily developments, corporate campuses, and select single-family homes. The design work draws real praise: on HGTV, clients credit the firm's ability to steer a project from first sketch through construction, working alongside craftsmen and contractors rather than building it themselves. Its principal has also been quoted explaining plan revisions to a town historical commission for a residential project earlier this year, the kind of work a landscape architect gets pulled into, not an installation crew. The name shows up as landscape architect of record on multi-family and institutional developments around Boston as well. Google shows a 5-star rating from 5 ratings, and Houzz lists a perfect 5.0 across 10 reviews with no complaints on file, but almost none of that arrived as actual review text, just aggregate scores, so there isn't much of a paper trail to check beyond the numbers. Before calling, get clear on what's actually being hired: MDLA designs, plans, renderings, site layouts, concept-to-construction guidance, and leans on outside contractors to build and plant what it designs. If the job is a design package, a master plan, or a renovation concept, that's squarely their lane. If what's wanted is a crew that shows up and installs or maintains a landscape directly, this isn't that, and it's worth asking upfront who actually handles the build.