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Millstone Landscape is a Belmont-based company covering Eastern Massachusetts, doing both regular landscape maintenance — mowing, cleanups, aeration, mulching — and larger construction work like patios, retaining walls, outdoor kitchens, and new lawn installation. The company says it got its start in the early 2000s and puts its own history at 25 years; BBB's profile lists 13 years in business at the same Belmont address. It's owner-operated today by Adilzar De La Cruz, who the company says began working there more than 20 years ago and recently bought the business. The written record is thin but positive: Google shows a 5★ average across 4 ratings, and the handful of written reviews on file back that up. In a 2016 review, a homeowner described Millstone designing a front-and-back-yard landscape and called the contact — named as Mark — honest and realistic about which plants would actually work in the local climate. Another 2016 reviewer had already seen Millstone's trucks working other yards in the neighborhood before hiring the company to plant a weeping cherry tree, and a 2020 review described a full backyard makeover built around several design drafts, again crediting Mark. Worth asking about before booking: every written review on file predates the ownership change the company itself describes, and all of them name Mark rather than Adilzar De La Cruz — it's not clear from what's on record whether that's the same person under a different name or an actual change in who's running jobs, so it's worth confirming who you'd actually be working with. The BBB listing is also unaccredited and not yet rated, so there's no BBB grade to lean on either way. Millstone reads like a fit for someone who wants one company for both the design/build side and the ongoing mowing-and-mulching maintenance — just confirm current ownership and who's running point on a design job before signing anything.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Millstone Landscape. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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$50 – $70
Typical landscaping service around $60
This summer we decided to work on our backyard which was in need of a significant make over. After reaching out to several companies, we found Mark at Millstone Landscaping. From the start, Mark was friendly, attentive, and super helpful in developing several drafts for the job. Throughout the project he was patient and accommodating with our evolving ideas. It was clear that he spent a lot of time planning, selecting plants and ensuring we were ultimately satisfied. We couldn’t be happier with the end result- the patio he built and the landscaping that went along with it really transformed our backyard into a space we want to spend lots of time in!
I hired Mark from Millstone to design a landscape for my front and back yard. The design was beautiful and Mark was very open to my ideas for shrubs and flowers, he was honest and realistic, letting me know if the plants I liked would not work in our climate or my space. He gave me great alternative options. Millstone is a full service company, offering weekly maintenance. However, Mark explained what the materials were, how they would be installed and what the maintenance of the shrubs and flowers would be so that I would know how to maintain my own yard if I chose to. Mark and his crew showed up on the date we picked and worked for 3 straight days, always picking up the yard at the end of the day, until the job was finished. The whole crew was friendly and hard working. I love the finished landscape! Thanks Mark!!
I had seen Millstone trucks in our neighborhood, as some of my neighbors use them for landscape maintenance. I always wanted to plant a weeping cherry tree in our front yard, but picking out such an item, getting it home and then digging a hole large enough to plant is something I couldn’t imagine doing myself. I decided to seek out a Millstone worker when they were next door to ask if they provided these kinds of a la carte services. Surprisingly, I found myself talking with the owner, Mark, who responded positively to my request. I can’t say enough about the service. The owner was personable, knowledgeable, and the tree was growing in my yard the following week. I asked him about Millstone’s maintenance services and found them to be very reasonable. I would definitely consider calling them again if and when I have another landscape issue.
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