# Nauset Gardens

**Trade:** Landscaping · **Address:** 82 Cranberry Hwy, Orleans, MA 02653 · **Phone:** (508) 255-2244 · **Website:** http://nausetgardens.com/ · **Languages:** English

**Rating: 3.1/5** (low confidence) — from 3 reviews across 4 sources.

## The honest read

Nauset Gardens is a Cape Cod landscape and hardscape company based in Orleans, operated as Sempervirens, Inc. doing business as Nauset Gardens. Founder John S. Berlane leads the company, which describes itself as fully insured and handles everything from property maintenance and lawn care to stonework, plantings, fencing, and irrigation for residential and commercial clients.

The clearest picture of the actual work comes from a detailed 2012 review describing a backyard project on a sloped Cape Cod lot: building stairs into the incline, adding a patio, and tying the design together with stone walls, using a design created with a local landscape architect. The reviewer specifically praised Berlane as a hands-on site manager and called the crew's workmanship and professionalism exceptional. Two brief five-star Google reviews, from 2017 and 2019, add further positive but less detailed support.

The written record is thin and dated -- only three reviews exist across all sources, and the newest is from 2019 -- alongside a 4.8-star Google average from four ratings and a single five-star Houzz rating. There is no way to speak to job quality since then, so it's worth asking about current crew size, availability, and recent project examples before booking. The company's own site is also mildly inconsistent about its history, citing both 'two decades' and 'nearly 25 years' of client relationships in different places.

Nauset Gardens looks like a solid option for Cape Cod homeowners wanting hardscape and landscape design work overseen personally by the owner, though anyone hiring today should confirm current availability and ask for recent references given how little feedback exists from the last several years.

**Strengths:**
- Hands-on ownership — Houzz reviewer credits owner's on-site management for quality work
- Custom hardscape work — 2012 review details custom stairs, a patio, and stone walls
- Fully insured — the company states it carries insurance on its own site

**Concerns:**
- Dated review record — the newest review on file is from 2019
- Thin review volume — only 3 written reviews and 4 Google ratings exist

**Where sources disagree:**
- Company tenure is inconsistent: a site testimonial heading claims 'Two Decades of Happy Clients' while its body text separately claims clients of 'nearly 25 years' -- a modest but real discrepancy, uncorroborated by any third-party source.

## Claims & citations

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

- Nauset Gardens operates as Sempervirens, Inc. dba Nauset Gardens, a fully insured Cape Cod landscape company based in Orleans offering property maintenance, stonework, plantings and design, fencing, seasonal services, and irrigation. _(confidence: high)_
  - [Official Website](http://nausetgardens.com) — “Nauset Gardens (Sempervirens, Inc. dba Nauset Gardens) is a fully insured Cape Cod landscape company offering property maintenance, stonewor…”
- The company is led by founder John S. Berlane. _(confidence: high)_
  - [Official Website](http://nausetgardens.com) — “Ownership (self-reported): Founded/led by John S. Berlane, named as Founder in a site testimonial.”
- The company's own site gives inconsistent tenure claims -- a testimonial heading says 'Two Decades of Happy Clients' while the body text says some clients have been with the company for 'nearly 25 years'; the site's copyright footer spans 2007-2023. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Official Website](http://nausetgardens.com) — “Company history (self-reported): A testimonial heading reads 'Two Decades of Happy Clients' while the body text (attributed to founder John …”
- Google shows 4.8 stars from 4 ratings. _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Nauset%20Gardens&query_place_id=ChIJA5MmTIdp-4kRbjq1eoqaEZ8) — “Google: 4.8★ from 4 ratings”
- Houzz shows a 5.0-star average from 1 rating. _(confidence: high)_
  - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-contractors/nauset-gardens-pfvwus-pf~1761826099) — “Houzz: 5.0★ from 1 ratings”
  - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-contractors/nauset-gardens-pfvwus-pf~1761826099) — “Houzz profile for Nauset Gardens (Landscape Contractors, Eastham MA) shows a 5.0-star average from 1 review -- a detailed 2012 job writeup p…”
- A detailed 2012 Houzz review describes a hardscape project -- stairs built into a steep slope, a patio, and stone walls tying the design together -- and praises the owner as a hands-on site manager whose crew's workmanship and professionalism were exceptional. _(confidence: high)_
  - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-contractors/nauset-gardens-pfvwus-pf~1761826099) — “5★ The problem here was 1) how to build stairs into a steep incline to reach a house built into a slope 2) provide a patio to take advantage…”
- Two brief five-star Google reviews, from 2017 and 2019, are positive though generic ('Good place', 'Awesome'). _(confidence: low)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://maps.google.com/?cid=11462112446189484654&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) — “5★ Good place”
  - [Google Reviews](https://maps.google.com/?cid=11462112446189484654&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) — “5★ Awesome”
- Hardscape and stonework -- walkways, patios, retaining walls, and driveway aprons. _(confidence: high)_
  - [Official Website](http://nausetgardens.com) — “Nauset Gardens (Sempervirens, Inc. dba Nauset Gardens) is a fully insured Cape Cod landscape company offering property maintenance, stonewor…”
  - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-contractors/nauset-gardens-pfvwus-pf~1761826099) — “5★ The problem here was 1) how to build stairs into a steep incline to reach a house built into a slope 2) provide a patio to take advantage…”
- Plantings, irrigation, and seasonal property maintenance. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Official Website](http://nausetgardens.com) — “Nauset Gardens (Sempervirens, Inc. dba Nauset Gardens) is a fully insured Cape Cod landscape company offering property maintenance, stonewor…”
- Fencing and garden borders. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Official Website](http://nausetgardens.com) — “Nauset Gardens (Sempervirens, Inc. dba Nauset Gardens) is a fully insured Cape Cod landscape company offering property maintenance, stonewor…”
- The written record is dated -- the newest review on file is from 2019, and only 3 reviews exist total across all sources. _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://maps.google.com/?cid=11462112446189484654&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) — “5★ Good place”
  - [Google Reviews](https://maps.google.com/?cid=11462112446189484654&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) — “5★ Awesome”
  - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-contractors/nauset-gardens-pfvwus-pf~1761826099) — “5★ The problem here was 1) how to build stairs into a steep incline to reach a house built into a slope 2) provide a patio to take advantage…”
- Specializes in Landscaping _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Nauset%20Gardens&query_place_id=ChIJA5MmTIdp-4kRbjq1eoqaEZ8) — “Google: 4.8★ from 4 ratings”
  - [Official Website](http://nausetgardens.com) — “Nauset Gardens (Sempervirens, Inc. dba Nauset Gardens) is a fully insured Cape Cod landscape company offering property maintenance, stonewor…”
  - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-contractors/nauset-gardens-pfvwus-pf~1761826099) — “5★ The problem here was 1) how to build stairs into a steep incline to reach a house built into a slope 2) provide a patio to take advantage…”
  - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-contractors/nauset-gardens-pfvwus-pf~1761826099) — “Houzz profile for Nauset Gardens (Landscape Contractors, Eastham MA) shows a 5.0-star average from 1 review -- a detailed 2012 job writeup p…”
- Also offers Fencing _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Official Website](http://nausetgardens.com) — “Nauset Gardens (Sempervirens, Inc. dba Nauset Gardens) is a fully insured Cape Cod landscape company offering property maintenance, stonewor…”

## 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

- [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Nauset%20Gardens&query_place_id=ChIJA5MmTIdp-4kRbjq1eoqaEZ8): 4.8★ from 4 ratings
- [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Nauset%20Gardens&query_place_id=ChIJA5MmTIdp-4kRbjq1eoqaEZ8): Listed on this source
- [Official Website](http://nausetgardens.com): Self-reported profile and service details
- [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-contractors/nauset-gardens-pfvwus-pf~1761826099): 5.0★ from 1 ratings

## Recent reviews

- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Liam R · 2019-08-08**: Awesome
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Andres Vodopivec · 2017-06-19**: Good place
- **5/5 · Houzz · samoset · 2012-06-30**: The problem here was 1) how to build stairs into a steep incline to reach a house built into a slope 2) provide a patio to take advantage of the sunny side of the property and 3) tie the whole design together with stone walls true to Cape Cod where the project is located. Using a design created by G…

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