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Oak Forest Landscaping is Michael Arserio's Methuen outfit, running as a two-person shop for 22 years and covering everything from weekly mowing to patios, hardscapes, snow plowing and high-end landscape construction, plus spring and fall cleanups and estate care for homes and businesses. BBB carries the company at an A+. The recurring theme in the reviews is repeat business: one homeowner describes years of weekly lawn mowing with Mike before having him install a patio, calling the pricing 'completely reasonable' and the install on-time and in-budget even through a rainy stretch, in a 2023 review; another says, in a January 2026 review, they've used Oak Forest 'a half dozen times for different projects' and would keep coming back. Recent reviews (three in the last six months, none negative) describe Mike walking customers through decisions — explaining grass-seed options before replacing a lawn, in a late-2025 review — and a full yard redesign that drew compliments from neighbors, also in a late-2025 review. Google shows a 4.8★ average from 14 ratings and Porch a 4.4★ from 8. One thing worth asking about directly: a 2021 review reported a no-call, no-show after Mike repeatedly promised to finish a job — a specific, credible complaint, even though nothing similar shows up in the years around it. The written record for this business runs back to a 2015 Porch review, so there's a long history to weigh alongside that one miss. For routine yard maintenance or a bigger project like a patio, Oak Forest has a long, mostly consistent record behind it — worth confirming scheduling expectations up front given the one no-show report.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Oak Forest Landscaping. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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$50 – $70
Typical landscaping service around $60
After dealing with a handful of landscapers . Whose idea of maintaining a yard was coming in and cutting the grass at about 50 mph. Trimming a couple little bushes making it look like a bad haircut. And then following up the next three visits with just giving a yard a Brazilian blowout with their backpack blowers and then leaving 5 minutes later. I decided to give oak forest landscaping a call and talk to Michael the owner. Told him I needed the bushes trimmed on a duplex ranch at my father had since I was born. And is now mine. My father was meticulous on those bushes around the house. I didn't want him to be damaged trashy looking or lopsided. But because the other landscaping crews did shitty jobs on my other houses I decide to try somebody new and that's when I met Michael. He came to the house and assessed it and said he could take care of it and gave me a really good price. A week later they were done He not only trimmed every bush perfectly but there was not one clipping on the ground underneath and all the weeds that I totally forgot to mention when we were checking out the shrubs He took it upon himself and cleaned them all out. I could not have been any happier and as far as I'm concerned he's doing all my houses from now on. If you want somebody who takes pride in their work has a pretty good price and trust me I tipped them very well. Anybody that does that good work and put so much pride into what they're doing is a relic in my book. So definitely give this company a call according to Michael he does everything even putting in block walls all forms of landscaping and care maintenance. He has plenty of equipment for such a small company but like I said it's hard to find anybody who takes pride in their work and goes above and beyond to make sure the customer is happy. I give this guy's business an A+
Mike and his crew at Oak Forest Landscaping are the best in the business. They did the lawn at my property in a timely manner and were nothing but professional every step of the way. It was a great experience and the final result is beautiful. I'm satisfied and will have them come back the next time I want the yard worked on
I had a great experience with Oak Forest Landscaping in Methuen. I dealt with Mike, and he did an excellent job from start to finish. He was professional, had a great attitude, responded quickly, and offered fair pricing. The work came out great, and I’d definitely recommend Oak Forest Landscaping to anyone looking for reliable landscaping services.
I was at my wits end when Michael contacted me back, he was on top of everything the job came exactly the way I asked, Oak Forest went above and beyond I cannot thank Mike and his guys would use them again in a second and would recommend Oak Forest for your all of your landscaping!!! Thanks OakForest
Oak forest has assisted me with home projects multiple times. He is a wonderful person, very thorough and accomidates his customers to the extreme. They are highly recommended
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