Local business · Danvers, MALocal business · 22 Oak St, Danvers, MA 01923
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Ask on the North Shore Reddit boards who to call about a native-plant garden and Plant Magic Gardens comes up by name. A poster in r/SalemMA recommended the company outright in August 2026; a May 2025 thread in r/Marblehead singled it out for natives, and a June 2025 one listed it among three local gardening outfits a commenter would hire. In a May 2023 r/salemma thread, a commenter called Cheryl with Plant Magic Gardens the person to go to for native planting and said she does hour-long consultations. The Danvers company describes itself as an ecologically conscious gardening business that designs, installs and maintains native-plant gardens across southern Essex County. Its BBB page carries an A+ grade and accredited status, filed at 22 Oak St in Danvers. Two things from those same threads are worth knowing before you call. The May 2025 commenter who praised the native-plant work added that Cheryl usually has a waitlist — plan the season early rather than calling the week you want planting done. That commenter also drew a line around the scope: helpful on big projects, but not a full landscape designer. If you want a garden built around native plants and kept that way, that is the work they describe and the work people on the North Shore recommend them for. Ask how far out the schedule runs, and get the maintenance visits — how many, which months — written into the quote.
“If you are looking for a company, I would recommend plant magic gardens!”
“Will Gardener, Plant Magic, or Sassafras Garden Design are all great.”
“Bob Forgione has always been super helpful for me. If you want to go with natives plant magic gardens is incredible but Cheryl usually has a waitlist. Neither are full landscape designers but both have helped me a lot with big projects and Bob’s team can do everything. If it’s something more elaborate, Matthew Cunningham out of Portland creates amazing landscapes, but might be too much for a small project. Hope that helps!”
“Try reaching out to Plant Magic Gardens. I’m not sure if Needham is too far for them (they seem to be more North Shore at least according to Google Maps) but I’m guessing it’s not. They are pretty busy right now and so may not reply ASAP but I think they’re worth it.”
“Came here to post this! Between Plant Magic Gardens in Beverly (https://www.plantmagic.shop/garden-design) and Salem Native Nursery (https://salemnativenursery.wordpress.com/) you should be set!”
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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Plant Magic Gardens LLC. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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$50 – $70
Typical landscaping service around $60