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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Residential Landscape & Masonry. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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$50 – $70
Typical landscaping service around $60
A homeowner who needed a retaining wall fixed in May 2025 got the wall — and lights set into it, so it can be seen at night. That extra is the shape of the work here: stone first, with lighting built into it. A July 2024 customer named the same order, calling stonework the crew's specialty and landscape lighting a close second. Residential Landscape & Masonry works out of Chief Justice Cushing Highway in Scituate and lists Cohasset, Hingham, Norwell, Hanover, Marshfield, Duxbury and Hull alongside its home town as its service area. The company says it was founded in 1983 and is owner-operated by Charlie C., with 35-plus years in hardscape and lighting behind him; by its account Chris C. leads installation and maintenance and Otelio G. runs hardscaping. The projects get big. An October 2024 customer had a whole pool and patio area rebuilt — new fencing, retaining walls and steps, drainage, new concrete alongside some old concrete restored, stonework and artificial grass — and said Charlie stayed receptive as their ideas evolved. In April 2026 another homeowner had a backyard patio designed around a sitting wall and lighting, with brush cleared along the property line at Charlie's suggestion. A June 2025 customer was back for a third and largest project. Two things deserve a direct question before you hire. The first is the firewood: three buyers, writing in January 2023, October 2024 and November 2025, said wood sold as seasoned was not. The October 2024 buyer put a digital moisture meter to five random pieces and read all of them above 30 percent, noting that seasoned wood runs under 20 percent; the November 2025 buyer said much of the load needed a chain saw and that Charlie did not respond. The second is what happens after the crew leaves. In September 2025 a customer called a grass installation patchy, uneven and full of rocks, said the outdoor lighting had stopped working, and said that when they got in touch willing to pay for a repair, Charlie responded once. For a designed hardscape job — a patio, a sitting wall, steps, lighting — this is a fair call, and a November 2024 customer who used them for landscaping, masonry and lighting called the prices fair and the timing reliable. Put the warranty and callback terms for planting, sod and lighting into the proposal before work starts, and keep in mind that the sharpest complaints here come from wood sales and from a repair request after a job had ended.
Charlie and his team did amazing work on our backyard patio. He designed a concept that he felt would work best for our property and added ideas like a sitting wall and lighting to enhance the space. He also cleared out brush along our property line which he recommended. His pricing is very fair and couldn’t recommend his team’s work enough. His team worked hard and completed the job quickly. I wouldn’t hesitate to use Residential Landscape and Masonry on future projects.
BUYER BEWARE! Advertised seasoned firewood on Facebook, Need a chain saw for a lot of it, Not seasoned wood . Charlie didn’t even respond to me, then he switched his Facebook book title on the wood. I would NOT recommend him to deal with his delivery and response was poor very!
We had a very disappointing experience working with Charlie and his company. The grass installation was poor quality—patchy, uneven, and full of rocks. The outdoor lighting has also stopped working. We reached out willing to pay for a repair and although Charlie responded once, he did not follow through and has since ignored our requests for help. Based on our experience, I would not recommend this company. Very frustrating experience.
This was our third time working with Charlie from Residential Landscaping and Masonry. We have always been impressed by RLM’s work. We decided for our third and largest project to work with Charlie. One of the most impressive parts of the process was when Charlie sent us a computer generated photo of how our patio would look finished. I’m not a good at imagining things, but once Charlie put it into pictures for us, we were sold. His crew is beyond amazing. They are very hard-working, very polite and very respective of your property. They worked every day long hours sometimes in the bitter cold, wind and rain. Every night before they leave, they clean up the property and leave everything well organized for the next day. The artists who laid out the rock pattern for our patio were true impressive. There is a very involved process of making the pattern and also making square pavers work in a circle. We couldn’t be happier with the outcome. I can’t recommend Residential Landscaping and Masonry enough. We are so happy with all three of our projects and will call Charlie first thing in the future if we have any more needs!
I needed masonry work and Charlie was the guy to go to. He fixed my retaining wall for a fair and honest price while providing a great product. The photos speak for themselves, he even put lights on the wall so it can be seen at night!
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