Roots 'n Shoots

Stone is the business here: retaining walls, paver patios, bluestone terraces, front steps. Roots 'n Shoots describes itself as a family-owned landscape design, masonry and hardscaping company based in Acton, Massachusetts, working the western Boston suburbs — Belmont, Arlington, Bedford, Lexington, Concord and neighbors — and says it has been at it about 10 years. The name customers write about is Stevhan, the owner. A September 2023 Angi reviewer rebuilding a patio after a fire said he took personal charge of the project and took the time to talk through the options, starting with the choice of stone. An April 2023 reviewer whose job covered stone steps, a stone walkway, a rebuilt stone retaining wall and sod at the end called him the most responsive contractor they had ever worked with, and said the work finished on time and within the quoted price. In a 2022 Google review, a homeowner described a 7' x 48' stone retaining wall, a patio refresh and extension, and regrading that removed a mound limiting the use of the yard. The range goes past the decorative. A 2023 Thumbtack customer needed parking space added, an old tarmac driveway replaced, crumbling front steps replaced and a broken sewer pipe replaced; they described the team replacing the pipe, creating a large soakaway and putting in eco-friendly pavers. Building permits pulled in Arlington and Littleton in 2022 show up on BuildZoom. Two things to raise before signing. Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration, #205106, is expired on the state registry — ask whether it has since been renewed. Separately, the Angi and HomeAdvisor profiles both note one detailed dispute over an unfinished large project, and a November 2025 Angi reviewer, while still giving four stars, said the crew was slow. Google also sits lower than the directories: 4.2 from 27 ratings there, against the 4.8 that Angi and HomeAdvisor each show from the same 171 ratings. For a walled terrace, a paver patio, or a driveway-and-steps rebuild around Acton, Concord or Lexington, this is the work most of these customers describe, and the owner is the one running it. Confirm the state registration before any deposit, and put the finish date in writing.