# SKAPARS DESIGN GROUP LLC **Trade:** Landscaping · **Languages:** English **Rating: 3.2/5** (low confidence) — from 2 reviews across 2 sources. ## The honest read Skapars Design Group is a Cambridge, Massachusetts landscape architecture practice run by Sean Skapars, whose specialty shows up clearly in the company's own service list: full-site master planning, hardscape and streetscape design, custom planters and pergolas, and rooftop garden installation — the kind of design-build work aimed at urban lots and roof decks rather than routine lawn care. The written customer record is short but consistently strong. In a June 2015 review, a repeat client who used the company both for their own company's customers and on their own house called the results 'simply fantastic.' A second review from the same month praised custom-designed outdoor living pieces credited to Sean directly, saying they fit seamlessly on site. Both are five-star and now more than a decade old, so treat them as a look back rather than a read on current work. Outside its own client reviews, the company's expertise gets a second, independent voice: New England Condominium magazine quoted Sean Skapars explaining how his team builds lightweight rooftop planters — foam pellets and light potting soil instead of gravel — so a roof structure isn't overloaded, a detail that lines up with the rooftop-design work the company lists as a specialty. The credentials point the same direction: a professional degree in landscape architecture, candidacy for the R.L.A. (Registered Landscape Architect) designation, an HGTV feature, and a contributing credit at Fine Gardening Magazine. Worth confirming directly: current project timelines and pricing, since the record here leans on design credentials and older client praise rather than a large or recent volume of reviews. This reads like the right call for a design-driven hardscape, courtyard or rooftop garden project — less so for simple lawn maintenance — so bring photos or a sense of the space and ask to see recent work before booking. **Strengths:** - Client praise — 2015 review calls repeat commercial and personal work 'simply fantastic' - Custom design work — 2015 review credits Sean's pieces for site fit and beauty - Design credentials — landscape architecture degree, R.L.A. candidate - Media recognition — featured on HGTV and Fine Gardening Magazine - Outside expert credit — quoted by New England Condominium on rooftop garden design ## Claims & citations Every claim below is backed by real evidence rows — uncited claims are dropped in code before publication. - Full-service landscape design practice based in Cambridge, Massachusetts _(confidence: high)_ - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/skapars-design-group-llc-pfvwus-pf~1418228397) — “Houzz profile for Skapars Design Group LLC at PO Box 391552, Cambridge, MA 02139, phone (508) 922-3833, website skaparsdesign.com, rated 5.0…” - Houzz portfolio shows 20 landscape design projects _(confidence: high)_ - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/skapars-design-group-llc-pfvwus-pf~1418228397) — “20 project(s) shown on Houzz” - Offers full-site master planning, hardscape and streetscape design, custom landscape features, and rooftop garden design _(confidence: medium)_ - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/skapars-design-group-llc-pfvwus-pf~1418228397) — “Services offered (Houzz): Full Site Master Planning, Hardscape and Streetscape Design, Custom Landscape Feature Design, Custom Planter/Trell…” - Holds a professional degree in landscape architecture and is a candidate for the R.L.A. designation _(confidence: medium)_ - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/skapars-design-group-llc-pfvwus-pf~1418228397) — “Listed certification: Professional Degree in Landscape Architecture” - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/skapars-design-group-llc-pfvwus-pf~1418228397) — “Listed certification: Candidate for R.L.A.” - Featured on HGTV and a contributor to Fine Gardening Magazine _(confidence: medium)_ - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/skapars-design-group-llc-pfvwus-pf~1418228397) — “Listed certification: Contributor to Fine Gardening Magazine” - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/skapars-design-group-llc-pfvwus-pf~1418228397) — “Listed certification: Featured on HGTV” - In a June 2015 review, a repeat commercial client called the company's work 'simply fantastic' after using them for company customers and on their own house _(confidence: medium)_ - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/skapars-design-group-llc-pfvwus-pf~1418228397) — “5★ I have used these guys on many occasions for my company customers and they always came through with amazing feed back from customers. I a…” - In a June 2015 review, a customer praised custom-designed outdoor living pieces credited to Sean directly _(confidence: medium)_ - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/skapars-design-group-llc-pfvwus-pf~1418228397) — “5★ Very Creative in creating a custom designed space for outdoor living. Amazing Custom pieces designed by Sean so that everything fits seam…” - Owner Sean Skapars was quoted by New England Condominium magazine describing lightweight-material techniques for rooftop garden design _(confidence: medium)_ - [newenglandcondo.com](https://newenglandcondo.com/article/rooftop-social-spaces) — “newenglandcondo.com — Sean Skapars, owner of Skapars Design Group LLC in Cambridge, Massachusetts, concurs, and says that creating a roof de…” - Specializes in Landscaping _(confidence: high)_ - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/skapars-design-group-llc-pfvwus-pf~1418228397) — “Services offered (Houzz): Full Site Master Planning, Hardscape and Streetscape Design, Custom Landscape Feature Design, Custom Planter/Trell…” - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/skapars-design-group-llc-pfvwus-pf~1418228397) — “20 project(s) shown on Houzz” - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/skapars-design-group-llc-pfvwus-pf~1418228397) — “Houzz profile for Skapars Design Group LLC at PO Box 391552, Cambridge, MA 02139, phone (508) 922-3833, website skaparsdesign.com, rated 5.0…” ## License No license record has been checked yet for this contractor. ## Sources - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-architects-and-landscape-designers/skapars-design-group-llc-pfvwus-pf~1418228397): 5.0★ from 2 ratings - [Exa](https://newenglandcondo.com/article/rooftop-social-spaces): 1 web mention across the open web (each linked to its source) ## Mentions Unverified third-party mentions found on the open web — relay with attribution ("a Reddit commenter said…"), never as Tavlee's own finding. - “Sean Skapars, owner of Skapars Design Group LLC in Cambridge, Massachusetts, concurs, and says that creating a roof deck garden is not a process to be lightly undertaken, precisely because the materia…” — newenglandcondo.com — https://newenglandcondo.com/article/rooftop-social-spaces ## Recent reviews - **5/5 · Houzz · Refine Construction Inc · 2015-06-19**: I have used these guys on many occasions for my company customers and they always came through with amazing feed back from customers. I also used them on my own house and they made all my dreams come through , Simply fantastic - **5/5 · Houzz · Andrew Anderson · 2015-06-17**: Very Creative in creating a custom designed space for outdoor living. Amazing Custom pieces designed by Sean so that everything fits seamlessly on his sites and enhances the usability and beauty. --- Data freshness: last scanned 2026-09-09T06:49:29.135Z. Cite as: SKAPARS DESIGN GROUP LLC — Tavlee (https://tavlee.com/contractor/skapars-design-group-llc) Source: https://tavlee.com/contractor/skapars-design-group-llc