Skinner Overlook Landscape and Design

Skinner Overlook has been a family operation on the South Shore since 1979, and its more recent reviews show a company handling everything from routine lawn care to serious hardscape builds — though the record isn't spotless. A 2023 review described a full project team — from design through excavation to a brick walkway and cobblestone driveway apron — calling every person involved a skilled professional and the finished result something that draws compliments. A 2024 review said a big patio and landscaping project went smoothly from the first sales meeting through delivery, and another from the same year described a project with extensive planting, a retaining wall, sod, and mulch, calling customer service outstanding. Reviewers repeatedly name specific staff — Joe Chrusz for design work, and a commercial client credited Mike Sombronsky with years of consistently meeting their needs. A July 2025 review said the crew was very good and worth recommending but noted they were slightly off on small details, adding that the property is a large townhouse community where that's a harder standard to hit. A February 2023 review described a crew parking a trailer and truck across the end of the reviewer's driveway and not moving when asked. Separately, a 2023 post on Indeed from someone identifying as a former employee described pay as decent but called the owner an overselling salesperson who didn't always deliver on promises — a workplace account, not a customer review, but worth knowing about. This looks like a solid option for landscape construction and hardscape work given the range and detail in its positive reviews — worth confirming site logistics like parking and access ahead of a project given the one specific complaint about it.