Somax Lawn Care

The split on Somax Lawn Care is not whether the grass gets cut. It is whether the communication and crew consistency match the better lawn results people describe. From Northborough, people hire the company for recurring mowing, seasonal cleanups, shrub work, plantings, and sod, and reviews repeatedly name Jose and his crew. Its written history stretches back to 2007 across six sources, though some 2007–2015 Angi and HomeAdvisor posts use the Somar name and describe house-cleaning jobs rather than lawn work. Google shows 4.5 stars from 31 ratings, and Angi, HomeAdvisor, and Thumbtack each show 4.7, so the headline numbers are still high. There are concrete landscaping compliments behind that: in an October 2025 Google review, one homeowner said Somax turned around a lawn they thought had no hope and kept sharp mowing lines; in July 2024, another praised a large cleanup that pushed back weeds and vines; a late-2024 Angi customer said mowing happened on schedule and in the requested areas. Older landscaping reviews from 2023 and 2019 keep circling the same things — dependable routine mowing, careful work around plantings, and Jose’s help with sod, design, and plant choices. One 2023 customer even described native-plant work in wetland and forested areas. The part to ask about before booking is communication once you become a customer. The most recent written review, from April 2026, said the lawn looked good but calls and emails took repeated follow-up; a May 2024 customer said the phone did not work and visits felt unpredictable. Work quality is not uniform either: a June 2025 complaint said crews drove too fast, crossed boundaries, and damaged grass, and an older 2007 HomeAdvisor lawn complaint also mentioned sloppy edging and a cut plant. Somax makes the most sense for homeowners who want routine lawn care, cleanup work, or planting help and are willing to pin down the details up front. Before booking, ask who will actually be on site, how scheduling and callbacks are handled, and whether your job is simple weekly mowing or a bigger yard project — the gap between the best and worst accounts is mostly in those basics.