# Starboard Side Landscaping

**Trade:** Landscaping · **Address:** 370 Upper County Rd, South Dennis, MA 02660 · **Phone:** (508) 760-2696 · **Website:** http://www.starboardsidelandscaping.net/ · **Languages:** English

**Rating: 2.7/5** (medium confidence) — from 4 reviews across 7 sources. A 0–5 star rating built from what customers and the public say (every review and mention weighted by where it was posted, how old, how detailed and how credible it is, shrunk toward a 3.5★ baseline when evidence is thin) plus what the record shows (Reddit recommendations or warnings, a registry-verified licence, how recently they were reviewed, customer work photos, BBB grade, negative news, a revoked licence). Positive record counts only as far as the reviews have earned it; penalties count in full. Confidence describes how much weighted evidence stands behind the number, never the number itself: low when fewer than about five normal reviews' worth of weight (or mentions only) support it, medium up to about twenty, high beyond that across at least two sources. An operator flag for a suspicious review pattern caps a rating at 3.5★ and marks it low.

## The honest read

Starboard Side Landscaping is a South Dennis landscaping company that has traded on Cape Cod since 1988, run by Jeffrey Eldredge with Laura Eldredge as office manager. The BBB records ten employees and accreditation since 2011, and the business grew up alongside the family's farming operation.

What it is credited with is planting and design as much as mowing. Its own site lists landscape maintenance, irrigation, masonry construction and landscape design for residential and commercial clients, and its planting work has been publicly credited by a Cape Cod design-build firm. A May 2025 Google reviewer described "Pleasant staff, good work", and in a May 2023 r/CapeCod thread a commenter said Starboard Side "is Dennis, does some good work".

The record also carries a billing complaint that deserves weight because it surfaces twice, from unconnected places, within a month. Replying directly to that same May 2023 Reddit recommendation, another commenter wrote "I've used him Never again. A complete rip-off." In June 2023 a one-star Google reviewer alleged the company "will go over your lawn when it's a inch big just to charge you again" and "will find every excuse to throw on additional charges that were not agreed upon".

Separately, a February 2025 one-star reviewer complained not about the work but about road conduct, reporting a company dump truck driving between lanes well over the speed limit.

Google's average is 3.6 from 16 ratings. If you hire them, get the scope and the billing basis in writing first — specifically what triggers an extra visit and an extra charge, since that is where the complaints cluster.

**Strengths:**
- Planting design — a Cape design-build firm has credited their planting work
- Long tenure — trading on Cape Cod since 1988 with ten employees
- Pleasant crews — a 2025 reviewer cited pleasant staff and good work

**Concerns:**
- Billing disputes — two 2023 accounts allege charges that were not agreed
- Driving conduct — a 2025 reviewer reported a company dump truck speeding

**Where sources disagree:**
- RECOVERED NEGATIVE: until this pass the row carried only the positive half of the May 2023 Reddit exchange. The direct reply to that recommendation — 'I've used him Never again. A complete rip-off.' — was missed by the original wave-2 extraction and has now been attached (mention 9701), which is why the comment aggregate has moved down. Both halves of the exchange are now on the record.
- The June 2023 one-star Google reviewer also alleged that 'The positive reviews must have been written by a owner'. That is an unverified accusation by a customer, recorded here as their claim only; nothing in the evidence substantiates or refutes it and it must not be treated as a finding.
- PORCH META-AGGREGATION: Porch displays 'Average rating 3.4 (20) based on 20 online reviews', which is its own scrape of other sites rather than reviews written on Porch, so it is deliberately not recorded as a rating. It is noted because 3.4 sits below the other figures on file and may be worth an operator's eye.
- The company trades online under a second name, Cape Cod Landscaping Services, and under two domains (starboardsidelandscaping.net on Houzz and the.com used in the Reddit link).

## Claims & citations

Every claim below is backed by real evidence rows — uncited claims are dropped in code before publication.

- In a May 2023 r/CapeCod thread, a commenter replying directly to a recommendation of Starboard Side wrote "I've used him Never again. A complete rip-off." _(confidence: high)_
  - [reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/CapeCod/comments/13daesj/garden_design_planting_maintenance/jjjirow/) — “r/CapeCod — Where mid cape? Starboard Side is Dennis, does some good work. 

https://www.starboardsidelandscaping1.com/”
  - [reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/CapeCod/comments/13daesj/garden_design_planting_maintenance/jjncbjx/) — “r/CapeCod — I've used him Never again. A complete rip-off.”
- A June 2023 one-star Google reviewer alleged the company would go over a lawn when the grass was an inch high just to charge again, and would find every excuse to throw on additional charges that were not agreed upon. _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUR4eXB6TERnEAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x8f428a06a7497d70!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDxypzLDg%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ The positive reviews must have been written by a owner. This place is horrible They will go over your lawn when it's a inch big just to c…”
- A February 2025 one-star Google reviewer reported seeing a company dump truck flying between lanes at more than 25mph over the limit. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnTUNBcFpMNE1BEAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x8f428a06a7497d70!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgMCApZL4MA%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ Be careful if you see one of their trucks on the road. Flying between lanes doing 25+mph over in a dump truck is bold.”
- In the same May 2023 r/CapeCod thread, a commenter said Starboard Side is in Dennis and does some good work. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/CapeCod/comments/13daesj/garden_design_planting_maintenance/jjjirow/) — “r/CapeCod — Where mid cape? Starboard Side is Dennis, does some good work. 

https://www.starboardsidelandscaping1.com/”
- A May 2025 Google reviewer described pleasant staff and good work. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VMbnBrZmpLbV9idTR3RRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x8f428a06a7497d70!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKELnpkfjKm_bu4wE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Pleasant staff, good work”
- The company's planting work has been publicly credited by a Cape Cod design-build firm. _(confidence: low)_
  - [mcpheeassociatesinc.com](https://www.mcpheeassociatesinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Southern-New-England-Home-Annual-2011-2012.pdf) — “mcpheeassociatesinc.com — “Starboard Landscaping added wide planting beds that make the house nestle into its site,” said McPhee. “They plan…”
- Google shows 3.6 stars from 16 ratings. _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Starboard%20Side%20Landscaping&query_place_id=ChIJCxmC5co--4kRcH1JpwaKQo8) — “Google: 3.6★ from 16 ratings”
- The BBB records the company as accredited since 28 September 2011 with an A+ rating, in business since 1988 and incorporated in 1994, with 10 employees and Mr. Jeffrey Eldredge as President and Ms. Laura Eldredge as Office Manager. _(confidence: high)_
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/south-dennis/profile/landscape-contractors/starboard-side-landscaping-inc-0021-77584) — “Better Business Bureau grade: A+”
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/south-dennis/profile/landscape-contractors/starboard-side-landscaping-inc-0021-77584) — “Better Business Bureau: accredited / certified / member”
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/south-dennis/profile/landscape-contractors/starboard-side-landscaping-inc-0021-77584) — “BBB profile for Starboard Side Landscaping, Inc., PO Box 6, South Dennis, MA 02660-0006, filed under Landscape Contractors. BBB Accredited s…”
- The company's own site says it has been in business since 1988 and is fully insured, offering landscape maintenance, irrigation, masonry construction and landscape design for commercial and residential clients. _(confidence: high)_
  - [Official Website](http://www.starboardsidelandscaping.net) — “Starboard Side Landscaping, Inc. (starboardsidelandscaping.net, trading online as Cape Cod Landscaping Services) is a full-service landscapi…”
  - [Official Website](http://www.starboardsidelandscaping.net) — “Company history (self-reported): The site states repeatedly that the company has been in business since 1988: 'Starboard Side Landscaping, I…”
- Directory listings add equipment-based work beyond the company's own site, including stone walls, brick walls and patios, driveways, tree work, hydroseeding, aerating, skidsteer and backhoe service and lot clearing. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/south-dennis/profile/landscape-contractors/starboard-side-landscaping-inc-0021-77584) — “Services offered (Better Business Bureau): landscape maintenance, full design service, lawn/tree/shrub service, pruning, lawn maintenance, m…”
  - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-contractors/starboard-side-landscaping-pfvwus-pf~756242501) — “Services offered (Houzz): Landscaping Design, Installation & Maintenance, Stone Walls, Driveways, Brick Walls & Patios, Irrigation, Tree Wor…”
- A 2012 Edible Cape Cod feature described Starboard Side Landscaping in Dennis as part of a family business alongside farming. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [ediblecapecod.ediblecommunities.com](https://ediblecapecod.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-work-progress-jeff-eldredge-s-dream-come-alive-17-acres-brewster/) — “ediblecapecod.ediblecommunities.com — Today, farming and his landscaping business, Starboard Side Landscaping in Dennis, comprise the family…”
- The comment record is small — four reviews from 2021 to 2025 plus a pair of opposed Reddit replies — and it splits: the praise concerns staff manner and planting quality, while the two 2023 negatives independently allege charges that were not agreed in advance. _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Starboard%20Side%20Landscaping&query_place_id=ChIJCxmC5co--4kRcH1JpwaKQo8) — “Google: 3.6★ from 16 ratings”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VMbnBrZmpLbV9idTR3RRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x8f428a06a7497d70!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKELnpkfjKm_bu4wE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Pleasant staff, good work”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUR4eXB6TERnEAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x8f428a06a7497d70!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDxypzLDg%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ The positive reviews must have been written by a owner. This place is horrible They will go over your lawn when it's a inch big just to c…”
  - [reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/CapeCod/comments/13daesj/garden_design_planting_maintenance/jjncbjx/) — “r/CapeCod — I've used him Never again. A complete rip-off.”
- Specializes in Landscaping _(confidence: high)_
  - [reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/CapeCod/comments/13daesj/garden_design_planting_maintenance/jjjirow/) — “r/CapeCod — Where mid cape? Starboard Side is Dennis, does some good work. 

https://www.starboardsidelandscaping1.com/”
  - [Official Website](http://www.starboardsidelandscaping.net) — “Starboard Side Landscaping, Inc. (starboardsidelandscaping.net, trading online as Cape Cod Landscaping Services) is a full-service landscapi…”
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/south-dennis/profile/landscape-contractors/starboard-side-landscaping-inc-0021-77584) — “Services offered (Better Business Bureau): landscape maintenance, full design service, lawn/tree/shrub service, pruning, lawn maintenance, m…”
  - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-contractors/starboard-side-landscaping-pfvwus-pf~756242501) — “Services offered (Houzz): Landscaping Design, Installation & Maintenance, Stone Walls, Driveways, Brick Walls & Patios, Irrigation, Tree Wor…”
- Also offers Masonry _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Official Website](http://www.starboardsidelandscaping.net) — “Starboard Side Landscaping, Inc. (starboardsidelandscaping.net, trading online as Cape Cod Landscaping Services) is a full-service landscapi…”
  - [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-contractors/starboard-side-landscaping-pfvwus-pf~756242501) — “Services offered (Houzz): Landscaping Design, Installation & Maintenance, Stone Walls, Driveways, Brick Walls & Patios, Irrigation, Tree Wor…”

## License

Status: **not_found** — verified against the official MA state registry, never self-reported.
Re-check at the official registry: https://contractorhub.mass.gov/s/hic-contractor-search

## Sources

- [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Starboard%20Side%20Landscaping&query_place_id=ChIJCxmC5co--4kRcH1JpwaKQo8): 3.6★ from 16 ratings
- [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Starboard%20Side%20Landscaping&query_place_id=ChIJCxmC5co--4kRcH1JpwaKQo8): Listed on this source
- [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/south-dennis/profile/landscape-contractors/starboard-side-landscaping-inc-0021-77584): Listed on this source
- [Yelp](https://www.yelp.com/biz/starboard-side-landscaping-dennis-2): Listed on this source
- [Official Website](http://www.starboardsidelandscaping.net): Self-reported profile and service details
- [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-contractors/starboard-side-landscaping-pfvwus-pf~756242501): Listed on this source
- [Houzz](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-contractors/starboard-side-landscaping-pfvwus-pf~756242501): Listed on this source
- [Exa](https://ediblecapecod.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-work-progress-jeff-eldredge-s-dream-come-alive-17-acres-brewster/): 2 web mentions across the open web (each linked to its source)
- [Porch](https://pro.porch.com/south-dennis-ma/landscapers/starboard-side-landscaping-1/pp): Listed on this source
- [Porch](https://pro.porch.com/south-dennis-ma/landscapers/starboard-side-landscaping-1/pp): Listed on this source

## Mentions

Unverified third-party mentions found on the open web — relay with attribution ("a Reddit commenter said…"), never as Tavlee's own finding.

- “I've used him Never again. A complete rip-off.” — u/capecodchef in r/CapeCod (2023-05-10) — https://www.reddit.com/r/CapeCod/comments/13daesj/garden_design_planting_maintenance/jjncbjx/
- “Where mid cape? Starboard Side is Dennis, does some good work. 

https://www.starboardsidelandscaping1.com/” — u/CapeExpeditions in r/CapeCod (2023-05-10) — https://www.reddit.com/r/CapeCod/comments/13daesj/garden_design_planting_maintenance/jjjirow/
- “Today, farming and his landscaping business, Starboard Side Landscaping in Dennis, comprise the family business.” — ediblecapecod.ediblecommunities.com (2012-05-02) — https://ediblecapecod.ediblecommunities.com/shop/shop-work-progress-jeff-eldredge-s-dream-come-alive-17-acres-brewster/
- ““Starboard Landscaping added wide planting beds that make the house nestle into its site,” said McPhee. “They planted three layers of mature plants that get progressively higher disguising the size of…” — mcpheeassociatesinc.com — https://www.mcpheeassociatesinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Southern-New-England-Home-Annual-2011-2012.pdf

## Recent reviews

- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Bill · 2025-05-23**: Pleasant staff, good work
- **1/5 · Google Reviews · Hugh Russell · 2025-02-02**: Be careful if you see one of their trucks on the road. Flying between lanes doing 25+mph over in a dump truck is bold.
- **1/5 · Google Reviews · J DY · 2023-06-05**: The positive reviews must have been written by a owner. This place is horrible They will go over your lawn when it's a inch big just to charge you again! They will find every excuse to throw on additional charges that were not agreed upon! Can not recommend
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Scott Whittemore · 2021-10-08**: Great company...good help...

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