Stephen McDonough Landscaping, Inc.

Stephen McDonough Landscaping is a Quincy outfit where the name on the truck is meant to be on the job — the company's site says it is owner-operated and that McDonough himself is out working most of the time. BBB lists him as president of the Massachusetts corporation at 110 Putnam Street. The work covers the whole year: mowing, fertilization, seeding and aeration, weed and insect control, landscape design and installation, irrigation, spring and fall cleanups, then snow plowing and removal once the season turns. The site gives Braintree, Quincy and Boston as the service area. On Google the company holds 5.0 from four ratings. A July 2022 reviewer called the owner friendly and knowledgeable and was pleased with the crew's work; another recommended the company in April 2023. Staffing is the thing worth raising. In an April 2022 article about the labor market, McDonough said his crew had gone from about ten people before the pandemic down to six, and that not having enough workers — young hires especially — limited how many jobs he could take. BBB's profile now lists ten employees. A sensible call for a homeowner who wants one crew handling the property through mowing season and the first snow alike. Pin down the schedule at the season's peak, ask which years-in-business figure is right (the site says 1980 in one place and 32 years in another), and ask to see the pesticide licence the site mentions before any weed or insect treatment.