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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Sudbury Design Group Inc. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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$50 – $70
Typical landscaping service around $60
A backyard renovation built around a new pool brought together SDG's carpenters, masons and landscapers, according to a November 2021 Google review. The homeowner credited project lead Matt Sullivan with coordinating the work and described a deck, kitchen and entertainment area. A separate company handled the kitchen redesign; the reviewer said SDG recommended that company and worked well with it. Sudbury Design Group is based in Sudbury and says it provides landscape architecture, landscape construction and estate care for residential and commercial clients throughout Greater Boston, New England and Cape Cod. Houzz reports more than 50 years in business and displays 42 projects. Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration is active. Boston Magazine has also featured the firm's landscape work. The customer writing in 2021 praised the team's punctuality and willingness to accommodate changes to the plans. They said SDG offered higher-end options while retaining choices that stayed within budget, and handled dealings with third parties and the Town of Needham. These were observations about that homeowner's project, which they recommended without reservation. A neighbor writing on Google in October 2024 described a different experience: noise and mess from a nearby project, including stone cutting, and a lack of consideration for adjoining properties. The reviewer said complaints were met with a hang-up and a dismissive response, and did not recommend the company. Google lists a 4.5-star average from eight ratings, while Houzz lists five stars from nine ratings. A July 2026 Google reviewer gave the company five stars and praised its work.
“landscape designer Michael Coutu of Sudbury Design Group partnered with the architects to solve the knotty site-planning problems—particularly in the backyard.”
“Her journey began at Turenscape in Beijing, and she later honed her skills with the Sudbury Design Group in Massachusetts.”
“Mike Coutu, president of Sudbury Design Group, first repaired the pool’s outdated systems, then outfitted the patio in all-new granite decking.”
Company does extraordinary work!
As in butter to one of their projects, I have to say that they have the worst customer service. Absolutely no consideration for the people that are next-door so they’re very loud very dirty project with no consideration on doing things like cutting Stone off property and then shipping it in. When you complaint you just get hung up on and told that they are glad they could help you. I would not recommend them for anything
If we could give more than 5 stars, we would. Our project was led by Matt Sullivan, who is quite simply a rock star. He's everything you'd want in a Quarterback or Leader for any large scale project, and is a phenomenal representative of SDG. While SDG has undoubtedly completed many projects of much greater size & scale, they treated ours like it was the most important one in their portfolio. The entire team was professional, friendly, on time and very skilled at their individual specialties. Our project involved a back yard renovation centered on a new pool, and deck/kitchen/entertainment area. We had carpenters (Elmo is incredible), masons, and landscapers from SDG, along with a kitchen redesign from a company they recommended and partnered with beautifully. There were no surprises, and they never said 'No' if we had a new idea or something we wanted tweaked in the plans. They were able to offer us higher end options where/when we wanted, but always with an option to stay 'on budget.' They dealt with outside 3rd parties, the Town of Needham and a variety of other people that we didn't have the time or expertise to work with. The depth and breadth of their knowledge is truly impressive. I would recommend SDG without reservation!
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