Terrascapes, Inc.

Terrascapes is a Needham landscape design-build and fine gardening firm working the western Boston suburbs — Dover, Sherborn, Wellesley, Needham and nearby towns — with typical job costs reported between $5,000 and $150,000. Its history is a bit unsettled on paper: the company's own website says Lynne Butler became principal owner and lead designer in spring 2026, while a Better Business Bureau profile pulled that September still names Michael Opton as the sole proprietor running the business, alongside his wife Susan Opton, a landscape designer named in a 2025 magazine mention. There isn't much written customer feedback to weigh: the one review on file, from 2015, comes from a horticultural-business consultant who praised the Optons' professionalism after they spoke at one of her business seminars — a genuine account, but not a homeowner describing finished landscaping work. The more useful specific example is a 2020 homeowner blog post describing Terrascapes building stone walkways and a patio around a lilac tree the owner was adamant about keeping. Houzz shows the firm with two Houzz Awards, a Houzz Badge, and seven posted projects. The Better Business Bureau does not accredit the business and reports no rating, citing insufficient information. Given the thin written record and the ownership question above, it's worth confirming directly who would be leading a project before signing on. Worth a conversation for a landscape design-build or fine gardening project in the western suburbs given the visible portfolio and Houzz recognition — but with so little independent customer feedback and an unresolved ownership question, ask for recent references and confirm who's currently running the company.