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- 6 reviews in the last 6 monthsNo negatives
- 16 work photos
Highlights
- Roots and runners — a May 2026 customer says she removes all parts
- Fast response — came by within a day of a May 2026 message
- Walkthrough videos — sent to a May 2026 customer who wasn't home
- Vines hauled away — bagged and removed from a May 2026 property
The Garden Nurse, in Essex, is a poison ivy outfit: its website says it organically eradicates poison ivy overgrowth and has "an expert eye in following the poison ivy root system." One May 2026 Google customer had "a forest of poison ivy climbing up a retaining wall" and creeping into the yard where their kids play. Aleta came by within a day of being messaged, surveyed the situation, presented several mitigation strategies and was transparent in her pricing; because the customer wasn't home, she sent several detailed walkthrough videos of the plan. Another May 2026 customer says she removed poison ivy growing up cedar trees and stone walls around the house, then bagged up the vines and removed them from the property. A third, in June 2026, describes her digging out the roots and plants in the one area she found it and showing how far it can spread underground. After 15 years of neglect on an Essex property, poison ivy bushes were "growing unchecked and thriving," a June 2026 customer wrote; The Garden Nurse was instrumental in removing all of it and its roots. On a June 2026 job, Aleta and her helper made quick work of everything, including one especially difficult section growing into the lawn, and Aleta removed a few invasive plants along the way. In a 2025 Google review, a customer said Aleta had been coming to their property for several years and had nearly eradicated poison ivy from their 1 acre of heavily wooded land, removing it by the root as much as possible. A different 2025 customer said she eradicated the poison ivy on their property twice that season and called the fee super reasonable.
What does landscaping cost in Greater Boston?
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from The Garden Nurse Poison Ivy Removal. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Estimated range
$50 – $70
Typical landscaping service around $60
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