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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Valley Outdoor Design LLC. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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$50 – $70
Typical landscaping service around $60
Two names come up over and over in reviews of Valley Outdoor Design: Errol, who designs the plantings and talks homeowners through the options, and Greg, who runs the crews. The Merrimac company's BBB page puts its start at August 2017 and its size at five employees, and its work runs across the Merrimack Valley and up into coastal New Hampshire. Much of it is not a weekend yard job. A condominium association in West Newbury has kept them on landscape maintenance since the development's first contract, nursing lawns that had been seeded on ground stripped of loam. The president of the Rowley Village Green Association wrote in March 2025 that Greg and Errol had been hands-on through the year they had worked together, and a Boston client described a multi-phase project in July 2026 where the crew turned up on every scheduled day. The lawn side is closer to agronomy than mowing. Customers writing in 2025 credited the team with knowing soil science, turf and shrubs, and described dethatching and aerating lawns in Hampton Falls, NH. A 2023 customer listed a season's worth of work in one review: patio sealing, aeration, dethatching, top dressing and overseeding, plus garden edging set with crushed stone along the dripline of the house. Design shows up too, from a front garden of overgrown shrubs replanted as something low-maintenance in 2025 to the plantings and edging a 2023 customer credited to three crew members by name. The complaints are about getting a small job onto the calendar. One homeowner posted in May 2022 that a scheduled consultation was never kept, and an Angi reviewer in January 2019 wrote that a promised leaf-removal quote never came and follow-up calls went unanswered. Google sits at 4.7 from 34 ratings and Angi at 4.6 from eight, and the company holds an A+ grade at the BBB, where it is not accredited. For ongoing grounds care - an association, a condo development, a property you want designed and then kept up - this is an outfit that holds a contract for years. If what you need is a single cleanup or a one-off consultation, pin down the visit date and who will call you back before you count on it.
Greg and crew did an amazing job for us on a multi phase project we are doing in Boston. Communication and coordination throughout the project was top notch. When we scheduled them, they were there without fail which unfortunately isn’t always the case with other contractors we use. They are our go to site contractor whether it’s landscaping, hardscaping, underground utility work or site and concrete prep work.
Errol and his crew from Valley did an amazing job transforming our front garden. Before, it was full of overgrown bushes and shrubs with little curb appeal. Errol really listened to what we wanted and thoughtfully designed a beautiful, low-maintenance garden that’s perfect for us. The whole experience was seamless and enjoyable, and we couldn’t be happier with the result. Highly recommend!
We're very happy to be working with the Valley Outdoor Design Team. They know soil science, turf, grass, trees, and shrubs -- and did a fantastic job of dethatching and aerating our lawns here in Hampton Falls, NH. Highly recommended!
Rowley Village Green has worked with Valley Outside Design for a little over a year. Greg and Errol have been great and very "hands on". Would recommend highly. Frank Carideo President of the Rowley Village Green Association
My experience with Valley Outdoor Design dates back to its 1st landscape maintenance contract for this new 30-house condominium development in West Newbury. Errol grappled with lawns that had been seeded on land stripped of loam & a majority of plantings put in the ground at the wrong time of the year. Errol & his crew explored drought-tolerant options & creating seasonally appropriate improvement measures. Valley also understood Wetland Protections, Stormwater Management & mowing of designated fields. All of this required Errol to build & educate a crew, and to buy specialized equipment. Valley's snow management operation also now includes unique equipment to clear sidewalks, a narrow roadway & tight driveway parking. Weather-monitoring systems trigger an appropriate response, day & night, with snow melt, plowing & shoveling. Residents feel very confident that Valley is much more than a robotic contractor.
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