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Peabody's Conservation Commission has jurisdiction over any landscape disturbance — soil work, tree removal, hardscape, lawn installation, drainage changes — within 100 feet of a wetland, lake, pond, or perennial stream. A Request for Determination is the common entry point; full Notices of Intent are needed for hardscape or grading in the buffer. Tree removal of larger street trees needs Tree Warden approval, though Peabody's private-property tree bylaw is not as restrictive as Newton's or Brookline's. Retaining walls over four feet require a building permit, and pool installations need zoning, building, and electrical permits in addition to any wetland review.

North Shore pricing sits a notch below Boston metro but above central and western Mass. Weekly mowing runs $50–$75 in Peabody for a typical lot, spring cleanups $300–$600, fall cleanups $400–$900. Mulch installed is $100–$130 per yard. A quarter-acre irrigation install lands between $5,000 and $8,500. Bluestone patios in the 300–400 sf range run $11,000–$17,000. Full design-build projects in West and South Peabody — planting, patio, walkways, drainage — usually start around $30,000 and reach $80,000+ on the larger lots near Brooksby Farm.

Massachusetts requires a written contract and a Home Improvement Contractor registration for most residential landscaping work; ask for the registration number and check it before paying a deposit.

More on permits, costs, rebates and common questions, plus every other landscaping contractor serving the town, on the Landscaping in Peabody page.