Gade Masonry & Landscaping | Cape Cod

Sandwich carries a notably strict permitting layer. The Old King's Highway Regional Historic District Commission reviews exterior changes — including fences, walls, and significant landscape features visible from the road — across the historic corridor, and approval is required before such work. The Conservation Commission enforces the Wetlands Protection Act plus a local bylaw, with coastal banks, dunes, and salt marsh adding resource areas; work within 100 feet needs an Order of Conditions and a strict no-disturb inner zone. Cape Cod Commission thresholds apply to larger projects. Fertilizer bylaws govern lawn care, and pools, retaining walls over four feet, septic landscaping, and stormwater work all need permits.

Sandwich pricing runs higher in summer and softer off-season. Weekly mowing runs $50-85, with summer-only contracts pricier. Spring cleanup $300-750, fall cleanup $350-1,000. Bark mulch installed runs $90-135 per yard. Irrigation — near-mandatory in sand — runs $6,000-9,500 for a typical lot. Bluestone patios run $11-17K, with historic-district projects sometimes costing more due to material and review requirements. Full design-build with salt-tolerant native plantings, irrigation, and hardscape typically lands $35K-130K, with bayfront and marsh-adjacent estate work exceeding $200K once coastal review and access are factored in.

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 Sandwich page.