Ground Effects Landscaping
Landscaping in Carver, MA · ★ 3.9 Google rating
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- Address
- 68 Main St, Carver, MA 02330
- Phone
- (781) 834-1118
- Website
- https://gfxcompanies.com ↗
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About Ground Effects Landscaping
Ground Effects Landscaping is a Landscaping contractor based in Carver, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, at 68 Main St, Carver, MA 02330. It has a Google rating of 3.9 out of 5. Its website is linked above. A listing here is not a license or insurance check, so verify both directly before hiring.
Service area
Based in Carver, Ground Effects Landscaping is within a short drive of Plympton (5 mi), Middleborough (5 mi), Kingston (7 mi), Plymouth (8 mi), Halifax (9 mi) and Rochester (10 mi). Most Massachusetts landscaping contractors work a 25-mile radius, so homeowners in those towns can reasonably ask for a quote.
Hiring a Landscaping contractor in Carver
Carver's Conservation Commission enforces the Wetlands Protection Act, and with bogs, ponds, and wetlands throughout town, work within 100 feet of any of them routinely needs review and an Order of Conditions, with a tighter inner no-disturb zone — bog-adjacent work is closely scrutinized. Significant regrading and stormwater work need permits, and retaining walls over four feet require a building permit and engineering. Work must respect Title 5 septic setbacks. Public shade trees are protected under state law. Routine maintenance on existing lawn outside regulated areas does not require a permit.
Carver pricing runs below the Boston-metro average but in line with rural Plymouth County, with sandy soil and large lots adding amendment and irrigation costs. Weekly mowing on a big lot runs $50-90; spring cleanup $250-650; fall cleanup $350-850. Bark mulch installed runs $80-120 per yard. Irrigation — near essential in this sand — runs $5,000-10,000. Paver patios land $10-16K. Cost drivers are soil amendment, irrigation, and conservation review near bogs. Full design-build with beds, plantings, irrigation, and hardscape typically runs $18K-55K.
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 Carver page.
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