Medeiros Hydro Seeding & Landscape Construction, Inc.

Monson's brooks, streams, and wetlands put many lots within the 100-foot buffer governed by the Wetlands Protection Act, so the Monson Conservation Commission reviews grading, clearing, and hardscape near water — typically through a Request for Determination or Notice of Intent. The town's slopes make retaining walls common, and walls over four feet generally require a building permit and engineered plans. Significant hillside grading can trigger stormwater review and erosion-control requirements. Because ledge and steep terrain are widespread, flag both the wetland line and any rock before designing grading or walls on a sloped lot.

Monson landscaping prices track the western-Massachusetts market, below Boston-metro and eastern-MA rates, though slope and ledge add cost. Routine mowing runs about $45–$85 per visit, spring cleanups $300–$650, and fall cleanups $350–$850. Loam and mulch run roughly $75–$125 per yard installed. Irrigation for a sizable lot runs $4,000–$8,500. A paver or bluestone patio commonly lands at $8,500–$17,000, while a full design-build with grading, retaining walls, plantings, and stonework on a hillside lot ranges from about $24,000 into six figures.

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 Monson page.