New England Tree & Landscape Inc.

Fairhaven's Conservation Commission enforces the Wetlands Protection Act, and the town's harbor frontage, coastal bank, salt marsh, and the West Island resource areas carry a 100-foot buffer with a no-disturb inner zone — so shoreline and marsh-adjacent work generally needs an Order of Conditions before clearing, grading, or planting. Public shade trees, common along older village streets, are protected under state law. Retaining walls over four feet typically need a building permit and engineering, and pools, significant grading, and stormwater work require permits. The town's older neighborhoods can also raise drainage and lot-line issues worth confirming with the building department.

Fairhaven pricing is moderate, with coastal and tight-access lots costing more. Weekly mowing typically runs $40-75; spring cleanup $250-700; fall cleanup $300-900. Bark mulch installed runs roughly $85-130 per yard. Irrigation typically lands $4,500-8,500. Brick or stone patios and walkways — common refreshes on older village lots — run $9-16K. Full design-build with plantings, drainage work, and hardscape usually lands $20K-70K, while waterfront and West Island projects climb higher once salt-tolerant construction, coastal review, and difficult 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 Fairhaven page.