RDA Landscaping, LLC

Longmeadow's Conservation Commission enforces the Wetlands Protection Act, and the Connecticut River, the meadows, and the town's brooks carry a 100-foot buffer (200 feet along perennial streams) with a no-disturb inner zone — so work near the river edge, the meadows, or any brook generally needs an Order of Conditions before grading or clearing. Floodplain along the river adds further review. Public shade trees, abundant on Longmeadow's older 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.

Longmeadow pricing runs above the regional average given larger lots and established properties, though western-MA labor keeps it below Boston metro. Weekly mowing typically runs $45-80; spring cleanup $300-800; fall cleanup $400-1,200, higher on heavily treed lots. Bark mulch installed runs roughly $80-125 per yard. Irrigation typically lands $4,500-8,500. Stone patios and walls run $10-17K. Full design-build with plantings, lawn renovation, and hardscape usually lands $25K-90K on the larger lots, with estate-scale work climbing higher.

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 Longmeadow page.