Reilly Tree & Landscape

Plainville's Conservation Commission enforces the Wetlands Protection Act, and with the Ten Mile River headwaters and scattered wetlands and ponds, work near water is the leading permit trigger — bordering wetlands carry a 100-foot buffer, so grading, clearing, or plantings inside that zone usually need an Order of Conditions. Given the flat, wet terrain, stormwater and grading work frequently draws review as well. Retaining walls over four feet need a building permit and engineering. The building department handles pools and structures, and public shade trees are protected under state law.

Plainville pricing sits in the moderate range for a southern Norfolk County town. Weekly mowing runs $45-75. Spring cleanup typically $250-650, fall cleanup $300-850. Bark mulch installed runs $85-125 per yard. Irrigation for a typical lot runs $4,500-8,000. Drainage and grading work — common given the wet, flat soils — adds meaningfully to many projects. Paver or stone hardscape runs $10-17K. Full design-build with plantings, irrigation, and hardscape generally lands $20K-65K, with wetland-adjacent lots running higher once drainage and conservation review 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 Plainville page.