Severo Landscape Inc.

Northborough's Conservation Commission enforces the Wetlands Protection Act, and the Assabet River, Cold Harbor Brook, ponds, and wetlands carry a 100-foot buffer (200 feet along perennial streams) with a no-disturb inner zone — so work near water generally needs an Order of Conditions before grading, clearing, or planting. Public shade trees are protected under state law. Retaining walls over four feet typically need a building permit and engineering, which matters on Northborough's sloped lots. Pools, significant grading, and stormwater work require permits, and new-construction lots may still carry stormwater or drainage conditions from their original approval.

Northborough pricing sits near the central-MA average, below Boston metro. Weekly mowing typically runs $40-75; spring cleanup $250-700; fall cleanup $300-900. Bark mulch installed runs roughly $80-125 per yard. Irrigation typically lands $4,500-8,000. Paver patios and walls — popular on subdivision lots — run $10-18K. Full design-build with plantings, lawn renovation, grading, and hardscape usually lands $25K-80K, with sloped lots costing more once retaining walls and grading 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 Northborough page.