Watson Landscaping & Construction
Landscaping in Spencer, MA · ★ 5.0 Google rating
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- Address
- 2 Chickering Rd, Spencer, MA 01562
- Phone
- (508) 450-6915
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About Watson Landscaping & Construction
Watson Landscaping & Construction is a Landscaping contractor based in Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at 2 Chickering Rd, Spencer, MA 01562. It has a Google rating of 5.0 out of 5. Its website is linked above. A listing here is not a license or insurance check, so verify both directly before hiring.
Service area
Based in Spencer, Watson Landscaping & Construction is within a short drive of Leicester (3 mi), East Brookfield (4 mi), Charlton (5 mi), Auburn (6 mi), North Brookfield (7 mi) and Oxford (7 mi). Most Massachusetts landscaping contractors work a 25-mile radius, so homeowners in those towns can reasonably ask for a quote.
Hiring a Landscaping contractor in Spencer
Spencer's Conservation Commission enforces the Wetlands Protection Act, so grading, clearing, or planting within 100 feet of a pond, brook, reservoir, or wetland needs review and likely an Order of Conditions, with a tighter inner no-disturb zone. Retaining walls over four feet — common on the hilly terrain — require a building permit and engineered drawings, and significant regrading and stormwater work need permits. Rural work must respect Title 5 septic setbacks. Public shade trees are protected under state law. Routine maintenance on existing lawn outside regulated areas does not require a permit.
Spencer pricing runs below the eastern-Massachusetts average, reflecting the central-Worcester-County market, though slope work adds cost. Weekly mowing on a typical lot runs $40-70; spring cleanup $200-550; fall cleanup $300-800 given tree cover. Bark mulch installed runs $75-115 per yard. Irrigation runs $4,000-7,500. Retaining walls on sloped lots can run $15K-40K depending on height and length. Paver patios land $9-15K. Full design-build with terracing, plantings, irrigation, and hardscape typically runs $18K-55K given the grade work.
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 Spencer page.
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