Your Garden Curator
Landscaping in Somerville, MA · ★ 4.5 Google rating
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- Address
- 176 Albion St, Somerville, MA 02144
- Phone
- (617) 710-0243
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About Your Garden Curator
Your Garden Curator is a Landscaping contractor based in Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at 176 Albion St, Somerville, MA 02144. It has a Google rating of 4.5 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 Somerville, Your Garden Curator is within a short drive of Cambridge (1 mi), Medford (2 mi), Everett (3 mi), Arlington (3 mi), Belmont (4 mi) and Malden (4 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 Somerville
Routine maintenance and small planting work don't need a Somerville permit. The city has a tree preservation ordinance — removal of significant trees on private property generally requires city review, often with a hearing and possible replacement requirements. Work within 100 feet of the Mystic River or Alewife Brook needs a Notice of Intent with the Somerville Conservation Commission. Retaining walls over four feet require a building permit and engineer-stamped plans through Inspectional Services. Pools are rare given lot sizes but always need a permit and four-foot fencing. Public shade trees are protected and handled by the city forester.
Somerville pricing tracks close to Cambridge and Boston levels, sometimes higher because of access constraints. Weekly maintenance on a small Somerville lot lands $50-$85, with spring cleanups in the $250-$700 range and fall cleanups higher because of street tree leaf load. A 200-square-foot bluestone or brick patio in Spring Hill or Winter Hill typically lands $11,000-$18,000. Full design-build projects involving small-garden design, fence-line work, and lighting commonly run $20,000 to $60,000 depending on scope. Material carry-through is often the largest cost driver — many projects need wheelbarrow access through narrow side passages or alleys.
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 Somerville page.
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