Landscape Design & Installation
Landscape Design Services in North Shore, Essex & Middlesex County MA
20+ Years of Quality Service in Landscaping
A great landscape starts with a thoughtful design. The Pros, Inc. provides landscape design and build services for residential and commercial properties throughout North Shore Massachusetts, Essex County, Middlesex County and surrounding communities.
Whether you’re redesigning a backyard, creating an outdoor living area, improving your front yard, planning new planting beds, or combining several landscape features into one project, our team helps turn your ideas into a coordinated outdoor plan. The design can bring together planting, patios, walkways, retaining walls, outdoor kitchens, fire features, lighting, irrigation, fencing, lawn areas and other landscape elements.
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Leading Landscape Design & Installation Contractor in Massachusetts
Our Landscaping Service Includes
From landscape planning and lawn installation to patios, decks and fencing, our team helps create functional and attractive outdoor spaces designed around your property.
Design consultation
Landscape design
Sod Installation
Softscaping
Waterfall Features
Seasonal cleaning
3D Landscape Design Consultation
Discuss your property, ideas, and project goals with our landscape design team. See how 3D landscape visualization can bring patios, planting, outdoor living areas, and other features together before construction.
Residential Landscape Design
A residential design can create better connections between your home, patio, garden, lawn, pool, and other outdoor areas.
Depending on your property and project, your design includes:
- Front and backyard planning
- Planting and garden layouts
- Patios and outdoor living areas
- Walkways and steps
- Retaining walls
- Outdoor kitchens
- Fire pits and fire features
- Pool and poolside landscaping
- Lawn areas
- Privacy planting
- Landscape lighting
- Irrigation planning
- Fencing
- Drainage considerations
- 3D landscape visualization
Not every project needs every element. We develop the design around the property, your priorities, and the scope of the project.
Plants & Garden
Plan attractive gardens and planting areas with trees, shrubs, flowers, and other landscape plants suited to the property. Our Massachusetts landscape planting approach considers site conditions, appearance, and long-term maintenance.
Sod Installation
Create a fresh, established lawn with professional sod installation for residential and commercial properties. Proper preparation and installation help new turf integrate with the overall landscape design.
Waterfall Features
Add visual interest and natural character with a custom waterfall or landscape water feature. Water elements can be incorporated into gardens, patios and outdoor living spaces as part of a larger landscape design.
Landscape Lighting
Enhance pathways, patios, gardens, entrances, and outdoor living areas with thoughtfully planned landscape lighting. Lighting can be integrated into the overall landscape design for both function and evening appeal.
Irrigation installation
Keep lawns, gardens, and planting areas properly watered with our professional irrigation installation, repair, maintenance and winterization. Our irrigation services support efficient landscape watering throughout Massachusetts.
Seasonal Care
Prepare and refresh your landscape with our professional spring and fall cleanup services. Seasonal landscape care helps remove debris, clear planting areas, and keep outdoor spaces ready for the changing Massachusetts seasons.
Ice & Snow Management
Protect access to residential and commercial properties with snow removal, plowing and ice management services. Our winter landscape services help maintain safer driveways, walkways, entrances, and other important areas during Massachusetts storms.
Commercial Landscape Design
The design needs to consider appearance, circulation, access, durability, maintenance, and how people use the property.
Depending on the site, our commercial landscape design includes:
- Property entrances
- Planting areas
- Walkways
- Hardscaping
- Outdoor gathering areas
- Screening
- Irrigation
- Lighting
- Site improvements
- Maintenance considerations
Recent Landscaping Projects in MA
Every photo below is our own work in Massachusetts — no stock photos, no renderings. We’ve built front yard makeovers, backyard patios with fire pits, and outdoor kitchens across Essex and Middlesex County. We’ve also built water features, stone walls and driveways, from Marblehead to Andover. Every project is custom, down to one-off requests like an in-ground trampoline
Landscape Design for Massachusetts Properties
Massachusetts landscapes experience four distinct seasons, so site conditions matter.
Frost. First, patios, walls and steps sit on bases built for New England frost. So they don’t heave after a few winters.
Coastal lots. In Marblehead, Swampscott, Nahant and along the shore, wind and salt spray burn many plants. Instead, we use salt-tolerant choices such as bayberry, beach plum, inkberry and switchgrass.
Ledge and clay. Also, much of the North Shore sits on shallow ledge or heavy clay. So we plan grading, drainage and planting holes around what’s really under your lawn.
Native and climate-adapted plants. Homeowners are asking for more native and climate-adapted choices — switchgrass, little bluestem, native hydrangea and serviceberry are popular picks for structure and four-season interest: spring bloom, summer shade, fall color and winter shape.
Landscaping Services FAQ
What makes landscape design different in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts conditions rule out generic design advice. We plan for salt-tolerant plants on the coast, footings set below the 48-inch frost line, and drainage suited to the ledge and clay common on the North Shore, Essex & Middlesex County MA.
Do you handle permits for landscape design projects?
Many landscape projects need a town permit — retaining walls past a certain height, new structures, and drainage work are common triggers. We identify what your project needs during design and handle the permit applications, so you’re not navigating your town’s building department on your own.
What's the difference between landscape design and landscape installation?
Design is the planning stage: a site survey, a plan and 3D renderings you approve. Installation is the physical build. We do both, so the crew builds from the exact plan you approved, not someone else’s drawings.
What is your landscaping design process?
Our design process is personalized. It may include:
- On-site Consultation: We’ll discuss your goals, style, and budget.
- Site Analysis: Evaluating sunlight, existing plants, soil, and drainage.
- Conceptual Designs: Sketches and/or 3D models for your vision.
- Detailed Planting Plans: Strategic plant selection for beauty and function.
- Hardscaping Elements: Patios, walkways, retaining walls, etc.
Do you offer 3D landscape design?
Yes. 3D visualization can be used to help clients understand the proposed outdoor space before construction.
Can you design a complete backyard?
Yes. A complete backyard plan can coordinate patios, planting, walkways, outdoor kitchens, fire features, pools, irrigation, lighting, fencing, and other elements.
Do you offer free landscape design consultations?
Yes. The first consultation at your property is free. We walk the yard, talk about your goals and explain the next steps.
Areas We Serve | Professional Landscape Contractors | 3D Landscape Designer
Our Professional Backyard Landscaping Services areas in MA USA: Marblehead MA, Winchester MA, Nahant MA, Lexington MA, Lynnfield MA, Melrose MA, Swampscott MA, Reading MA, North Reading MA, Middleton MA, Andover MA, North Andover MA, Beverly MA, Wenham MA, Hamilton MA, Manchester-by-the-sea MA, Essex MA, Ipswich MA, Gloucester MA, Rowley MA, Georgetown MA, Boxford MA, Topsfield MA, Newbury MA, West Newbury MA, Newburyport MA, Wakefield MA, Stoneham MA, Saugus MA, Billerica MA, Carlisle MA, Concord MA, West Concord MA, Acton MA, Merrimack MA, Bedford MA, Weston MA, Waltham MA, Wellesley MA, Newton MA, Needham MA, Arlington MA, Woburn MA, Danvers MA, Peabody Massachusetts
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Tell us what you want to change, what you want to add, and how you want to use your outdoor space. The Pros, Inc. can help you plan the next step.