Whitman, MA · South Shore
Landscaping in Whitman, MA. Done Right, Every Season.
15+ years keeping South Shore yards healthy and neat — lawn care, hardscaping, cleanups, and snow removal from a crew that lives here.
- 5.0 stars · 28 reviews
- 15+ years experience
- Fully insured
- Locally owned & operated
5.0★
28 Google reviews
Not one below five stars
15+
Years in business
Serving the South Shore since 2010
Free
On-site estimates
Written scope, firm number
12
Months a year
Lawn care through snow removal
What we do
Complete Property Care for Whitman & the South Shore
Fourteen services, one crew, one number to call. Everything below is work we do ourselves — we do not subcontract your property to someone you have never met.
Lawn Mowing & Weekly Maintenance
Weekly or bi-weekly cuts with sharp blades, crisp trim lines, and every hard surface blown clean before we leave.
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Spring & Fall Cleanups
The service our neighbors talk about most. Leaves, sticks, matted beds, and winter debris gone — every nook, not just the open lawn.
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Hardscaping: Patios & Walkways
Paver and bluestone patios, walkways, steps, and fire pits — built on a base that survives twenty New England freeze-thaw cycles.
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Retaining Walls & Steps
Block and natural stone walls that hold a grade for decades — with the drainage stone, fabric, and base most bids leave out.
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Mulch Delivery & Installation
Beds edged to a clean line and mulched at the right depth — dark, even, and pulled back off every trunk and stem.
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New Lawn Installation: Sod & Hydroseeding
Sod for instant results, hydroseed for value, slice seeding for renovation — with the grading and loam depth the lawn actually needs.
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Core Aeration & Overseeding
The highest-return service on any established lawn. Pull the plugs, drop the seed, and watch a thin lawn fill in over the fall.
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Landscape Design & Planting
Beds and foundation plantings designed around your actual light, soil, and how big things get in ten years — not how they look on the truck.
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Shrub Trimming & Pruning
Pruning timed to each plant, not to the calendar — so your hydrangeas still bloom and your hedges stay full to the ground.
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Drainage Solutions & Grading
Standing water, soggy lawns, and water against the foundation — solved by moving water somewhere it belongs, not by hiding it.
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Fertilization & Weed Control
Programs built off a real soil test — not a bag schedule. Correct the pH first, then feed, then the weeds have nowhere to go.
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Irrigation & Sprinkler Systems
Watering set up so it works with your lawn instead of against it — deep, early, and only as often as the soil actually needs.
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Snow Removal & Ice Management
The same crew that mows your lawn plows your driveway — so nothing gets buried, clipped, or torn up in the dark.
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Commercial & Condo Grounds Maintenance
One contract covering mowing, beds, cleanups, and winter for condo associations, small commercial sites, and multi-unit properties.
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Recent work
What the Finished Job Looks Like
Real South Shore properties. The details we get complimented on most are the crisp bed edges and the fact that nothing is left behind in the corners.
Paver patio with an integrated fire pit — built on a compacted base with drainage. 
Spaded bed edges and two to three inches of double-ground hardwood mulch. 
Fall cleanup mid-pass — the service our reviews mention most.
Why homeowners switch to us
What Makes Us Different From the Last Landscaper You Tried
Most of our new clients come to us after a bad experience: a company that stopped showing up, quoted one number and billed another, or did not know what Zone 6b meant.
The owner is on the job, not behind a desk
Chris walks every estimate and works on the crew. Read our reviews and you will see his name in almost all of them — that is not a coincidence, it is the business model.
One company, all twelve months
Mowing, cleanups, mulch, hardscaping, planting, and snow removal from the same crew that already knows your property. No juggling four contractors who each blame the other one.
We know this soil, not landscaping in general
Zone 6b, acidic soil that locks up nutrients, clay-heavy till that holds water, and shade from oaks older than the houses. Our recommendations start from what is actually under your lawn.
Cleanups done into every corner
Under the deck, behind the shed, along the fence, inside the shrub beds. That thoroughness is the single thing our clients mention most, and it is the standard we hold the crew to.
Written scope before we start
You get a firm number and a written description of what is included after we walk the property. No hourly meter, no surprise invoice at the end of the job.
We answer the phone
Call (323) 606-0255 during business hours and you get a real person who knows this area. The most common complaint we hear about other landscapers is that nobody called back.
Block-by-block local knowledge
What We Know About the Ground Under Whitman
Any landscaper can mow a lawn. What separates good work here from generic work is knowing what is underneath it — and these four things drive most of what we recommend.
The soil is acidic, and that explains most struggling lawns
Southeastern Massachusetts soil trends acidic, and we routinely pull readings in the low fives on Whitman lawns that have been fertilized for years. Below about pH 6.0 nutrients get chemically locked up — the fertilizer is in the ground and the grass cannot reach it. That is why our first recommendation on an established lawn here is usually a soil test and lime, not another bag of feed.
Half the town drains toward the Shumatuscacant
The eastern half of Whitman drains toward the river, and Hobart Meadow to the north and Bear Meadow to the south hold water well into spring. Properties in that watershed are where we find the soggy back corners, the moss on the north side, and the patios that were built without drainage and started moving after two winters.
Clay-heavy till holds water where sand would not
Plenty of Whitman sits on glacial till with enough clay to hold water like a bowl. It is why a back yard can still be saturated in May, and why any patio or wall built here needs a compacted base and a drainage path rather than four inches of gravel and hope.
Oak shade decides which grass will actually survive
The older streets near the town centre, out toward the Abington line, and by the town forest sit under oaks that were mature before most of the houses. Those lawns want a fine fescue blend and a four-inch cut, not the sun-blend contractor seed sold everywhere. Getting that one choice wrong is why so many local lawns thin out every August.
Every town we serve has its own version of this. See the full breakdown for Whitman, or read why acidic soil makes fertilizer stop working.
Exactly what you get
What Each Service Includes, and When We Do It
No Whitman landscaper publishes this. Here is what is in each service, the window it belongs in, and why the timing matters on properties like yours.
| Service | What's included | Best timing | Why it matters in Whitman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawn maintenance | Mowing on sharp blades, string trimming, edging, every hard surface blown clean | Weekly, April–October | Dull blades tear grass and open the door to the fungal disease our humid Julys encourage. We sharpen on a rotation, not once in spring. |
| Core aeration & overseeding | Plugs pulled in multiple passes, seed matched to your light, starter fertilizer, lime if the test calls for it | Late August–September | Compacted clay till benefits most from fall aeration — roots strengthen before dormancy, and crabgrass is finished for the year so there is no pre-emergent conflict. |
| Soil testing & pH correction | Lab analysis for pH and nutrients, lime applied at the tested rate | Test every two years; lime in late fall | Our soils are naturally acidic. Correcting pH is what makes every other input you pay for actually available to the grass. |
| New lawn installation | Old lawn removed, grade corrected, loam and compost worked in, sod or hydroseed, watering plan | Late April–early June, or mid-August–early October | Soil temperature between 50°F and 65°F is what germination needs. We avoid the soggy weeks of early April when the ground cannot be worked. |
| Planting & garden bed design | Light and drainage assessment, plants spaced to mature size, beds amended and mulched | Spring and fall, timed by species | We lean on natives — New England aster, butterfly weed, little bluestem — that want our acidic soil, need less water, and support local pollinators. |
| Mulch delivery & installation | Beds cleared and weeded, fresh spaded edge, double-ground hardwood at 2–3 inches, pulled back off every stem | Early spring, before the April rains | Getting mulch down before the wet weeks keeps beds workable and stops weed seed germinating in the first place. |
| Spring & fall cleanups | Leaves and debris from lawn, beds, under decks and behind sheds; perennials cut back; edges re-cut; everything hauled | Spring before April 15 · Fall mid-October–November | Timing is the whole job. Spring cleanup after growth starts tears out what you paid for last year; leaves left under snow become snow mold and vole habitat. |
| Hardscaping & retaining walls | Excavation to full depth, base in compacted lifts, geotextile fabric, drainage, edge restraint, polymeric joints | April–November, design over winter | Frost drives deep here. Base depth and a drainage path are the entire difference between a patio that lasts twenty years and one that moves in five. |
| Drainage & grading | Source diagnosis, regrading, French drains, catch basins, drywells, downspouts buried and routed away | Spring through late fall | On clay-heavy ground water moves sideways rather than down. Fixing where it comes from beats draining where it collects. |
| Snow removal & ice management | Plowing, walkway and step shoveling, sand or calcium chloride, post-storm cleanup pass | November–March, by contract | The crew that mowed your lawn knows where the curbing, sprinkler heads and bed edges are at 3 a.m. under eight inches of snow. A stranger is guessing. |
All fourteen services are listed on the full services page, each with its own process, pricing factors and FAQs.
Plan your year
The Whitman Seasonal Service Calendar
Twelve months of timing built for USDA zone 6b rather than a generic national schedule. Use it to plan your own year, or hand the property to us and we will run it for you.
| Month | What we recommend | Why then |
|---|---|---|
| January | Snow and ice management | Keep traffic off frozen turf, and watch where plow banks get stacked. |
| February | Snow service; hardscape design consultations | Winter is the right time to plan a patio for spring installation. Spring cleanup slots start filling. |
| March | Late-winter structural pruning; spring cleanup once ground drains | Summer-blooming shrubs get cut now. Do not work saturated soil — compaction lasts all season. |
| April | Finish cleanup before the 15th; mulch; first mow | After mid-April perennials push and bulbs come up, so raking beds damages new growth. |
| May | Weekly mowing; planting; balanced feeding | Cool-season grass grows hardest now — a two-week gap breaks the one-third rule. |
| June | Raise the mowing height; shear formal hedges | Taller grass shades its own root zone and blocks the light crabgrass needs. |
| July | Mowing, irrigation checks, deadheading | Do not push nitrogen into heat-stressed turf. Water deeply, early, and less often. |
| August | Book aeration; monitor for grubs; overseeding prep | September fills fast, and grub damage shows late summer as turf that peels like carpet. |
| September | Core aeration and overseeding; fall planting | The single best month of the year for an established lawn. Warm soil, cooling air, no crabgrass competition. |
| October | Heaviest feeding of the year; start leaf removal; lime | Fall feeding builds roots rather than top growth. Lime applied now gets worked in over winter. |
| November | Second leaf pass; short final mow; winterize irrigation | Oaks drop weeks after maples. A 2.5-inch final cut stops grass matting under snow. |
| December | Snow and ice management | Contracts should already be in place — reliable routes fill by September. |
The two deadlines worth writing down
Spring cleanup before April 15, and aeration with overseeding finished by the end of September. Miss either and you spend the rest of the year compensating. Book snow contracts by September as well — by the first storm warning in November, the reliable crews are already full.
Honest pricing
What Actually Drives the Price of a Landscaping Job
Nobody in this market publishes cost information, which leaves homeowners guessing. We will not invent a price for a property we have not seen — but we will tell you exactly what moves the number before you pick up the phone.
Usable area, not lot size
A half-acre lot with a house, a driveway and mature beds might only have 8,000 square feet of grass. We measure what actually gets mowed rather than pricing off a satellite photo.
Access to the work area
If a machine reaches the back yard, a job moves fast. If every ton of base stone comes through a three-foot gate by wheelbarrow, the labour line climbs on an otherwise identical project.
Trim time and obstacles
Chain-link fence, island beds, playsets and stone walls all cost more minutes per square foot than open mowing. It is usually the biggest hidden variable on a maintenance quote.
What is under the ground
Clay, ledge or a high water table means deeper excavation, more material hauled out, and often drainage before anything gets built. On hardscape this is where two quotes diverge by thousands.
Condition going in
A property maintained every year moves quickly. One skipped for two seasons has compacted layers and established weeds that have to come out first.
Frequency and bundling
Weekly service costs less per visit than bi-weekly because the grass never gets away from us, and mulch, edging or pruning folded into an existing visit costs less than a separate trip.
Every quote is a fixed price after a walk-through, in writing, before we start — never an hourly meter. If you are comparing hardscape bids, compare the base depth and the drainage line first; that is where the difference in how long it lasts actually lives. Our guide to reading a paver patio quote walks through it line by line.
Locally owned & operated
A Whitman Business, Run by the Person Who Does the Work
Giachetto Landscape is based at 23 Rowena Ave in Whitman — not a regional franchise servicing this town on the way somewhere else. Chris Giachetto has been working on properties across the South Shore for over 15 years.
That matters more than it sounds. It means the person quoting your job is the person doing it, the crew that clears your beds in April is the crew that plows your driveway in January, and there is nobody between you and the decision-maker when something needs sorting out.
The reviews say it better than we can. Look at how many of them use the words “hard worker,” “responsive,” and “not a leaf left anywhere.”
Where we work
76 South Shore Towns, From Our Shop in Whitman
Every town gets its own page because every town has its own soil, drainage, and plant conditions. Pick yours and see what we actually deal with there.
Whitman, MA
Home baseOur home base. Rowena Ave, 02382 — the town we know street by street.
02382
Four miles north. Island Grove, Ames Nowell, and everything between Route 18 and Route 123.
02351 · 4 mi from our shop
Our sister town — shared high school, shared soil problems, plenty of cranberry-country water table.
02341 · 4 mi from our shop
Directly south of Whitman. Satucket River country, Elmwood, and the Route 18 corridor.
02333 · 4 mi from our shop
Six miles northeast. Tight lots, older housing, and lawns that need soil work more than seed.
02370 · 6 mi from our shop
The City of Champions, six miles west. Triple-deckers, tight lots, and D.W. Field Park.
02301 · 02302 · 6 mi from our shop
Nine miles southwest. Historic center, university town, and river-bottom soil.
02324 · 9 mi from our shop
Seven miles southwest. Town River floodplain, Route 106, and a lot of open land.
02379 · 7 mi from our shop
Also serving: Halifax, Pembroke, Hanover, Norwell, Hingham, Weymouth, Braintree, Holbrook, Randolph, Avon, Stoughton, Easton, Duxbury, Marshfield, Scituate, Cohasset, Quincy, Kingston, Plympton, Middleborough, Raynham, Carver, Hull, Plymouth, Wareham, Marion, Mattapoisett, Rochester, Lakeville, Boston, Milton, Canton, Dedham, Needham, Wellesley, Westwood, Dover, Sharon, Walpole, Norwood, Foxborough, Medfield, Millis, Medway, Franklin, Norfolk, Wrentham, Plainville, Bellingham, Brookline, Taunton, Norton, Mansfield, Attleboro, North Attleborough, Seekonk, Rehoboth, Dighton, Berkley, Freetown, Somerset, Swansea, Fall River, Westport, Dartmouth, New Bedford, Fairhaven, Acushnet.
What your neighbors say
28 Google Reviews. Not One Below Five Stars.
These are real reviews from real South Shore properties, pulled straight from our Google Business Profile.
The Giachetto Landscape crew did an absolutely incredible job on a big spring cleanup at our home. The yard was a mess, and there wasn't a single leaf or stick left in any nook or cranny once they were done. They were efficient, respectful, fast, and reasonably priced. We're blown away by how hard they worked. There are so many landscaping companies to choose from, and we couldn't be happier to have found such an amazing crew! 10/10!
Chris did an amazing job installing my new lawn with sod. From him being readily available to take a look at my job in the beginning, to providing me a prompt, competitive quote, to the pulling up of my old weed filled lawn, hand laying the new sod, and setting up of the sprinklers/timers to water the lawn, he has been a pleasure to work with. He also pulled out a large shrub and planted a smaller one, as well as re-mulched. He is professional, responsive to all questions, easy to work with, and a hard worker. I highly recommend him for any landscape project you may have.
Giachetto Landscape is the best! Chris and his crew are reliable, on time and they don't stop working until the job is done. They did a clean up in my yard and now it looks like a showplace!!! I am so grateful for the professionalism and expertise! You will not regret hiring Giachetto Landscape!!!
We cannot recommend Cris and his team enough! Timely response, came out to give us a free estimate, and got to work (as soon as the weather permitted!) We have had a difficult time attempting our yard clean up each Spring and knew it was time to hire a professional team. Extremely satisfied with our beautifully manicured yard and the kids are excited to get back out there and play! Thanks again Cris!!
Love the work done by Giachetto Landscape! Cristiano did a spring cleanup for our yard and it looks fantastic, we are so happy with it. We could have never done it ourselves and are so glad that we used them! From beginning to end it was a great experience. Cristiano was very responsive and came by to give a free quote within days of my initial outreach. He was easy to work with and is such a hard worker, I highly recommend!
Cristiano's work ethic, attention to detail, and professionalism are simply unmatched! In just under two days he completely transformed the ugly eyesores around our home into beautiful landscapes that my wife and I still (three full days later) can't stop gazing at! Thank you Cristiano for all your hard work and we will be sure to use Giachetto Landscape for all our yard's needs in the future. Five stars!
From our field notes
Practical Advice for South Shore Properties
Written from what we actually see on Whitman-area lawns, not repackaged national advice.
Seasonal7 min readProtecting Your Landscape Through a Massachusetts Winter
Most of the damage you find in April was preventable in November. Here is the short list of things that actually matter.
Read the guide →
Seasonal7 min readFall Leaf Removal: Why One Pass Is Not Enough
Maples finish in October. Oaks hold on into November. That gap is why single-pass cleanups leave a second layer to mat under snow.
Read the guide →
Lawn Care8 min readFall Aeration and Overseeding: The Complete Guide
The highest-return service on any established lawn, and the reason spring aeration is a worse deal than most people realize.
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Tell Us About Your Property
We walk every job in person before quoting. You will get a firm number and a written scope — not an estimate that changes once we start.
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- ✓Written scope so you know exactly what is included
- ✓We respond to every request within one business day
- ✓Serving 76 towns across the South Shore
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Find Us in Whitman
Our shop is on Rowena Ave in Whitman. Trucks start and end the day here, which is why we can hold a tight schedule across the South Shore.
Answers
Frequently Asked Questions
The questions we get asked most, answered honestly. If yours is not here, call and ask.
We are based at 23 Rowena Ave in Whitman and work throughout the South Shore of Massachusetts. Our core towns are Whitman, Abington, Hanson, East Bridgewater, Rockland, and Brockton, and we regularly work out to Hingham, Duxbury, Bridgewater, Quincy, and the coastal towns. If you are nearby and not on our list, call and ask — we will tell you honestly whether we can service you well.
Yes, and always on site. There is no honest way to price a property from a satellite photo. We walk the job with you, talk through what you actually want, and give you a written number with the scope spelled out. Call (323) 606-0255 to set one up.
Yes. We carry liability and workers' compensation coverage, and we provide certificates of insurance on request — which commercial properties and condo associations typically require before work begins.
About one inch per week including rainfall, delivered in one or two deep sessions rather than daily light watering. Water early — between 4 and 6 a.m. — so blades dry as the sun comes up. Evening watering leaves grass wet overnight, which is the main driver of fungal disease in this climate.
Late August through the end of September. Soil is still warm so seed germinates quickly, air temperatures are falling, rainfall is more reliable, and crabgrass is finished for the year. Fall aeration with overseeding is the single most valuable thing you can do for an established lawn in this area.
Yes. Organic programs use compost top-dressing, natural nitrogen sources, and integrated pest management instead of a fixed pesticide schedule. Results come more gradually and soil quality improves more over time. Plenty of families with kids and dogs prefer it, and we are happy to build a program either way.
We push to the next workable day and keep the rest of the route in order, and you get a text if your day shifts. We do not mow saturated turf — the ruts and torn crowns take longer to repair than the delay costs.
Yes, and it is the main reason to bundle them. The crew clearing your driveway in January is the crew that mowed it in July, so they know exactly where the pavement ends, where the sprinkler heads are, and where snow can be stacked without crushing your plantings. Book snow contracts by September — routes fill before the season.
For maintenance plans, usually within a week during the growing season. Spring cleanups are the exception — that schedule fills from March and the slots before April 15 go first, so early is better. Larger projects like hardscaping or a new lawn book out further depending on the season. Call and we will tell you our actual availability rather than an optimistic guess.
No. Most of our maintenance clients are at work when we come through. We just need reliable access — an unlocked gate or a code — and any dogs inside on your service day. For estimates on design, hardscape or planting work it is much better if you are there, because those decisions are easier to make standing on the property.
Perimeter tick and mosquito treatments can be added to any maintenance plan. We target where the pests actually breed — leaf litter, tall grass, and shrub borders — rather than blanket-spraying the open lawn, and applications follow Massachusetts requirements. Given how much of the South Shore backs onto woodland, it is a common add-on here.
Ready to Stop Wondering If Your Landscaper Will Show Up?
Join the South Shore neighbors who trust us to keep their property looking right all twelve months. Call (323) 606-0255 or request a free estimate — we will get back to you within one business day.
- 5.0★ · 28 reviews
- 15+ years experience
- Fully insured
- Free on-site estimates