Skinner Overlook did a large brush clearing job for my grandfather. The job was tough and work was extensive. They made it look easy with their motivated crew and machinery operators. They went above and beyond with the work and my grandfather is able to enjoy his upper back yard again. I highly recommend Skinner Overlook! read more

Condo's beware...As a former Board Trustee of a very large condominium property in Hingham I tell you that Skinner did not honor their contract. The whole time of the contract with them, we continuously received sub-par service and excuses. It has taken us (3) years with a new landscape company to get our property back to looking somewhat better. The communication with Skinner was abhorrent. They will tell you to take a ride to look at some of the properties that they maintain. They will tell you that they are pristine. This was NOT the case for the years we had a contract with them. I recently called to ask them again about what happened and no one there was interested in discussing. They have also recently been DROPPED by another large condo complex in Hingham. Beware read more

In 2020 we had some landscaping work done in our backyard. Requested a Japanese maple near a patio and they planted an upright maple that doesn't turn purple (which is what my 92 yr old mother requested and what they gave us a picture of) and will grow too large for the space (will eventually affect the patio). Unfortunately, after Frank, the owner, came back to review what was planted and telling me that he needed to speak to his "nursery person" I never saw him or heard back from him again. We called many times to speak with Frank and went to their weymouth office to see him. Was told by his foreman that the tree is now established in the ground and it will ruin it if removed. If Frank handled this issue when I first reached out they could have saved the tree and replaced it with what we asked for. It's now going into the 3rd year with the tree and will have to take Frank to small claims court. The second issue I had with this company is when they came to more my lawn and literally tore up the grass with the large mower. I had to call and have the foreman come back to see the mess they left me with. I would NEVER recommend Frank or his company unless you want to micro-manage the project and withhold money until the work is done to your satisfaction. Once they got their money, we didn't matter. read more

I can not say enough good things about this company! We had them replace three old retaining walls, put in new steps, and widen and repave our driveway. They did the work in one week and it's a beautiful face lift for our home. Everyone from the office staff, the crew and owner Frank Sullivan were awesome. The crew were professional and oh so friendly. They did a great job cleaning up the job site each day and Frank visited many times throughout the process which made us feel so comfortable. Will definitely have them come back next year to do our walkway. Bravo and Thank you!!!! Photos of the finished work and the before. read more

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I used to call my back yard a jungle, and reached out to Skinner Overlook to see if they could make it a useable outdoor space. We had quite the job, the prior owners had filled in an in ground pool and the yard was just a mess. When I reached out to Skinner, I asked if what we were hoping could be done in about a 3 week time frame because my fiancé and I decided after a covid wedding postponement to have a small backyard wedding. They went above and beyond and Rachel even gave us some suggestions for how to use our new space for our backyard wedding. Skinner Overlook was so helpful, Frank knew all about if we'd need permits for any of the work and converted out jungle into an amazing outdoor space. The masonry is beautiful! We are so happy that we worked with Skinner Overlook for this project, they were efficient, friendly, knowledgeable and so easy to work with. They went above and beyond and even finished our yard early! We can't speak highly enough of the yard and we have had many people remark on how beautiful the yard is itself, all thanks to Skinner Overlook! All the workers were also mindful of the Covid rules and restrictions too! read more

If you care about your personal property, be very careful with this company. They have no respect for your vehicle and can't even return a call. EDIT - It's been A FULL MONTH, and the owner of the shop straight up LIED about "making it right". He never followed through and delivered. read more

Super sloppy. Quick to give us an estimate, quick to take a deposit and slow to return our calls, schedule the work and show up. And the work was so rushed and so crappy, we could have done it ourselves and wish we had. There are mulch fingerprints all over our siding and fencing and the edging was such a mess, we're redoing. read more

Lousy customer service. Untrustworthy. Do not believe a word they say, they do not keep their promises. Watch out for your personal property...they do not fix what they damage or break. read more

I have Hired them multiple times to do landscape designs, tree and shrub and flower plantings, stone walkways, and an entire stone patio. They are one of the best businesses I have ever dealt with. The quality of the work is second to none and they have transformed my yard. I would hire them again for any size project. read more

These guys are hands down the best contractor I have ever dealt with and I have dealt with many. I have used Skinner Overlook for three projects at my house. A large stone patio, a front walkway, and a large landscape design project with flowers, trees, and shrubs. Their design work is second to none and the owner was very helpful in working with me to formulate the best design for my vision and was very honest with me on what would look the best even though it meant less work for him. He has high integrity and really went out of his way to make me happy. His staff is very professional and the guys never took a break. He takes care of his employees and it shows. These guys had great attention to detail and also cared about making me happy. The quality of the design and the actual work is the best. All my neighbors and friends love the finished work and are impressed with what Skinner Overlook achieved in transforming my yard. I highly recommend Skinner Overlook. read more

They completely screwed us charging us 13k for a lawn that dies after the first year and does not grow back next year. On top of that a lot of things weren't done properly. The edging around 100ish feet of flower beds was horribly done. THERE WERE A TON OF EMPTY PROMISES. I would never use this company again and recommend you never use them as well. read more

Excellent prompt service. They delivered loam on the same day I ordered it. The delivery man had a special challenge of dumping the loam over our newly installed 4' stone wall. His truck never touched the wall and the loam was dumped exactly where I wanted it. That is skill! read more

Frank is a good guy with a great crew of guys around him. Runs a tight ship and recommend their landscaping and masonry 100 times over.

They seem to think its okay to begin work at 7am, including using their obnoxiously noisy mulch pumping machine. Some residents of the commercial properties They maintain have infants and young children who need their sleep. read more

Promise the world..... then not show up on the day promised.... all is great until the work needed to be done... too bad- the workers are fine but the guy who owns this place is impossible to work with - seems like he's doing you a favor to talk to you... not inexpensive either read more

Horrible. I hired Skinner to do a yard clean up and some plantings for my mother's yard as a Mother's Day gift. I made sure to make it very clear to the company that it was a gift for my mother, and that all invoices should be directed to me. My mother was so upset with the job that was "completed" so I went to look at her yard. It literally looked like nothing was touched. I had to call the company and explain to them that the overgrown weeds were not removed and the few plantings were not visible since the promised weeding was not performed and there was no mulch laid as stated in the layout plan. Their response was that it was hard to tell what was a weed and what was a plant that should not be pulled. I explained to them that was why I hired a landscaping business to do the work, that if they could not tell, what exactly was a paying them for? They assured me that they would be back on site first thing the next day. No call no show. I had to call them to see where they were. Said they would be on site with the owner and an in-house florist first thing the next morning so make sure that the job was done correctly. They eventually showed up the next afternoon and I had to get on the phone with the worker to explain what I wanted done still since he had no idea. I called the office again, to inquire about the balance, since I had already paid 40% of the invoice as a deposit and was told to "not worry about it." Cut to two months later, and my mother calls me to tell me that she received an OVERDUE invoice mailed directly to her for payment. I called the owner, Frank, today and was met with indifference and a mumbled apology only for sending the invoice to my mother, not for any of the other issues. When I pointed out that I was told not to worry about the balance when I called two months prior, Frank stated that he meant not to worry about the job getting done, and was then chastened for not calling them to let them know I owed them money!! Do NOT hire Skinner. There are plenty of other companies in the area. Go there. read more

They built a patio for us last summer and did a fabulous job so I was surprised to see the negative reviews. We had an amazing experience and would definitely hire them again. The crew was all very friendly and professional and the owner Frank was great to work with. read more