A. Merida Landscaping INC

A. Merida Landscaping runs out of 55 Jackson St in Lynn, under owner Anibal Merida. HomeGuide describes the company as founded in 2003 and locally owned, serving homeowners across the greater Boston area with landscaping and tree work; BBB and Thumbtack profiles instead put the business at about nine years old, so its exact age is unclear from the record on file. The clearest track record comes from Thumbtack, where the company holds a 4.9-star average across 47 ratings and Top Pro status; reviews spanning 2017 through 2019 keep to a consistent theme — fast, reasonably priced work on retaining walls, grading, lawn and garden care, and occasional tree removal. Google separately shows a perfect 5-star average, though from only four ratings. None of that history is recent — nothing found dates newer than 2019. The one clear flag sits on BBB: the profile carries an A+ letter grade, but the business is not BBB accredited, and the single review shown there is a serious complaint — a customer says the owner took payment and left a landscaping job unfinished. That's worth raising directly before booking, along with a written scope and payment schedule; Thumbtack lists cash, check, credit card, and Venmo as accepted payment methods. For grading, retaining-wall, and general yard work, the older Thumbtack history is reassuring on its own terms, but it's dated and unrepeated since. Given the unresolved BBB complaint, get a written contract with milestone payments before handing over money up front.