Northern Oak Landscape Inc

Northern Oak Landscape has been working South Shore properties out of Scituate since 1983, the company says — a family-run outfit now led by Steve Leitch as President with his son Chris as Vice President. The work spans planting design and everyday yard maintenance on one side and custom stonework on the other: patios, retaining walls, outdoor kitchens and fireplaces. The same two names keep showing up in its recent reviews. This month, a homeowner credited Steve with holding a landscaping job to budget while still working through where plants should go and how much to cut back overgrown bushes. Back in the spring, another reviewer called out Steve and Chris's team by name and said their price beat everyone else's for the job. The Better Business Bureau has accredited the company since 2009 and currently rates it A+, with no complaints on file. What's thinner is the public review count itself: Google shows just 6 ratings, and its Houzz page — which showcases two hardscape projects and a Houzz badge — has no written reviews at all yet. So the strongly positive read here rests on a handful of recent voices rather than a long public track record. Separately, there's a federal OSHA citation on record against the company for a sanitation-standard violation, which is worth asking about directly rather than assuming it's been resolved. For South Shore homeowners weighing a planting or stonework project — a patio, a retaining wall, an outdoor fireplace — this reads as a small, owner-involved shop where the same two or three people touch every job. Given how few public reviews exist, it's worth asking for a recent local reference or two before committing to a larger stonework scope.