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Canton MA
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• Unused outdoor space?
• Broken patio, walkway, stairs or retaining wall?
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A. Buckley Landscaping’s Landscape Construction services have helped thousands of homeowners, business owners, property managers, and other individuals in Canton, MA and the surrounding communities. After some research, we’re confident you’ll find us to be the right landscape company to handle your Landscape Construction projects.
Why Choose
A. Buckley Landscaping for Landscape Construction Canton MA?
In short…Because we have a reputation for quality work and being budget friendly. Our customer service is second to none. Our team is always responsive, courteous, friendly, and respectful.
At A. Buckley Landscaping, we do it all! From conception to completion, we handle every aspect of design, construction, planting, and maintenance. This integrated approach reduces project time and money by streamlining each phase of implementation and eliminating the delays that often plague sub-contracted projects.
With A. Buckley Landscaping, you’ll receive:
- Quality workmanship that is guaranteed to last
- Work from licensed professionals who are honest and hardworking
- Dependable service that is completed on time and on budget
- Free estimates and a fully insured crew
To review the creativity of our design and the quality of our craftsmanship, simply take a look at our Photo Gallery. Our decades worth of landscaping projects speak for themselves! From custom landscape designs to planting projects, patios, stonework, and more — You can trust your yard or business property to our team of experts.
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Extension Of Your Home
Increased Resale Value
Entertaining Family & Friends
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What are landscape construction services?
Landscape construction services are the phase where your outdoor design plan becomes a real, usable space. While landscape design focuses on planning and vision, landscape construction is the professional installation and building of all the physical elements that make up your property.
These services typically include grading and excavation, which ensure proper drainage and a stable foundation for everything that follows. From there, landscape construction may involve installing patios, walkways, retaining walls, driveways, steps, and outdoor living features such as fire pits, outdoor kitchens, pergolas, and seating areas.
Landscape construction also covers planting and lawn installation, including trees, shrubs, perennials, sod, and seed. A professional crew understands proper spacing, soil preparation, and planting techniques so your landscape thrives long after installation—not just on day one.
Additional services often include irrigation systems, drainage solutions, landscape lighting, and fencing, all coordinated to work together as one cohesive system. Done correctly, these elements improve usability, safety, and long-term property value.
The biggest advantage of professional landscape construction is precision and efficiency. Experienced contractors follow the design plan closely, use the right materials, and build to last—avoiding costly mistakes, delays, and rework.
If you want an outdoor space that looks polished, functions properly, and holds its value over time, landscape construction services are essential. Start with a professional consultation to ensure your project is built correctly from the ground up.
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History
The area that is present-day Canton was inhabited for thousands of years prior to European colonization. The Paleo-Indian site Wamsutta, radiocarbon dated to 12,140 years before present, is located within the bounds of modern day Canton at Signal Hill.
At the time of the Puritan migration to New England in the early 1600s, Canton was seasonally inhabited by the Neponset band of Massachusett under the leadership of sachem Chickatawbut.
From the 1630s to the 1670s, increasing encroachment by year-round English settlers on lands traditionally inhabited only part of the year, devastating virgin soil epidemics, and English colonial policy pushed native people in to Praying Towns, a precursor to modern day Indian reservations.
The modern town of Canton was the site of Ponkapoag, the second Praying Town in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, which was set off from Dorchester in 1657, three years after English colonists resettled a group of Nemasket there from Cohannet, modern day Taunton. The so-called Praying Indians that settled in Ponkapoag are known today as the Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag.
In 1674, King Philip’s War led to significant depopulation of Ponkapoag, which found itself on the fault lines of one of the bloodiest conflicts in North American history, and in October 1675 those Praying Indians that remained were forcibly removed to Deer Island by order of the Massachusetts General Court. After the war, in part because of the loss of life and the fleeing of native refugees north to join the Wabanaki Confederacy, the General Court disbanded 10 of the original 14 towns in 1677 and placed the remaining four, including Ponkapoag, under the supervision of colonists.
Over the next 100 years, while Ponkapoag remained an official entity, the loss of self-determination and privatization of collective lands led to the gradual intermixing of native and settler populations in the area.
In 1726, Stoughton, Massachusetts, split from the large original territory of Dorchester; then on February 23, 1797, Canton was officially incorporated from the territory of Stoughton. The name “Canton” was suggested by Elijah Dunbar and comes from a belief that Canton, China, was antipodal to it. This is not possible, since they are both well north of the Equator; they are, however, about 2 degrees from being antipodal in longitude, ignoring latitude. In addition to being a prominent Canton citizen, Elijah Dunbar was the first president of the Stoughton Musical Society from 1786 to 1808. Now named the Old Stoughton Music Society, it is the oldest choral society in the United States.
Paul Revere built the nation’s first copper rolling mill in Canton in 1801. His poem entitled Canton Dale expresses his affection for the town. Canton was the location of the Rising Sun Stove Polish Company, founded by Elijah Morse, a wealthy merchant and creator of the pot-belly stove.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 19.6 square miles (51 km), of which 18.9 square miles (49 km) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km) (3.27%) is water.
Canton lies at the foot of Great Blue Hill. The Canton River flows through the center of the town, linking a chain of small lakes including Bolivar and Forge Ponds and flowing into the Neponset River. The Neponset River forms the boundary between Canton and its western neighbors: Norwood, Westwood, and Dedham. In addition to wooded land, the area includes wetlands, particularly in the eastern part along Route 138 near the Randolph and Stoughton borders, and in the western part along I-95.
Canton borders the towns of Dedham, Milton, Norwood, Randolph, Sharon, Stoughton, Westwood and the Hyde Park neighborhood in the city of Boston.
What is the meaning of landscape construction?
Landscape construction is the process of physically building and installing an outdoor environment based on a planned design. It’s where ideas, drawings, and concepts turn into real structures, surfaces, and planted spaces that you can see, use, and enjoy every day.
In simple terms, landscape construction is everything that happens after the design is complete. It includes preparing the land, shaping the terrain, installing hardscape features, planting greenery, and integrating systems that make the landscape functional and durable.
Landscape construction typically starts with site preparation, such as excavation, grading, and drainage work. This step is critical because it ensures proper water flow, prevents erosion, and creates a stable base for patios, walkways, and structures. From there, contractors install hardscape elements like patios, retaining walls, steps, driveways, fire pits, outdoor kitchens, and seating areas.
Once the structural components are complete, landscape construction moves into softscape installation—trees, shrubs, perennials, lawns, and planting beds. Proper soil preparation, spacing, and placement are essential so plants thrive long-term rather than failing after a season or two.
Landscape construction also includes irrigation systems, drainage solutions, landscape lighting, fencing, and finishing details that tie everything together into a cohesive outdoor space.
The true meaning of landscape construction goes beyond just “building a yard.” It’s about creating a usable, intentional outdoor environment that enhances how you live, increases property value, and holds up over time.
When done professionally, landscape construction ensures your investment is built correctly from the ground up—saving money, avoiding mistakes, and delivering a finished result that looks polished and performs as designed. A great landscape isn’t accidental—it’s constructed with purpose.
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Why Can’t I Do My Own Landscape Construction?
Our professionals have decades of experience in the industry. Whether cutting a crisp edge to a lawn or monitoring soil pH, our crew has the necessary hands-on knowledge to accomplish any task properly. While the average homeowner can do many of these clean-up jobs, they will inevitably take more time and effort.
Consider this. Let’s say you want to install a retaining wall along two garden beds at the front of your house. One option is to research supplies, create blueprints, develop alternatives, negotiate supply prices, transport materials, and install the retaining walls. Each of these tasks adds up to several days’ worth of effort.
Conversely, you can hire us—your local hardscaping expert—and use the time you’ll save reading a book, playing with your children, traveling, or whatever else you’d like. Meanwhile, our hardscaping team will install a durable and beautiful retaining wall. While cost is always a worthwhile consideration, beyond the time and effort you’ll save, the guaranteed quality is indisputable. We stand behind our work.
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What are the 5 typical landscaping construction projects?
Most professional landscaping construction projects fall into five core categories. These projects form the backbone of functional, high-value outdoor spaces and are often combined into a single, well-planned master design.
1. Patios and Walkways
Patios and walkways create usable outdoor living space and improve how people move through the property. Built with materials like natural stone, pavers, or concrete, they provide areas for entertaining, relaxing, and connecting different parts of the yard in a clean, intentional way.
2. Retaining Walls and Steps
Retaining walls manage elevation changes, prevent erosion, and create level areas on sloped properties. Steps are often integrated for safety and flow. When built correctly, these features are both structural and visually striking.
3. Lawn Installation and Grading
This includes soil preparation, proper grading for drainage, and installing sod or seed. A healthy lawn starts below the surface, and professional installation ensures long-term success instead of patchy results.
4. Planting and Landscape Beds
Trees, shrubs, and perennials are installed strategically for privacy, curb appeal, seasonal interest, and low maintenance. Proper spacing and soil preparation are critical to avoid overcrowding and plant failure.
5. Outdoor Living Features
Fire pits, outdoor kitchens, pergolas, seating walls, and lighting transform a yard into an extension of the home. These projects add lifestyle value and significantly increase property appeal.
The most successful landscapes combine these elements into a cohesive plan. Professional landscape construction ensures everything is built correctly, in the right order, and with lasting results. Start with a consultation to build it right the first time.
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