Grays Beach and Bass River anchor one side of Yarmouth, where sandy soil and salt air call for irrigation and planting choices built for coastal exposure. A few miles up Old King’s Highway in Yarmouth Port, the same town looks completely different: mature trees and established gardens that have had decades to settle in. Our residential design and irrigation teams handle both ends of that range, bringing the same lawn care and landscape design services we’ve run on the South Shore for over 20 years to a branch now based just down the road in Mashpee.
Every yard gets a plan built around what’s actually growing there rather than a standard package. Our crews train together and follow the same standards on every property, so the quality you get doesn’t change depending on who shows up that week.
A full backyard renovation in Plymouth, MA, featuring a new paver patio and a rebuilt granite stairway at the home’s bulkhead entrance. See how Egan Landscape Group turned a yard with tight corners and worn wood steps into a finished, functional outdoor space.
See how we transformed The Pinehills’ Clark Rd entrance with smart irrigation, seasonal plantings, and year-round care after major road construction.
See how Egan Landscape Group transforms The Pinehills’ Stone Bridge with year-round seasonal displays, from spring blooms to holiday lights. Contact us to bring the same color to your community.
An old Plymouth walkway gets a fresh crushed stone upgrade, connecting driveway to patio with added stepping stones for durability and comfort.
Commercial landscape maintenance for HOAs & multi-family properties on the South Shore & Cape Cod. See our work at Rowen in Plymouth, MA.
We maintain The Summerhouse, the welcome center for The Pinehills in Plymouth, MA, as part of our ongoing landscape care across this 5 mile master-planned community. See how thoughtful landscaping helps create a strong first impression for homebuyers, and how we bring that same level of care to client-facing businesses and offices.
Sandy soil drains fast, which means it also dries out fast and holds onto fewer nutrients than the heavier soil found off-Cape. That's usually why lawns here brown out or thin during dry stretches even with a decent watering schedule. The fix is less about watering more and more about building up the soil itself, along with choosing grass varieties that actually handle sandy conditions well. We look at soil health first before recommending any changes to your irrigation.
It can, especially with plants that aren't suited for it. Salt spray and salt-laden wind stress out a lot of common ornamentals, showing up as browned leaf edges or stunted growth on the side of the yard facing the water. The workaround is picking species that tolerate coastal exposure in the first place, and positioning more sensitive plantings where they get some natural buffering from the house, fencing, or hardier shrubs.
Yes, and that's usually the better approach anyway. Mature plantings have a head start that's hard to replicate, so our first step on a property like this is figuring out what's healthy and worth building around versus what's struggling and needs attention. Most of the historic properties we work with need selective pruning, soil amendment, and filling gaps rather than a full redesign.
It can. Low-lying spots near bogs or wetland buffers tend to hold moisture longer and may have different soil acidity than a typical yard, which changes what will actually thrive there. If part of your yard stays soggy longer than the rest, that's worth flagging to us early so we can plan around it rather than fighting it.
