If you live or run a business anywhere in Yarmouth — West Yarmouth, South Yarmouth, Yarmouth Port, or Bass River — you already know what the Cape's coastal climate asks of a property. Fast-draining soil, salt air, nor'easters, and rough winters wear down lawns, trees, and landscapes year after year.
John G. Sears & Son has cared for Yarmouth properties since 1931. We didn't show up last season — we're your neighbors, and it's taken 95 years and five generations to learn exactly what Cape Cod properties need to get through every season in good shape. From weekly lawn maintenance and seasonal cleanups to full landscape redesigns and winter snow removal, our team is ready when you need us.
John G. Sears & Son has called Yarmouth home for 95 years and five generations now. We've watched this community grow and change, and we've stuck around caring for its properties through every season, every storm, and every new chapter.
What We Do
Services We Offer in Yarmouth
South Yarmouth
South Yarmouth is home base for John G. Sears & Son — our shop has sat right here on Old Main Street since 1931. We've watched this neighborhood turn from a quiet Cape Cod village into one of the Cape's busiest year-round communities, caring for its properties the whole way through. From the waterfront homes along Bass River to the established neighborhoods off Route 28, South Yarmouth properties need real attention: salt air rolling in off the water, soil that won't hold moisture, and winters that punish even a healthy lawn. Nobody knows South Yarmouth landscaping the way we do — this is our community, and every job here feels personal.
Est. 1931
When you hire Sears, you're not hiring some contractor. You're hiring a neighbor who's earned the trust of Yarmouth families for close to a hundred years.
Yarmouth Port
Yarmouth Port has its own character — historic homes along Route 6A, established gardens, mature trees, and a sense of place that took decades to build. It's one of our favorite corners of the Cape to work in, and one of the most rewarding. The older properties here often come with root systems and plantings that call for a careful, experienced hand instead of a one-size-fits-all approach. Our crew knows the particular rhythm of Yarmouth Port — when to prune the ornamentals along the Old King's Highway, how to protect established plantings from a late-season frost, and how to keep century-old trees healthy for whoever comes next. A village this special deserves a landscaper who respects what's already there.
West Yarmouth
West Yarmouth is one of the Cape's busiest year-round communities, and its properties show it — busy residential streets, commercial corridors, and everything in between. We've maintained West Yarmouth properties for generations at John G. Sears & Son, and the mix of older homes and newer construction here means no two jobs really look alike. Sandy, fast-draining soil makes irrigation and fertilization timing critical. Salt air off Nantucket Sound keeps lawns and ornamentals under constant stress. And the thick tree canopy throughout the neighborhood turns spring and fall cleanups into a real project. Whatever your West Yarmouth property needs, we've dealt with it before, and we'll get it right.
You'll find us at 221 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth, MA 02664. Reach us at (508) 398-8151 or by email at info@searslandscapingcapecod.com.
We cover the full range of landscaping work in Yarmouth: lawn care and maintenance, lawn fertilization, irrigation systems, tree and shrub care, landscape design and planting, hardscaping, seasonal cleanup, snow removal, beach raking, tree and nursery services, and landscape material delivery.
On Cape Cod, the window for spring cleanup is March or April, once the ground thaws, and fall cleanup runs October through early December after the leaves are down. Yarmouth properties book up early each season, so it's worth reaching out ahead of time to hold your spot.
Yes — we open and pressurize sprinkler systems in spring, handle head and zone adjustments and repairs through the season, and blow out and winterize the system each fall so freezing temperatures don't damage it.
Yes — we handle residential and commercial snow plowing, shoveling, and de-icing throughout Yarmouth, keeping driveways, walkways, and parking lots clear all winter long.
Yes — a lot of Yarmouth homes are seasonal or second homes, so we offer full property care while you're away: spring and fall cleanup, weekly or biweekly mowing, irrigation startup and winterization, and more.
Yarmouth's sandy, fast-draining soil favors drought-tolerant fescue blends and salt-tolerant native plants like bayberry, beach plum, juniper, and ornamental grasses. We can amend your beds and build a planting plan around your property's sun and wind exposure.
Yes — John G. Sears & Son is fully licensed and insured, and we've run our shop out of 221 Old Main Street in South Yarmouth since 1931.
Call (508) 398-8151, email info@searslandscapingcapecod.com, or fill out the contact form on our site to request a free estimate.
