February 12, 2020

Landscape Design, Ecological Restoration, Sustainability and Resilience in Westchester

Whether you are in Pound Ridge, Bedford, Katonah or Scarsdale, Hartsdale or White Plains, though your individual conditions and desires may differ there is one certainty…..things are changing in the landscape environment. The weather is unpredictable. While we cannot change the impact of global climate change, we can certainly change our landscapes and our landscape maintenance practices to improve the 

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July 25, 2019

Ecological Solutions to Your Mosquito Problem

It’s been a common refrain this season: the mosquitos in my yard are insane. I can’t be outside for more than ten seconds before getting bit.  As landscape professionals who work outside every day… we believe you. We see it too. But our immense annoyance and frustration with these pesky creatures can lead to some pretty crazy human behaviors.  Daily, we see mosquito-prevention 

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September 21, 2016

Drainage Solutions and Maintenance for your Home and Landscape

There are so many water issues in our home landscapes. Although it has been extremely dry for the past several months we continue to come across drainage problems associated with infrastructure or the landscape. Many of these problems or issues can be easily remedied by evaluating the source. We offer a free 20 point property inspection/report which covers all aspects 

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August 17, 2016

Ecological Landscape Management Practices or BMP’s for Drainage and Water Management Strategies in Chappaqua, New York

We come across water management issues daily in our work as landscape designers and design/build contractors. It seems there is either too much water or too little. Aside from our 20 point property checklist, we continuously look for signs and indicators of flow paths, wet areas or stress in the landscape environment. Sometimes these are simple and easy to improve. 

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July 6, 2016

Contract for Landscape Planting/Mini Rain Garden

Often times our customers ask about example contracts and a scope of work/ services. Below we have provided an example contract as well as images of the work provided for this specific project. We have of course omitted the contact information for our client as well as the costs as costs are always based on specific project details. For more 

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