Plants and trees are major assets in any yard or environment. Therefore, proper plant and tree health care is vital to keeping landscapes healthy and sustainable. Plant Health Care involves. . .
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Leafing Out
Girdling Roots – A Problem That Can Cause Tree Death
There are several trees in our area including Sugar Maples and Scarlet Oaks that don’t disappoint when the landscape lights up with dazzling colors each fall. As we admire these. . .
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Getting Landscape Ready for Winter
It is time to prepare your landscape for a long winter’s nap. Due to cooler temperatures you can now reduce watering needs for your property. However, if you have planted. . .
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Fertilizer important in September
Fall is an important time to prepare your grass for dormancy in the winter, and your soil for the early growth of spring. September is the month to get your. . .
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Is Your Property Ready for a Hurricane?
Living on Long Island means we live with the possibility of hurricanes. There is no way to completely protect your landscape from storms. However, there are some things you can. . .
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Create A Landscape You Can Embrace
We have all been staying at home more often than we’ve wanted and many of us unfortunately are having stay-cations this year to stay safe.More than likely you’ve examined. . .
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Gardening Tips
Our recent stay-at-home orders have given many of us spare time to think about what our properties potential is. It’s not a surprise that many of us have taken up. . .
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Grow a Magic Bean Stalk
Magic Bean Stalk Materials: Glass mason jar, cotton balls, and dried beans (broad beans, kidney beans, and lima beans all work) Instructions Grab a large handful of cotton balls and. . .
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How to make a gelatin bird feeder
How to make cookie cutter gelatin bird feeders: To make the birdfeeders, plan on a packet of gelatin (powder) to a cup of bird seed. So if you’re making two. . .
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March Gardening To-Do-List
This is the time of year when we yearn for spring and the promise of a new gardening season! There are still a number of tasks on our Long Island. . .
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Fall Lawn Care Tips
Fall (September, October, November) If you fertilize only once a year, a single application early September is the best time. Most home lawns with modest expectations do just fine with a. . .
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Fall Perennial Planting Tips
Perennial flowers, unlike annual flowers, are best planted in the spring or the fall. When selecting perennials, be sure to consider your planting zone and whether your garden is shady or sunny. Also think about. . .
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Vegetable Gardens
Do you have a green thumb? How about planting a vegetable garden? There’s nothing like a bite of a just-picked carrot or the sweetness of a juicy tomato. And the. . .
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Soil and Mulch
Why should I know the type & pH? Do you know what type of soil you have? Perform a soil analysis. Take a handful of slightly moist soil and close. . .
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Spring Lawn Cleanup
GET READY FOR SPRING We have much work to begin to get prepared for. Spring will be here before we know it. These are a few things that will need. . .
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Fertilizer Treatments
Did you know that grass can only absorb fertilizer when it is actively growing? That’s why the timing of fertilizer treatments is important. The best time to fertilize your lawn. . .
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Tree Disease – Oak Wilt
Last year the Suffolk County was declared an “oak wilt protective zone” by the state. That means that the removal from Suffolk of any portion of any oak is generally prohibited. . .
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Landscaping Rain Gardens
How would you like a garden that’s easy to install, looks good year-round, requires little maintenance, and helps prevent water pollution? Consider a rain garden. Rain gardens are different from. . .
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Southern Pine Beetle Infestation
The Southern Pine Beetle is a bark beetle that infests pine trees. The beetle is the size of a grain of rice and red brown in color. They are generally. . .
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How much does lawn service cost in the Hamptons?
We’ve been providing lawn services in the Hamptons for over 35 years so we know what it should cost. As is the case with many businesses, you can spend a. . .
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Theodore Roosevelt, 1907 Arbor Day Message
It is well that you should celebrate your Arbor Day thoughtfully, for within your lifetime the nation’s need of trees will become serious. We of an older generation can get. . .
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Osho
Look at the trees, look at the birds, look at the clouds, look at the stars… and if you have eyes you will be able to see that the whole. . .
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Joyce Kilmer, “Trees,” 1914
I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks. . .
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Rabindranath Tagore, Fireflies, 1928
“Trees are the earth’s endless effort to speak to the listening heaven.”
William Wordsworth, “Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood”, 1803
“To me the meanest flower that blows can give. Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears.”
Alice Walker, The Color Purple, 1982
“Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You ever notice that trees do everything to git attention we do, except walk?”
Hal Borland, Sundial of the Seasons, 1964
“A woodland in full color is awesome as a forest fire, in magnitude at least, but a single tree is like a dancing tongue of flame to warm the heart.”
John Muir
When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.
Native American Proverb
We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.
Woody Allen
As the poet said, “only God can make a tree” – probably because it’s so hard to figure out how to get the bark on.
Cree Indian Proverb
Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money.
Anonymous
The best part of happiness is the pines.
It’s a Bug’s World…. And We’re Living in it.
Break out the bug repellent, pull up your socks and think before hiking and playing this summer. The snow insulated winter and the spring rains have brought an onslaught of pests on. . .
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Plant Some Spring Flowering Bulbs
Plant some Spring flowering bulbs in your yard! Spring bulbs are some of the most rewarding plants you can grow. Spring flowering bulbs can be planted anytime in the fall after. . .
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Tree Pruning
All trees will need pruning from time to time. Regular tree pruning is part of landscape maintenance. Be sure to consider safety issues, as well as tree health. Will your. . .
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Spray Coating to Protect Trees in Winter
Anti-Dessicant spray coating for trees protects trees in winter. Don’t forget to give your trees a winter coat this season. During the winter the ground is frozen and the roots. . .
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Deer Repellents and Deterrents
All wildlife is a vital part of the South fork of Long Island’s eco-system and a nice reminder that the East End is one of the last places on Long. . .
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Fertilization and Mulching in Fall
Fall Fertilization – Mulching A good fertilization program helps maintain the vigor and health of trees and shrubs at a landscape site. Satisfactory plant growth depends as much on proper. . .
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What’s going on with my Leyland’s?
Do you have Leyland Cypress that are brown and dying out? Well you are not alone, we have received numerous this season and can help you! A popular plant of. . .
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Landscape Turf
Landscape Turf: Due to the high temperatures and humidity lawns are under stress and subsequently may be susceptible to disease pressure. In addition earlier season treatments are broken down because. . .
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Drought Conditions
Drought Conditions: Hot temperatures and dry weather conditions are causing some concerns on properties. We you see wilting Hydrangeas and dry brown lawns so during this kind of weather we would like to urge. . .
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Why are my Boxwoods Brown?
This has been the most common inquiry this season. In 2011 the first cases of Boxwood Blight were confirmed in the Hamptons. With Boxwoods being a signature plant of the. . .
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