Landscape Designer serving Ridgefield, Wilton, Pound Ridge, Chappaqua, Scarsdale, Briarcliff Manor, North Salem, South Salem, Redding, Katonah and Bedford
Organic Land Care Services
Since the end of World War II, we have allowed ourselves, our children, pets, and all sorts of wildlife to be exposed to dangerous chemicals and toxins applied routinely to our lawns and gardens. Once applied, these pesticides don’t stop at your fence or driveway. Nor do those applied by your neighbor. Instead these chemicals that share some of the same properties as nerve gas are absorbed by humans and mammals through the skin and by inhalation. Children, who are still developing, are particularly susceptible. Veterinarians have proof that lawn chemicals are partly responsible for a 30% to 40% increase in the mortality of dogs and cats. Pesticides also kill songbirds, beneficial insects, earthworms and invisible soil life. They leach into the water system through streams and storm drains causing lakes to become choked with weeds and aquatic life to die.
The vicious cycle of chemical dependency
Most simply put, we chemically fertilize and apply pesticides to our lawns to make them green upon command. At the same time the chemicals kill all soil life and nutrients so the plants become more dependent on our fertilizers. Dependent upon a man-made food source sprinkled from above, the plants fail to develop deep roots. The plants dry out. We water frequently and waste another precious resource. After we water, we need to mow—mow—mow and we pollute the atmosphere further. This is the vicious cycle of chemical dependency—the mainstay of the conventional lawn care industry.
A healthy soil supports healthy plants, and that is where I start
Each and every property is unique and has different requirements. Using data from a soil nutrient test and compaction test I will recommend a program to wean your lawn from “drugs.” This may involve a spring top dressing with organic matter, organic fertilization, applications of compost tea, and other beneficial soil nutrients on an “as needed” basis. I can also advise you or your lawn mowing service as to the best way to manage the cutting height, raking and clippings disposal to help reduce frequency of cutting, watering and fertilizing.
Our mission is to care for the environment—one yard at a time
Some of our Services include:
- Organic Land Care and Landscape Design consultations
- Soil Nutrient testing
- Soil compaction testing
- Conversion from chemical land care to organic land care
- Ecologically sound landscape design plans
- Compost Tea Applications
- Topdressing of lawns and beds with Compost
- Natural Garden Maintenance
- *sorry — no mowing