Protecting your Trees and Shrubs in the Winter

Most people associate winter tree damage to broken limbs from ice overloads and high winds.  However, during the winter, the sun still shines brightly, it’s rays can be intense and damage the bark on trees causing sunscald. Sunscald causes vertical cracks on the bark and it occurs mostly on the south and southwest sides of trees. Sunscald can be prevented by wrapping the trunk in the Fall...

A daughter’s plea to revive her mother’s lawn

In early Spring 2009 I received an e-mail from a woman from Ohio (Barbara). Barbara said she had bad luck in the past finding a local landscaper to clean up her mother’s yard. She was specifically looking for a woman owned landscaping company and although she didn’t think she would find one she was very surprised to discover one in her mother’s hometown. After a phone call and a...

Phosphorus fertilizers banned in Putnam and Westchester Counties

I recently attended a zero-phosphorus class held by Cornell University, Cooperative Extension.  Since 2009, there’s been talk among county board legislators about the concern of phosphorus in our water supply. Effective January 2012, the state of New York will ban the use of phosphorus on all lawn fertilizers. Environmental officials say phosphorus can run off the lawn before penetrating...

Community Service at Mount Beacon Park

Beacon, NY –  Peak Landscaping participated in the 2nd Annual PLANET Day of Service at Mount Beacon Park in Beacon, NY. PLANET is the association of members who create and maintain the Quality of Life in communities across America. With more than 3,500 members companies and affiliates, these firms and their employees represent more than 100,000 green industry professionals. When I heard...

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