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When it comes to giving back we feel it’s important to do what we can in the communities where our clients and associates live and work. We proudly support the efforts of a wide range of non-profits and programs, both locally and nationally.
We continually strive in creating a ‘whole’ workplace, where the staff feel good about their jobs, reach their professional and educational goals, and have opportunity to standout as top-notch examples of what land care professionals represent today.
On Saturday, May 3rd (rescheduled due to rain), we held our annual Spring Day of Service. Forty volunteers, consisting of staff, family and friends, met at HQ at 8:00 AM to review safety protocols, receive their work assignment for the morning, and enjoy some bagels and coffee. After my remarks welcoming our guests and […]
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Each July for the past fifteen years, YardScapes has sent a team of volunteers to participate in the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) premier event, Renewal & Remembrance in Washington, DC. Renewal & Remembrance is a fantastic opportunity to give back to our veterans and all the people who come to honor them. I […]
On Saturday, May 7 (rescheduled from April), YardScapes employees and business associates met to perform their annual Day of Service volunteer event at local non-profits around our community. This is one of two Days of Service each year and is eagerly anticipated by the entire staff. The day begins with a welcome breakfast for those […]
“To be able to volunteer on a national cemetery, a place where people come to honor and visit their loved ones, and to know that we’re helping maintain and enhance a place that is so sacred and has the power to heal those who come to visit, that’s pretty powerful,” said Shayne Newman founder of […]
YardScapes Day of Service 2015: Four local nonprofits and one area homeowner benefited from YardScapes’ need-based initiative. Our mission: “demonstrating goodwill and environmental stewardship in revitalizing the places where people live, work, and play.” Pratt Nature Center The 201-acre wildlife preserve and environmental education center had entrance gardens in need of pruning, cleanup and mulching. An area overgrown […]
Type #PLANETDOS into your Facebook or Twitter search bar and you’ll see evidence the Green Industry was busy on Earth Day, April 22. Off screen, the evidence was in the form of around 90 projects completed in 24 states at an estimated value of $400,000 as part of the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) Day of Service 2014. An initiative that encourages landscape […]
Posted: Monday, April 16, 2012 12:00 am NEW MILFORD — The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET), a national lawn and landscape association, is sponsoring a nationwide Day of Service on Friday, April 20. Members of PLANET are organizing volunteer lawn and landscape projects in communities across the country, including New Milford and Bethlehem. Read more
YardScapes would like to extend its thanks to the 2011 volunteers who made the third annual PLANET (Professional Landcare Network) Day of Service a success…Read More YardScapes Landscaping staffers Ramiro Parra, left, and Angel Guaman lay down a new path near the estate house at Harrybrooke Park in New Milford as part of the landscapers’ volunteer […]
NEW MILFORD, Conn. –YardScapes received the best large business award from the Greater New Milford Chamber of Commerce at the chamber’s Crystal Winter Gala. Each year, the award is given to a business that provides outstanding service to both the chamber and the community. “I started out with a lawnmower and a truck,” said Shayne Newman, […]
YardScapes would like to extend its thanks to the 2011 volunteers who made the third annual PLANET (Professional Landcare Network) Day of Service a success. Thank you to YardScapes employees Roberto Angulo, Bruce Brown, Jennifer Burks, Angel Guaman, Raul Guaman, Alfredo Hernandez, Florentino Hernandez, Rosa Hernandez, Greg Kaiser, Manuel Labanda, Chris Lewis, Greg Malmberg, Ramiro […]
Day of Service 2013: Five nonprofits and one homeowner receive landscaping from volunteer actions In celebration of Earth Day 2013, YardScapes donated materials and mobilized 35 volunteers for an incredible six-site community outreach effort on April 22nd. For the past three years, YardScapes has held a contest to find local property owners who demonstrated a […]
As part of a nationwide “Day of Service” initiated by national Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) Lawn and Landscape Association, YardScapes selected Sarah Noble Intermediate School in New Milford CT to transform the school’s courtyard into a healing garden and outdoor classroom. A labyrinth was chosen as the center of the outdoor classroom not simply for the […]
Allison Buckley nominated Sarah Noble Intermediate School, where daughter Claire attends fourth grade, for YardScapes’ Day of Service green-space revitalization contest. We’re grateful Allison brought to our attention the needs of the students and their courtyard space. Since January, Allison — who is currently earning a Master Gardener certification through UCONN — has been working with Sarah Noble’s […]
NEW MILFORD, CT. August 14, 2011 – YardScapes, Inc. will host the Quad-Am Golf Classic on Monday, October 3, 2011 at Bulls Bridge Golf Course in South Kent, CT. Proceeds from the tournament benefit The YardScapes Charity Fund; since its inception, the fund has raised $35,000 for local nonprofits. Literacy Volunteers on the Green (LVG) will receive all […]
YardScapes would like to extend its thanks to the 2011 volunteers who made the third annual PLANET (Professional Landcare Network) Day of Service a success. Thank you to YardScapes employees Roberto Angulo, Bruce Brown, Jennifer Burks, Angel Guaman, Raul Guaman, Alfredo Hernandez, Florentino Hernandez, Rosa Hernandez, Greg Kaiser, Manuel Labanda, Chris Lewis, Greg Malmberg, Ramiro […]
New Milford, CT. April 10, 2011—This Earth Day, April 22, 2011, YardScapes’ team of volunteers will revitalize the green-spaces of two area non-profit organizations and one area homeowner. “We received great submissions from our area nonprofits and homeowners,” YardScapes founder Shayne Newman said in a statement. “Unlike our nonprofits that are sustained by community outreach and […]
New Milford, CT, April 7, 2011– YardScapes, Inc. in partnership with Project EverGreen will again participate in “GreenCare for Troops” in the greater New Milford area. Project EverGreen is a nationwide outreach program initiated to connect local area lawn and landscape firms with families of the men and women serving their country in the armed […]
Helping Hand by Alice Tessier 4/24/2009 Volunteers rolled up their sleeves this week to spruce up the grounds at two area sites well known to the public-Sullivan Farm in New Milford and the public library in Brookfield. They turned out Wednesday-Earth Day-for the projects, under the auspices of the New Milford-based landscaping firm YardScapes, Inc. […]
