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 […]
Involvement In and Around Our Community - and Beyond!
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.
"Thank you for all you do. New Milford is so fortunate to have YardScapes." - S.M.
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Sarah Noble Middle School Walking Project
CTEC Lobby Day in Hartford
New Milford BEST of the BEST
2024 EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR
Renewal & Remembrance, Washington, DC
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 […]
Daughters of the American Revolution
Touch A Trade
Teaching the Girl Scouts about IPM
YardScapes at Arlington National Cemetery
SPARK – Keep Trades Alive
2022 Day of Service
Sarah Noble Walking Project
New Milford High School Career Fair
INDUSTRY COLLECTIVE
Imagine an entire industry coming together — to serve and to give — for the sole purpose of creating a positive impact locally and around the world. This is Industry Collective. YardScapes became a proud member of The Collective in March, 2022 and in April, packed and distributed 100 hygiene kits. The Industry Collective is [...]
2022 Spring Day of Service
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 […]
A $15,000 Donation to Pratt Nature Center, New Milford CT
Shayne presents a $15,000 check to Pratt Nature Center from proceeds raised at the YardScapes 16th Annual Quad-Am Golf Classic that was held in September. Read the complete story on our Quad-Am Golf Classic page.
YardScapes Fall Day of Service in New Milford
On Saturday, November 6 at 9:00AM, teams of YardScapes staff, friends, and business associates performed fall clean-ups at 5 non-profit organizations in New Milford. Afterwards, they were treated to a THANK YOU cookout! PRESS RELEASE CONTACT INFORMATION: YardScapes Landscape Professionals 860-350-2737 dawn@yardscapeslandscape.com November 10, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW MILFORD, CT - YardScapes Landscape Professionals [...]
Trunk-or-Treat
YardScapes will be celebrating Halloween on The Green at New Milford Park & Rec's Trunk-or-Treat on Sunday, October 31, 2021 - Stop by and say, "Hello!".
Renewal & Remembrance 2021
“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 at Arlington National Cemetery and The National Mall
July 19 Marks the 25th Anniversary of the Renewal & Remembrance Volunteer Service Event Arlington, Va., (July 13, 2021) —On Monday, July 19, Shayne Newman, owner of YardScapes Landscape Professionals in New Milford, CT, along with hundreds of landscape industry professionals will convene at Arlington National Cemetery and on the National Mall to offer their [...]
2020 VIRTUAL LITTER PICK-UP
Due to Covid-19, we could not schedule our typical annual Spring Day of Service but we couldn't let the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day go by without making our mark!
VOLUNTEERING AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY 2019
LOCAL LANDSCAPERS GIVE BACK BY VOLUNTEERING AT ANNUAL LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY SERVICE EVENT AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY On July 15, landscapers from YardScapes Inc, a member of the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP), joined forces with hundreds of other lawn and landscape professionals from across the country to volunteer at Renewal & Remembrance, an annual [...]
Heroes
Thanks to everyone that nominated a Veteran or First Responder to play with us in the 13th Annual Quad Am Golf Classic! At this time all slots in the tournament are spoken for and we cannot accept any more submissions or traditional player entries. We thank our Veterans and First Responders for their service, and [...]
Day of Service 2018:
Day of Service 2018: Thank you for helping others connect to nature! Volunteers from Day of Service 2018 pose after breakfast at "The Shop"/Headquarters. (Additional photos are below) On April 22nd 2018 (Earth Day) volunteers from the local community, to include YardApe employees, their spouses, and members of BNI Business Bobcats joined forces to give [...]
Day of Service 2018
Day of Service 2018: Pratt Nature Center We'd like to invite everyone that received our ApeMail on the subject to join us this April 22nd at our Headquarters and Pratt Nature Center to provide a combination cleanup and planting bed renovation of their main office. No landscaping experience is necessary, it's more about joining forces [...]
YardScapes 12th Annual Quad Am Raises $10,000 for Local Wildlife Preserve
Leading northwestern CT landscape firm YardScapes, Inc. hosted the 12th annual Quad-Am Golf Classic on Tuesday, September 12th 2017 at Bulls Bridge Golf Club in South Kent, CT. All proceeds from the tournament benefited The Pratt Nature Center of New Milford CT. Shayne Newman, (right) founder and host, YardScapes’ Quad-Am Golf Classic presents a check [...]
YardScapes Earns National Award at Conference in Louisville
I have been going to Louisville for LANDSCAPES (National Association of Landscape Professionals/NALP's annual networking and tradeshow) for several years now. LANDSCAPES isn't just a few dirty guys sharing crazy stories and drinking cheap domestic beer around a fire by any means. This is the no-kidding Superbowl of landscape conventions, an invaluable tool for organizations [...]
13th Annual Quad Am Golf Classic Player Photos
Thank you to all players who made the 13th Annual Quad Am Golf Classic a fun success! 1st Place Chris O’Loughlin Tom Hoefer Jason Ezra Fred Moore 2nd Place Scott Mulhare Kent Mancini Jeff Cole Chris O’Brien 3rd Place Chris Wilbur Don Fossi Dave Visconti The remainder of the team photos are in no particular [...]
12th Annual Quad Am Golf Classic Player Photos
Thank you to all players who made the 12th Annual Quad Am Golf Classic a fun success! 1st Place Chris O’Loughlin Tom Hoefer Jason Ezra Fred Moore 2nd Place Greg Malmberg Mark Verrastro Tom Mott Eugene Head 3rd Place Chris Wilbur Don Fossi Dave Visconti TJ DiBenedetto The remainder of the team photos are in [...]
Fall Day of Service 2017
YardScapes Fall Day of Service 2017 "Apes", local business associates from BNI Brookfield Bobcats, and their families combined forces in an amazing morning of community service on November 4th, 2017. Five local nonprofits 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 [...]
Day of Service 2015
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 […]
PLANET Day of Service 2014 spurs 90 project completions
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 […]
Day of Service 2014
PLANET Day of Service 2014: A six-site, community-wide outreach effort. Three local nonprofits and three area homeowners benefitted from YardScapes' need-based initiative. Our mission: “demonstrating goodwill and environmental stewardship in revitalizing the places where people live, work, and play.” Bulls Field/New Milford football & cheer Installation of new patio for concession area, clearing of low-lying tree limbs and brush [...]
YardScapes to Enhance Green Spaces of Abbey at Regina Laudis as PLANET Day of Service Project
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
GreenCare for Troops
GreenCare for Troops GreenCare for Troops and SnowCare for Troops are nationwide outreach programs coordinated by Project EverGreen that connect local green industry professionals with men and women serving our country in the armed forces away from home. GreenCare for Troops helps hundreds of industry volunteers provide free lawn and landscape services for thousands of [...]
PLANET Day of Service 2012
We were thrilled to read this letter of thanks from the executive director of the Children’s Center in New Milford. We are heartened and deeply gratified when our outreach efforts make a difference. Read the original post on the New Milford Spectrum. Dear YardScapes Landscaping Day of Service team, it has been two weeks [...]
Many thanks to our Day of Service Volunteers
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 […]
YardScapes, Inc. Receives Award–Lawn & Landscape
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, […]
When “thank you” isn’t enough…
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 […]
PLANET Day of Service 2010
A Place to Play From the New Milford Spectrum New Milford children have a new place to play --the Creative Playground on Pickett District Road. The old playground was razed and a new one was put up last fall. In recognition of Earth Day last month, YardScapes Landscaping recently paid a visit to the site to [...]
Day of Service 2013: Five nonprofits and one homeowner receive landscaping from volunteer actions
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 […]
Project Update: Labyrinth Healing Garden at Sarah Noble Intermediate School, New Milford CT
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 […]
Healing Garden with Labyrinth and Outdoor Classroom Proposed for Sarah Noble Intermediate School, New Milford CT
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 […]
CT LANDSCAPE FIRM TO HOST GOLF TOURNAMENT FOR LOCAL NONPROFIT
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 Rocks Out 2011 Day Of Service
When “thank you” isn’t enough…
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 […]
CT Landscape Firm Supports PLANET’S Day of Service with Local Green-Space Renewal
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 […]
YardScapes Landscaping Donates Lawn Care Services to Military Families
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 […]
PLANET Day of Service 2009
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. […]
TLC at The Children’s Center in New Milford
Shayne Newman and Giles Vaughan—long-time friends and fellow landscape professionals (YardScapes, Inc. and Black Lab Landscaping, respectively) volunteered their time at The Children’s Center. The two-day effort included a playground renovation with new mulch and sod, and installation of a safety mat in the toddler area. We are really proud of the results. Check out […]
