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YardScapes Landscape

Landscaping | Lawn Care | Property Maintenance | CT

YardApes is now
YardScapes Landscape Professionals
18 Aspetuck Ridge Road
New Milford, CT 06776

(860)350-2737

Happy New Year Litchfield County!

VOLUME 8 ⚪ ISSUE NO. 1 ⚪ JANUARY 3, 2024

 

IN THIS ISSUE

◻️ Deer Control

◻️ Winter Plant Hazards

◻️ Recycle Your Christmas Tree

◻️ 2024 Resolutions

 

Shayne | YardScapes | New Milford, CT

With a new year comes new hopes, ideas, and opportunities and we wish that 2024 brings happiness, peace and prosperity to you and those you care about.
While we did not have a white Christmas, it looks like we may get some snow for the first weekend of 2024! While our crews have been patiently waiting, they have also been hard at work doing last minute checks of our trucks, plows and equipment, loading sand, and staking driveways. We are ready to tackle whatever Mother Nature sends our way!  -Shayne

DEER CONTROL

Our local neighborhoods can be challenging because while some property owners never see any deer on their properties, others just cannot keep them at bay. Nevertheless, depending on your location, deer will typically enjoy an abundance and variety of food in the woods during the spring, summer, and fall months. But, while foraging for food in winter, your plantings will become irresistible if they should come across them. Based on the habits of the deer in your area, there are different options to help deter them all year- round. Winter deer control is another added service that we offer to our annual “green season” clients and can consist of wrapping, temporary fencing, and spraying of ornamental gardens.

WINTER PLANT HAZARDS

Property Maintenance Plans | Litchfield & Fairfield Counties | 860-350-2737
 
Winter oftentimes brings harsh conditions that can be too extreme for some of the less hardy landscaping on your property, Luckily, there are effective and economical ways to protect your trees and shrubs from threats like desiccation, sunscald, strong winds, bright sun, salt damage, and breakage from heavy snow and ice.
Young plants do not have established and strong root systems and tree species with thin bark are susceptible to sunscald. Winterizing helps ensure their health throughout the seasons because damage occurring in winter can cause death, invite pests, and make them more susceptible to disease. Evergreen plants such as arborvitae, andromeda, boxwoods, hollies, and rhododendrons as well as fully exposed young, or weak plants benefit by being protected from the harsh winter elements as do foundation plantings. Some of the winterizing services we perform include pruning to remove potentially hazardous branches, mulching to add a layer of insulation, and spraying of an anti-desiccant to help prevent extreme moisture loss.
If you are in the planning stages of adding to your landscape, remember to take each season into account, not just the growing or bloom time. Your landscape consultant can help with determining which current plants would benefit from winterizing and the best placement for any new additions.

RECYCLE YOUR LIVE TREE Recycle Christmas Tree | Litchfield & Fairfield Counties | 860-350-2737

There are many uses for your cut Christmas tree that spread joy long after the holiday is over. In fact, the entire tree can be “upcycled” after removing all decorations and tinsel.
  1. Place it outside to give birds added safety.
  2. “Decorate” the tree with feeders, strung popcorn, or hang suet to feed the birds.
  3. Chip it into garden mulch.
  4. Use the cut branches to make a wreath or
  5. Lay them in the garden for extra insulation.
  6. Use the trunk for next year’s yule log.
  7. Compost it.
  8. Cut the trunk in slices to edge a garden or
  9. Use the wood slices to make rustic coasters.
  10. Donate it to a farm with alpacas or goats.
  11. Pine needles make fragrant sachets.
  12. Donate to a local Boy Scout troop who are collecting trees.
  13. Dunk it in the pond on your property to create an underwater fish habitat.
  14. Chop it for firewood (to be used outdoors only due to high sap content), then
  15. Add the ashes to your garden compost.
  16. Check with your trash collector or town recycling center to ask if they recycle trees.

“And now let us welcome the new year, full of things that have never been.” 

—Rainer Maria Rilke

JANUARY SERVICE ANNIVERSARY

Mike Gueli – Landscape Consultant – 4 years

 

2024 RESOLUTIONS

Pursue and embrace new technology and developments in our industry,

Improve our existing skills and strengthen our abilities,

Build on prior successes,

Continue promoting a great company culture,

Strive to be better every day in evey way!

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