Our Lawn Care Program is based on nurturing healthy soil. We practice Integrated Pest Management. IPM is defined as:
a process consisting of the balanced use of cultural, biological,
and chemical procedures that are environmentally feasible, and
socially acceptable to reduce pest populations to tolerable levels.
Knowledge of both pests and plants—and the monitoring of each—is critical to landscape health. Proper management practices (fertilizing, mowing, watering, and aeration) greatly reduce pest problems.
Pesticides are used only when insect and/or disease levels reach intolerable levels. Early intervention allows for fewer pesticides and reduces our impact on the environment.
Integrated Tick Control (ITM)
We will safely treat your shrubs and the perimeter of your property without the spraying of pesticides. And we’ll show you ways to reduce exposure to ticks. Integrated Tick Management
Shayne’s thoughts on Lyme Disease and disease prevention methods from The Danbury News-Times, and his further thoughts on the matter from The New Milford Spectrum.
Click here for more information about Lyme Disease and tick control.
Deer Damage Control
Our challenge: deer are simply unafraid, desensitized to humans. The best defense against deer browsing is a well thought out landscape design that uses deer resistant plants like andromeda, barberry, boxwood, pachysandra, spirea, and spruce.
From The Danbury News-Times, Shayne’s thoughts on deer, and they havoc they wreak.
Click here for deer-resistant plantings, and quick tips.
Mole Control
We are certified applicators of the effective Talpirid® Mole Treatment System. To learn more about the treatment system click here and if you have any further questions, feel free to contact us.
Insect & Disease Control
Our work occasionally requires pesticides, the use of which is carefully and responsibly monitored. Integrated Pest Management (IPM), the foundation of YardScapes’ Lawn Care Program, nurtures healthy soil and uses pest control only if necessary.
Curative rather than preventative, YardScapes’ IPM promotes pesticide use only when deemed necessary and only in targeted areas. A complete soil analysis identifies any nutrient deficiencies or (pH) problems. Corrective measures are recommended should problems exist and fertilization is adjusted as needed.
We keep current all research and have the best people and equipment to implement industry advances. Above all else, our aim is to improve, never to harm the environment we work tirelessly to maintain.
