Trusted Lawn Care Services in Ithaca, NY

Landscape maintenance is a term commonly used in the landscaping industry to describe tasks related to taking care of the lawn/yard - mowing, leaf removal, aeration, snow removal etc. Fine Gardening is a focused set of tasks related to taking care specifically of garden beds with a horticultural focus - weeding, deadheading, dividing & transplanting, pruning, watering etc. This can be with a goal of both aesthetics and maintaining proper health for plant material. Often this means knowing how to best manage and cultivate plant material throughout the growing season, and as the plant evolves over the course of many, many years - to help the plants achieve its potential. It also means being responsive to any unexpected changes in behavior - caused by insects or diseases.

Yes, we have both commercial liability insurance as well as workers compensation. Documentation with current policy limits is available upon request. We hold a NYS license for nursery production for our on-site greenhouse facility.

Yes, while we work hard at the beginning of the relationship to make sure that the maintenance package is the right fit for you, we understand that life happens, and sometimes you need to shift where you are making investments. If you reach out to your Field Manager, we can chat with you about options for pausing, decreasing scope or canceling services. Any adjustments to true-up payments would be made in the final invoice.

A: Based on our experience over the last 10+ years we will start you off with a recommendation based on a client with a similar sized property, and then customize based on your personal preferences, lifestyle, specific plant care needs and any additional requests you may have. We will likely start off with an aspirational proposal, and then work with you to edit the scope so we can match your budget and expectations for service.

Our programs are customized to each individual property, but we have 3 basic tiers that can help give you a ballpark to start from. Our Silver package starts at $500/month (approximately $6,000 annually), our Gold package starts at $1000/month (approximately $12,000 annually), and our Platinum level starts at $1800/month, ($21,600 annually). These packages are considered a premium service, and we work hard to make sure that we bring a measurable value to your home, and well-being, while still being priced competitively as a professional in our industry.