Landscape, Hardscape, Snow Removal, Tree Care Services

Comprehensive Tree Care Specialists

Shades of Green, Inc. offers a complete range of professional services to improve and maintain the health of your trees and shrubs. We help you realize the importance of your "Growing" assets within your landscape by careful management to help them achieve their maximum beauty, longevity and value to you and your property.

All Certified Arborists on staff are available for free estimates and management plans. They will promptly schedule a consultation time that is convenient for you to discuss any concerns you may have.

Tree and Shrub Pruning

Proper Pruning is essential to the health of ornamental and shade trees. It allows us the opportunity to remove weak, dead, diseased, and storm damaged branches from the tree. Proper pruning also minimizes the risk of future storm damage and can be used to train growth patterns of young trees for future years. Pruning should be carried out by specially trained individuals who understand trees and the objectives desired. As professional arborists, we make use of the specialized equipment, proper techniques, and knowledge acquired over many years of practice and training.

Tree Removals - Shades of Green, Inc. specializes in removal of large, hazardous trees. Whether your tree be found in a restricted location due to buildings and/or other obstructions, we can access and remove your tree safely utilizing the latest equipment - bucket trucks, lowering devices and cranes.

Cabling and Bracing - Installation of this support system will aid in the future preservation of your tree. It will reduce the risk of tree failure due to long/heavy limbs, structural weakness and storm damage. This also offers you peace of mind when these large trees are next to your home.

Lightning Protection Systems - You never know when lightning will strike, so protect your large high value trees by having a system installed and prevent a fire in your property or home.

Tree Preservation Programs - With the amount of construction that is around us, we felt that this would be an essential service to offer you. We will do our best to help protect these trees and shrubs that may be affected by construction or site development. We can set up tree protection zones around key specimens and carry out regular site visits to monitor how your trees are doing during and after construction is completed.

Stump Removal - Have these annoying stumps that exist on your property replaced with new turf or new plantings. Stumps can be unsightly. Let us take care of them for you with our fast and ground sensitive stump grinder.

24 Hour emergency Service - Shades of Green, Inc. is at your service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We understand that unforeseen accidents happen when trees and foul weather are combined. We will come out and make sure that the site is safe by removing material from houses, cars, etc., with 'clean up' taken care of as soon as possible. We make sure that jobs are done safely, while minimizing further risk to your property and neighboring properties.

Plant Healthcare

The healthier a tree or shrub, the better able it will be to fend off pests and diseases. At Shades of Green, Inc., our clients have realized that the first line of defense against pests and diseases is plant health. It is the same with us. If we are healthy, the less likely it is that we will get sick. That is why having your property regularly inspected is key to helping us treat your cherished trees and plants when they become sick. Our highly trained "plant health care technicians" are waiting for you to place your trust in us.

Fertilization

There is a common misconception that when you fertilize, we are feeding the plants. This is untrue. We are actually replacing missing nutrients from the soil that are essential for healthy plant growth and survival. If nutrients are available in the soil for the trees, the trees will decide what they need to absorb to keep them happy.

Taking soil samples is key to this process. It enables us to determine what is lacking from our sometimes overworked soils. We then amend our fertilization blends to replace what is necessary. As we mentioned, many of our soils have been stripped of their essential minerals and organic matter due to man made interference, i.e. construction and lack of top soil.

Insect & Disease Control

The key to Insect & Disease Control is early detection, diagnosis, and monitoring. Shades of Green, Inc. will tailor a Plant Healthcare Program to fit your needs whether it be aiding in any ailments that may be effecting your trees and shrubs or assisting in the management of those pesky pests.

Turf Management
Our Turf Programs are designed to stimulate new growth, enhance color and density, prevent weed germination, control surface and sub-surface insects, and to provide nutrients to stimulate root recovery. Shades of Green, Inc. offers a full range of affordable lawn care programs tailored to provide your lawn with the proper treatments at the appropriate time, ensuring a beautiful and healthy lawn.

Landscape Construction

Our highly trained and experienced landscape designers will strive their best to ensure that your project exceeds your expectations. We use only the highest quality plant material and products to make your landscape dreams come true!

Landscape Design/Blueprints
Plantings & Installation
Patios, Walks and Decorative Walls by ICPI & E.P. Henry Certified Hardscape Installers
Retaining Walls
Landscape Lighting
Grading & Drainage Work
Lawn installation
Erosion Control, Hydro-seeding, and Lawn Installation
Annual and seasonal interest with annual and perennial plantings

Commercial Landscape Maintenance

Our commitment to keeping healthy and beautiful landscapes never ends. Our expert horticulturists will make sure your landscape receives the proper care and attention that it deserves by providing the following year round services

Complete Turf Management
Tree and Shrub Care
Integrated Pest Management and Plant Health Care
Snow Removal
Landscape Enhancement
Hardscape Design & Installation
Expert Landscape Installation
Interiorscape Installation and Maintenence

Interiorscape

Interior plants can be as valuable to your company as your employees. Studies have shown that interior plants can increase employee productivity, moral, and job satisfaction while reducing stress and anxiety. They can also eradicate harmful indoor air pollutants known as "sick building syndrome".

What's more, Interiorscapes can be the cost effective way to remodel an existing area. Allow our team of horticulturists to create an Interiorscape that will compliment your interior design.

Upon installation, we will maintain your Interiorscape with weekly or bi-weekly visits by our trained Plant Healthcare Technicians. Weekly or bi-weekly visits will include watering, cleaning, fertilizing, pruning, and pest control. Shades of Green, Inc. is committed to serving the needs of our clients, and our technicians take pride in keeping up with the health and appearance of your plants.

Snow Removal & Ice Management

Unlimited resources, state of the art technology, and numerous year of experience & expertise allow Shades of Green, Inc. to deliver superior Snow and Ice Control Services. Whether you are a hospital, Municipality, or a large Homeowner Association, Shades of Green, Inc. is equipped and prepared to service them all.

Shades of Green, Inc. has been able to retain numerous snow clients for many years due to our passion and dedication to client satisfaction and safe/timely snow and Ice Management practices.

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Invasive Species Eradication

Recent invasions of non-native plants like Multi-flora Rose, Japanese Knotweed, English Ivy, Oriental Bittersweet, along with many others, continue to go unnoticed. Sometimes called alien, exotic, or noxious weeds, non-native plants occur as trees, shrubs, and vines. Without natural predators, noxious weeds continue to increase across the landscape with ease. With all the proper tools, training, knowledge, and proven success rate regarding eradication, Shades of Green, Inc. can reclaim your property or wooded areas and restore them back to the beautiful, natural state in which they were intended to be.

Nursery
Shades of Green, Inc. is proud to announce the opening of our nursery! We are currently providing locally grown, hardy plant material to our clients. Below is a list of some of the material that you will find at our nursery:

Crape Myrtles
Arborvitaes
Leyland Cypress
Hinoki Cypress
Dawn Redwoods
River Birch
Junipers
Weeping White Pines
Weeping Blue Atlas Cedars

Please be sure to check out our portfolio page under Nursery, or click here, to see some of our plant material photos.

* Specimen and larger sizes available