Landscapers
Talk to your landscaper about Sustainable Practices
The village of Irvington strongly encourages its residents and landscapers who work in the village to adopt Love 'Em and Leave 'Em (LELE) practices on their property, providing a chemical-free landscape and enabling a mix of habitats for overwintering fauna. See more about this in our Healthy Yards page. However, for the areas where leaves must be cleared, using rakes or electric equipment is the sustainable and conscientious solution.
Healthy Yards and Perfect Earth offer guidance on interviewing landscapers and Healthy Yards offers a checklist for best practice discussions with your landscaper - just scroll down to find them. Print resources in Spanish here and here and pasted below too. Irvington Electric Landscaping Equipment Demonstration coming this Spring.
See more about Leaf Blowers here.
Ban on Gas Powered Leaf Blowers went into effect Dec 16 2023.
The form is helpful for people who are not comfortable calling the police and for tracking purposes.
Support & Education for Landscapers:
Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA)
www.nofa.org
Ecological Landscape Alliance www.ecolandscaping.org
Native Plant Center www.sunywcc.edu/about.npc
Healthy Yards www.healthyyards.org
Leave Leaves Alone www.leaveleavesalone.org
AGZA American Green Zone Alliance www.agza.net
Cornell University Extension www.westchester.cce.cornell.edu/horticulture
Converting to Electric
See The Economics of Switching to Battery-Powered Leaf Blowers: A Cost Comparison.
Sustainable Landscaping Companies
We are compiling a list of landscaping companies servicing Irvington that offer sustainable services. To qualify, they should have electric equipment and demonstrate sustainable practices like leaf mulching. Taking courses with organizations like AGZA is a good indication. Please share recommendations with cbinns@irvingtonny.gov
Healthy Yards has a list of sustainable landscaping companies here. Further listings can be found at EcoLandscaping.org
Please note: we cannot vet claims made by landscaping companies. It is important that you discuss best practices with the companies directly.
All Electric Landcaping Companies Offering Service in Irvington
Joseph Bulfamante and Son Landscaping
https://www.josephbulfamanteandson.com/
27 Bartels Pl, New Rochelle, NY 10805
914-632-5973
Landscaping, maintenance, electric equipment
Nature's Cradle
https://www.naturescradle.com/
55 Mill Rd, Eastchester, NY 10709
(914) 779-8723
Maintenance, electric equipment
Even D4 Contracting
914-770-9677
Evendfour332@gmail.com
Organic Ways and Means
https://www.facebook.com/organicwaysandmeans/services
Stamford, CT
(203) 724-1040
Maintenance, electric equipment
Sent jeff@organicwaysandmeans.com an email
Vulpone Lawn Care & Landscaping
Anthony Vulpone
https://www.facebook.com/vulponelawncare/
145 Palisade St, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
(914) 755-1121
Companies Offering Design and Sustainable Solutions:
Aesthetic Landscape Care Inc.
520 Farragut Parkway, Hastings-on-Hudson
914-478-7320
Artscape Organic Care, LLC
49 Bouton Street East, Stamford
203-252-1954
Camilla Landscaping Design, LLC
30 Hardscrabble Heights, Brewster
203-790-9809
Green Jay Landscape Design
www.greenjaylandscapedesign.com
222 Purchase Street #144, Rye
914-560-6570
TDK Landscape Inc.
41 Fisher Avenue, Tuckahoe
914-771-6802
Breath of Spring, LTD.
453 Pelhamdale Avenue, Pelham
914-738-3865
