In today’s world of instant gratification, patience is still a virtue. This is especially true when it comes to quality work that is going to be in use for years to come. Creating your own landscape or hardscape design can be a very over whelming process. There is more to it than just picking out […]
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Outdoor Living – Extending Your Living Space
With spring upon us many homeowners are beginning to plan ways for their family and friends to enjoy the warmer weather. Outdoor living is a trend that seems to be becoming more and more popular and it also has a multitude of benefits. When planning where you want your patio you want to think long term; place […]
A New Paltz Playground Gets a New Surface, With Recycled Tire Mulch
New Paltz Play School is an independent children’s daycare, housed by, but unaffiliated with the New Paltz Methodist Church (1 Grove Street, New Paltz, NY 845-255-2203.) After 40 years of experimenting with different playground surfaces that never quite seemed to be satisfactory, New Paltz Play School has decided to invest in a new, safer playground […]
April 2012 Masseo Giveaway: $125 Voucher For Auto Repair at Jenkinstown Motors
For April 2012, one of our local business associates, Jenkinstown Motors of New Paltz has graciously volunteered a $125 voucher for auto repair. Jenkinstown Motors offers foreign and domestic car repair with an expertise in Japanese cars. All mechanics are dealer trained and they are highly focused on customer care. Jenkinstown Motors Inc. – Auto […]
Tree Pruning Tips by New Paltz Landscaper – Mark Masseo, CNLP
Mark does a quick tree pruning demo on a Bradford Pear Tree and some Western Red Cedar. In this demo we see how to prune for disease prevention and beautification using proper pruning techniques. When to Prune Your Trees In the Hudson Valley, recommendations will vary on the best time of year to prune your trees. […]
Masseo Giveaway Winner – February 2012
For the month of February our fist Giveaway of 2012 went to Elena P. of Highland, NY. Elena is a new customer of ours who also recently signed up on our mailing list. How we Picked Our Winner We have as super sophisticated way of choosing our monthly winners. It’s basically all left up to […]
How Clogged Foundation Drainage Caused a Flooded Basement For This New Paltz Homeowner
We were contacted by a Hudson Valley couple whose basement had flooded for the first time, just after Tropical Storm Irene. With 2-3 inches of water in the basement, they reached out to us for help. A short phone call with the client also revealed that they had a rotten retaining wall that needed to […]
Outdoor Fire Pits – How Much Does a Stone Fire Pit Cost?
Pricing for outdoor fire pits, including the grates as seen in some of the pictures cost around $950.00 installed. That’s just for the fire pit kit and grate. The surrounding stone work would be an additional cost. These kits can be installed on a patio or in somewhere in your backyard. They’re manufactured by Cambridge […]
Stone Walkway Installation in Rifton – Paver Fishtail Design – Case Study
A Quick & Easy Stone Walkway Installation When your home looks good, people notice, they talk – and that’s exactly how we landed this last job. The client was admiring the walkway we did for his neighbor and we got the referral. And that’s the kind of work we love to get, referrals from happy […]
Environmentally Friendly Ice Melt by ClearLane – a Safer, More Effective Parking Lot & Driveway Deicer
Masseo Landscape is excited about using a new ice melt product called ClearLane®. It’s made by Cargil Deicing Technology and it’s getting praise as being the one of the most effective environmentally safe ice melt products on the market.