Northern Scapes

Let our professionally trained and experienced staff help you with you project or property needs. Residential, commercial, cottages, vacation properties. Our installation and maintenance team services them all within 200 miles of Greater Binghamton. Contact us today to learn how we can help you with landscaping installation and maintenance services! Northern Scapes is proud to be certified as a Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE). We are proud to provide services to those needing to meet regulatory and participation requirements.

Since 1984, Northern Scapes has grown into one of the largest landscape companies in the Southern Tier of New York. We have proven to our customers and community that we are here to stay. We are still a family owned business and now we are a NY State Certified WBE (Women Business Enterprise). Pam Allen is President and Bob Allen is Vice President. Their three children are all involved in the business as well. Our company image is very important to us. This is demonstrated in our clean and well maintained vehicles and equipment.

This has earned us the reputation of being one of the most premier residential and commercial landscape companies in New York. Northern Scapes has provided and continues to provide exceptional services to a wide range of commercial properties throughout the Southern Tier including large corporate campuses, college campuses, schools districts, health care providers, retirement communities, retail shopping centers, and city parks. From design to installation and maintenance, we have a track record of completing projects safely, on budget, and ahead of schedule.

Through hard work, dependable quality service, our company has grown into one of the areas largest landscape maintenance contractors. Our strong emphasis on our company standard for appearance show in our facilities, vehicles, equipment and our uniformed workers. Our crews take great pride and care in making your residence or commercial property one to be envied. We are not only equipped to mow the largest industrial sites but the smallest of residential and commercial sites, as well. All of our maintenance programs can be designed to fit any budget.

Northern Scapes was one of the first to introduce this process to the Southern Tier. Our Greater Binghamton based crews have hydro seeded thousands of acres of lawns and including erosion control since 1990. The process of mixing seed, fertilizer, water and green hydro mulch is still the most effective way to install a lawn. The operator will spray and evenly displace seed mixture to the prepared seed bed. Lawns: Hydro seeding is our most economical and most popular way of lawn installation, but for the instant gratification of a green lawn, there is sod.

Steve Tagliaferro, a certified NYSDEC applicator since 1981, manages our fertilization division. He can customize and implement a lawn care program to meet your needs and keep your lawn healthy and looking great! Northern Scapes offers both liquid and granular treatments, based on environmental conditions. We have free prompt service calls and guaranteed results. Our equipment is state of the art to apply proper treatments with safety in mind. General-use products can be purchased by anyone (over the counter) at most local garden centers.

Can you imagine the sound of water trickling over rocks into a pond, a pond filled with gold fish and waterlilies or how about a large waterfall splashing on the rocks below. We can create and build this scenario for you. The back yard ponds and water features have come a long way over the last few years. From high efficiency pumps to rubber membrane liners and new filters, let us show you how to use the latest technology to enhance your special area. If maintenance of a pond is a concern, but still like the thought of a water fall or creek bed, consider a pondless water feature.

Since the introduction of modular block retaining wall systems, Northern Scapes has grown into the areas largest installer of residential and commercial wall systems. Whether it be a per-engineered system or one we custom designed, our experienced crews will erect a wall system that will remain in place for many years to come. So many of our clients to developers approach us to make their site more usable. A large percentage of our wall systems are erected to gain more parking, roadways, building site, pool area or terracing a yard.

At Northern Scapes we know that the best design is one that incorporates the needs and ideas of our customers. Our designers will provide you with a full season of color and enjoyment while effectively incorporating dependable low maintenance planting. Our comprehensive design and installation services enable us to combine modern horticultural techniques with old fashioned dedication to quality and service. We work within your budget to design a unique hardscape plan to your specifications. Remember us when considering improvements to your cottage or vacation property!

We can design a maintenance package that includes the mowing services, pruning, fertilization of lawns, trees and seasonal cleanup and seasonal colors -- flowers etc. Since 1984 our company has maintained residential and commercial lawns throughout the Southern Tier and Ithaca. Listed below are some of the verbiage included in our service contract.

Our company works with Hunter, Rainbird and Toro systems. Many of our system components carry a 5 year warranty. From residential to commercial we can design a system to provide many years of proper watering your lawn and landscape.

Lighting puts the finishing touch on your landscape project. Let us design and install a low voltage lighting system. It will not only bring your landscape to life at night, but it will add a sense of security around your property.

Over the years Northern Scapes' reputation has grown into a premier installer of concrete pavers. Our skilled and crafted installers will install any custom design or an architect design. Originally the pavers were used only on sidewalks and had limited colors. Today we use them on patios, around pools, driveways and even in the inside of dwellings. There is also a large selection of shapes, styles and colors to choose from. Pavers are a great and environmentally friendly alternative at the lake or vacation property.