Civic Groups and Private Business Make A Great Team!

Festive Decorations Greet Visitors to This Year’s WLNH Children’s Auction

Gilford, NH (December 6, 2010) - Belknap Landscape Company Inc. (BLC) is the Lakes Region’s premier landscape design-build firm, providing an unmatched scope of landcare services to area residential and commercial clients throughout all four seasons. This season Belknap Landscape committed to Holiday decorations at the entrances to this year’s WLNH Children’s Auction.

Known for doing such community service efforts in grand style, Belknap Landscape Owner Hayden McLaughlin dedicated manpower and equipment necessary to light up the entrances to the Opechee Conference Center.

Coordinating with the Local Gilford Rotary annual Christmas Tree Sale, McLaughlin’s company is obtaining evergreen trees to mount, light and mulch-in, creating an instant winter wonderland outside the Auction. Additional Hemlocks will be harvested from local BLC properties to add elegance to the display.

“These trees will do double duty,” said McLaughlin, who pledged to provide everything necessary to create such a winter scene. “The trees will provide an attractive welcome to those willing to contribute to the Auction and will be returned to the Gilford Rotary and sold to benefit the Rotary’s ongoing charitable efforts.” And continued “ We will be organizing trucks and employees, obtaining lighting from local stores and building temporary tree stands. It’s our way of saying Thank You to our caring community.”


BLC Employees set-up borrrowed
Gilford Rotary
Christmas Trees at the Auction 



Trees are selling very quickly - hundreds of 1st quality, fresh-cut Fraser Fir and Balsam trees are available in all shapes and sizes from table top to 12 feet tall and a nice selection of holiday wreaths is on display. All are invited to check out the huge selection and register to win one of 30 special raffle items. The Rotary trailer is open from Noon — 8 pm thru Friday and from 8 am 8 pm Saturday and Sunday at The Lowes parking lot in Gilford.

The Auction receives a great deal of traffic through the rear entrance to the Conference Center as donations are delivered and winning bidders collect Auction items.

New this year is the 2010 Rockin Holiday Bash, a Holiday event to further benefit the Children's Auction. Attendees will be delivered to the Conference Center’s front door via horse & carriage for the Friday night, December 10th dinner and dancing event and enter though the Belknap Landscape Christmas Forest to enjoy the festivities inside. Included are both music by the Eric Grant Band and delicious cuisine by O Steaks and Seafood.

The public may purchase tickets now for the inaugural Rockin' Holiday Bash though www.meadowbrook.net. Help us give the amazing gift of support this holiday season for the children and families of the Lakes Region, while you treat yourself to fabulous food and dance the night away! For more information about the 98.3 WLNH Children's Auction please go to http://www.childrensauction.com/

L to R:  LRBRA Board Members Bill Blanchette, Middleton Builder's Supply, Julie Hayward of Hayward & Company Log & Timber Homes Bob Glassett of Pella Windows and Dale Squires with Belknap Landscape Company.

Related, Belknap Landscape is an active member of the Lakes Region Home Builders & Remodelers Association or “LRBRA”. LRBRA donated over an assortment of tools & other terrific items of value to any Lakes Region homeowner to the Children's Auction and have done so for years now. These items have a retail value of well over $1,000, but usually draw a good deal more for the kid’s benefit.

Belknap Landscape Company is a Lakes Region eco-friendly business - family owned since 1988 and a 2001 Business of the Year Award Winner.

The company specializes in landscape design and permitting, including extensive experience in Shoreland and Wetland Permitting, construction services including site work, softscape and hardscape design and installation and architectural masonry. Grounds Management Services include plant health care, turf management and seasonal enhancement services, along with comprehensive winter snow & ice services for homes and businesses. Plus, BLC employs Tree Care Association certified employees, owns their own sky crane and offers the design, installation and maintenance of irrigation and lighting systems, as well. To find out more, please visit http://www.belknaplandscape.com/

Civic Groups and Private Business Make A Great Team!

Festive Decorations Greet Visitors to This Year’s WLNH Children’s Auction

Gilford, NH (December 6, 2010) - Belknap Landscape Company Inc. (BLC) is the Lakes Region’s premier landscape design-build firm, providing an unmatched scope of landcare services to area residential and commercial clients throughout all four seasons. This season Belknap Landscape committed to Holiday decorations at the entrances to this year’s WLNH Children’s Auction.

Known for doing such community service efforts in grand style, Belknap Landscape Owner Hayden McLaughlin dedicated manpower and equipment necessary to light up the entrances to the Opechee Conference Center.

Coordinating with the Local Gilford Rotary annual Christmas Tree Sale, McLaughlin’s company is obtaining evergreen trees to mount, light and mulch-in, creating an instant winter wonderland outside the Auction. Additional Hemlocks will be harvested from local BLC properties to add elegance to the display.

“These trees will do double duty,” said McLaughlin, who pledged to provide everything necessary to create such a winter scene. “The trees will provide an attractive welcome to those willing to contribute to the Auction and will be returned to the Gilford Rotary and sold to benefit the Rotary’s ongoing charitable efforts.” And continued “ We will be organizing trucks and employees, obtaining lighting from local stores and building temporary tree stands. It’s our way of saying Thank You to our caring community.”


BLC Employees set-up borrrowed
Gilford Rotary
Christmas Trees at the Auction 



Trees are selling very quickly - hundreds of 1st quality, fresh-cut Fraser Fir and Balsam trees are available in all shapes and sizes from table top to 12 feet tall and a nice selection of holiday wreaths is on display. All are invited to check out the huge selection and register to win one of 30 special raffle items. The Rotary trailer is open from Noon — 8 pm thru Friday and from 8 am 8 pm Saturday and Sunday at The Lowes parking lot in Gilford.

The Auction receives a great deal of traffic through the rear entrance to the Conference Center as donations are delivered and winning bidders collect Auction items.

New this year is the 2010 Rockin Holiday Bash, a Holiday event to further benefit the Children's Auction. Attendees will be delivered to the Conference Center’s front door via horse & carriage for the Friday night, December 10th dinner and dancing event and enter though the Belknap Landscape Christmas Forest to enjoy the festivities inside. Included are both music by the Eric Grant Band and delicious cuisine by O Steaks and Seafood.

The public may purchase tickets now for the inaugural Rockin' Holiday Bash though www.meadowbrook.net. Help us give the amazing gift of support this holiday season for the children and families of the Lakes Region, while you treat yourself to fabulous food and dance the night away! For more information about the 98.3 WLNH Children's Auction please go to http://www.childrensauction.com/

L to R:  LRBRA Board Members Bill Blanchette, Middleton Builder's Supply, Julie Hayward of Hayward & Company Log & Timber Homes Bob Glassett of Pella Windows and Dale Squires with Belknap Landscape Company.

Related, Belknap Landscape is an active member of the Lakes Region Home Builders & Remodelers Association or “LRBRA”. LRBRA donated over an assortment of tools & other terrific items of value to any Lakes Region homeowner to the Children's Auction and have done so for years now. These items have a retail value of well over $1,000, but usually draw a good deal more for the kid’s benefit.

Belknap Landscape Company is a Lakes Region eco-friendly business - family owned since 1988 and a 2001 Business of the Year Award Winner.

The company specializes in landscape design and permitting, including extensive experience in Shoreland and Wetland Permitting, construction services including site work, softscape and hardscape design and installation and architectural masonry. Grounds Management Services include plant health care, turf management and seasonal enhancement services, along with comprehensive winter snow & ice services for homes and businesses. Plus, BLC employs Tree Care Association certified employees, owns their own sky crane and offers the design, installation and maintenance of irrigation and lighting systems, as well. To find out more, please visit http://www.belknaplandscape.com/

What’s New and Exciting? Stonemakers™ Vertical by Belknap Landscape Architectural Masonry

Stonemakers™ Vertical by Belknap Landscape Architectural Masonry.

Transform ugly walls into a landscape focal point!

Belknap Landscape Company (BLC) is happy to introduce the latest addition to the Stonemakers™ Product Line - Stonemakers™ Vertical. What can we do with it? In Belknap, Grafton and Carroll NH counties we have the exclusive ability to make boring walls look fabulous - any kind of wall, as you'll see reading on...


Here BLC Masons apply StoneMakers Vertical on an unsightly poured concrete retaining wall, hand carving a block design into the concrete. Indestructible when finished! Here a granite cap tops off the wall...

As long as you have a solid sub-strate - a solid surface or medium to which Stonemakers™ Vertical is applied, you can run it as high as you want, up to 3” in thickness. Once it is applied you have up to 3 hours to work with it, and you can carve any pattern as deep as the thickness of the application. Some prefer the look of manufactured stone, others like field stone while others like a repetitive cobblestone look. No forms here - all hand sculpted so your vertical wall is the only vertical wall of it's kind!

Our preparation is key. The surface will be scrubbed clean with the appropriate chemicals and rinsed well. If necessary, we will to prep the area with wire mesh, fastened to the wall per the manufacturer's specifications, apply a "bonder" and apply scratch coat and then let cure for 24 hours. We then apply another coat of bonder, let it dry and get ready for the StoneMakers Vertical mix...

Here's another example of an older shorefront property with a retaining wall in need of a face lift.  We accomplished this, to the property owner's delight, in just a few days! 

A shorefront retaining wall
with no redeeming qualities...



StoneMakers Vertical is a rubberized polymer  much like soft sand in your hands. Safe to touch, this is mixed with Portland cement and water to a consistency of snowballs. BLC masons will then put the mixture on the wall and let it cure before smoothing it out to the desired thickness. Now they are ready to create pattern chosen by the customer!

We'll cover the entire area with plastic for a day to cure and return to remove the plastic and allow it to dry for four hours before coloring and sealing.




Professionally finished, in this case,
with optional natural stone caps - 3 inch thick granite!

 
For more information or for a no obligation quote for your home or business, please contact:
Craig Wentworth, Masonry Division Manager at: craig@belknaplandscape.com or dial 603 455- 5904.

www.belknaplandscape.com/archmasonry.htm

 

What’s New and Exciting? Stonemakers™ Vertical by Belknap Landscape Architectural Masonry

Stonemakers™ Vertical by Belknap Landscape Architectural Masonry.

Transform ugly walls into a landscape focal point!

Belknap Landscape Company (BLC) is happy to introduce the latest addition to the Stonemakers™ Product Line - Stonemakers™ Vertical. What can we do with it? In Belknap, Grafton and Carroll NH counties we have the exclusive ability to make boring walls look fabulous - any kind of wall, as you'll see reading on...


Here BLC Masons apply StoneMakers Vertical on an unsightly poured concrete retaining wall, hand carving a block design into the concrete. Indestructible when finished! Here a granite cap tops off the wall...

As long as you have a solid sub-strate - a solid surface or medium to which Stonemakers™ Vertical is applied, you can run it as high as you want, up to 3” in thickness. Once it is applied you have up to 3 hours to work with it, and you can carve any pattern as deep as the thickness of the application. Some prefer the look of manufactured stone, others like field stone while others like a repetitive cobblestone look. No forms here - all hand sculpted so your vertical wall is the only vertical wall of it's kind!

Our preparation is key. The surface will be scrubbed clean with the appropriate chemicals and rinsed well. If necessary, we will to prep the area with wire mesh, fastened to the wall per the manufacturer's specifications, apply a "bonder" and apply scratch coat and then let cure for 24 hours. We then apply another coat of bonder, let it dry and get ready for the StoneMakers Vertical mix...

Here's another example of an older shorefront property with a retaining wall in need of a face lift.  We accomplished this, to the property owner's delight, in just a few days! 

A shorefront retaining wall
with no redeeming qualities...



StoneMakers Vertical is a rubberized polymer  much like soft sand in your hands. Safe to touch, this is mixed with Portland cement and water to a consistency of snowballs. BLC masons will then put the mixture on the wall and let it cure before smoothing it out to the desired thickness. Now they are ready to create pattern chosen by the customer!

We'll cover the entire area with plastic for a day to cure and return to remove the plastic and allow it to dry for four hours before coloring and sealing.




Professionally finished, in this case,
with optional natural stone caps - 3 inch thick granite!

 
For more information or for a no obligation quote for your home or business, please contact:
Craig Wentworth, Masonry Division Manager at: craig@belknaplandscape.com or dial 603 455- 5904.

www.belknaplandscape.com/archmasonry.htm

 

Don't let your trees be Bored to Death!

Mauget Certified Plant Health Injections - an Exclusive Service by Belknap Landscape Company.

Mauget provides eco-friendly products that restore, maintain and enhance tree health, while preserving the integrity of the environment by providing the most innovative and effective products and application methods. Since 1958, Mauget has committed significant resources to research product improvements and training to promote the safety and success of their Certified Applicators, including Belknap Landscape.

What does Mauget do?

Mauget produces 'Plant Health Injections" to control many insect and disease problems. The products are directly injected into the plants. How? A small hole is drilled at the base of the tree and the pest control liquids are low-pressure dripped into the tree, until fully absorbed. This not only treats the problem more quickly and directly, but is more environmentally friendly than the traditional open air sprays.

What does Belknap Landscape do? Ask Thomas Stern, Certified Mauget Applicator...

"We recommend this product because it is a completely enclosed, minimal risk application method. The environment, our clients and our employees, along with the tree, all remain safe while the infestations are eliminated."

Thomas recently finished a project to save 26 mature, clumped Birch trees. Belknap's Thomas Stern, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Technician, is one of several Belknap Landscape employees Certified by Mauget to apply Mauget's Plant Health Injections.

Clumped Birch trees, infected with the Bronze Birch Borer are prepped for the Mauget treatment & subsequent planting. These trees were to be destroyed by the nursery when Belknap noticed them, stepping up with a proven solution. Our client was thrilled with the results!

Intrigued? Watch a video on the Mauget website to see how it works. On the same Mauget Website, only Belknap Landscape is listed as a Certified Applicator for the State of New Hampshire!

Leopord Moths - found right here in the Lakes Region

After treating a local Oak tree and finding one of the huge larve of a leopord Moth, we checked in with the Northeast Plant Diagnostic Network (NEPDN) UN . These moths are common to New England as they they are a woodpeckers favorite food. The larvae do kill young trees. In fact, they attack over 50 different species of trees, Oak and apple the most common targets. If left untreated just one of these incsects can kill a nice tree in your yard or at your business, in weeks time. Don't let that happen to you - call or write to BLC's Thomas Stern for a free, no obligation property inspection from the Turf to the Trees!

Will we see the Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) in the Lakes Region?

Treatments made as part of the USDA Asian Longhorned Beetle eradication program in Massachusetts and New York were completed in June. We are surrounded! Over 38,000 trees were treated in the Worcester, MA area with inoculations from Mauget. In New York another 39,000 trees were treated by Mauget-Certified applications.

The USDA estimates that there will be about 5 more years of treatment in the Massachusetts area as a small infestation of ALB was found in Jamaica Plain in Massachusetts, just across from the Arnold Arboretum. Six infested maple trees were found so far, in close proximity to each other, and have already been removed by USDA/DCR. Surveys will continue to determine the extent of the infestation...

If the ALB does show it's horns here in NH, depend on Belknap Landscape to provide the best prepared people, Certified to apply proven, safe and effective treatments.

Learn more about Belknap Landscape's plant health care capabilities at the BLC Plant Healthcare webpage.

Have a tree problem and need a Free Consultation? Contact Thomas Stern, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Technician and Mauget-Certified Applicator at 603 737-0015, ext 916 or via email at Thomass@belknaplandscape.com .

Don't let your trees be Bored to Death!

Mauget Certified Plant Health Injections - an Exclusive Service by Belknap Landscape Company.

Mauget provides eco-friendly products that restore, maintain and enhance tree health, while preserving the integrity of the environment by providing the most innovative and effective products and application methods. Since 1958, Mauget has committed significant resources to research product improvements and training to promote the safety and success of their Certified Applicators, including Belknap Landscape.

What does Mauget do?

Mauget produces 'Plant Health Injections" to control many insect and disease problems. The products are directly injected into the plants. How? A small hole is drilled at the base of the tree and the pest control liquids are low-pressure dripped into the tree, until fully absorbed. This not only treats the problem more quickly and directly, but is more environmentally friendly than the traditional open air sprays.

What does Belknap Landscape do? Ask Thomas Stern, Certified Mauget Applicator...

"We recommend this product because it is a completely enclosed, minimal risk application method. The environment, our clients and our employees, along with the tree, all remain safe while the infestations are eliminated."

Thomas recently finished a project to save 26 mature, clumped Birch trees. Belknap's Thomas Stern, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Technician, is one of several Belknap Landscape employees Certified by Mauget to apply Mauget's Plant Health Injections.

Clumped Birch trees, infected with the Bronze Birch Borer are prepped for the Mauget treatment & subsequent planting. These trees were to be destroyed by the nursery when Belknap noticed them, stepping up with a proven solution. Our client was thrilled with the results!

Intrigued? Watch a video on the Mauget website to see how it works. On the same Mauget Website, only Belknap Landscape is listed as a Certified Applicator for the State of New Hampshire!

Leopord Moths - found right here in the Lakes Region

After treating a local Oak tree and finding one of the huge larve of a leopord Moth, we checked in with the Northeast Plant Diagnostic Network (NEPDN) UN . These moths are common to New England as they they are a woodpeckers favorite food. The larvae do kill young trees. In fact, they attack over 50 different species of trees, Oak and apple the most common targets. If left untreated just one of these incsects can kill a nice tree in your yard or at your business, in weeks time. Don't let that happen to you - call or write to BLC's Thomas Stern for a free, no obligation property inspection from the Turf to the Trees!

Will we see the Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) in the Lakes Region?

Treatments made as part of the USDA Asian Longhorned Beetle eradication program in Massachusetts and New York were completed in June. We are surrounded! Over 38,000 trees were treated in the Worcester, MA area with inoculations from Mauget. In New York another 39,000 trees were treated by Mauget-Certified applications.

The USDA estimates that there will be about 5 more years of treatment in the Massachusetts area as a small infestation of ALB was found in Jamaica Plain in Massachusetts, just across from the Arnold Arboretum. Six infested maple trees were found so far, in close proximity to each other, and have already been removed by USDA/DCR. Surveys will continue to determine the extent of the infestation...

If the ALB does show it's horns here in NH, depend on Belknap Landscape to provide the best prepared people, Certified to apply proven, safe and effective treatments.

Learn more about Belknap Landscape's plant health care capabilities at the BLC Plant Healthcare webpage.

Have a tree problem and need a Free Consultation? Contact Thomas Stern, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Technician and Mauget-Certified Applicator at 603 737-0015, ext 916 or via email at Thomass@belknaplandscape.com .

This FALL: Sculpted Concrete and Amazing Results!

Sculpted Concrete and Amazing Results!  Unbelievably Natural Stone Look, At Half The Cost    StoneMakers Vertical Wall Systems... Belknap Landscape's Masonry Division has been running hot all summer with StoneMakers Decorative concrete installations all over the Lakes Region. StoneMakers is an additive we mix with traditional concrete, giving that concrete stability so our masons - artists in natural stonework - may now carve indestructible, natural looking concrete into all kinds of interior and exterior Hardscapes - retaining walls, water features, patios, steps & walkways, indoor fire places and outdoor fire pits, and more. The end product looks just like stone and is permanently stained to match weathered stone for a naturalized appearance! Tough as nails, this is a product that refuses to disappoint...     Craig Wentworth, BLC Masonry Sales & Service Manager said "We now offer the StoneMakers sculpted concrete exclusively in Belknap, Carroll and Grafton Counties. This product allows us to create truly unique, hand crafted Hardscapes into your outdoor living spaces and half the cost of traditional stone. We couldn't make two StoneMakers Hardscapes exactly the same if we tried!"   The technology offers a versatility we have not yet seen in the traditional concrete market, allowing us to build vertically as well as flat surfaces. We can now shape our walls and patios to be carved into a more natural, hand-laid look without the need for traditional forming.   An especially attractive aspect has been the the very latest StoneMakers concrete additive - a product line designed to turn your exposed concrete foundation walls into an attractive addition to your home. This latest technology allows BLC to "parge coat" your foundations vertical walls up to 3 ½ " thick, carve any stone pattern you wish and color all in one day. The results speak for themselves....    Unsightly exposed foundation walls... ...being transformed with StoneMakers, in a DAY!                        Check the picture please? Is it real stone - or is it StoneMakers?    Craig Wentworth, Masonry Sales   A revolutionary way of working with concrete   Affordable Structurally Sound Aesthetically Pleasing Hardscapes Add Instant Property Value along with...   Warmth Vibrance Charm   "It's time to make your home into an Oasis"  Call us today to schedule a Free Consultation! BLC Design services are available and landscape sketches are provided to help you visualize your project.   Commercial Applications, too...   Looking for instantaneous, customer friendly property improvements at a reasonable cost?  Visit the Tanger Outlet Mall-Tilton Tanger Outlet Mall-Tilton Chooses StoneMakers by BLC Masonary  to view a few of the many possibilities.   ...sand in the playground area stays in the playground area, thanks to a like-stone-look cobble edging. On the flip side, mulch stays in the mulched areas.     BLC sculpted flatwork enhances standard concrete slabs at the Customer Recreation Area - custom-colored and carved to our client's specs...   A professional, indestructible low-maintenance look. Contact us to learn more...  To learn more and to obtain a quote, with no obligation, please contact: Craig via email at: craig@belknaplandscape.com or just dial 603 455 5904   You'll be hard-pressed to see the difference between stone and StoneMakers, laid in no time by Belknap's professional masonry crews...             We accept major credit cards, too!

This FALL: Sculpted Concrete and Amazing Results!

Sculpted Concrete and Amazing Results!  Unbelievably Natural Stone Look, At Half The Cost    StoneMakers Vertical Wall Systems... Belknap Landscape's Masonry Division has been running hot all summer with StoneMakers Decorative concrete installations all over the Lakes Region. StoneMakers is an additive we mix with traditional concrete, giving that concrete stability so our masons - artists in natural stonework - may now carve indestructible, natural looking concrete into all kinds of interior and exterior Hardscapes - retaining walls, water features, patios, steps & walkways, indoor fire places and outdoor fire pits, and more. The end product looks just like stone and is permanently stained to match weathered stone for a naturalized appearance! Tough as nails, this is a product that refuses to disappoint...     Craig Wentworth, BLC Masonry Sales & Service Manager said "We now offer the StoneMakers sculpted concrete exclusively in Belknap, Carroll and Grafton Counties. This product allows us to create truly unique, hand crafted Hardscapes into your outdoor living spaces and half the cost of traditional stone. We couldn't make two StoneMakers Hardscapes exactly the same if we tried!"   The technology offers a versatility we have not yet seen in the traditional concrete market, allowing us to build vertically as well as flat surfaces. We can now shape our walls and patios to be carved into a more natural, hand-laid look without the need for traditional forming.   An especially attractive aspect has been the the very latest StoneMakers concrete additive - a product line designed to turn your exposed concrete foundation walls into an attractive addition to your home. This latest technology allows BLC to "parge coat" your foundations vertical walls up to 3 ½ " thick, carve any stone pattern you wish and color all in one day. The results speak for themselves....    Unsightly exposed foundation walls... ...being transformed with StoneMakers, in a DAY!                        Check the picture please? Is it real stone - or is it StoneMakers?    Craig Wentworth, Masonry Sales   A revolutionary way of working with concrete   Affordable Structurally Sound Aesthetically Pleasing Hardscapes Add Instant Property Value along with...   Warmth Vibrance Charm   "It's time to make your home into an Oasis"  Call us today to schedule a Free Consultation! BLC Design services are available and landscape sketches are provided to help you visualize your project.   Commercial Applications, too...   Looking for instantaneous, customer friendly property improvements at a reasonable cost?  Visit the Tanger Outlet Mall-Tilton Tanger Outlet Mall-Tilton Chooses StoneMakers by BLC Masonary  to view a few of the many possibilities.   ...sand in the playground area stays in the playground area, thanks to a like-stone-look cobble edging. On the flip side, mulch stays in the mulched areas.     BLC sculpted flatwork enhances standard concrete slabs at the Customer Recreation Area - custom-colored and carved to our client's specs...   A professional, indestructible low-maintenance look. Contact us to learn more...  To learn more and to obtain a quote, with no obligation, please contact: Craig via email at: craig@belknaplandscape.com or just dial 603 455 5904   You'll be hard-pressed to see the difference between stone and StoneMakers, laid in no time by Belknap's professional masonry crews...             We accept major credit cards, too!