Greenwich Yards Take a Beating From the Sound
Salt spray off Long Island Sound burns boxwood edges and browns lawns in Old Greenwich and Byram. Sandy pockets near the shore drain fast and leave new plantings thirsty. Landscaping in Greenwich has to start with those conditions, not a generic plant list.
Inland, the problem changes completely. Backcountry estates north of the Merritt Parkway carry acres of lawn, long hedgerows and beds that outgrow their edges. Without steady Greenwich landscaping, mulch thins out, weeds take over and shrubs crowd walkways by midsummer.
Deer pressure adds another layer in Fairfield County. Deer move through Cos Cob and Riverside yards at night and strip hostas, arborvitae and tulips. A Greenwich landscaping plan that ignores deer ends up replanting the same beds every spring and summer.