Woods and Ledge Shape Every New Canaan Yard
Most New Canaan homes sit on one to four acres, and much of that land is wooded. The woods creep forward every year with saplings, vines and brush. New Canaan landscaping falls behind quickly when nobody pushes that edge back.
Ledge sits just under the surface in many yards. Shallow soil over rock dries out fast in July and heaves during freeze-thaw cycles. Landscaping in New Canaan needs plant choices and bed depths that respect that rock, or new plantings stall and fail.
Deer are a constant in this inland town. They move from the woods into yards near Waveny Park and the Silvermine area every evening. A New Canaan landscape full of hostas and yews can be browsed down to stubs in a single winter.