Service Area · Bucks County
Newtown properties are among the most demanding we work on — not because the work is harder, but because the deer pressure here will undo a careless plant list in a single winter.
The borough is a historic town center, with eighteenth and nineteenth-century buildings along State Street and Washington Avenue and residential streets of period houses on tight lots where every square foot of planting is visible. Newtown Township around it is a different proposition: larger lots, 1980s through 2000s development, and properties backing up to the woods and fields around Tyler State Park.
The deer problem is not exaggerated here
If you live in Newtown Township, particularly near Tyler State Park or any of the wooded margins, deer should be the first consideration in any planting plan rather than an afterthought. We have seen new arborvitae screens stripped to bare stems from ground level to five feet in one winter, hosta beds erased overnight in June, and yew hedges browsed into hollow shells over several years.
The design answer is not fencing everything or accepting an ugly yard. It is choosing plants deer consistently leave alone and using them well: boxwood, Japanese pieris, inkberry, bayberry, ornamental grasses, Russian sage, catmint, hellebore, ferns, daffodils in place of tulips. Where a screen is needed, we will steer you toward something other than arborvitae, which in this township is a standing invitation.
What else Newtown properties need
Planting that suits the architecture
In and around the historic borough, the plant palette and the hardscape materials matter more than usual. Modern concrete pavers in a bright color against an 1830s facade read wrong immediately. Natural stone, brick laid in a period pattern, and a restrained, structural plant list serve these houses far better and hold their value.
Larger lots, and the maintenance that comes with them
Township properties frequently run to an acre or more, with meaningful lawn areas, long drives and mature specimen trees. That changes the maintenance arithmetic — mowing takes real time, leaf volume in fall is substantial, and a single mature tree failure becomes an expensive event. On properties this size, a proper fall program is not cosmetic, it is what keeps the lawn alive through to spring.
Common questions about Newtown
What can I plant in Newtown that the deer will not eat?
Boxwood, Japanese pieris, inkberry, bayberry, ornamental grasses, Russian sage, catmint, hellebore, most ferns, and daffodils rather than tulips. Nothing is deer-proof in a hard winter, but that list holds up where hosta, yew, arborvitae and tulips will not.
Do you work in both Newtown Borough and Newtown Township?
Yes, both, and the surrounding area toward Wrightstown.
Can you match hardscaping to a historic house?
Yes, and we will usually push you toward natural stone or period brick rather than modern pavers on the older properties. It costs more and it is the right call.
What We Promise in Newtown
- We answer the phone. Miss us and you hear back the same day.
- Written estimate within one business day of walking your property.
- A message the day before every scheduled visit.
- Something not right? We come back — no argument, no charge for the trip.
Where we usually start
- Landscape Design & Installation in Newtown
- Patios, Walkways & Walls in Newtown
- Tree & Shrub Care in Newtown
- Lawn Care & Maintenance in Newtown
- Mulch & Bed Maintenance in Newtown
- Spring & Fall Cleanups in Newtown
- Drainage & Grading in Newtown
- Snow & Ice Management in Newtown
- Irrigation & Sprinklers in Newtown
- Sod & Lawn Renovation in Newtown
- Outdoor Lighting in Newtown
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Landscaping in Newtown, done properly
Bring us the plant list before the deer do. Free walk-through, and a written estimate within one business day.