Go GREEN with Greenleaf!

At Greenleaf, we are committed to the environment! We are proud to offer Organic products and services to our customers, such as Organic Fertilizer and Organic Insect Oil. We offer paperless online bill pay and our office recycles its paper, plastic, and aluminum waste. We buy our office supplies locally whenever possible, cutting down on fuel emission of long-distance delivery trucks and helping promote and sustain our local economy! We are also proud to offer Integrated Pest Management (IPM) spray services to our customers. IPM is a more environmentally friendly approach to insect and weed control and helps maintain plant health .

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Human needs and a healthy environment are not opposing claims that must be balanced; instead, they are inexorably linked by chains of cause and effect. We need a healthy environment because we need clean water, clean air, wood, and food.

Jared Diamond, Scientist & Author, 2003

Green Features

• Organic Lawn Fertilizer
  • Naturally builds up the soil by stimulating microbes that fight off disease
    and improves the overall health and structure of your soil
  • Contains no unnecessary or unwanted salts and chemicals like regular
    fertilizer
  • Organic fertilizer releases slower and can last longer than regular
    fertilizer
• Organic Lawn Weed Spray
  • An organic solution to eliminating broad leaf weeds
• Organic Dormant Insect Oil
  • Highly effective in controlling dormant insects and their eggs.
    It’s environmentally friendly too – No
    Pesticides!
• Systemic Soil Drench
  • Efficient – yearlong insect protection
  • Environmentally Friendly – targets only harmful insects, leaving the
    ecosystem intact
  • Pocket Book Friendly – only one application is necessary
• Rain Sensors
  • Save Money: Whether you pay for city water or spend electricity running a
    pump, the money you save over time will more than pay for the rain sensor!
  • Prolonging the Life of Your Irrigation System: A rain sensor can reduce wear
    to your system because it runs only when necessary.
  • Reducing Nutrient Loss & Disease Damage: Over-watering causes nutrients
    to wash away from turf, requiring increased applications of fertilizer. It also
    retards deep root growth and increases lawn susceptibility to disease. In fact,
    over-watering has been called the most common cause of disease in turf.
  • Conserving Municipal Water: By preventing unnecessary irrigation after rain
    events, rain sensors help ensure water availability for emergencies, such as
    firefighting, especially during the peak summer months.
• Soil Sample Test
  • For problems with:
    • Nutrient deficiencies in plants
    • Poor plant growth and response from applied fertilizers
    • Poor quality forages
    • Managing manure or compost applications
  • Benefits of soil sample testing include:
    • Determines nutrient levels in the soil
    • Determines pH levels (lime needs)
    • Provides a decision making tool to determine what nutrients to apply, how
      much, and when
    • Potential for higher quality turf, trees, and plants
• Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
  • We practice IPM which is a more environment friendly approach to insect and
    weed control and plant health.
  • More site visits insure early detection of pest problems –
    early detection means fewer applications are needed and fewer products are used.
    As a result, predatory insects survive and the ecosystem remains balanced
• Phosphate-Free Fertilizer
  • High levels of phosphorous in soil can transfer to water runoff which is
    dangerous to our local lakes and streams – phosphate-free fertilizer helps
    prevent this.
  • Phosphorous creates poor water quality that leads to algae blooms, which in
    turn can be toxic to aquatic life such as fish, frogs, etc. Phosphate-free
    fertilizer is a responsible step to eliminating unnecessary phosphate deposits
    into the environment.
• Reuse and Recycle
  • We recycle wood from pruning and tree services
  • We reuse wood chips as recycled bark for shrub beds
  • We recycle yard waste from yard clean-ups and renovations
  • We recycle and/or reuse grass clippings for compost
  • Our office recycles paper, ink, bottles, glasses, batteries, and cans; we
    reuse the backside of paper for note-taking before we recycle it
• Supply & Installation of Native Plants
  • Increasing the use of native plants in landscape design reduces the risk from
    invasive species and helps bolster the wild native plant populations
    – keeping our ecosystem balanced!
  • Some common plants that are native to the Northwest are: Douglas Fir, Quaking
    Aspen, Vine Maple, Red Twig Dogwood, Oregon Grape, Spirea, Goldenrod, and many
    more!
• Natural Pruning
  • A sustainable practice that helps maintain the health of trees, adding to
    their life span and avoiding unnecessary and costly replacement of trees and
    shrubs
  • Eliminates the unnecessary waste and debris caused by shearing; natural
    pruning is selectively pruning only what needs to be pruned for the health of the
    plant
• Irrigation Monitoring
  • Detect potential problems that help you prevent water waste, water runoff,
    & sprinkler damage
  • Adjust clocks for seasonal irrigation needs; saving you more water overall
    • The less water you use, the more money you save!
    • Efficient water usage preserves natural resources and promotes the
      sustainability of our local water source