ProMark Tree Service will be donating trees as well as helping plant trees for this great community event hosted by Abington's Shade Tree Commission.   See details below and we hope to see you there!!

 

Please join us for a tree-planting event hosted by Abington's Shade Tree Commission (STC) and Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) on Saturday, Nov 18th, from 9 am to 12 pm. The STC has generously provided 40 trees which we are requesting volunteers from the neighborhood, athletic clubs, and community organizations to help us plant! 

These trees will further beautify the park, provide additional shade for spectators, reduce flooding, purify the air, and increase habitats for wildlife!

Please RSVP and meet at the sign-in table at 9 am near the home at 2054 Glenwood Ave Glenside, PA. 

 

Refreshments...

 

This week the majestic ash tree at Hallowell Park in Glenside PA came down, after many years of gracing the landscape and shading spectators.  Given the impact of Emerald Ash Borer, this beloved  tree presented a significant risk of falling limbs in the vicinity of a popular set of sports fields.  In significant decline and friable, it required the use of a crane and a team of 4 men the better part of a day to take it down limb by limb. Thanks to Promark Tree Service for removing this tree pro bono! We saved a cross section- approximately 4 feet in diameter- and placed it at Grove Park in Roslyn, PA, the home of the Abington STC.  Check it out, count the rings and study the patterns- thick rings for years with more rain, thinner for less rain- and irregularities of the rings, reaction wood, where the tree put on girth asymmetrically to neutralize stresses. The Friends of Hallowell Park...

 

 

 

Winter is here!! For some of us that is music to our ears and to others we are dreaming of being on a tropical island drinking a delicious cocktail with an umbrella in it.  The reality is, we cannot avoid mother nature but we can help prevent damage she may cause.  Here are a few tips to help you this winter season:

 

-If you plan to plow your driveway, make sure you line both sides with reflector stakes to help eliminate the possibility of damaging your lawn.  We all know how hard it is to destinguish the lawn from the driveway once it is covered in snow.  Even though its our lawn. 

-If you get a significant now fall, make sure you protect the structural stability of your home by removing the large piles of snow sitting on your roof. Now you may feel silly shoveling snow off your roof; with the neighbors watching, however, it’s important...