Landscaping and masonry in Pound Ridge, NY
Pound Ridge is wooded two- and three-acre lots, rock outcroppings, and stone walls older than the county road system. We work it from Mount Kisco, and the ranking landscapers here mostly drive in from further away.
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Wooded acreage and long drives
Most of Pound Ridge was zoned into large wooded pieces decades ago, and the properties run to a pattern: house in a clearing, woods pressing in, rock showing through the thin soil, and a long drive connecting it all to the road.
The grounds work follows that pattern. Lawn and beds where light allows, the wooded edge held where you want it, screening where the road got too close, and the drive graded so it survives the spring.
Old stone walls, kept old
The stone walls threading through Pound Ridge, some of them centuries old around the historic hamlet and the Halle-era houses, are the town's signature. When a section moves, the right repair is a dry reset with the stone already on site, not a tear-out and not bright new material.
We clear the run, rebuild the base for frost, and set the stone so the repaired section disappears back into the wall.
Thin soil and exposed ledge
Rock decides a lot in Pound Ridge. Ledge near the surface changes how a patio is cut, where a wall footing lands, why one stretch of lawn burns out every August, and which trees have anchored well.
We probe before we price. Working with the rock, terracing off it, planting around it, usually beats fighting it, and it is cheaper.
Water rules and the 150-foot setback
Pound Ridge takes its wetlands seriously. The town's Water Control Commission regulates activity within a wide setback of controlled waters, wider than most owners guess, and tree removal is regulated on slopes, near lot lines and in those setbacks. Routine landscaping without regrading is generally exempt, which is a nuance worth knowing before a project is scoped.
We design drainage and grading to stay inside the rules and tell you at the walkthrough when a project needs review first.
Every job here starts the same way: a twenty-minute walkthrough and a written price.
Planting beside the Reservation
With Ward Pound Ridge Reservation next door, the deer treat the whole town as habitat. Beds that are not planned for browsing get eaten by December.
We plant what holds up, and we say plainly at the estimate which wish-list plants will need protection to survive.
What affects the price in Pound Ridge
Rock, water and access set the number on wooded acreage.
Common factors:
- Ledge found at probing
- Wall resets measured by the running foot
- Wetland-setback review before ground opens
- Machine access through wooded lots
- Deer-resistant plant selection
- Long-drive grading and drainage
How the estimate works
- 1Tell us what you need
- 2Walk the property with Nelson
- 3Receive a written scope and price
- 4Schedule the work
Common questions
If yours is not here, call (914) 486-3682. Someone answers seven days a week.
Sometimes. The town regulates activity within a wide setback of wetlands and controlled waters, and tree removal is regulated on steeper slopes, near lot lines and in those setbacks. Routine landscaping without regrading is generally exempt. Nelson sorts out what applies at the walkthrough.
Yes. That is the point of the work: dry resets with the stone already there, on a base built for frost, finished so the repair reads as part of the original run.
That is most of Pound Ridge. We probe for ledge before pricing, terrace where flat space has to be made, and put drainage behind every wall we build.
A short list, honestly kept. Living beside the Reservation means planting what deer skip and protecting the rest. We tell you which is which before anything goes in the ground.
Often, but the setback rules decide how. We route work to stay clear of controlled areas where possible and flag anything that needs Water Control Commission review before it starts.
It depends on rock, water, access and scope. Two acres of woods and ledge price differently than any flat lot. Nelson walks the property and leaves a written scope and price. The visit is free. Call (914) 486-3682.
What clients say
Baudi consistently does an awesome job for us. They are very reliable and efficient, and Nelson is great to work with.
Consistently reliable, on schedule every week for mowing and maintenance. My lawn looks neat, healthy and professionally cared for.
Free on-site estimate
Twenty minutes on site, a written price.
Send a few details and we will come out, measure, and leave you with a written price. No fee, no sales visit, no pressure to sign anything that day.
Prefer to talk? Call (914) 486-3682 or text a photo of the area. Open seven days, 7 AM – 7 PM.
- Phone
- (914) 486-3682
- Hours
- Monday to Sunday, 7 AM – 7 PM
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Nelson or someone on the crew will call you within 24 hours to set up the walkthrough. If it is urgent, call (914) 486-3682 and you will get a person.