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NEWSLETTER
Issue 24
Spring, 2015
484-239-3918
[email protected]
PA HIC# 005990
2015
Spring Clean-ups
Lawn & Landscape
Tour our website:
www.appalachianinc.com
Marks our 14th year in business servSpring Clean-ups include:
ing the Lehigh Valley and surrounding
A general cleaning and
areas. Our goal has always been to
O U R S E R VI CE S :
freshening-up of your
help modernize landscapes and lower
lawn & landscape:
maintenance, all the while educating
 Customer Referral
 Residual leaf, branch & debris removDiscounts
customers on plant care, placement
al
and overall maintenance.
 Re-definition of landscape and flower Refer a new customer
to us for savings on
bed edges
Our success comes from dedicated
lawn care and labor
service, love for our environment and  Removal of unwanted weeds and
vegetation
 Landscape Services
care and support for our customers.
 Inspection of all plant material for
We pride ourselves on our excellent
Design and installation,
winter damage and/or disease
landscape service paired with excep-  Fertilization of all shrubbery
Landscape refurbish
and maintenance
tional customer service.
 Treatment with pre-emergent weed
control
We continue to strive for excellence

Application of a fresh layer of mulch
and we know our customers benefit.
or stone
Here’s to another
All lawn customers must have lawn
14 (plus) years!
areas cleared of debris prior to 1st
lawn mowing. A pre-season inspection will be done to evaluate mowing readiness. Please contact us if
Jenn & Joe
Stumer
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Feature Plant
Mission Statement:
The team at Appalachian Creations Inc. is
dedicated to providing professional landscaping,
property maintenance and contracting. We
believe in the importance of reputable, courteous and outstanding customer service. We are
thorough and competent and we treat our client’s property as if it were our own! We care
about our environment taking great care to
educate our customers about the importance of
proper lawn maintenance and plant care.
Shasta Daisy ‘Becky’
Did You Know...?
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Customer
Project
Profiles
Oplinger
Noteworthy from 2014
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 Landscape Lighting
Layout & installation
 Plantings
Annuals, Perennials,
Shrubs, & Small Trees
 Tree/Shrubbery Care
Pruning, trimming,
fertilizing
 Lawn Maintenance
Mow, trim, fertilize
 Contracting
Remodeling, Basement
finishing, Painting
 Deck Maintenance
 We offer convenient online payments?
 We can email your invoice to save paper?
Pressure washing,
Stripping & Sealing
Spring Checklist
 Water Gardens/Ponds
 Find out what you can do NOW to prepare for spring.
Water Gardens, Ponds,
Waterfalls, Pondless
Waterfalls, Water Features
Testimonials from 2014
NEWSLETTER
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Shasta Daisy ’Becky’
Leucanthemum x superbum
Issue 24
“He loves me...
he loves me not…”
Who remembers playing this game as a child? And
more often than not, wasn’t the most common flower of
choice the daisy? The word, "daisy" comes from "day's
eye," an early reference to the sun with its central yellow disk surrounded by "rays."
Morning Light Grass with a backPerhaps the most common variety of the daisy is the Shasta. Developed by Ludrop of Daisies and Susans
ther Burbank and named after Mount Shasta in northern California, they were first
introduced in 1901. Burbank spent 17 years perfecting the Shasta daisy and many new varieties have been named
since then. The most common variety in our area is ‘Becky’.
'Becky' is larger than most other Shasta cultivars growing 3-4' tall on rigid stems which do not normally require
staking. It features profuse 3-4" diameter flower heads with the classic white petals and yellow center daisies are
famous for. The leaves are medium green, coarsely-toothed and lance-shaped.
Able to withstand full or partial sun exposure, ‘Becky’ is drought tolerant
and requires very little maintenance. The flowers attract butterflies, birds and
bees and are deer resistant. They are considered an herbaceous perennial
and usually need to be divided every 2-3 years.
The ‘Becky’ variety blooms June-September making it an ideal choice for
any perennial garden. Paired with Black-Eye Susans, Helenium, Monarda, or
virtually any other summer blooming perennial, its white flower pops out of
the landscape. The daisy is perfect for any country-theme or cottage garden
or just to help catch the eye in any landscape. The flowers make excellent
Cottage Garden
and long lasting cut flowers as well as perfect “He loves me” flowers.
2014 Customer Project Profiles
Landscape Refurbishment—This customer wanted their rear landscape refurbished to help make the maintenance easier. We took out all the old ornamental grasses and shrubs. The mature trees were trimmed and all
the old stones were removed. The landscape was upgraded with a few new evergreens, roses, hydrangeas and
perennials. All new landscape fabric was installed and topped with new decorative red and white stones.
Before
After
Landscape Refurbishment/Lighting—Dennis Podhayney, Bethlehem PA—Dennis Podhayney needed
help creating a new look for the front of his home. Doing a tremendous amount of his own maintenance and
landscape work himself, he had a fair idea of what he wanted. We just helped him complete the look with
plants, stone and landscape lights! (Wall work in middle picture was done by Cornerstone Paver Designs.)
Before
After
Lights!
A p p a l a c h i a n C r e a t i o n s, I n c . N e w s l e t t e r
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Noteworthy from 2014
Landscape—New Construction—Keith & Kathleen Holdren of Danielsville

Thanks
to our crew:
had us back to complete the side landscape of their dream home. The Holdren's
Brian
Becker
Alex Krause
wanted the side to be a transition from the formal front landscape we designed
Devin
Stanley
Josh
Ochoa
last year to the eventual informal rear landscape. The end result included more
flowering perennials and shrubs intermixed with their favorite evergreens. The  Sod, sod and more sod for
Mrs. Linda Eberhart of Cataboulder accents used came from when the builder excavated their property to
sauqua!
build their home!
In Progress
After
Before
Eberhart
 Thanks to Theresa Salasky
for the yearly projects!
 Dan & Donna Fox received a
Landscape Refurbishment—Ed & Madeline Rzeszowski, Nazareth
The Rzeszowski’s really wanted to keep their mature Rhododendrons so we designed a refurbishment that included them. We did remove the outdated Yews
and added flowering perennials, roses, boulders and a new tree!
Before
front make-over and dad Dan
Fox Sr. got 2 new trees!
 Gail & Dan Herzog’s house
had a landscape refurbishment
complete with boulder accents.
Herzog
After
 Much gratitude to Fran Bens-
ing for the many years of
maintenance and landscaping
at her home and business.
 To Tracy and Michael Patton—you needed us and we
did it! Thanks for the challenge!
Landscape Refurbishment—Dale & Fran Oplinger of Danielsville were  2014 Community Project—
ready to upgrade their outdated shrubs. We removed the unwanted plants
Northampton Library landand installed new modern evergreens with roses, grasses and daylilies. The
scape refurbishment.
finishing touch included EP Henry Edgestone border in Harvest Blend color.
Northampton Library
Before
After
Newsletter photography
by Jenn Stumer
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P.O. Box 86
Northampton PA 18067
Phone: 484-239-3918
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.appalachianinc.com
“Your 1st Choice
Landscape Company”
For Free! In an effort to keep up with the convenience that technology can bring to our customers, we are now offering the
ability to pay invoices online using Intuit PaymentNetwork. This service is
offered through our accounting software, QuickBooks Pro and lets you pay
invoices directly from your bank account.
Each invoice we email will contain a PaymentNetwork web address
which you can click to pay your bill online.
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 Schedule the payment for any date you wish
 Save the cost, time and effort of writing & mailing paper checks
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Testimonials from 2014
Lanethea Mathews-Schultz, Allentown PA
Property Maintenance
“Just wanted to send a quick note to let you know how much I enjoyed coming home yes-
Now’s the time to:
1. Evaluate your lawn, plant
material and trees for
possible winter damage.
2. Call us to schedule your
Spring clean-up and lawn
and landscape inspection.
3. Call us to schedule your
lawn treatment plan.
4. Evaluate your property for
possible landscape upgrades.
5. Plan and budget for a
planting schedule for the
2015 Season.
6. Visit our web page!
www.appalachianinc.com
Check out our before and
after pictures.
7. Follow us on facebook.
Go to
www.facebook.com/
appalachiancreations to
catch up on the latest.
8. Subscribe to receive the
monthly email newsletter.
terday afternoon to the beautiful work you and your crew did for us! Everything looks
terrific! Jonathan and I couldn't be happier with the work you did! Thank you!”
Milou Mackenzie, Macungie PA
Property Maintenance
“As usual, the guys did just a perfect job! I could not be happier about how masterfully
they shaped the arborvitae along the driveway.”
Ed & Madeline Rzeszowski, Nazareth PA
Landscape Refurbishment
“Thanks for such a terrific job on the landscaping. It makes such a wonderful difference
and fits the house. Ed thought it looked great and commented on how well manicured it
looked. Very professional. I hope we will be the talk of the neighborhood this week.”
Kamila Pierno, Coplay PA
Property Maintenance
“Thank you and your company for doing such nice work. We’ll be able to enjoy
our yard all summer now.”
Bayard Saunders, Northampton PA
Lawn Maintenance
“Many thanks to you and your staff for another year of excellent yard care.”
Joe Milisits—Rave Review, Easton PA
Property Maintenance
“Just wanted to let you know what a STELLAR job Alex and crew did today... you guys
really go that extra mile.. the beds are perfect!”
Judy Boardman, Coplay PA
Lawn Maintenance
”Really appreciate all the TLC and good grooming at my Coplay house!”
Carol Hafner, Bethlehem PA
Property Maintenance
”Thank you so much for making my place look beautiful.”
Rosemary Esham, Easton PA
Property Maintenance
“Thank you and your people for another fabulous job. Your attention to detail is outstanding and it was again a great pleasure to work with you.”