East End Trees Nurseries

Community Service & Programs


Please take a minute to learn about the various community programs & activities we are involved in. Here at East End Trees we believe that one of the most important aspects of our business is our ability to serve the community and give back. It is with that in mind that we have strived to participate in various community and charitable programs, as well as a few of our own.

To learn more about the community work that we do, please read below:



Pink Ribbon Plants

Breast Cancer Awareness




American Beauties

Benefitting the National Wildlife Federation

Each "American Beauties" plant sold will benefit the National Wildlife Federation and their work to create a better home landscape environment for you and the colorful garden critters you love with natives. Our supplier, Prides Corner, will donate 25 cents, 50 cents, or $1 for each plant sold, depending on container size, to help fund the home habitat work and outreach programs that they specialize in while your customers can buy American Beauties with the good feeling that comes from helping a great cause.






Senior Citizens:

Always take care of our seniors.

At East End Trees we value the time and effort our seniors have spent contributing to society. Our seniors represent an important portion of our customers. So we always make a point to go the extra mile to ensure an enjoyable and satisfied visit.

Veterans:

If you have served our country in war times – thank you – god bless you and please come down so we can show our appreciation.






Kids Programs: "Home of ECO the Tree"

Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, or any organizations for children that have projects for kids with regards to Trees and Plants – please come down and see us.


Little League:

We presently sponsor teams in East Northport, Northport, Hauppauge, Commack North & South, Huntington and Kings Park. We are looking to help children’s activities – please contact us.


Churches and Houses of worship:

Please let us know how we can help you with any planting projects you may have or holiday decorations for the Church.


School Compost Program - FREE TREES FOR SCHOOLS:

Schools – we are hoping to interest local schools develop a compost program to help teach our children the benefits Organics, Composting, Tree Planting to help save our environment. East End Trees is the home of “ECO the Tree”, one of several new cartoon characters we are developing to interest our children in these easy, free and fun ways to make our planet a better place. Each participating child will get an ECO the Tree card that they can show to everybody that they are doing their part to help save the environment. We will also feature your school project pictures on FaceBook and YouTube.

Every school that starts a compost program – East End Trees will donate one free tree and plant at your school with help from your children. Hopefully using the organic compost the kids created as a natural fertilizer. You can look up all over the internet to see how this is done and it’s almost free. All you need is 2 or 3 garbage cans that have a locking top, a couple of signs the kids can make to put in the lunch area to help designate what goes in each can. The cans get turned over a few times a week and in no time at all you will have beautiful compost that you can spread around the school property to give nutrients to the plants you have.


Fun Facts for Kids:


Planting a tree removes harmful carbon monoxide from the air and creates enough Oxygen for 2 people for the rest of their lives. I’m sure you have all heard about the initiative from NYC to plant over a million trees in the next few years. Trees filter the air we breathe, create homes for wildlife and beautify our property.

Organic Fertilizers are safe for your kids and pets to walk on in your yard as opposed to walking on chemicals. Whatever you put on your lawn or plants runs into our watering systems below our ground – doesn’t it make sense to put stuff from the earth back into the earth?.



Here’s a quote from project green

“I’d rather eat my corn with a little bit of worm than a little bit of insecticide.”

The time is now to change how we feed our lawn, plants and yard.

We need help from our schools and children. This is an easy implementation for any school and has definite benefits. There are far more individuals than businesses and their efforts –whether basic in nature, like changing a bulb, a compost program, planting a tree has the capacity to make a tremendous difference. It is our hope that once you start these easy programs it will lead you into many more ways to help our environment and create sustainable yards and gardens. If your school already has a similar program – PLEASE let us know and we will come down take pictures and feature what you’re doing on FaceBook and YouTube to help promote others do the same.




Compost Tips:


The good news is that it's very easy to compost in a small space. Even if all you have is a patio or balcony, you can use this method of making compost in a trash can. And, if you need to compost on the sly, no one will be the wiser---they'll just see another trash can.

To start out composting, purchase the most inexpensive 32 gallon or larger plastic garbage can you can find. Make sure it has a lid. If rats are a problem in your area, consider purchasing a metal trash can. Then, using a two to three-inch hole saw bit and a drill, drill holes all the way around the trash can (lid, bottom, and sides) six to twelve inches apart. Cover these holes with window screening. Good strong duct tape or epoxy will work. Put your trash can composter in a convenient place. If possible, raise it up on a couple of bricks to get even more air circulation to the contents of the trash can composter.


So, what do you put into your trash can composter? Fruit and vegetable peels and cores


  1. Leftover cooked veggies (as long as they don't have salt or butter on them)

  2. Produce that's past its prime

  3. Coffee grounds

  4. Tea leaves and tea bags

  5. Egg shells

  6. Shredded newspaper

  7. Weeds, leaves, and spent flowers from the garden

Never add meat or dairy to the composter, as it will spoil (and smell!) and attract pests. Besides that, your compost could then harbor harmful bacteria that could cause illness. It is a good idea, however, to add a shovelful of garden soil to your compost. The soil contains all kinds of microorganisms which will consume the contents of your compost and break it down. If you don't have access to garden soil, don't worry. You'll still get compost, but it will take a little longer.

Most books and articles about composting recommend using specific ratios of “green” and “brown” materials to make perfect compost. You may be able to get away with ignoring ratios if you have a large pile, but in a closed system like this, paying attention to the ratios of your materials is important. If you have too many “greens,” such as fruit and veggie peels, weeds, and grass clippings, the pile will stay too wet and will start to smell. If you have too many “browns,” such as leaves, small twigs, shredded paper, and coffee grounds, the pile will just kind of sit there. Try for a ratio of at least 4:1 of browns to greens. I've seen recommendations as high as 25:1, but the 4:1 ratio works well in my trash can composter.

In addition to a proper ratio of materials, you'll also need to make sure that your compost stays moist, but not wet. In general, your compost should feel like a wrung-out sponge. Any wetter than that, and it will start to smell because it has become anaerobic, meaning oxygen can't get to parts of the pile. If your pile dries out, it will still break down eventually, but it will take much, much longer than it should.

You'll also need to keep your compost aerated. In a traditional pile, this is done by digging into the pile and turning the contents every week or two. You can aerate your trash can composter by simply laying it on its side and rolling it around a few times. Do this once or twice a week, and you should have finished compost in two to four weeks.

*Trash can composter courtesy of Anthony at The Compost Bin.