About Our Service Area:
Located in Connecticut, Fairfield County is the most populous county in the state of Connecticut. As of the 2010 census, the county's population was 916,829, estimated to have increased by 2.9% to 944,177 in 2016. The county population represents a little over 25% of Connecticut's overall state population and is one of the fastest growing counties in the state. The county also contains four of the state's largest cities (Bridgeport (1st), Stamford (3rd), Norwalk (6th) and Danbury (7th)), whose combined population of 433,368 is almost half the county's.
No job is too great or too small! Leo Brothers provides commercial and residential landscaping and propery maintenance services in Fairfield County CT for a wide variety of businesses, industries and resdential homewoners
Landscaping in Fairfield County presents many challenges as the terrain of the county trends from flat near the coast to hilly and higher near its northern extremity. The highest elevation is 1,290 feet (393 m) above sea level along the New York state line south of Branch Hill in the Town of Sherman; the lowest point is sea level itself.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 837 square miles (2,170 km2), of which 625 square miles (1,620 km2) is land and 212 square miles (550 km2) (25.3%) is water.
Interestingly the Taconic Mountains and the Berkshire Mountains ranges of the Appalachian Mountains all run through Fairfield County. The Taconics begin roughly in Ridgefield and the Berkshires begin roughly in Northern Trumbull, both running north to Litchfield County and beyond. A portion of the Taconics also is in rural Greenwich and rural North Stamford in Fairfield County and run north into Westchester County, New York, eventually re-entering Fairfield County in Ridgefield. Also a small portion of the Appalachian Trail runs through the county. The Appalachian Trail enters Connecticut in the northernmost and least populous town in the county, Sherman, and moves east into Litchfield County which encompasses the majority of the Appalachian Trail in Connecticut.
The section of the Taconic Mountains range that runs through Greenwich and North Stamford of Fairfield County is also the part of the Appalachians that is closest to the coast out of the entire Appalachian Mountain
Planting and Gardening in Connecticut
| City | Last Frost Date | First Frost Date |
| Danbury | 5/15 | 9/22 |
| Falls Village | 6/3 | 9/12 |
| Hartford | 5/12 | 9/23 |
| Mt. Carmel | 5/14 | 9/24 |
| Norwalk | 5/8 | 10/2 |
| Storrs | 5/14 | 9/24 |
| West Thompson | 6/4 | 9/13 |
*Based on statistics there is a 10% chance that frost will occur before or after these dates. Watch your local weather for more accurate dates.
Connecticut on average has approximately 135 days between the last and first frost.
Using the planting schedules below will help you get the most out of your garden.
About Our Service Area:
Located in Connecticut, Fairfield County is the most populous county in the state of Connecticut. As of the 2010 census, the county's population was 916,829, estimated to have increased by 2.9% to 944,177 in 2016. The county population represents a little over 25% of Connecticut's overall state population and is one of the fastest growing counties in the state. The county also contains four of the state's largest cities (Bridgeport (1st), Stamford (3rd), Norwalk (6th) and Danbury (7th)), whose combined population of 433,368 is almost half the county's.
No job is too great or too small! Leo Brothers provides commercial and residential landscaping and propery maintenance services in Fairfield County CT for a wide variety of businesses, industries and resdential homewoners
Landscaping in Fairfield County presents many challenges as the terrain of the county trends from flat near the coast to hilly and higher near its northern extremity. The highest elevation is 1,290 feet (393 m) above sea level along the New York state line south of Branch Hill in the Town of Sherman; the lowest point is sea level itself.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 837 square miles (2,170 km2), of which 625 square miles (1,620 km2) is land and 212 square miles (550 km2) (25.3%) is water.
Interestingly the Taconic Mountains and the Berkshire Mountains ranges of the Appalachian Mountains all run through Fairfield County. The Taconics begin roughly in Ridgefield and the Berkshires begin roughly in Northern Trumbull, both running north to Litchfield County and beyond. A portion of the Taconics also is in rural Greenwich and rural North Stamford in Fairfield County and run north into Westchester County, New York, eventually re-entering Fairfield County in Ridgefield. Also a small portion of the Appalachian Trail runs through the county. The Appalachian Trail enters Connecticut in the northernmost and least populous town in the county, Sherman, and moves east into Litchfield County which encompasses the majority of the Appalachian Trail in Connecticut.
The section of the Taconic Mountains range that runs through Greenwich and North Stamford of Fairfield County is also the part of the Appalachians that is closest to the coast out of the entire Appalachian Mountain
Planting and Gardening in Connecticut
| City | Last Frost Date | First Frost Date |
| Danbury | 5/15 | 9/22 |
| Falls Village | 6/3 | 9/12 |
| Hartford | 5/12 | 9/23 |
| Mt. Carmel | 5/14 | 9/24 |
| Norwalk | 5/8 | 10/2 |
| Storrs | 5/14 | 9/24 |
| West Thompson | 6/4 | 9/13 |
*Based on statistics there is a 10% chance that frost will occur before or after these dates. Watch your local weather for more accurate dates.
Connecticut on average has approximately 135 days between the last and first frost.
Using the planting schedules below will help you get the most out of your garden.
If you live in an area of Connecticut that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) just bumped into a warmer plant hardiness zone, you may be in for a pleasant surprise. Being in a warmer zone, even if only slightly warmer, opens up new planting possibilities.
The USDA establishes plant hardiness zones based on average temperature minimums over time. The new hardiness zone map reflects weather information collected from 1976 through 2005 which boosted some parts of Connecticut into a slightly warmer zone.
As you can see below, only the northwest corner held onto chilly zone 5b status (average minimum temperatures from -15 to -10 degrees Fahrenheit). Covering most of the state is Zone 6, split into colder 6a and warmer 6b with average temperature minimums from -10 to -5 degrees and -5 to 0 degrees, respectively. Connecticut’s new zone, 7b with temperature minimums between 0 and 5 degrees, runs along the shoreline from New Haven westward to the New York state line.
Credit: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2012. Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Accessed from http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov.
Leo Brothers will make your Fairfield County yard a perfect place to relax and commune with nature. Our team of expert landscaping, landscape design and garden maintenance specialists will turn your property into a picture perfect environment! We offer a range of custom landscape design services that cover all the phases of gardening and landscaping. We’ll take care of your lawn maintenance, landscaping and hardscaping from start to finish.
Leo Brothers areas of landscaping specialization include Landscape Design, Garden Installation, Gardening and Landscape Maintenance, Hardscape and Complete Project Management.
If you live in an area of Connecticut that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) just bumped into a warmer plant hardiness zone, you may be in for a pleasant surprise. Being in a warmer zone, even if only slightly warmer, opens up new planting possibilities.
The USDA establishes plant hardiness zones based on average temperature minimums over time. The new hardiness zone map reflects weather information collected from 1976 through 2005 which boosted some parts of Connecticut into a slightly warmer zone.
As you can see below, only the northwest corner held onto chilly zone 5b status (average minimum temperatures from -15 to -10 degrees Fahrenheit). Covering most of the state is Zone 6, split into colder 6a and warmer 6b with average temperature minimums from -10 to -5 degrees and -5 to 0 degrees, respectively. Connecticut’s new zone, 7b with temperature minimums between 0 and 5 degrees, runs along the shoreline from New Haven westward to the New York state line.
Credit: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2012. Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Accessed from http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov.
Leo Brothers will make your Fairfield County yard a perfect place to relax and commune with nature. Our team of expert landscaping, landscape design and garden maintenance specialists will turn your property into a picture perfect environment! We offer a range of custom landscape design services that cover all the phases of gardening and landscaping. We’ll take care of your lawn maintenance, landscaping and hardscaping from start to finish.
Leo Brothers areas of landscaping specialization include Landscape Design, Garden Installation, Gardening and Landscape Maintenance, Hardscape and Complete Project Management.