Landscaping & Hardscaping in Clintondale, NY

About Clintondale

Landscaping in Ulster County’s Orchard Belt

Clintondale is a hamlet in the Town of Plattekill, sitting in the orchard belt of Ulster County between Marlboro to the south and Highland to the north. This stretch of Ulster County along Route 9W has been apple-growing country for centuries, and the agricultural identity persists — you still find working orchards, roadside farm stands, and fields that have been in the same families for generations.

The residential character of Clintondale reflects its agricultural roots. Many properties here are older — farmhouses built in the late 19th or early 20th century, with barns, outbuildings, and mature plantings that have grown unchecked for decades. These properties need a thoughtful renovation approach: understanding which mature trees and plantings are assets worth preserving, which have become liabilities, and how to bring structure and order back to a landscape that has gone its own way over time.

Newer residential development has filled in some of the former agricultural land over recent decades, producing modest subdivisions on what were once orchard parcels. These properties often have compacted subsoil from construction grading, thin topsoil spread over clay, and very little mature plant structure. Starting from scratch on these lots means soil preparation and planting selection that accounts for the Ulster County growing environment — cold winters, hot summers, variable rainfall, and the particular drainage behavior of former agricultural soils.

Clintondale sits comfortably within our extended service zone. The drive from Newburgh via Route 9W or through the Mid-Hudson Bridge corridor keeps it well within reach for regular maintenance and project work.