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We will provide you with a comprehensive arborist consultation that identifies your trees, their status, and levels of risk. This will aid in making informed decisions about what to do with your trees.
About Trout Brook
Our certified arborists are the best in the business
Eleven years ago, Andrew started with a small pickup truck, mowing lawns around Trout Brook Drive. As the years passed, he gradually expanded his services, adding yard clean-ups, mulching, and garden installations. After the 2011 ice storm, he assembled a team to focus on tree work. By 2015, Andrew earned his arborist license, gained experience through an apprenticeship, and learned to operate a bucket lift and climb trees. Today, we have two fully equipped crews with bucket lifts and large chippers, ready for any tree job.
"I've always felt a strong connection and sense of discovery in Nature. Today, I have the good fortune to study nature for profit. Everyone should discover natures secrets and be inspired by the miracle of life"
'Living Soil' As a Worldview
Trees exchange nutrients and trace minerals with microbes in the soil. These tiny microbial beings ( fungi, bacteria, protozoa) in the topsoil are fed by the trees sugars, and in turn, help the tree digest proteins and minerals.
This symbiotic view of “living soil” brings us to a new way of looking at health. The opposite of health is disease. “Disease” is merely two words put together “dis – ease.” A community of organisms is sick when it has dis – ease.
Understanding nature as inter-dependant organisms such as “Gut Flora” in the human stomach , helps us to understand how important microbes are (in this case for digesing food) Trees also depend on root fungi and bacteria in “living soil” to break down their food into absorbable nutrients. When root systems are disturbed (pesticides or herbicides, or digging), the microbes suffer and Disease in the system starts to develop
Relationships of interdependence exist in human society the same way Interfering with free and transparent market systems brings about symptoms of dis-ease like civil unrest and poverty. Wholistic systems approaches are hopeful ways of viewing the world as a self sustaining, interdependent system.
Trout Brook Landscaping LLC provides: Tree Service, Hedging, Snow Service, and Lawn Care. We assist with tree and garden consultation and collaboration for the garden enthusiast. We are knowlegeable in proper pruning techniques and tree and shrub health. We can review your goals when you are get going with a project. Call (860) 888 8472
– Andrew Bachman, Owner
“You never know, big or small we assess them all!” ™
About Andrew Bachman
Connecticut is My Home
My parents moved to West Hartford in the late ’80s when their jobs transferred. I enrolled at Bugbee Elementary, King Philip Middle School, and graduated from Hall High School in 2002. As a boy, I spent seven years in the Boy Scouts, participating in campouts, teaching workshops, leading others, and eventually earning the rank of Eagle Scout. I also thrived in team activities and endurance sports like soccer and running, where I learned the value of competition, camaraderie, and discipline. Through these experiences, I had the privilege of learning from intellectual friends and coaches, helping me develop the critical thinking skills that guide the vision of my business today.
What’s in a Name
Most days after school, I would take my dog to Trout Brook Park, running off-leash with him along the forest paths. The quiet, wooded corners of West Hartford became my playground, where I observed nature and let my mind wander. My deep appreciation for the town’s green spaces and natural corridors inspired me to name my business “Trout Brook Landscaping.”
