Joe Ferratella was the original owner and, upon graduation from Cornell, he put to use his landscaping and plants courses that he took at Cornell until he found a ‘real job’. Joe employed his son Dan when he was only 12 years old and Dan learned the business from an early age. When Dan was only 14 years old he was supervising a second crew for his dad and gained the respect and trust from the empl
oyees. After high school Dan moved away for a few years and has been an integral part of the day to day operations ever since. Joe has used his ‘Cornell Connections’ with the Cornell Co-Operative Extension to research and find unbiased solutions to any problem areas that may arise when providing quality Lawn care. An example is using Cornell Nutrients Laboratory to determined the proper needs to improve soil quality so when Ferratella’s installs a new lawn you’re starting out with a good base for your lawn to grow and thrive. He was trained in the proper planting and pruning techniques for over 350 woody plants. He also studied and apprenticed the Cornell Master Gardeners to improve upon pruning those techniques. After over 20 years of working in the family business Dan is ready to take over the day to day operations and dad will be working for his son in an attempt to semi-retire. Dan has 20 plus years experience in specialized services that very few people have in the Corning area. He will still have the Cornell connection with associates through the Cornell Co-operative Extension.
