Deerfield Inn

Growing culinary herbs and edible flowers for kitchen use, while enhancing the charm of the Deerfield Inn.

  • Five raised beds 18” high

  • Compost/loam mix and organic amendments

  • Selection of herbs and edible flowers

We are VERY happy with the garden. Thank you - we are delighted with the outcome!
— Karl S. of the Deerfield Inn

Leverett

Transforming a sandy, eroding hillside into walking paths with meadow flowers and grasses.

  • 100% bio-degradable straw erosion control blankets with straw bales firmly anchored in place

  • Plugs of little bluestem and crimson clover seed

  • Wildflower and native grass seeds for dry soils

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Thank you. This is beautiful work.
— J.P. 2016

Gill

Removing sod to build slight berm along the road to create privacy

  • Berm built with woodchips and soil, curved around existing maple

  • Groundcovers and flowers for shade to full sun

  • Season-long flowers and drifts of color

She listened to our concerns and preferences and designed a wonderful solution. Our native plant and pollinator-friendly garden is gorgeous!
— Joan M 2024

Greenfield

Building easy-to-use vegetable beds along the contours of a slight slope.

  • Curved annual beds

  • Healthy soil built with compost, loam, and organic amendments

  • A planting plan: height stacking, companion & succession planting

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Good-natured, knowledgable, and handy work! So nice to work beside you.
— B.F. 2016

Shutesbury

Transforming a shady backyard overrun with invasive plants into a meditative space with native vegetation.

  • Natural mulch pathways curve to a firepit

  • Plugs of native ferns, groundcovers, and flowers

  • Wild edibles

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You did an incredible job, and what you accomplished here was so inspiring!
— J.S. 2015

Montague

Planting a small fruit tree garden in a tight space between an evergreen hedge and the neighbor’s lawn.

  • Tight location, enough room for a small forest garden.

  • Flowers provide both food and habitat for pollinators.

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Thank you! Watching all the shapes and sizes of bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects fills me with joy.
— M.K. 2018