Some Past Projects
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
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
Greenfield
Transforming lawn growing on compacted, anaerobic soil - into fruit trees and pollinator habitat.
Soil remediation a full year before planting
Disease-resistant & self-pollinating varieties
Season-long pollen, nectar, & larvae habitat
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
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
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.