Remineralizing Soils With Rock Dust and Biochar

On a recently completed project focusing on 100% edible plants (fruiting trees, shrubs and perennials within Tea and Cocktail gardens) we added applications of Bio Char and Rock Dusts into the soil to add nutrients while increasing overall soil fertility, making other...

Magnolias In Bloom

The blooming of magnolia trees in Boston is a special time for us.  It meas that a new season is upon us and time for a fresh start.  In many cultures Magnolia flowers have symbolic meanings of purity, nobility, youth and innocence.  In North America the Magnolia...

Hiring Two Landscape Architects

Hiring 2 positions: Landscape Designer/ Architect: 1-3 Years Experience and Landscape Designer/ Architect: 3-5 Years Experience Offshoots, Inc. seeks two candidates to join our Boston office team. We are looking for two self-starting and flexible individuals to help...

Sheet Mulching

Sheet Mulching As we come into the fall season it’s a great time to start thinking about planning new garden spaces. Sheet mulching, or lasagna composting, can make your job much easier. Sheet Mulching is a technique of layering organic materials, nitrogen (green) and...

Hugelkulture

Are you tired of watering your plants constantly or spending too much money on your irrigation bill? If so, Hugelkulture might be the answer for you. Hugelkulture (“hoogle culture” or mound culture) is a technique that uses woody debris such as branches,...

Coppicing Trees

Have you ever cut down a tree just to have it grow back, even multiply? Well, you may just be that trees best friend. Coppicing is a method of tree management based on the regeneration of new shoots, or suckers, of wood when a tree is cut to the ground. Coppicing...