Joe’s Team Wins Snow Sculpture Competition
During the winter season, we do lots of fun things here at Offshoots. When Joe Shafner, (head of our landscape installation team) isn't ripping it up telemarking on the slopes, he spends time ice sculpting all over the US. His team, consisting of Joe, Beth Philips,...
BSLA Fall Fieldbook Article – Pullutant Purging Plants, by Kate Kennen
http://www.joomag.com/magazine/bsla-2014-fall-fieldbook/0116649001411999163?short This month's BSLA (Boston Society of Landscape Architects) 2014 Fall Fieldbook features an article written by Kate. Pollutant Purging Plants, Using Phytotechnologies To Clean Up...
ABX Boston Conference Tomorrow
Check out Kate tomorrow, 10/29, speaking at ABX Boston Conference at the Convention and Exposition Center at 10 AM on Phytotechnologies and Phytoforensics
Edible Landscapes: Boston Herald
The Boston Herald last week wrote a great article on Edible Landscape Design featuring Offshoots and an interview with Kate. Check it out. http://bostonherald.com/business/real_estate/hot_property/2014/09/hot_property_designers_uproot_tradition
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...
Metals Munching Plants! Work by Dylan Burge
An interesting recent video on plants for metals hyperaccumulation can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqXyq64VdVY&feature=youtu.be&t=0s and an article on the same subject: ...
Hiring Landscaping Laborer/ Installation Crew Member
We are seeking to immediately add a new landscape laborer to our team to work on sustainable residential landscape and garden installations. Qualified candidates will be motivated individuals interested in working outside in a landscaping position. Candidates must...
Ridgewood Park in Hyannis, MA is Out for Bid
Ridgewood Park has gone out for bid! This park develops two existing parcels within Hyannis’s “tree streets” neighborhood. Extenstive community meetings has led to a plan for a series of undulating passive path “loops”, as well as a small play area, exploratory...
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: Landacape Installation Crew Members & Foreman (In Training)
Offshoots, Inc. is a landscape architecture and horticultural installation practice focusing on ecological and productive landscape strategies. We are looking for hard working crew members to assist with our residential installations and grow into leadership roles....