Offshoots Celebrates 5 Year Anniversary

Happy Anniversary Offshoots, Inc.! The new year marks the 5th Anniversary for Offshoots. Since 2012, the team has taken on over 115 installation and design projects amounting to 100 acres, and 18 planning projects totaling over 1,600 acres. Offshoots projects have...

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...

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...

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...