Gardening and Landscaping 

Estate Caretaking

Dave Rogers, 518-929-9599. Excellent: smart and eager worker. Great for all outdoor jobs. (10/15, 5/18)

Field Mowing

• Duke Weigle, 413-717-0291. (10/20)

• Jason King, jlkinglandscape@aol.com, 413-822-2250, 413-229-8737. Recommended. (10/21)

• Paul Hess, New Marlborough, 413-229-3419. He does a good job on our field. (10/21)

Forager

Bill Taylor, Sandisfield, email edibleland@earthlink.net. To find out what your land can offer. (5/21)

Forestry

Jim Kelly, 413-229-8224. (2/23)

Garden Care

• Lisa Cardello 413-854-3355. Jug End Rd. Will do small jobs; reliable. (8/12)

• Claire Eurich 774-207-8743 An excellent gardener and a wonderful person. (8/12)

• Becky Wilkinson wilkinsongardens@hotmail.com - 413-429-1531 (8/12)

• Dave Rogers 518-929-9599. Excellent: smart, experienced, and eager worker. Great for all outdoor jobs. Regular job is estate caretaking. (10/15, 7/16, 5/17)

• Generoso Gallo, organic gardener. 413-207-1281, www.berkshiregreenscapes.com. Helped us with our wetland plantings. Takes care of lawns, plants vegetable gardens for residential properties, and does amazing work. (8/12, 5/16)

• Thomas Trabka. A musician and teacher who does gardening in the summer and part time during the year. He does a very good job. tjtrabka@hotmail.com He lives near the airport. (7/16)

• Devan Arnold sassafrasgc@gmail.com He’s a meticulous, lovely young man with a good background in plants and wildlife, hoping to make it his career. Thorough, careful, and decent. Grew up in the Berkshires so knows the territory and what plants thrive here. (7/16, 5/18)

• Niall Nordoff has started his own business after working with his dad Anthony for many years. We are quite pleased with his services. nnordoff@gmail.com 413-429-7776. (7/16)

• Kahlstrom Enterprises, KahlstromEnterprises@gmail.com, 413-717-1697, 413-441-7131. Great guy. (10/16)

• Todd Moreli, East Mountain Landscapes. 413-528-2035. Used him for the past 9 years. Very reliable and honest. (10/16)

• Susan Wadsworth (413) 717-5690 or susanwadsworth.inspired@gmail.com. Experienced, honest, and hard-working local resident with a host of skills: Exterior: gardening and weeding; yard clean-ups, pruning, hauling of branches; gutter cleanouts; mildew treatment and cleaning of decks; grill cleaning; various other tasks. (1/17, 5/17)

• Jared and Clayton Havens, and crew, 528-3602. They take care of it all. (5/17)

• Pam Hawley, Pamhawley7@gmail.com. She's fantastic, knowledgeable, careful, and very hard working. (6/17)

• Julie Brahney, 413-854-1180, ebrahney@roadrunner.com. Weeding etc. She is very good and reasonable. She's great! (8/12, 5/18, 8/19)

• Caitlyn Schomaker, 413-717-1463, 925i.shoes@gmail.com. (5/18, 3/19)

• Nancy Timmons, Bloomin' Idiots, for speed weeding. Great and reasonable! 413-441-6602. (8/18, 8/19)

• Pat Goff, 413-441-3048. Takes care of lawn and helps to clean up the property. Very knowledgeable and pretty reasonably priced. Give him a call. (8/19)

• Kimberly Favre, 413-822-7216, kimfavre1@gmail.com. Landscape contractor, specializing in historical preservation, rehabilitation, and research. (8/19)

• Berkshire Turf & Ornamental, Matthew Cartier, 413-329-1468, Berkshireturfandornamental@gmail.com. Highly recommended! (5/20)

• Keris Brown of Busy Bee Landscape & Gardening, www.kerisbrown.com, 518-672-7029, keris@verizon.net. Keris is a Master Gardener/Designer. They also mow your lawn and do ornamental pruning. Motto: "No bees .... No blooms!" (10/20, 8/22) 

• Hilary Collingwood (Egremonter), 429-5911, or hilarycollingwood228@gmail.com. Will clean out and cut down your gardens for the winter: perennial gardens, annual containers, vegetable gardens. In spring, she does cleanup, garden planting and maintenance, and container plantings. (11/20)

• Tomma Von Haeften, tomma.vonhaeften@gmail.com. She is knowledgeable, experienced, reliable, and hardworking. (3/21)

• Pat Parkins, gardensofthegoddess@gmail.com, 413-822-6836. Fine gardening, organic. She takes good care of my gardens. (5/21)

• Amanda Merk, Egremonter, daffodildreams818@gmail.com. Helps maintain flower and vegetable gardens. Many years experience, local references. Specializes in perennial plants and cottage gardens. (8/21, 10/22)

• Benjamin Antonio 1-518-697-9024. He does 3 gardens in South Eg, at least one in North Eg. Knowledgeable, responsible, reliable, and reasonable. (7/16, latest: 4/23)

• Carlos Calvo, gardener, landscaping, lawn maintenance, plowing. 413-464-6648, 240-429-9083, carlos.calvo04@gmail.com. He's a great guy! (5/19, 4/23)

• Margarita Gomez, 518-865-2463, mtgomez2749@gmail.com. She's professional, honest, one of the best!  (6/23)

• Eladio Gomez, 518-929-2188, eladiogomez5378@gmail.com.. Has worked for me for 5+ years. I highly recommend him. Exceptionally talented, very hard working, and good-natured. Has a great eye and helps decide where things should go. I trust him implicitly! (5/18 thru 6/23)

• Saul Isidrio and his crew of Oaxaca Landscaping, 413-717-2525. Very responsive and hardworking. They did a fantastic job in the Pollinator Garden! (6/23)

• Eric Smith of Eric'sGreatGardens, 917-892-7548, https://ericsgreatgardens.com/. Reputable, reliable, creative & all-round nice person. May have experience with Hugelkultur (https://permies.com/f/117/hugelkultur). Based in NYC and the Berkshires, many great local references, some hire him just for his knowledge of plants. (7/20 to 8/23)

• Jenna Brazie, Grateful Gardens, 413-717-8727, Gratefulgardens85@yahoo.com. Skill and work ethic are wonderful. It's hard to find individuals who take pride in what they do, but she does and and it shows in the quality of her work. (7/16, 8/23)

• Antonio Och, 413-429-7226. He has done our gardening for the last 6 years and is wonderful. (8/23)

• Saul Isidrio, 413-717-2525. Terrific!! Originally recommended by Elizabeth at Indian Line Farm. (8/23)

• Sheryl Geida, sherylgeida@yahoo.com. High rec. (8/23)

• Jennifer Gangell -- amazingly knowledgeable, reliable, and really great to work with. Above & beyond what we ever expected, we highly recommend her. 413-717-1240. We trust her absolutely. (latest: 4/24)

• Antonio Navichoc, 413-854-4572, Antoniorocche4@gmail.com. Skilled guy with a good crew. Gardening, weeding (bishop's weed!), stone work, some tree work. (8/22, 5/24)

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Garden Plants

• HOSTAS: O'Brien's, north of Granby, CT. 860-653-0163 www.obrienhosta.com. Open Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 10-5. More than 1000 hostas, for small gardens and large.

Garden Tools - Sharpening

• Robert Twing, 413-429-1937, robert_twing@yahoo.com, after 4:00 or text any time. Hartsville--New Marlborough Rd. (6/22)

• Southern Berkshire Power Equipment, 528-9223. $15 per tool, ready in a few days. (3/24)

• Rocky Hill Forge, www.rockyhillforge.com. (5/24)

Goats to Attack Invasives

Eugene at "Hudson Valley Weed Eaters, 518 567-3534. A wonderful experience! (6/20)

Irrigation Systems (see also under Landscape Work)

• Hydropro in Chicopee, 413-592-1111, www.hydroproirrigation.com. Responsive and reliable. (7/18)

• Phil Dellea, Phil’s Irrigation in Hillsdale, 518-325-3045, www.philsirrigation.com. Recommended! (11/21)

• Tom Farley, LandDesign, Stockbridge, https://www.facebook.com/TomFarleyLandDesign/, 413-298-4292. (7/22)

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Landscape Design

• Creighton Curtiss -- 413-717-7867. Excellent. See his Facebook page. (8/16)

• Bridghe McCracken of Helia Land Design, 413-429-6745, 528-1400, www.helialanddesign.com, helialanddesign@gmail.com. I have been working with Bridghe for about 5 years and she is wonderful. (8/16, 9/19)

• Craig Okerstrom-Lang, 17 Bridge Street Suite 1, GB. okerstromlang.com. (3/17)

• Wenonah Webster LLC, 518.755.9621, wvwdc3@gmail.com, wenonahwebster.com (3/17)

• Generoso Gallo of Berkshire Greenscapes in Pittsfield, 413-207-1281. Has helped with our lawn and garden for ~5 yrs. Very responsible, totally gets the idea of going with a more natural look (which is also our preference), and has a great eye for color and shape, and knows what grows well locally. Highly recommend! www.berkshiregreenscapes.com (9/19)

• Jess Nordoff of New American Landscaping, jnordoff@yahoo.com. She's awesome and can do everything! (9/19)

• Holly Gardner of endlessgardens@outlook.com. She designed and installed an extensive native border (trees, shrubs & perennials). (9/19)

• Steve Levine, 229-8018. He was terrific. (9/19)

• Butternut Tree & Landcare, https://www.butternuttreeandlandcare.com, 413-528-1801, email: butternuttlc@yahoo.com. (8/16, 6/21)

• Eric Smith, 917-892-7548, ericsgreatgardens.com. Reliable, honest, creative; with  clientele in NYC, Egremont, GB & Sandisfield. (4/21)

• Quenneville Landscape, Alford, 413-528-4246. We have used René and his crew for years. (4/21)

• Karen Shreefter: karen@kslandscapedesign.com; 413-528-1387. Excellent to work with. We are thrilled with the recent landscaping we've done with her. (7/17, 4/21)

• Alexis W. Fakelmann of WORKINGDESIGN, Master's in Landscape Architecture and Fine Arts, and Egremonter. 318-548-2238, www.workingdesign.info, awreden@gmail.com. Specializes in conceptual landscape design focusing on native planting, residential site planning, and consulting for small projects. (9/19, 4/21)

• Chris Tomich: tomichlandscape@gmail.com; (413) 822-5018. Gave us great advice. His design worked! (9/19 to 9/23)

• Anne Stewart Landscape Design, 917-406-1841, anne@stewartld.com, stewartld.com. Egremonter! (4/24)

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Landscape Work

• Dave Rogers 518-929-9599. Excellent: smart, experienced, and eager worker. Great for all outdoor jobs, estate management. (7/16)

• Bridghe McCracken, of Helia Land Design. 413) 274-1400 (3/17, 7/18)

• Andrew Naylor, Pine Glen Landscaping, Sheffield, 229-8101. Have used him for 25 years and he is super. (11/17)

• Jess Toro of Native Habitat Restoration in Stockbridge, http://nativehabitatrestoration.weebly.com/services.html. She is excellent for restoration and invasives. (8/18)

• Carlos Calvo, carlos.calvo04@gmail.com, 240-429-9083. Great for landscaping and lawn maintenance, and a heck of a nice guy. (8/18)

• Karen Schreefter Landscapes Design, in Monterey. https://kslandscapedesign.com/ (9/19)

• Generoso Gallo, Berkshire Greenscapes in Pittsfield. 413-207-1281, www.berkshiregreenscapes.com. He has helped us with our property (lawn and garden) for 4 or 5 years. Very responsible, totally gets the idea of going with a more natural look, and has a great eye for color and shape as well as deep knowledge of what grows well locally. High rec. (9/19)

• Juan Rodriquez, 413-717-2950, juanrodriguez2171@icloud.com Highly recommend! Hard worker, polite, timely, trustworthy, responsive & pleasant to be around. (2/15, 4/20)

• Tom Farley Landscape, 413-298-4292, 413-717-0107, or email Tfarley1@verizon.net, http://tomfarleylanddesign.com. Has helped me with excavation of thick brush, installing irrigation, bulk mulch delivery, heavy rock work, winter plowing, etc. I highly recommend Tom’s business as well as his product. His prices on new trees, shrubs, and plants were far less than anything I could find, and he sources locally. (5/20) 

• Wintergreen Gardening, 860-706-4424 or wintergreengardening@gmail.com, in New Marlborough. Garden renovation/restoration; natives, invasives, meadows, edibles. (11/20)

• Amanda Sierau, Fenton Brook Property Services, 413-854-4170. Amanda did all of our gardens, and irrigation/watering system, and Paul did the tree work. Neat package! (5/21)

• Biasin Landscape & Lawns, Sheffield, 413-229-2375, www.biasinlandscape.com. Good! (4/22)

• Tim Scapin, 413-429-6927. Capable, kind, skilled, and knows how to get work done. (6/23)

• Konkapot Tree Products, Ashley Falls, 413-229-2182. Owned by Will Conklin and Caleb Turner (NoEg resident), both great and honest guys. Good for cleanup of trees & brush. The company also has a wood mill. (3/23, 5/24) 

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Lawn Care

• Malcolm McCain, of Berkshire Property Maintenance LLC: mmccainberkshire@gmail.com, 917-833-0743, 229-2181. Excellent lawn care and landscaping services. (2/17, 7/18)

• South County Lawn Care: Gary Storti, 528-1678. Also Will Steinert, 413-281-9859, for snow plowing. Terrific! Their team is excellent! (They also plow, sand, salt.) (7/15 to 5/21) [AS OF 6/21, HAVING TO DROP CLIENTS BECAUSE THESE GOOD YOUNG MEN ARE GOING TO SCHOOL THIS SUMMER. TRY AGAIN IN 2022.]

• Brian Schoonmaker, Green River Landscape Maintenance, 528-1993 (H), 413-717-7653 (C) (7/12)

• Wayne Schoonmaker -- amazing, and as nice as they come! 413-329-7268 (6/12)

• Todd Tinker, Lawn/plowing services 413-528-8430 (two recs) (6/12)

• René Quenneville. A wonderful person as well as in his work. 413-528-4246 (6/12) [APPARENTLY RETIRED.]

• Eladio Mendoza does the lawns perfectly. 413-429-5116 - O; 413-329-0791- Cell. (7/16)

• Jared and Clayton Havens, and crew, 528-3602. They take care of it all. Very reliable. (5/17)

• Fred Speyrer Contracting, Lee, 413-243-2349. I've used him for 20 years. His prices are fair, the work is good, and he's very reliable (but busy). (7/12, 6/19)

• Paul Anselmi (Egremonter), 413-429-6440. Mows lawn, does yard cleanup. (10/20)

• Jeremy Arbore, Jeremy's Lawn Care and Gardening,  413-429-7820, jeremy.arbore509@gmail.com. Did a lot of work for me -- cutting down trees, removing wood, and cleaning up my lawn. He is thoughtful, decent, and did a great job. (9/21)

• Dustin Wheeler, Wheeler Property Maintenance, Sheffield, WheelerPropertyMaintenance1@gmail.com, 619-504-4034. Lawn care, brush removal, etc. Great young man! (5/23)

• Benjamin Antonio, 518-697-9024. He does a lot of places in Egremont. I’ve used him for many years. (9/23)

• Tyler Hils, 413-854-3230, Hilslawncare18@gmail.com. Lawn mowing, spring & fall clean-up, pressure washing, and small excavation work. Fully insured. (7/20, 5/24)

• Tyler Height, Ashley Falls, 413-854-8899. Mowing, especially large areas. (5/24)

• Carlos Calvo, 413-464-6648, carlos.calvo04@gmail.com, or text 240-429-9083. Recommended for year-round maintenance: landscaping, lawn care, snowplowing. He's also a heck of a nice guy! (most recent rec: 5/24)

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Lawn Alternatives

Matt's Landscaping, Falls Village, CT, 860-824-1188, www.mattslandscapingct.com. Starting an initiative of ecologically sensitive lawn alternatives. They work with a noted native plant/meadow expert. (8/22)

Try a roman chamomile lawn -- www.gardeningknowhow.com/lawn-care/lawn-substitutes/chamomile-lawn/growing-chamomile-lawns.htm

Sod

Sheffield Sod Farm, 413-229-3255. They sell 10 sq. ft. ( 2' x 10' strips) for $4 each. (3/21)

Pallets

Available at Big Elm Brewing, 65 Silver St, Sheffield, 413-229-2348. (9/21)

Rock Moving

• Don Peck, 528-1620,  frolic2007@yahoo.com. "The best!" (12/13, 4/20)

• Bill Warner, 528-4253 (raves, 3/12, 12/17) (Retired: 2021)

• Jesse Bunce of Bunce Properties Services. Did a lot of sitework for us. 860-671-0753, bunceservices@gmail.com. (4/20)

Topsoil, Mulch, Compost

NB: Buy mulch in bulk to avoid (1) the plastic bags, and (2) peat. Peat, left in bogs where it belongs, sequesters carbon. The carbon in peat, when spread on a field or garden, quickly turns into carbon dioxide, adding to greenhouse gas levels.

• Segalla in Canaan 860-824-4444. (5/18)

• Scott MacKenzie, 528-2921. (5/18)

• Hudson Valley Organics, http://www.hvorganics.com. Delivered to your door, $40/yard plus delivery. (5/19)

• Whitney Farms in Cheshire, 413-442-4749, https://whitneysfarm.com/berkshire-county-cheshire-bulk-goods/. Cheapest TOPSOIL I have found. Composted topsoil, $55 a yard; delivery fee waived if ordering 10 or more yards. (To estimate the quantity you need, length x width x height and then divide by 27 to get the cubic yards.) (5/20)

• Tom Farley Landscape, 413-298-4292, 413-717-0107, or email Tfarley1@verizon.net, http://tomfarleylanddesign.com. Provides the best MULCH I have found, dark and composted. Tom has helped me with excavation of thick brush, installing irrigation, bulk mulch delivery, heavy rock work, winter plowing, etc. I highly recommend Tom’s business as well as his product. His prices on new trees, shrubs, and plants were far less than anything I could find, and he sources locally. (5/20) 

• Stanton Home, in GB (https://stantonhomeshop.square.site/product/organic-garden-compost-bring-your-own-bucket/27). Organic compost! Great local nonprofit. (3/21)

• Holiday Brook Farm, Dalton, https://www.holidaybrookfarm.com/compost. For mulch & compost. (3/22)

• Mike Stevens Outdoor Services, 413-822-5348, mikestevensods@gmail.com. He's fantastic! Will deliver. (4/22)

• McEnroe farm (http://www.mcenroeorganicfarm.com) -- organic compost, topsoil. (3/22)

• Sheffield Farm Products, 413-645-3196, Rte 7 between GB and Sheffield. (Formerly Steve Leining's place, now run by his sister.) Was $40 per small-pickup truckload of good soil/compost/mulch (you pick up). Closes at 3 PM weekdays. Great stuff, super prices! Mulch delivery: $35 per yard, $100 delivery fee, minimum 3 yards, deliveries only on Fridays. (4/20 to 4/23)

• Meadow Farm in Lee (Rte 102), 413-243-0777. Best soil I've worked with. Bob and Tom are fair and will work with you to deliver what you need in a way that suits you. Also: compost, mulch, and other garden materials (rakes, shovels, seed). Mulch delivery: $55 per yard, $95 delivery fee, minimum 3 yards. (5/17 to 4/23)

• Laurelbrook Natural Resources, in Canaan, CT, http://laurelbrook.weebly.com/product-information.html. It appears they deliver. (3/21, 5/24)

• Community Compost at Egremont Transfer Station! Bring your own bucket.

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Trees

NOTE: If you are planning to have dangerous work done, make sure you hire people who have insurance.

See also Firewood

Tree Care

• Matt Edwards & Robin Gibson 978-544-7452

• Peerless Tree Expert Co in New Marlboro, ask for Jim: 229-8689

• Ron Yaple, Race Mountain Tree Service in Sheffield, 229-2728. Very responsive & knowledgeable plus did a great clean up afterward. (9/17, 7/19)

• Jim Redman, Konkapot Property Services, 229-3140. Hemlock trees -- injected the trunks with who knows what, but it seemed to work. Very nice man. (6/15)

• Stafford Tree Service: reasonable, efficient, and really cleaned up. Highly recommend. 413-429-7850 

• Glen Cross 229-2988 Highly recommended. (8/14)

• Tom Whalen 413-528-4077 Great! Have used him for many years. He sells, plants, and cares for trees. (9/14)

• Malcolm McCain, 917-833-0743. Terrific! Efficient and nice. Cleaned up the site afterward very well. (9/16)

• Entire Tree Co., Matt Klimkosky, 860-738-4343, matt@entiretree.com. Thoroughly happy with their work and clean-up, and no one else came near their pricing. (9/16)

• Chris Sweet Tree Service, 528-1973. Excellent and fairly priced. He and his crew were wonderful. Cleaned up and protected the grass from their tires with boards and did a wonderful job all around, and was $600 less than the other estimates. (5/16, 6/21)

• Butternut Tree & Land Care, https://www.butternuttreeandlandcare.com, 528-1801 (office), butternuttlc@yahoo.com (9/16, 9/17, 6/21)

• Peter Tucker, Alford. (9/17)

• John W. Field Tree Service, Inc. 413-329-6519, https://fieldtreeservice.com/, jwfieldtreeservice@aol.com. (Paul Sierau works for this company. His cell: 413-645-4998.) They took down a couple of trees and were very professional. Excellent work, amazing equipment, and very reasonably priced. They clean up and leave the property in good shape. (9/17, 5/20, 11/22)

• Dillon Busch, 860-307 7254. He did some tree work and I give him and his men the highest of recommendations. They were responsible, efficient, and friendly, and their clean-up was the best. (11/20)

• Tyler Hils, 413-854-3230, Hilslawncare18@gmail.com. All tree work. Fully insured. (1/21)

• Will Steinert, https://www.steinerttreecare.com/, 413-281-9859. Excellent. (6/21)

• Jeff Harvey, Harvey Tree Service in Hillsdale, 413-854-7215. Recommended! (9/21)

• Tom Ingersoll, Ingersoll Land Care, Sheffield, 229-2290, tom@ingersolllandcare.com, www.ingersolllandcare.com/contact-us. Recommended! (9/21)

• Brush Hill Tree Service, 413-854-1198. Did an amazing job, cut down and de-stumped and ground down 12 BIG trees for $5000. You wouldn’t even know they were on the property. (9/21)

• Zachary, 413-854-4607. He is insured and experienced and does impeccably clean neat work! (9/22)

• Hector Chub of RX Tree Care, https://www.rxtreecare.com/. He’s a certified arborist and very responsive and stress-free to work with. Very satisfied with the team. Year-round services, including snowplowing. (7/23)

• Strong Oak Landscaping, https://www.strongoaklandscaping.com/tree-services, 413-644-5164. We've used them happily for a few years. Very professional. (9/21, 10/23)

• Josh Wood, 518-965-6152, thewoods.josh@gmail.com. Certified arborist and will tackle pruning, removal and hazard remediation, and consultations on all your tree and ornamental needs. Professional, meticulous, dependable. Finishes every job down to the last detail. And affordable. (12/23)

• Cord Kenyon of of Tree Works, cordkenyon@yahoo.com. Very professional, prompt, and also did a great spring yard clean-up. (latest: 2/24)

• Will Pennington, 413-329-1890, 413-258-4401, or willpennington1@live.com or willpennington1@icloud.com. Did the work when he said he would, cleaned up nicely, and quoted a reasonable price. He even did a couple of “extras” at no charge while he was here. Friendly and customer-oriented. Responsive and communicative and very reasonably priced. (latest: 2/24)

• Victor Zualaga, 413-822-8464‬. He speaks only Spanish but is wonderful. Very responsible and readily available for chainsawing logs and other tasks. (2/24)

• Caleb Turner, North Egremont, 413-329-8857. Very reasonable, strong rec. (10/16, 5/24)

• Mitchell Finn, Finn Tree Service, Sheffield, 413-854-1565. Was with John Fields, now has his own tree service company.  Fully insured.  He does felling, climbing, pruning, the whole thing.  A very nice young man, hard worker, did a great job. (5/24)

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Felling

• Wayne Schoonmaker 413-528-4829. He removed a number of tall trees from around house without any apparent problems. (11/16)

• Scott Smith in Sheffield, 229-8829 (home), 413-441-5688 (cell). He does great work and is reasonable. (9/16)

• Will Pennington, 413-329-1890 or willpennington1@live.com. Did the work when he said he would, cleaned up nicely, and quoted a reasonable price. He even did a couple of “extras” at no charge while he was here. Friendly and customer-oriented. Responsive and communicative and very reasonably priced. (11/19, 5/20)

• Butternut Tree & Land Care, call Nellie Wilson, 528-1801 (office), butternuttlc@yahoo.com. Terrific in all respects. (9/16 thru 5/23)

• John W Field Tree Service, Sandisfield, https://fieldtreeservice.com/, 329-6519. Happy with the work and his price was competitive. (Paul Sierau's cell: 413-841-4070) (9/16 thru 5/24)

• Chris Hogan, 413-717-0279, hogancg@gmail.com. Highly recommended. (11/19, 5/24)

• Konkapot Tree and Timber, Sheffield, www.konkapottreeandtimber.com. Talk with Cal Turner. (5/24)

• Mitchell Finn, Finn Tree Service, Sheffield, 413-854-1565. Was with John Fields, now has his own tree service company.  Fully insured.  He does felling, climbing, pruning, the whole thing.  A very nice young man, hard worker, did a great job. (5/24)

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Pruning

• Cord Kenyon, cordkenyon@yahoo.com. Very professional, prompt, and also did a great spring yard clean-up. (latest: 2/24)

• David Crane, 413-717-7733. Recommended! (6/19, 3/24)

• Caleb Turner, North Egremont, 413-329-8857. Very reasonable, strong rec. (10/16, 2/21, 5/24)

• Mitchell Finn, Finn Tree Service, Sheffield, 413-854-1565. Was with John Fields, now has his own tree service company.  Fully insured.  He does felling, climbing, pruning, the whole thing.  A very nice young man, hard worker, did a great job. (5/24)

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Milling

Stump Grinding

• Barrett Tree Service 229-9914 or 413-841-4070 (4/14)

• Berkshire Stump. 413-229-0225. Mike is prompt & fair in price. We had 8 stumps removed. (4/14)

• Stump Master, Anthony Gasparini, 413-329-3147, gasperini221@gmail.com. 2 recs, “Worked for me twice. Cleans up and is reasonable. Recommended highly.” (4/14)

• Kevin Wilkinson, 413-326-1934. (4/14)

• John W Field Tree Service, Sandisfield, 329-6519. John used a remotely controlled stump grinder. I was very pleased. (4/14)

Sand or Gravel

• Don Peck 528-1620 "The best!" (12/13, 4/20)

• Segalla Sand and Gravel, in Canaan. A pleasure to deal with, heartily recommended. Renata Segalla, 860-824-4444. (11/13)

Weed Killer, Homemade

Recipe: 1 gal white vinegar; 2 cups Epsom salts; 1/4 cup of Dawn. Spray on poison ivy patches. It will take several sprayings.

Website for PI specialist: https://www.theglovedhand.com/

Yard Work

• Nick Shapiro (Egremonter) 413-329-8032. Reliable! Great work and priced right. (4/15)

• Cord Kenyon, cordkenyon@yahoo.com. Very professional, prompt, and did a great spring yard clean-up. (3/16, 10/20)

•  Juan Rodriquez, 413-717-2950, juanrodriguez2171@icloud.com Highly recommend! Hard worker, polite, timely, trustworthy, responsive & pleasant to be around. (2/15, 4/20)

• Jim Olmsted, 413-528-0102. He does great work, is reliable, and his charges are reasonable. (6/21)

• Antonio Rocche, 413-854-4572. Try for weedwhacking. (7/23)

• Frank Twing, FT's Property Services, 518-821-3591. High rec! (9/23)

• Clem Hils, Hils Outdoor Services (SoEg), 413-429-1550, hilslawncare18@gmail.com, and Facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067494734914. (9/23, 5/24)