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


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





Garden Plants

Garden Tools - Sharpening


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)


Landscape Design




Landscape Work



Lawn Care



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


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.




Trees

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

See also Firewood

Tree Care



Felling



Pruning




Milling


Stump Grinding

Sand or Gravel


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