barretttreeeast – Barking Dog Gardens – Gardening in New England

Healthy and Sustainable Turf Care

You have seen Alden Johnson of Barrett Tree East quoted in this newsletter before as he is a Certified Arborist and works for one of the best tree companies in the Boston area, with whom I almost exclusively work. I sat down with Alden and their new turf expert, Kyle Peigh, at distance and with masks, a few weeks ago toContinue reading “Healthy and Sustainable Turf Care”

Van Berkum Nursery – Growing Perennials the Right Way

Two weeks ago I ventured up to Deerfield, NH to meet with John Gedraitis, the General Manager of Van Berkum Nursery. Many of us in the field of horticulture in New England consider them the best growers of perennials, and a great supplier of some not so easy to find native and non-native plants. The nursery wasContinue reading “Van Berkum Nursery – Growing Perennials the Right Way”