HORTICULTURE SERVICES
WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
Horticulture Services provides quality professional lawn care & landscape services throughout the greater Springfield, Massachusetts area. Owner Douglas Crabtree is a graduate of The State University of New York at Cobbleskill Agriculture & Technical College, and has an associate's degree in agronomy plant science. He also is certified as a groundskeeper/horticulturist. Doug was fortunate to study under Dr. Norman Curtis, a renowned Doctor of Soil Science and well known expert on organic gardening.
Doug was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and attended Holyoke High School. After college he worked as a groundskeeper at Mt. Holyoke College. He then gained a wealth of knowledge and hands-on experience working for several national and regional lawncare companies over the next two decades. Doug's strong interest in environmentally responsible lawncare and gardening practices led him to start his own business. Horticultural Services became a registered lawn care business in March of 2010.
list of services provided (residential only)
Lawn care treatments - We are very conscientious concerning chemicals applied to your landscape. We strive to use only environmentally safe products.
Landscape plant care - We will improve the appearance of your landscape plants without creating a lot of growth. We use organic fertilizers such as worm castings and other organic products. An all-season natural horticulture oil will be used for any insect issues.
Expert trimming & pruning- We have special equipment to trim tall hedges and are highly skilled at hand pruning your landscape plants.
Spring & fall clean-ups - We have powerful blowers to remove all types of debris from your landscape, (leaves, branches, acorns, maple tree seeds etc.).
Landscape restoration - We have the skills to reduce your overgrown landscape plants back to the size they were years ago, restoring a look of order and proportion to your landscaping. We can prune landscape plants so they do not damage each other or encroach on the house and windows.
Other services - mulching, lawn seeding, top soil, thatching.