We are dedicated to planting with purpose
We believe in building relationships, with our clients, our community and with the plants and fungi we work with. The landscape industry is often unsustainable, exploitative and wasteful and we are here to disrupt it. We strive to be ethical in how we source materials, create habitat, and treat our staff and client community.
V I S I O N
Sustainability, for us, begins with our business model. In the landscape industry there is typically high overhead and low profit margins. Often companies make up for this by paying lower wages and offering zero benefits. We deserve to be paid a living wage, and our hourly rate reflects the costs that go into providing our workforce fair compensation, paid time off, healthcare, as well as helping us offer prorated services for community groups and low-income families.
Sustainability is at the core of our gardening approach which is guided by the principles of permaculture. We don’t just design, install, and maintain gardens, we create ecosystems. We prioritize the materials found on site, select plants and techniques that work with your special environment, and vet all of our vendors to be free of neonics and other insecticides.
SUSTAINABILITY
Our goal is to create and maintain magical spaces that provide refuge and pleasure for humans and the other organisms we share our planet with. By choosing appropriate plants and landcare practices we are lowering the need for outside inputs of fertilizer and pesticides, welcoming native species by creating habitat, and reducing the detrimental impacts of suburban development.
We work with the unique features of each site to craft custom design and maintenance programs. We serve the greater good by creating spaces that connect with the larger ecosystem, small havens for wildlife as well as people.
INTENTIONALITY
As the old adage says, true beauty comes from within. Our gardens are colorful, lush and vibrant, visually enjoyable and relaxing to be in. They are not reliant on chemical pesticides and fertilizers whose detrimental impacts ripple outward from the site, polluting water and poisoning beneficial insects.
We live on an abundant planet, and by working in collaboration with nature we not only reduce the harmful externalities inherent to typical American landscaping, we create a net benefit. Far from superficial beauty, a Hedgewitch garden is generous and welcoming.
BEAUTY
Our Team
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Emily Gold
Principle
Emily’s journey with plants began with a summer of farming in 2014. Since that transformative year she has accrued years of experience and knowledge in fine gardening, estate gardening, edible gardening, xeriscaping, permaculture, and more. Her perspectives on landscape are informed by social justice, accessibility, and the intersection of beauty and purpose. She holds a Bachelor's of Science in Geography, a GIS certificate, and has completed a Master Gardener horticultural certificate program.
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Abigail Wolf
Principle
Abby’s love of gardening began as a child in her grandmother’s garden. Since then her professional plant path has meandered through organic farms, national parks and residential landscapes. She loves connecting people and plants and believes intentional design can have profound positive effects on conservation and community efforts. Abby holds a Bachelor’s of Science in environmental design and certificates in permaculture, herbalism and organic land care.
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Shealagh Crowley
As long as Shealagh can remember she has grown up with plants. From vegetables to flowers, gardens have always been an important part of her world. From an active participant in FFA and 4H, to working at a garden center; she has always been around the agriculture and horticulture industry. Shealagh graduated from Essex Northshore Agricultural and Technical School, as an Equine Science major. She has since served an AmeriCorps term with the Massachusetts Historic Preservation Corps, working with state parks, national parks and non-profits in cultural and landscape preservation. She continued with this work at Saint Gaudens and Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Parks through the Landscape Traditional Trades Advancement Program. She has a strong love of heirloom varieties, especially tomatoes and apples. Currently, she also works for NOFA-NH as a food access coordinator and TOPP administor. She loves to study the intersection of community development, climate, and agriculture.
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Celia Herschlag
Celia’s passion for plants, nature, and the environment started with a part time job on a local organic farm in high school. She’s worked with plants since 2018, but this is her first year working with Hedgewitch and fine gardening. She hopes to be able to share her love with the community around her, and show everyone just how beautiful plants and nature are when they are allowed to be natural.
