PHYTO Book Wins ASLA Honor Award
Thank you ASLA for honoring our book with an award today! We look forward to celebrating with the profession in October in New Orleans! https://www.asla.org/2016awards/172182.html https://www.amazon.com/Phyto-Principles-Resources-Remediation-Landscape/dp/0415814154...
Offshoots is Hiring – Join Our Team
Landscape Architectural Designer: 2 - 4 Years’ Experience Offshoots, Inc. seeks a landscape architecture candidate to join our Boston office team. Responsibilities will include all aspects of project design and implementation including: [unordered_list...
South End Installation
When the season is as busy as it has been, we often forget to post photos of our garden installations. We have just completed this formal South End project complete with granite edging and pavers, massed plants with high foliage contrast, formal fastigiate Hornbeam...
Kate’s Upcoming Speaking Engagements – BSA Urban Design Committee
Interested in Phytoremediation? Catch Kate speak and offer highlights from her PHYTO book on Thursday, July 28th at the BSA Space! This presentation, hosted by the Urban Design Committee, is free and open to the public. Click here for more information! 7/28- 6:30pm...
Route 6 Stormwater and Vegetation Management Plan
Offshoots has been selected by the Cape Cod Commission to work on the Route 6 Stormwater and Vegetation Management Plan for the area from the Sagamore Bridge to the Orleans Rotary. Route 6, also known as the Mid-Cape Highway, was constructed over a 20-year...
Materials Test – Turf
Meet Sam, the new Materials Librarian for Offshoots! This week he has been hard at work testing the comfort and durability of artificial turf for a bocce court in Boston. Check out the Offshoot's Staff page to learn more about Sam!
Girl Scouts Signage Project Underway
This summer, Offshoots will see their signage project for the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts camp properties come to fruition! The project entails the design of entry, wayfinding and welcome signs for 5 camps, as well as the design of master plan graphics and...
Kate’s Latest Speaking Engagements
Come see Kate speak at the following upcoming events! April 11th: BSLA Landscape Architecture Conference + Xpo at the Hyatt Regency, Boston Downtown Crossing http://bslanow.org/xpo/sessions/ April 14th: BAC public lecture series- 6pm
Kate’s Phyto Book Wins the BSLA Honor Award in Communications
Kate's Phyto: Principles and Resources for Site Remediation and Landscape Design book was just recently awarded the Honor Award in Communications from the Boston Society of Landscape Architects! Here's a great review of the book from Dirt Magazine. ...
Portland Press Herald Interview With Kate
http://www.pressherald.com/2016/03/13/maine-gardener-wield-the-power-of-plants-to-prevent-pollution/