Hilltown Tree and Garden

General information

History
Hilltown Tree and Garden LLC was founded by Jim McSweeney in 1995 in Chesterfield, MA. With a love of home grown food and a desire to learn more he started attending classes at University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, MA where he was educated on horticulture and arboriculture. In order to diversify Hilltown's services from just edibles to perennials, trees, and hardscaping, Jim brought on two employees: Tom Farrington, M.C.H. and Peter Merriam, M.C.H., M.C.A.

In 2007, Jim joined the faculty at the New England Wildflower Society to teach courses on a diverse range of topics, including: Natural Pest Control, Pruning, and Landscape Design with Natives. He also does workshops for The Franklin Land Trust, The Goshen Open Space Committee, The Hilltown CDC, various garden centers and a range of other not for profit organizations. Nearly 2 decades later Jim McSweeney is seen as an industry leader in Western Mass in both the arborcultural and horticultural fields.

Specialties:
Arboriculture (Tree Care)

-Mature Trees Preservation
-Pruning
-Cabling
-Bracing
-Root Collar Excavations (RCE)
-Organic Fertilization
-Mulching
-Tree Removals
-Organic pest control
-Watering
-Planting & Transplanting
-Large Tree Moving
-Pruning of Shrubs
-Disease and Insect Diagnostic Work
-Consulting
-Invasive Species Management

Perennial Garden Maintenance

-Consulting
-Weeding
-Dividing
-Redesigning
-Organic pest control
-Fertilization with organic fertilizer
-Mulching
-Cutting back in fall

Landscape Design, Installation, and Consulting (Permaculture)-A successful design and installation depends on sound horticulture. Our designs focus on four season beauty, low maintenance, biodiversity, native plants, and long-term sustainability.

Hilltown Tree & Garden designs and installs low maintenance landscapes. The design focuses on native plants, four seasons of beauty and biodiversity. They also have a complete tree management program along with a consulting horticulturist / arborist. They employ certified arborists and certified horticulturists and are a small local business in the Pioneer Valley with an unparalleled attention to detail, competence and knowledge.