John Ferguson Organic Gardening Expert

Angel's Tree Care

Tree care services

Angel's Tree Care does a variety of tree services for jobs large and small. Services include pruning, thinning, shaping, crown reduction, removal, stump griding and hauling. Free estimates.

Areas served

Benicia, Fairfield, Vacaville, Vallejo and Napa

Contact information

(707) 731-2298

John Davenport, Cali Ground Troops

Consulting, Planting, Design & Gardening

Services offered:

Organic and sustainable gardening
Vegetable gardening
Planting services and plant consulting and advice
Sustainable landscape design
Pest management
Composting
Gardening classes on a variety of topics

John is a Pacific Northwest Master Gardener, Green Gardener, has a Permaculture Design Certificate and a neverending quest for knowledge. Inspired by the desire to share the beauty of the observable world, John focuses on developing a sense of community, using plants as a medium to achieve holistic healing, and ultimately helping us all become the best version of ourselves. He learned the skills in leadership, teamwork and organization unique to the Armed Forces and brings them to bear in his desire to work for others. Using an analytical and detail-oriented approach, he is equipped to understand the needs of the most discerning customer, delivering an experience rooted in service, integrity and expertise.

Areas served

Contra Costa, Solano and parts of Napa counties

Dog Island Farm

Rachel Brinkerhoff, PLA & Tom Ferguson

Owners

Dog Island Farm o ffers the following:

Workshops on site design, livestock, gardening, food preservation.
Private consultations on the above and garden design.
Plant sales for various edibles and natives.

Our farm was established in 2008, we've been farming and intensively raising urban livestock since 2007. We have experience raising chickens, goats, turkeys, ducks, rabbits and bees (along with ourdogs and cats). We also own a small CDFA licensed nursery that specializes in vegetables and is branching out to also offer native plants.

Areas served

All of Solano, Contra Costa, Napa and Alameda counties

Contact information

info@dogislandfarm.com

Grow a Pear Nursery

Owners Rachel Brinkerhoff, PLA & Tom Ferguson of Dog Island Farm

Grow a Pear Nursery specializes in edible and native plants and also sells seeds through Seed Savers Exchange, plants and organic soil amendments. The nursery, which is seeking a permanent space, is available to shoppers by appointment and also offers workshops and consultations.

Contact information

growapearnursery.com

Harmony Organics

Organic soil products and amendments

Harmony Organics is a family-owned, Benicia-based business that provides high-quality, non-GMO, natural and organic soil products that include potting soils, coco coir bricks, worm castings, bokashi, pumice, compost tea and liquid and dry microbial products.

Mention Sustainable Solano when placing your order, and we'll receive a donation for each purchase in your honor!

Areas served

Solano County

Contact information

harmony-organics.com

info@harmony-organics.com

Scotty's Organic Gardening

Scott Dodson

Certified Horticulturist

Stating that plants have given him a second lease on life, Scott focuses on services that support his company slogan: "Helping you build a better yard from the ground up." His s ervices include general organic gardening, planting, landscape maintenance, landscape designing, drip irrigation, organic fertilizers, compost teas, beneficial microbe applications, organic pest management, light to mid-range tree pruning and soil amendments. Scott has a Permaculture Design Certificate through Vital Cycles and Sustainable Solano.

Areas served

Benicia, Vallejo, Suisun City, Fairfield and Vacaville

Contact information

scottysorganicgardening@gmail.com

Simply Perfect Gardens

Alison W Fleck, APLD
Owner

Sustainable services offered:

Design of rain gardens and on-site swales for groundwater recharging
Understand and employ WELO landscape constraints

Alison is a landscape designer who works with homeowners to create the most sustainable garden that will suit their needs. She understands and employs WELO landscape constraints and designs for minimum lawn, maximum drought tolerance, focus on edibles and environmentally sound practices.

She has a strong horticultural background, dating back for over 40 years, which includes multiple certificates from DVC, training at Merritt College, years of nursery work and maintenance work before that. She has been designing full time for about 13 years.

Areas served

Benicia

Contact information

Simply Perfect Gardens
707-747-9463
www.simplyperfectgardens.com

Studio 1515 Landscape Architects

Susan Heiken, PLA CASp & Rachel Brinkerhoff, PLA BFQP
Landscape Architects

Sustainable services offered:

Landscape and garden design specializing in native, drought tolerant and edible plants
Incorporates MWELO and stormwater management and treatment into all designs
Focus on creating sustainable landscapes requiring fewer inputs
Fire-wise defensible space at the wildland-urban interface
Certified Access Specialist
Bay Friendly Qualified Professional

Studio 1515 provides beautiful and unique landscape environments. Their plans reflect clients' visions and goals, meet or exceed sustainability criteria to protect our natural resources and can be built and function in the real world. Studio 1515 has experience in custom residential, hospitality, public projects including streetscapes, design guidelines, river restoration and MWELO and accessibility compliance.

Areas served

Solano, Napa, Sonoma, Marin, Contra Costa & Alameda counties

Contact information

707-252-6115
www.studio1515napa.com

info@studio1515napa.com

Peter Swenson

Owner, Certificates in Horticulture foundations, Landscape Architecture, Landscape Design, Nursery Management, Arboriculture, Greywater Design and Install, Land Caretakers training

Peter Swenson is a landscape designer who has spent the last few years gaining a rounded education in the horticultural arts. Over that time, he has earned five certificates in the field, plus more from other sources. His experience in the nursery environment interacting with local landscapers has given him a perspective on what's good for the landscape through a community-learned lens. He has designed and installed several greywater systems into both existing and new landscapes. He believes that every landscape should offer more than just something to look at: plants offer texture and scents, as well as color that can more than make up for a traditional lawn. He has started his own landscaping business in Solano County and is moving forward to make it grow!

Areas served

Benicia and Vallejo

Contact information

peterjswenson@gmail.com
925-378-9751

Water Service Irrigation Co.

Seth Wright, owner/irrigation efficiency specialist

Drip irrigation and consultation

Seth Wright has been gardening and landscaping for over 20 years. His start was in the Puget Sound area of Washington State. He moved to the SF Bay Area in 2003. Working as a landscape maintenance foreman he noticed how much water was being wasted in the California landscape. Seth quickly started his own landscaping company and over the years his focus has shifted to irrigation efficiency. Seth Wright is now owner of Water Service, an irrigation company that offers design, build and management. The goal at Water Service is water conservation through irrigation efficiency. Seth is QWEL certified and has a proven track record for saving water in the California landscape.

Areas served

Serving the greater Bay Area
Cities served in Solano County: Benicia, Fairfield, Vacaville and Vallejo

Contact information

info@waterservice-ca.com
510-830-8852