a full-service, year-round, up-island
landscaping company, specializing in
coastal seaside gardens and tree
and land care on Martha's Vineyard.

We operate in conjunction with Plantzone7a,
our small nurseries off Moshup Trail in Aquinnah 
& Tabor House Road in Chilmark, providing
​locally grown and often native plant material

Another beautiful summer here on Martha's Vineyard

This year's FIG harvest!
MOSHUP TRAIL MIX, Crosswater's very own greenhouse grown, dried figs & homegrown dried fruits with locally sourced nuts & sweets make Moshup Trailmix a fun addition to the many other things we do up here in Aquinnah in the off season

Feeding your gardens in the fall

At Crosswater Landscape, we believe that feeding your plants throughout the year is important for thriving grass, plants, trees...
Fertilizing in the fall, specifically, is of importance to us because by doing so, we are preparing plants to thrive with rejuvenated, strengthened roots in the coming spring, creating stronger plants with more flowers.


​Organic root feeding

We are pleased to offer deep root injection fertilization on our list of services.

Living in the Northeast means dealing with rapid temperature fluctuations, a high insect population, sometimes adverse coastal conditions due to wind and salt, and soils which vary greatly in composition. These stresses can wreak havoc on our plants, trees, and shrubs. In order to combat these sub-optimum and stress conditions, we decided to start at the root.

Deep root feeding is accomplished by injecting a combination of liquid fertilizers into the ground. The feeder, or "Fertijector", is set to an appropriate depth, anywhere between 6-8" below ground level, depending on the size of the plant, and fertilizer is injected in a circular pattern around the plant.

This procedure, done in dormant seasons, fall and spring, has the following benefits: prepares plants for stress conditions and increases root mass & depth, improves cold tolerance and increases plants water absorption and retention, reduces plants' wilting potential and increases chlorophyll production and delays leaf senescence, increases salt tolerance and overall plant health and vigor to offset infection of certain diseases & parasitic nematodes, provides plants with the ability to recover quickly from these stresses if they are already in place.

A look into Crosswater's Summer gardens

Having a veggie garden provides homegrown produce from spring through early fall + sometimes into winter

 SY's FAVORITE FRUIT
​Actinidia 'Isaai' - Hardy Kiwi
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Sweeter than fuzzy kiwi and are to be eaten skin and all
Self-fertile, often begins fruiting the year after planting
Displays very fragrant white spring flowers, tasty fruit in late summer

Have you ever heard of MEDLAR?

STRANGE FRUIT; Mespilus germanica or Medlar is a member of the rose family, whose gorgeous winter ripened fruit tastes somewhat like cinnamon applesauce. The medlar tree, exhibiting beautiful, showy yellow leaves all winter long, turns a beautiful dark green with pinkish-white flowers from late April to mid-June, resembling a rose. Most unique, the fruit must be nearly rotten to be edible. Medlars are eaten fresh in the winter after bletting, a ripening process where you leave the fruit for 2-3 weeks to soften. Simply poke a hole in the bletted fruit, and suck out the ripened flesh, spitting out the soft seeds is one way to eat medlars. They can also be used in delicious jellies and jams.

Ask us about Scuppernong & Muscadine Grapes, Chocolate Persimmon,
White Indian Guava, Jujube & Loquat Trees

​poetica botanica
a compilation
of inspired poetry
written by Steve Yaffe
Contact us for a copy

​"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need." -Cicero