Dove Season
With dove season right around the corner its always a welcome sight to see our fields loading up with birds. Wildlife food plots are a patient man’s game. Planning and Read More…
Wetland Mitigation
Last week we toured a 31 acre wetland mitigation project south of Charlottesville. Virginia has a no net loss policy for wetlands, meaning every acre of wetlands negatively impacted by Read More…
four-board fence in White Hall.
The HELM team just finished up building a four-board fence on farm in White Hall. Who says a good looking fence needs to be straight?
Sunflowers
The sunflowers are in full bloom. Below are some shots of an 11 acre sunflower field we planted on a shooting preserve in Greene County. The huge flowers and blanket Read More…
Fence
We are almost finished with a new 2,4000 ft three-board fencing project we started last week. It’s been an interesting one since the fence run along along bottomland road frontage in an Read More…
Shallow Water Impoundment
Below are some pictures of engineers doing the soil testing for a 2.5 acre shallow water impoundment we are going to be building for a client. Creating an impoundment makes Read More…
Wildlife Food Plots
Food plots are coming in! This year we planned and planted approximately 50 acres of custom food plots and we’re starting to see the results. The food plots run the Read More…
Colonial Williamsburg Garden
We had a client who was recently inspired by a garden they saw during a visit to Colonial Wiliamsburg. Charlie Humphreys, who heads up all our landscaping projects, worked with Read More…
Comprehensive Planning: Farm Renovation
We recently began working with a family that purchased a property in NW Albemarle renovating and improving a 120-acre farm. Before buying their property they had been searching for a Read More…
Vineyard Installation
Everyday more and more vineyards are starting up across Virginia as the local wine industry continues to expand and grow in stature. Anyone who grows grapes in Virginia, whether a private Read More…