Poinsettias [Illustration by karen blackerby logan]
BOTANICAL EXPERTISE, DIVERSE FLORA & A SUPERB UNDERSTANDING OF NATIVE HORTICULTURE
Since 1982, Vineyard Gardens has been dedicated to cultivating the beauty of Martha’s Vineyard. What began with the vision of Charles Wiley, later joined by his spouse, Christine, has flourished into a full-service, year-round landscaping company and a seasonal garden center. Today, their sons, Alan and Andrew, carry on the legacy with a passionate and skilled team. Together, they design, build, and nurture landscapes that honor the island’s natural spirit, one garden, one landscape, and one relationship at a time.
MEET OUR TEAM
CHUCK WILEY / OWNER / chuck@vineyardgardens.net
A glimpse of me: I am the owner of Vineyard Gardens, a plant-aholic and an avid vegetable gardener. Work experience: I started with gardening at age 5 and continued this passion for landscaping through high school and college. I launched Vineyard Gardens in 1979 during my college summers when I was going to school for Plant and Soil Science at University of Vermont. Hobbies/Talents: Golf, ice hockey, traveling, all aspects of nature and bird watching . One particular talent is plant identification. What is your favorite plant? American Holly is my favorite plant, the love of which I got from my mother an avid gardener. It is one of the most adaptable evergreens, tolerating shade, drought , deer , salt spray and just about anything else with beautiful berries that birds love. What foods could you not live without? Salad, which may sound boring, but I love to eat and its one of the few things I can eat lots of and stay relatively thin. What’s the best advice you’ve ever received? Try not to worry about things you can’t control What do you wish you were better at? Music, I love it but have no talent. What superpower would you have and what would be your “kryptonite”? The ability to fly. My kryptonite would be ice cream because I would eat so much I couldn’t get off the ground.
CHRISTINE P. WILEY / OWNER / chris@vineyardgardens.net
A glimpse of me: Horticultural expert and greenhouse grower for over 30 years. Work experience: I started Vineyard Gardens Nursery over 30 years ago with one greenhouse. Now we have a total of fourteen greenhouses. I was a former High School Science Teacher. I am a huge supporter of education just for the sake of learning because there is so much to know and such little time. Hobbies/Talents: I love the outdoors and sports. I play golf, hockey, tennis and I love to ride my bike and take long walks. I have a passion for plants and animals. What do you wish you were better at? I wish I was better at art and music. What is your “kryptonite”? My “kryptonite” is knowledge.
ALAN WILEY / LANDSCAPE
JEREMIAH BROWN / LEAD FOREMAN VINEYARD GARDENS jeremiah@vineyardgardens.net
TODD STEMPIEN / LEAD FOREMAN, LAWN CARE, SNOW REMOVAL, CARETAKING / todd@vineyardgardens.net
LAURA HALE / NURSERY MANAGER / laura@vineyardgardens.net
TJ GIEGLER / LANDSCAPE, IRRIGATION
IRENE JONES / NURSERY PRODUCTION