Tara Gayle, owner of Gayle Gardens Landscape Design, bought the 3.2-acre parcel on State Road last week. In an interview with the Gazette, she said she plans to continue running a nursery there with hopes of including more organic and native plants.
Mike and Kerry Saunier are not new to Heather Gardens. This will be Mike’s sixth season as the operating manager of the property, so when he and his wife Kerry purchased the West Tisbury property on June 19, they knew they were on familiar turf.
West Tisbury police are investigating a nighttime theft of a large amount of cash from Heather Gardens Nursery on State Road that occurred last Sunday. Police believe the thief is someone with knowledge of the business.