services provided


	Landscape Design I will work with you to create a landscape design plan to fit your budget and vision. Whether you’re an experienced gardener looking for new ideas, or a do-it-yourselfer who wants to save money, I will help you create a beautiful landscape that you can enjoy. My hope is for everyone to enjoy nature’s beauty. I encourage the use of native plant materials, composting, harvesting rain water, natural pest controls, which all work toward producing a healthy ecosystem within your yard. Garden Care & Maintenance I will happily care for your garden if you are unable to do so or just want the beauty without all the work. I love to prune! When I maintain your garden I will deadhead flowers, pull weeds, control pests, prune and water as needed (especially those containers). We can set up a schedule and work out the details according to your needs. Garden Coaching I can help you with plant identification, plant selection and care requirements. I can show you pruning and planting techniques, guide your design ideas, pest and disease identification and control recommendations. All sorts of useful information! I’ll follow you around your garden and answer any of your horticulture questions. If I don’t know the answer, I will dig through my resources until I find it. Garden Reference Manual A personalized garden reference manual helps you to know your garden. It is a guide filled with information about your landscape and can be the foundation of your garden’s story. Each page will consist of trees, major shrubs or the more permanent perennials, with detailed information of each plant’s characteristics and care requirements. Also included are resources and information on topics such as soil testing and result interpretation, how and when to prune, weeds, a pest and disease guide, and online resources. This is a personalized reference manual specifically created for your landscape. When I visit the property, I will analyze your landscape, test the soil, take all necessary photos, then compile and organize the information into an attractive binder.
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Landscape Design
I will work with you to create a landscape design plan to fit your budget and vision. Whether you’re an experienced gardener looking for new ideas, or a do-it-yourselfer who wants to save money, I will help you create a beautiful landscape that you can enjoy. My hope is for everyone to enjoy nature’s beauty. I encourage the use of native plant materials, composting, harvesting rain water, natural pest controls, which all work toward producing a healthy ecosystem within your yard.

Garden Care & Maintenance
I will happily care for your garden if you are unable to do so or just want the beauty without all the work. I love to prune! When I maintain your garden I will deadhead flowers, pull weeds, control pests, prune and water as needed (especially those containers). We can set up a schedule and work out the details according to your needs.

Garden Coaching
I can help you with plant identification, plant selection and care requirements. I can show you pruning and planting techniques, guide your design ideas, pest and disease identification and control recommendations. All sorts of useful information! I’ll follow you around your garden and answer any of your horticulture questions. If I don’t know the answer, I will dig through my resources until I find it.

Garden Reference Manual
A personalized garden reference manual helps you to know your garden. It is a guide filled with information about your landscape and can be the foundation of your garden’s story. Each page will consist of trees, major shrubs or the more permanent perennials, with detailed information of each plant’s characteristics and care requirements. Also included are resources and information on topics such as soil testing and result interpretation, how and when to prune, weeds, a pest and disease guide, and online resources.

This is a personalized reference manual specifically created for your landscape. When I visit the property, I will analyze your landscape, test the soil, take all necessary photos, then compile and organize the information into an attractive binder.