** Do you have a new or an existing garden but are not sure how to look after it?

** Do you want to change your garden but are not sure how to do it?

** Not sure what that shrub or plant is and don't know how to look after it?

** Have a landscaper, but not sure what to tell them to do next?

** Has your garden gotten out of control and you don't know what to do to reclaim it?

Basic Consultation:

    A Basic Consultation takes in general one hour's worth of time and my goal is to help you deal with the easy issues you may have in your garden. The session is aimed at people who are new to gardening, maybe just acquired a new home with an established garden. Consultations cover issues like how to maintain plants, pruning, fertilizing, etc. If there are extensive design issues, a consultation will not be right for you or your yard and a design on paper is in order. I can tape and type up the session for you as reference to read and refer to later.

    If you have think you need more than this, then look at Gardening Training, this offers a more intimate approach of teaching you in your garden about the soil, plants, disease, spraying and on-going care. Or, if you think your time is limited and you would like every thing laid out and typed up for you then maybe you need a formal landscape design.
 

Horticultural Training:

    Who are my Horticultural Training clients? People who want to start a garden on a new site or tame and reclaim an overgrown, established garden. They may have a good feeling on what they would like to do and need more extensive advice on suitable planting for the situation, pruning or cultivation advice. They want work on small areas at one time and continue with other areas later, needing support with how to go about tackling this.

    The first training session is to help you get a game plan for what you want and how easily you can achieve this. Advising and working with you for a beginning two hour period, the discussion would be, where to start, what you need to do, improvements to soil or areas, beginning planting and a short report from this discussion will be written up for you.

    On-going Training is available, when you need it, on a set fee per hour basis. You can give me a call or email when you are ready to continue with the next project or area.

    The Garden Training way of teaching a gardener in their own environment, helps you confidently develop and achieve growth in your gardens. Gardening success helps relieve the stress of life and balances people, helping them to gain positive focus and "happiness" they seek in their lives. Being in the garden gets you away from daily stress, anxiety, imbalance, worry, poor mental health, to a life enriched by growth and achievement, leading you to a productive rich life you deserve.
 

Consultation Fees:

- Basic Consultation - $40 - 1 hour minimum session. You may take your own notes or I can tape record the notes and type them up for you for an additional cost of $30/hour

- Horticultural Training - $70 - 2 hour beginners session, with a short written report for you to have a planned approach.

- On-Going Training - $30/hour - minimum one hour - available only after Garden Training sessions, Basic Consultations, and formal landscape designs.

- Maintenance plans - $30/hour - available only with a Horticultural Training, Basic Consultations, or formal landscape designs. This sets you on track with seasonal requirements your plants may need for year, applying sprays and/or fertilizer, pruning or other advice for your plants as needed.

(All prices apply to Rhode Island, Southern Massachusetts, and Eastern Connecticut. )