Our gardens need planning...a Garden Guide is a good place to start..

Gardencoaches offer guides on specific areas of your landscape or a more general guide of your entire landscape.Choose one of our guides or let our gardncoach create a guide just for you..

 Your Garden Guide, will include an on-site ecological survey  with photographs detailing your gardens. Garden planning,elements and design suggestions will include an inventory of your plants and a list of  plants that would be companions to your exsisting plantings.Your Guide will include detailed care and maintenance instructions for all your plants. Good gardens start with planning, your guide will be a good start.. 

Your Landscape Guide: will detail and answer all your question about your lawn, flower beds, shrub and tree care. When and what type of fertilizer,should be applied. To lime or not to lime? Organic or Inorganic? When and high should the grass be cut? Mulch the grass cuttings,compost, or take them away?Do I need to thatch and airate my lawn? Do I really need pesticides? What is pH? What are those holes in my lawn? What can I do to make my lawn better?  Your Landscape Guide is a comprehensive guide to your entire property.

Your Container Garden Guide, includes detailed step by step plans to create your container gardens.

Your Guide to Drip Irrigation,  includes details of the who,what and why of drip irrigation. Is drip for you? Can drip recuce my water bills? How do I get started?

LOOK-UP BEFORE SOMETHING FALLS DOWN...Do I need an arborist?Good trees or bad trees? What species trees do I have? What are their growth habits? How do I keep my trees beautiful?
 Trees can also be a liability--who's tree is it-who is responsable if it falls and hurts someone or damages property. What can I do to reduce myliability. What are warning signs of potential problems: site conditions, a target,a hazard, bleeding, poor bark, and mushrooms to name a few.


Gardencoaches  offers specific How to GARDEN Guides for your particular garden. How do I care for my perennial plants?

Your Personal Tree Guide will include photographs, detailing your site with an inventory of your trees. How and when to fertilize, prune as well as  answers to  your specific concerns about your trees.

To get started go to our Coaches  button and fill out our client survey form, or just write us a note telling us something about you and your garden and email it to Helene@gardencoaches.org. Helene will follow up with a phone call and schedule a visit by your garden coach.


How to Garden Guides start at $225. and are subject to property size and client requirements. Hourly rates may apply.

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